Seventy years ago, two local Navy men, unknown to each other and serving on separate ships, were attacked by the same kamikaze suicide plane at the battle of Okinawa.
On April 2, 1945,…
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Lincoln County Superior Court
A Boothbay man’s lawsuit seeking 51-percent ownership in the parent business for McSeagull’s restaurant in Boothbay Harbor has had a change of venue.
Ralph Smith’s case was moved June 18…
Boothbay Harbor Rotary’s drive to raise $25,000 to buy 100 new bicycles for summer workers without transportation passed $10,000 with a $500 donation from Linekin Bay Resort last week. The $10,000…
Although it’s impossible to predict when and where sudden cardiac arrest will occur, or…
Commander Bill Wilson, U.S. Coast Guard Retired, an active member of the Titanic International Society, will share facts you never knew about the Titanic …
Edgecomb Planning Board
The ownership of a pumping station has become the central issue of a proposed Davis Island condominium project. Land developer Anthony Casella wants to build three condominiums on his land located…
Knox-Lincoln and Waldo Soil & Water Conservation Districts and Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation…
A Fourth of July parade will be held this year at Newagen Colony on Southport Island.
Stephanie Guite and Medea Harris are organizing the parade and everyone is invited to participate;…
When then 20-year-old Keith Wass took over his ex-wife’s uncle’s hot dog stand in Rockland in 1972, he was studying psychology in college.
The owner of the newest branch of Wasses Hot Dogs…
The first of several events planned at the Southport Memorial Library this summer is an author’s talk by Betsy Wing, an East Boothbay…
Local Maine photographer Michael Leonard captured Tuesday night's lightning storm over Boothbay Harbor. The storm moved quickly over the region and there was not a lot of rain with it. The skies…
The Newcastle-Damariscotta-Boothbay Harbor Trolley begins its weekend schedule just in time for Independence Day festivities. By next Friday, July 3, new trolley stop signs will decorate the Twin…
Obituary
Jean Wallace, 68, of Westport Island, died unexpectedly June 22, 2015, at the LincolnHealth, Miles Campus in Damariscotta.
A full obituary will be published in next week’…
Take your choice of places to view the beautiful Sheepscot River, Lower Mark Island, Seguin Light and Georgetown.
Sitting at the stone fire pit one can look out to Sheepscot Bay. Built in…
The Friends of the Southport Historical Society will host an open house at the Hendricks Head Museum on Tuesday, June 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This will celebrate the opening of the museum…
A Westport Island man wants back the money he claims he invested in a Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, restaurant in 2013. The restaurant,…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
The Boothbay Harbor selectmen approved victualers licenses for Mr. C's, Capers, and Mel's Place and a special amusement license for Mr. C's on Saturday nights at their June 22 meeting.
The…
Below are the results of the 2015 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races held Saturday, June 20.
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A local tavern owner believes the planning board is making his request more confusing than it has to be. Watershed Tavern owner Win Mitchell made his second attempt on June 17 in convincing the…
A single vehicle rollover Tuesday afternoon in Newcastle was caused by a driver who said she fell asleep, police report.
At…
The wooden pilings under Atlantic Edge Lobster on the Fish Pier are in dire need of replacement.
At the June 22 Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen meeting, four bids for the work were…
Obituary
Talbot “Sammy” Campbell Sr., 80, of North Newcastle, died on the evening of June 21, 2015, surrounded by his loving family.
…Musician and composer Grace Lewis-McLaren will lead a service entitled "Songs and Stories" at the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Damariscotta on…
The Boothbay Elementary School eighth graders graduated Monday, June 15, and officially became the Boothbay Region High School's class of 2019, next year's incoming freshmen class.
Several…
After 33 years teaching at Boothbay Region High School and bringing the world into her classroom, Joyce Sirois has decided to pass the reins of teaching social studies on to the next generation.…
The following property transfers were recorded at the Lincoln County Registry of Deeds during May.
Alna: Alna, Inhabitants of to Brooks, Alden.
Boothbay: Gilbert, Dawn S. to Pinkham,…
On Aug. 8 and 9 at Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club will hold an event that club president Ed Goud hopes will become an annual one. The half-century-old club will host its…
The Rev. Ken R. Bradsell, a Reformed Church of American pastor currently serving the Protestant church in the country of Oman, will be the guest minister at the Congregational Church of Boothbay…
The Rev. Cannon John L. C. Mitman will preach at Wilson Chapel at Ocean Point on June 28 at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.
A native of Washington, D.C., Mitman graduated from Randolph-Macon…
New Hope For Women
New Hope For Women was founded 34 years ago in Rockland by four domestic violence survivors, all of whom were women, to help others similarly affected.
Since the first employee was hired in…
“Elegant.” That was a word that kept making its way into a conversation during an event at The World is Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor one recent June evening.
Chef Stephen Richards, the…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District
Trustees of the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District welcomed Julie Hoskeer as the new full-time office manager at their meeting Wednesday evening. The district will also…
Boothbay Harbor
The FV Westward, which has been moored in Boothbay Harbor for the last two years, was seized by the U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday, June 18.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge…
All meetings at town offices unless otherwise noted
BOOTHBAY
Civic Association: Wednesday, July 1, 7 p.m.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR
Sewer District:…
Obituary
Kenneth M. Walbridge, formerly of Hodgdon Island, died at his home in The Villages, Florida, on June 11, 2015. He was 101 years old.
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It took 44 years for Marti Helman to see her American Field Service (AFS, now AFS-USA) “sister,” Celia, in her native Argentina, but the two were reunited in Buenos Aires last month to renew their…
Not many Maine school kids get to swim with dolphins, snorkel on a coral reef or visit a sea turtle hospital. But hopefully in May 2016, thirteen Boothbay Region Elementary School students,…
Although he did not create Waldoboro Day, Steve Cartwright accepts some credit for its resurrection.
"It's fun to see something that died in the late ’70s…
The Maine Department of Marine Resources encourages all current license holders planning to renew their license online to do so before July 16 when the DMR begins…
The Lincoln County Museum & Old Jail in Wiscasset reopened its doors to visitors this month. This season, its curator, the Lincoln County Historical Association, is featuring an exhibit called…
The Lobster Dock, on the East side of Boothbay Harbor, is celebrating its 15th season in business.
Dawn and Mitch Weiss, originally…
Boothbay Region Health & Wellness Foundation
Boothbay Region Health Care has received a large grant to help establish a new community health center. The gift is from a seasonal Boothbay resident who wishes to…
Marissa Carmolli of Edgecomb graduated from Southern Maine Community College on May 17 with a degree in architectural and engineering design.
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The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library will be hosting a puppet show, “Lindsay & Her Puppet Pals,” on the library lawn on Saturday, June 27 from 3 to 4 p.m. The public is invited to bring their…
While celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Boothbay Railway Village will be laying some new track under the leadership of its new executive director, Margaret Hoffman.
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Pumpkinfest 2015
Each year, Damariscotta pumpkin grower Buzz Pinkham grows giant pumpkins, donating them to Pumpkinfest to ensure that there will be enough of the giant gourds for the festival.
This year,…
One of the highlights of the annual meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club was the unwrapping of the new club gavel. Outgoing President Judy Burgess presented the gavel to the…
Ocean Sampling Day (OSD) will take place on the longest day in the northern hemisphere in 2015, during solstice on Sunday, June 21. On this day, water samples will be taken at more than 160…
