Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will be in Lincoln County on Jan. 3 to swear in two of the county’s commissioners who were re-elected in November.
Mary Trescot and Hamilton Meserve ran…
News
New Year's Eve. It has a nice ring to it. Say it out loud: “New Year's Eve.”
What words come to mind? Nostalgia. Love. Friends.…
Courtney Brewer, a 2015 graduate of Boothbay Region High School, now a sophomore studying animation at Mount Ida College, class of 2019, has been accepted into the Walt Disney World Disney College…
The contributions of hundreds of donors, the enthusiasm of All Saints parishioners from seven churches throughout Maine’s Midcoast, the generosity of school families and alumni at St. John’s…
Graham Shimmield, executive director of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, died Dec. 24 after a hard-fought…
Together with the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service and Paul and Giselaine Coulombe, I am thrilled and honored to announce that we have met the challenge and have…
obituary
Valentino A. Balducci, 86, of Boothbay Road, Edgecomb died Dec. 21, 2016 at his residence.
He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on Sept. 25, 1930, the son…
Caroline Canning saves dogs' lives.
She's not a veterinarian. She just has a huge heart and a soft spot for dogs and other creatures.
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The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in November:
Alna: None
Boothbay: Lewis, Peter M. IV and Lewis Peter M. to…
Brave souls are invited to plunge into the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean at Murray Hill in East Boothbay on New Year’s Day. 2017 marks the 15th…
Green Tree Events invites all to a Community Gathering at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, Jan. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. to celebrate the first-ever Boothbay Festival of Lights and to…
On Nov. 15 and 16, coastal communities in Lincoln County experienced a “King Tide.” USEPA characterizes a King Tide as “… the highest predicted high…
In an effort to make New Year's Eve as safe as possible, local businesses are sponsoring our local cab companies for the sixth annual No Excuses Program on Dec. 31. The sponsors include Boat House…
A missing New Gloucester man called his wife from a Gardiner store and was located by Gardiner police, Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman…
Second Congregational Church, Newcastle
The Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle is inviting one and all to come and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On Christmas Eve, preservice music…
At a Glance is a new feature we will post on our website each week of the photographs and cutlines which make it into print but haven't appeared online during the week. The beginning words of…
Edgecomb Board of Selectmen
Select Board Chairman Jack Sarmanian is mediating a problem between the Edgecomb fire chief and Wiscasset Ambulance Service director. The selectmen appointed Sarmanian to serve as a mediator…
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has announced the first round of grants that are part of her signature leadership initiative, …
The following are times for Dec. 24 Christmas Eve candlelight services for the Boothbay Region Cooperative Parish of the United Methodist Church. All are welcome to attend.
Southport UMC: 4…
At a December 15 meeting, the Maine Maritime Museum Board of Trustees approved the acquisition of the historic schooner Mary E, believed to be the oldest…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
Two separate property owners received approval to move ahead with their plans at the Boothbay Harbor Planning Board meeting on Dec. 7. …
obituary
Byron B. Nichols, formerly of Augusta and Boothbay Harbor, died in Ft. Myers, Florida on Nov. 4, 2016. He was 96.
Byron was born in Gardiner, Maine in 1920,…
Lincoln County Commissioners
At their last meeting of the year, Lincoln County Commissioners approved an additional $86,560 for the Sheriff’s Office to increase spending for the Addiction Resource Center’s Sheriff’s Office-…
Twelve people including two from Wiscasset were arrested on drug-related charges in Augusta Tuesday following a several-month investigation into the sale of crack cocaine and heroin in Augusta and…
obituary
Marilyn Ava Landry, 88, cherished wife, mother and grandmother, died peacefully at Miles Hospital on Dec. 17, 2016 as her loving daughter Lisa sang…
Boothbay Harbor Police Officer Devin Polizzotti graduated near the top of his class from the Criminal Justice Academy’s Basic Law Enforcment Training Program on Friday, Dec. 16. Of the 61 who…
obituary
Thomas Milburn Gopsill VII, 63, of Farmington, beloved husband, father and brother, died in the comfort of his home with his loving wife by his side on Dec. 17, 2016.
