Saturday, May 13 marks the 25th anniversary of America’s largest-single day of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in partnership with the U.S. Postal…
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Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District
It took less than a half hour for Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor voters to pass a 2017-2018 school budget of $9,748,282.61 on Wednesday night, May 11, in the Boothbay…
Boothbay selectmen on May 10 announced a significant change in the roundabout construction project. Chairman Dale Harmon reported at the board meeting, a planned summer break on the Route 27…
This has to be the biggest At a Glance yet! Not a lot of new ideas, but we feature here a special gathering on May 20, groups doing good things, upcoming events, students being honored, sports…
The Town of Boothbay Harbor announces its participation in the Maine PayPort Online service; a convenient way for citizens to pay their personal…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites wildflower connoisseurs on Saturday, May 20 at 12:30 p.m. to join the third workshop in the spring stewardship series…
"What is a docent, and why would you want to be one?"
The Friends of the Southport Historical Society are looking for volunteers to become docents at the Hendricks Hill Museum, which will…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta™ invites Maine artists to submit a design for this year’s official festival T-shirt. The deadline to submit a design entry is Monday, June 19…
Leaders Organizing Activities for School
Two Boothbay-area organizations that do a lot of good in their community gathered in the lobby of Boothbay Region Elementary School a little after noon on Tuesday, May 9.
Members of the…
Obituary
John Arthur “Jack” Soper, 83, died unexpectedly April 25, 2017 in Bradenton, Florida. He was the loving husband of Joan (Sylvester) Soper for 60 years.
Jack was born on March 24, 1934 in…
The Edgecomb Board of Selectmen continue its search for a new recording secretary. Last month, Jessica Hicks concluded her brief stint which began in February. She replaced Sherry Tibbetts, who…
Beginning in September, Boothbay region schools will adopt educational proficiency standards set by the Maine legislature.
Dan Welch, Boothbay Region High School principal, updated the…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
The Boothbay Harbor Selectmen granted Knickerbocker Group more time to demolish the former Romar Bowling Alley at 19 By-Way. The May 8 vote ran 4-1 to approve the request with a condition that…
At a special May 8 meeting, the Five Town CSD School Board unanimously voted to hire Shawn Carlson as the next principal of Camden Hills Regional High School, in Rockport.
Carlson was the…
The Ecumenical Diaper Bank is beginning its third year of distributing diapers to low income families. This year, from Mother’s Day (May 14) through Father’s Day (June 18), Mid-coast area churches…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours at the Chamber, 192 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, on Wednesday, May 17 from 5 to 7 pm.
As part of the…
Boothbay Region High School
Per a memo from Boothbay Region High School Principal Daniel Welch, here is a list of dates, activities, brief descriptions and dress requirements of Boothbay Region High School class of 2017…
Obituary
Charles Dodge “Chic” Barton, 72, of Douglasville, Georgia died May 6, 2017.
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Football coach and health and physical education teacher Bryan Dionne announced this will be his last year at Boothbay Region High School. Dionne submitted his resignation last week and will be…
Lincoln County Unified Court
The following are closed criminal cases from April 16 to May 1. All information was provided by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts. All sentences, unless otherwise noted…
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary clubhouse was packed to capacity as a cheering crowd watched the live broadcast of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6.
Derby traditions were observed from the…
Obituary
Laura Bertha (DeCain) Smith, 83, died May 6, 2017 at the Greenwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts.
Born and raised in Chelsea, Massachusetts, she was the…
Obituary
Carol Edgelow Howe, 93, died Sunday, April 30 at Pioneer Ridge Health Center in Lawrence, Kansas.
