Margaret Orne Kelly, 98, died April 3, 2017 in Savannah, Georgia, where she had lived since 1942.
Born August 4, 1918 in West Boothbay Harbor, Margaret was the daughter of the late Charles…
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Dr. George Jones of East Boothbay died at home on April 14, 2017. With his family at his side, he was at peace and ready to set sail for his next great…
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Sandra Stone Whitehead, 70, of Lynchburg, Virginia and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died on April 16, 2017 of bone cancer.
She was born June 12, 1946 in Lynchburg, the daughter of Russell…
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Stephen Russell Rogers, 76, of Woolwich went home to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 1, 2017.
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It’s springtime and Industrial Park Drive in Boothbay is buzzing with activity. Nestled between the docks and floats being built and transported from Fuller Marine Services to their resting places…
National Volunteer Week
The Central Lincoln County YMCA is encouraging community members to use National Volunteer Week as a way to take a moment and thank the volunteers in…
Edgecomb residents will decide whether or not to impose their own marijuana moratorium during their May town meeting. The planning board held a public hearing April 13 to provide residents with…
Learn how to identify and avoid scams at Schooner Cove’s Lunch and Learn on Monday, April 24 at noon.
The presentation, “Consumer Matters: Scams & More,” will be led by Martha Currier…
Boothbay firefighters responded to an early morning fire off Pension Ridge Road Saturday. The road was blocked off and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies were also on the scene.
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The Boothbay Region Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization will be hosting a book fair May 1-May 5. Family night will be on Tuesday, May 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. There will also be an ice cream…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The 19 By-Way project got the go-ahead at the April 12 Boothbay Harbor Planning Board meeting. Board members William Hamblen, John Dunsford, Chris Swanson and John Hochstein voted to approve the…
It won’t be long before work on Boothbay’s $3.3 million roundabout project begins. On April 12, selectmen signed a Business Partner Initiative agreement with the Maine Department of Transportation…
The Boothbay Region Free Clothing Closet is filled to the brim with colorful spring and summer clothes for men, women and children. Come and check us out any Wednesday or Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.…
The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary’s Grand and Glorious Yard Sale presents a suite of boutiques at Merrymeeting Plaza in Brunswick. The sale will take place on Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and…
A Boothbay Region High School junior is so anxious to become a veterinarian, she is starting college early. Denise Stover, 17, of Boothbay has been accepted into the University of Maine Early…
The following is an update from Boothbay Region school officials to parents and residents regarding the discovery on Thursday, March 30, of elevated lead levels found in…
Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch thought he was presenting the Boothbay Region YMCA’s Character Development Award April 11, but instead he received it. Hasch was lured to the YMCA annual…
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Betty N. LaPointe, 90, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, formerly of Wrentham, Massachusetts, died peacefully April 8, 2017 in Maine. She was the beloved wife of the late Edmond J. LaPointe.
Born…
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Helga I. McEachern of Punta Gorda, Florida and a longtime summer visitor to Boothbay Harbor, died April 11, 2017.