Tom spent the last two…
obituary
Audrey B. Post, 86, of Camden, age 86, died peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 9, 2016, after a long struggle with illness.
She was born May 9, 1930 and grew up in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania,…
Rev. Erika Hewitt of the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will lead a candlelit Christmas Eve service for all ages on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. in the Atrium at Skidompha Library. The…
Moving, humbling and inspiring, is how Ed and Cheri Kavanagh of Federal Street in Wiscasset described being among an estimated 44,000 volunteers taking part in the Wreaths Across America project…
After months of planning, preparation and development, all five law enforcement agencies in Lincoln County are ready to launch the Bridges to Treatment Program.…
BRHS girls basketball
The Boothbay Region High School girls varsity basketball team improved to 4-0 with an easy 66-29 win at Dirigo Monday night.
BRHS boys basketball
The Lisbon Greyhounds made 13 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter and went on to defeat the host Boothbay Region Seahawks, 76-63, in Mountain Valley Conference boys basketball action Monday…
Obituary
Judith Ann Fox of Topsham died in the early evening of Dec. 15, 2016, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, following a lengthy series of illnesses.
She was born on April 3, 1943 in Boothbay…
obituary
Mary Alice Latter, 52, of Boothbay died Dec. 16, 2016 at her home on Back River, surrounded by her loving family.
…
BRHS basketball
The Boothbay Region High School girls junior varsity and varsity basketball games at Dirigo, postponed on Saturday, will be played today, Dec. 19.
The junior varsity game will begin at 5 p.m…
Kraut's ready.
For years, during the fall, those two words in a tiny newspaper ad hung on the door of the Kraut Haus in Waldoboro. Now the kraut, from Morse’s Sauerkraut, is always ready,…
In preparation for the move to its new location, Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will hold a storewide half-price sale Wednesday, Dec. 21 through Saturday, Dec. 24, its…
Join us! LincolnHealth and 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go! Lincoln County, along with local non-profits, schools and others, are supporting the 14th annual Winter Physical Activity Challenge. Last year it was “…
With the approval of the Boothbay Harbor Planning Board and the town of Boothbay Harbor, the Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is moving forward with the purchase and preservation of a 32-acre…
Sea smoke rose high over the ocean this morning as temperatures dropped below zero and wind chill warnings of -30 degrees were in effect.
At noon today, a weather advisory on Lincoln County…
Judges Kit Sherrill, Lorie Demers, Lisa Kristoff, Doug Fraher and Trish Monroe selected the following gingerbreads as this year's Top 12 this afternoon, Dec. 16, at the Opera House.
Drum…
The question on everybody’s mind has finally been answered. The Boothbay Planning Board approved a permit Dec. 15 for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to begin the first phase of its $30 million-…
Obituary
Judith M. Dunsford, 69, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving husband, Jon, and her sister, Mary on Dec. 14, 2016 at her home after a fight with breast cancer…
BRHS girls basketball
Due to the weather forecast of snow on Saturday, the Boothbay Region High School girls basketball games at Dirigo have been postponed, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker Friday…
BRHS boys basketball
Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker announced this morning, Dec. 16, that the boys basketball games against the Dirigo Cougars have been rescheduled from Saturday to…
Town of Boothbay
An outside group’s request has prompted the Boothbay selectmen to organize a regional discussion regarding the state’s approval of legalizing recreational use of marijuana. Pending a statewide…
BRHS girls basketball
Page Brown scored 21 points, Faith Blethen added 19 (including four three-pointers) and all 11 players scored in Boothbay’s convincing 67-24 win over the Hall-Dale Bulldogs Thursday, Dec. 15 at…
Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene
The Wiscasset Church of the Nazarene will host the Sky Family Celtic Revival for a Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 11 a.m.
The Sky Family, from Prince Edward Island, Canada, will use…
The Boothbay Region Ambulance Service announced Tuesday, Dec. 13 that, through the generosity of the community, it has raised $47,000 towards its goal of raising $50,000 by the end of 2016 and…