Carol was born July 14, 1923 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the oldest of four daughters of…
Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (MUUF) received official recognition as a Welcoming Congregation on April 27. This designation is awarded by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA…
With heroin use at epidemic proportions and substance misuse in our community at a critical state, an anonymous Boothbay resident has jumpstarted a financial aid fund for uninsured residents of…
The Boothbay Farmers’ Market starts their season on the Boothbay Town Common, 1 Common Drive, on Thursday, May 18. They will set up on the Common from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursdays through October 5…
Around 30 Boothbay Harbor voters passed a $4,241,854 budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year in a little over an hour at town meeting on Saturday, May 6. The budget is up three percent, or $139,366,…
With over 60 members in attendance, Gordon Colby, chairman of the Lincoln County Republican Committee, welcomed featured speaker Demi Kouzounas, newly elected chairman of the Maine State GOP on…
In response to a troubling increase in the number of suicides in our community and the need to offer appropriate supports for their loved ones, Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice (…
It’s never too early to mark your calendars and save some dates for summer fun.
The Friends of the Southport Historical Society want everyone to know that the Hendricks Hill Museum on…
Spring is finally here and the Boothbay Region Garden Club is getting ready for its annual plant sale which will be held on Saturday, May 20 from 8 to 11 a.m. on the Boothbay Common.
The…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) hosted a listening session May 3 as part of a federal evaluation of the Maine Coastal Management Program. MCMP is an inter-agency group…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA has announced the adoption of a newly revised campus-wide smoke-free policy. Since the use of tobacco products is the single, greatest cause of premature death and…
CHANS Home Health & Hospice honored more than 50 volunteers at a celebration on April 5 at the Brunswick Hotel & Tavern. The event highlighted the outstanding work of the Hospice…
It was quiet at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 5, in the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department bay, where voting officials sat waiting to receive voters. Nick Upham, moderator of Friday’s portion of the town…
Obituary
Ronald E. Spofford, 87, died peacefully with his family by his side, on May 4, 2017 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
Ron was born on Friday, December 13, 1929 to Eleanor (…
Community School District
Thirty-one lead-free plumbing fixtures have replaced old fixtures in Boothbay Region Elementary School and Boothbay Region High School after two rounds of water testing in both buildings…
Today’s weather forecast of rain this afternoon has forced the rescheduling of some Boothbay Region High School sports, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker.
The girls home…
Twenty-four double and two king size mattresses and box springs were being given away to anyone who needed, or wanted one, on May 4.
Holly Stover, well-known in the Boothbay area for her…
At the end of the month of May, a group of Angels will descend upon the Old Jail Museum in Wiscasset. The Angels are Costume Society of America members who have volunteered to work with LCHA’s…
At Family Night at Boothbay Region Elementary School May 2, 50 students participating in one charitable event, Jump Rope for Heart, received over $3,700 in donations for the American Heart…
Skidompha Library
Maine’s participation in World War I was the topic of an illustrated talk May 4 by Maine Historian Earl Shuttleworth Jr., as part of the Chats with Champions series at Skidompha Library in…
It's time to start thinking about participating in the 2017 Windjammer Days Street Parade on Wednesday, June 28 at 4 p.m.
Parade registrations and participant waivers have been mailed to…
Kennebec County Unified Court
Kenneth Hatch III, 47, of Whitefield, arrested last June and later charged with multiple sex and drug charges involving three minors, was to appear at a deferred disposition conference in Augusta…
LeBarn, on Route 32 in Jefferson, is hosting a community fundraiser on Saturday, May 20 to benefit Jefferson Village School's Blessings in a Backpack program. Blessings in a Backpack will benefit…
This week’s At a Glance features a group’s donation of a quilt, firefighters completing training, a Masonic group, students traveling in France, guys moving a refrigerator through downtown…
Boothbay Harbor Town Meeting
On Friday, May 5, Boothbay Harbor voters will decide whether or not to authorize selectmen to match funds for permanent repair of the footbridge.
Article 4 in the town warrant reads, “To…
On Thursday, May 4 between 9 a.m. and noon, Brown's Wharf, 121 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor will be giving away 24 full-size mattresses and box spring sets, and…
From a Bath resident’s perspective
Before October 2016, when the tearing down and building up of the Route One viaduct project in Bath was due to begin, I was already dreading the drive over the Sagadahoc Bridge to Boothbay Harbor…
