A top secret, interactive art happening is about to sprout at the Aug. 12 Sunflower Celebration…
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A reminder that the Boothbay Railway Village will host Thomas, the True Blue EngineTM this morning, August 6 from 9:30 to 10:30 to say hello, and good-bye, to his Maine fans before…

The Edgecomb Community Church will be hosting an afternoon performance of “A Musical Journey from Around the World,” by the Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 4 p.m.
The…
A biking event aimed at raising money and awareness for environmental and cycling causes still has spaces available.
The first Climate Ride Northeast is slated to begin in Bar Harbor on Sept…
Before best-selling author Debbie Macomber wrote 136 books and 14 novels, she was a struggling writer raising four kids with her husband in Port Orchard, Washington. Macomber told 40 women at St.…

The typical victim of a scam is a white female between 70 and 89, according David Leach, Principal Examiner at the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection in Augusta. Often, she…
Aug. 1 and 2 saw the waters of the harbor filled with sails and excited sailors thanks to the 41st annual Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta. Two full days of…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Boothbay $298,674 in grant funding to…
The Lincoln County Democrats will be holding their annual lobster bake to raise funds for upcoming county campaigns in 2016 and to honor current Democratic officeholders and their role in Maine…
The updated comprehensive plan for Boothbay is now in the selectmen’s hands. The Comprehensive Plan Committee voted 7-0 Monday, Aug. 3, to submit the completed draft for the selectmen’s review.…

The Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith returns to All Saints by-the-Sea this week, to conduct the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. celebrations of Holy Communion on Aug. 9. After the 10 a.m…
Just as the Rotary Auction was winding down on the Boothbay Common on Saturday, Aug. 1, a committed group of senior volunteers descended on the newly leased space in the Meadow Mall to begin to…

St. Andrews Village is pleased to welcome Loriman Looke as executive director. Looke brings extensive years of leadership experience to the village, including significant knowledge…

Have you used historic paint colors in your home? Have you ever wondered who or what made those colors “historic?” Come find out at this illustrated talk at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 9 in the…
The Walbridge family will host a gathering at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club in memory of Jean and Ken Walbridge from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15.

Ever wonder how scientists distinguish between -5 F and -50 F? (Answer: how fast shivering happens!) Maintaining body temperature is only one of the many challenges facing researchers in the polar…

Drive down the Pemaquid peninsula and step back into the history of 18th century Maine at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site on Saturday, Aug. 8. Meet up with Fletcher’s Scouting Company, a…

On Friday, July 31, Lincoln County Commissioners closed on the purchase of a property which will serve as the new home of the county’s…

Southport selectmen recently received word that a request from Sheepscot Pilots, Inc. to place additional floats at Robinson’s Wharf…

The Lincoln County Animal Shelter is holding a mega adoption event and open house on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.…

Damariscotta Police Officer Kyle Sylvester has been a police officer for two years, and in that time, he hasn't had an encounter like the one he did Aug. 2.
Sylvester responded to Main…
An artist with a 50-year relationship with the Boothbay region saw his painting be the top item sold on July 30 during the Points of View Art Auction.
Long-time East Boothbay summer resident…

The Lincoln Festival Chorus will perform an all-Mozart program with soprano soloist Suzanne Nance, accompanied by the Mozart Mentors Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Antolini Friday, Aug. 14 at the…
July 21 was a day that started off like any other for lobsterman captain Jonathan Achorn and sternman Brandon McClure, both of Friendship.
There was thick fog all around while they were…
Visitors from all over Maine got to explore the world of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay during its annual open house on Friday, July 31.
“I've always been interested…

Chuck Cunningham knows produce.
He is the produce manager at the Boothbay Harbor Hannaford, and his family has been in the business of…
The Boothbay Region Historical Society is raffling off a bit of local history to raise interest in and help support its programs, services, and museum collections.
The winning ticket holder…

A Rockland man has been charged with a misdemeanor after he allegedly asked a woman to wash his truck in the nude then when she refused, allegedly groped her.
…A small catamaran capsized in strong winds off Holbrook Ledge in Linekin Bay Monday afternoon, Aug. 3 around 3 p.m.
The Boothbay Fire Department, Boothbay Harbor Harbor Master, U.S. Coast…
A two-car motor vehicle accident sent one to the hospital Monday, Aug. 3, on Route 27 in Wiscasset.
Wiscasset Police Officer Benjamin Kolko said one person was taken to the hospital with…

For anyone interested in a little palm or tarot reading, there is a woman in Boothbay Harbor with a natural born talent for seeing into people's deepest psyches.
…What is the latest weapon available in the fight against cancer? For women participating in the Look Good, Feel Better program, the weapon of choice is a makeup brush. The program offers support…

A Waldoboro man who has been convicted several times of violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act has been rearrested and charged with allegedly violating SORNA again.
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The popular Tour de Farms bike ride, which begins at Morris Farm in Wiscasset and continues through the scenic farmland of Midcoast Maine, is back…

Sarah Leah Chase, well-known author of “Nantucket Open House Cookbook” and “Cold-Weather Cooking,” will be at the Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 11a.m. She will…
Edgecomb Thrift Shop will have a food and bake sale on Saturday, August 8during the annual Cross Point Rd. Five Mile Yard Sale in Edgecomb from 8 a.m. to noon to raise funds for area winter fuel…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
Pre-K: Mrs. Rice
- Backpack
- Lunchbox
- 24-pack of Crayola crayons
- 12-pack of Crayola colored pencils …
It looks like modern technology will be making Boothbay Region Water District customers’ and employees’ lives a little easier. District manager John Ziegra expects a new online bill paying service…

Aubrey Martin believes in vaccinations, but it wasn’t until her youngest began to have seizures when she was just an infant that Martin realized how important it is that all…

For anyone hanging around on Pier 1 in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, July 31, there was a big surprise.
It weighed a ton. Rico the…
The Rev. Charles Carrick will lead the service at the Wilson Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, Aug. 9. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome…

Diseases with unfamiliar names like anaplasmosis and babesiosis are a growing health threat in Lincoln County, causing people to be hospitalized with severe flu-like symptoms as the Midcoast area…
It’s no secret: in Maine, we love blueberries. Whether we get them at the farmers market, at a roadside stand, at the co-op, or pick them ourselves, fresh…

The first-ever Plein Air Painting invitational in Boothbay Harbor and around the peninsula will be held Sept. 7-13 The event has been added as a Harbor Fest highlight and will feature a week of…
A leading conservation scientist has been hired to lead the University of Maine Darling Marine Center, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in…
Maine’s wild blueberries are back and the picking is good — if you know where to look.
More than just a tasty treat wild blueberry picking provides a great outdoor activity for the family.…
Damariscotta had a look at its potential future Wednesday, July 29.
Although nothing has yet been decided, the board of selectmen, along with business owners and town officials, met with…
Sculpture from the estate of Whitefield artist Roger Majorowicz will be sold at auction on Saturday, Aug. 1. The internationally known and Maine revered artist died at Christmas time last year at…

The work of Wiscasset Assemblage artist, John Sideli, is to be featured at the Mid-Week Antiques Show in Concord, New Hampshire, Aug. 2 and 3 in an exhibit and sale titled “The Sum of The Parts…