She…
The Boothbay Region Food Pantry is graced with gifts of money, food items, and a variety of other types of gifts, all of which are very welcome. For example, a generous supply of Easter baskets…
Newcastle Local Planning Committee
The Newcastle Local Planning Committee held a public forum at the midway point of the review of the Newcastle comprehensive plan and its land use ordinance, known as the character code. Both…
The Edgecomb School Committee passed its proposed $2,688,936.78 budget for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The budget includes an increase of $24,600, or less than one…
All copy (articles, Letters to the Editor, press releases, photographs, News Briefs, calendar/What's Happening items, etc.) is due Mondays at 4:30 p.…
We only had two cutline-only photographs for the April 6 edition so we skipped publishing At a Glance. We include those photos in this week’s At a Glance, plus several others, including Easter…
Town of Edgecomb
The Edgecomb Selectmen and Conservation Committee debated April 10 whether or not a Shore Road property was a sure thing for a public boat launch. The committee became interested in a three-…
discover the midcoast
Some of the area’s best hiking for beginners can be found in nearby Phippsburg with over a dozen trails to explore. Sunday found us enjoying the first spring-like day by returning to Spirit Pond…
Where NAPA once sold auto parts at 179 Bath Road in Wiscasset, by next fall, Boothbay’s Michael and Kimberly Hilgendorf hope to have up to 49 area infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers playing and…
Jeff Savastano has been around Boothbay for so long, you might think he's a native. But other than the three-story Victorian-style farmhouse he and his wife, Adele Bielli, share in East Boothbay,…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission holds its 2017 annual meeting on Tuesday, April 25 from 5 to 7 p.m., at the 1812 Farm in Bristol. In addition to a brief annual meeting, the LCRPC is…
The Seven Last Words of Christ, a Boothbay area ecumenical Good Friday prayer service, will be on April 14 at 2 p.m. at St. Columba's Episcopal Church located at 32 Emery Lane in Boothbay Harbor.…
There will soon be some new retail stores, a marine lumber supply business, storage units and housing on Route 27, just north of Hammond Lumber Co. in Boothbay Harbor.…
For women who have been affected by intimate partner abuse, dating violence or stalking, a support group can be a safe place to talk about the abuse…
Mondays and Wednesdays, April 17-26, 6-8 p.m. Navigating Midcoast Maine, Members $76; non-members $95. Students will learn the basics about nautical charts, using navigational aids to cruise…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will meet at the Newcastle Community Room at 86 River Road, Newcastle, Wednesday, April 19 for a 6:30 p.m. social gathering…
Obituary
James P. Beliasov, 78, was taken suddenly to be with his Savior and Lord on March 23, 2017. He was a faithful pastor of God’s word.
Jim was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 13, 1938…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Captain Sawyer’s Bed & Breakfast will host a Business After Hours on Thursday, April 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. The…
Improve your balance and reduce your risk of falling at LincolnHealth’s popular falls prevention program, “Balancing Act.” This free, four-week program will be held at the Wellness and…
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard has been restoring a historic, 156-foot schooner for the past 13 months. The Ernestina-Morrissey came to Boothbay Harbor in April 2015 for a $6 million-plus…
Rebuilding Together Day is Saturday, April 29 this year. As in the past, Rebuilding Together-Lincoln County is working hard to fulfill our mission of insuring that low-income homeowners live in…
After the State and Local Government Committee voted 8-5 April 6 to issue an “ought no to pass” recommendation for her bill, State Rep. Stephanie Hawke (R-Boothbay Harbor) remained optimistic…
Republican Committees of District Six
The Republican Committees from Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties met April 10 to select names to send to the governor to replace Geoffrey Rushlau as district attorney for Prosecutorial…
Reel to Reel Music had a “soft opening” on Saturday, April 8 in the former Radio Shack store in the Elm Street Plaza in Damariscotta. Co-owners Zacharia Rankin and Olivia DeLisle are responding to…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
A recommendation that the school committee adopt the 2017-2018 district budget is among items listed on the agenda for the Wednesday, April 12 Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District (…
The driving range formerly known as Longshot Golf Center is under new management. The lease has been taken over by the new ownership and management group that is…
Wiscasset School Department is the lead department on a proposed regional project for special education students who need behavioral support, according to an email Monday from the Maine Department…
It is with great pleasure that Donald and Deborah Earle of Boothbay, Maine and Hampton, New Hampshire announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Kathryn Earle, to Daniel Robert Kircher, son…
St. Andrews Auxiliary
On April 5, forty-nine members of the St Andrews Auxiliary enjoyed a spring brunch at the invitation of St. Andrews Village in appreciation of Auxiliary volunteer…
Boothbay Region was one of about 90 Maine high schools who braved the foul weather on Tuesday, April 4 to drive to the Augusta Civic Center for the 41st annual Maine State Math Meet, an all-day…
The Boothbay region fire departments, consisting of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport and Edgecomb, will host the 54th annual Maine State…
With winter's “last hurrah” still in evidence in the Boothbay region, two members of the Boothbay Region Garden Club did their best to bring a breath of spring to St. Andrews Village on April 6…
