“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…
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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.
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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…
Boothbay Region High School Junior Dominick Thompson and freshman Tyler Field have been hard at work with Technology Integrator Barbara Greenstone to creating the Boothbay Region Walks website for…
Local Maine photographer Michael Leonard is hosting a photography cruise during Windjammer Days aboard the Balmy Days at Pier 8 in Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, June 24 from 12:15 to 2 p.…
Gray Ferris and Rebecca Hadik will be Sea and Science Instructors at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) this summer.…
Paul Coulombe’s goal for the Boothbay Harbor Country Club is to make it the state’s top golf course. Coulombe, 62, is a Lewiston native who made a fortune running the family business: White Rock…
South Bristol seceded from Bristol on March 15, 1915, and will celebrate its centennial on July 17, 18 and 19 with events for all ages.
The Centennial Committee has worked closely with…
On three early summer evenings, June 24 to June 26, FARMS will host cooking classes at the Community Kitchen (above the Rising Tide Community…
The top student fundraisers for the “Jump Rope for Heart” program at Boothbay Region Elementary School got a special reward at an end of the school year assembly on June 17. And three teachers…
James W. Donovan, president and CEO of Damariscotta-based Lincoln County Healthcare, was installed as chairman of the Maine Hospital Association Board of Directors on Wednesday night at the…
This Thursday, we celebrate the years of service of one of our most colorful employees.
Why? Because we found this article and it must be shared.
She started with us in 2004.
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The Department of Highway Safety will be available at the Wiscasset Speedway for Touch-a-Truck on June 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for car seat checks for interested families.
Representatives…
Last week, Lincoln County Dental in Damariscotta received an unexpected gift of $25,000 from generous donors from the local community who wish to…
An email sent Tuesday evening from Maine Sheriffs’ Association President Joel Merry to Sen. Linda Baker, R-Sagadahoc, urged a floor…
The Boothbay Special Olympians had an impressive showing at the 2015 Summer Games held at the University of Maine at Orono June 5-7.
Approximately 2,500 athletes came from all over Maine to…
Boothbay Region High School’s history boasts many fine athletes — great runners, super court and field competitors, and top notch track stars. But every decade or so, an athlete comes along who…
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Vessel Examination Day currently scheduled for June 20 at Ocean Point Marina in East Boothbay has been changed to…
On Sunday, June 21 and Sunday, June 28, All Saints by-the-Sea welcomes The Rev. Blake Sawicky, senior associate rector at the Church of St. Michael & St. George…
Boothbay Region High School
Coach and math teacher I.J. Pinkham has been at Boothbay Region High School since 1976. At the end of this year, he will hang up his calculator and protractor and leave his classroom 201 for the…
The Maine B.A.S.S. Nation is holding an adult/youth bass tournament June 27 on Damariscotta Lake at the public ramp in Jefferson.
Entry fee is $25. Tournament hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
It seems land developer Anthony Casella’s proposal to build three condominium units may be his last on Davis Island. Edgecomb Planning Board Chairman Jack French told the board of selectman on…
A Jefferson man who authorities claim was a fugitive from justice has been arrested on a fugitive warrant for an out-of-state drug charge.
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One day after being ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Robert P. Deeley in Portland, Father Steven Cartwright chose a fitting location to…
Round Top Farm Arts Center
After six years putting on monthly open mic sessions at the Round Top Farm arts center in Damariscotta, organizers have decided to call it quits.
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On Wednesday, June 10, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies received a teletype from a police department in Michigan stating that a local man had a warrant for his arrest…
Town of Boothbay
The town of Boothbay will notify municipal employees that the personnel policy is changing in the next 30 days. The notification will be included in the employees’ next paychecks. The revised…
Bishop Robert P. Deeley has assigned Father Steven G. Cartwright to serve as parochial vicar at Prince of Peace Parish (Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Lewiston…
Obituary
Stella L. (Giles) Hammond, 91, died Feb. 8, 2015 at her winter residence in Sebring, Florida, with her family and friends beside her.
Stella was born April 30, 1923 in East Boothbay, the…
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Current Boothbay Region High School junior Gabe Purin has just been elected student body president for the 2015-2016 school year.
“I love this community and school,” Purin said. “This is a…
To help you avoid becoming a U.S. Coast Guard statistic, BoatUS Foundation recommends a new version of the familiar KISS principle (Keep it simple, stupid!), with a…
It's not every year a town meeting has to wrap up before 11 p.m., lest the authorities are called.
But such was the case Monday, June…
Downeast Dog News has come out with its “Best of the Best” for 2015, where readers vote for the best pet-related places in all of Maine.
Through paper ballots and online, voters choose the…
