Watching fish struggle and succeed in their climb to Nequasset Lake by way of the Nequasset Fish Ladder is an exciting and triumphant experience.
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Hidden Valley Nature Center
Mark your calendars for Sunday, May 31, 7:30-10:30 a.m., for Hidden Valley Nature Center’s annual pancake breakfast at The Alna Store. Anyone and everyone is…
Crews have started a paving project along Route 1 in Woolwich from the Bath Bridge over the Kennebec River to the railroad overpass near the Taste of Maine restaurant as well as along the Arrowsic…
Obituary
Alta B. Greenleaf, 94, of Trevett, died May 5, 2015 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, after a brief illness.
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An early morning electrical fire at a mobile home at 871 Back River Road in Boothbay was quickly extinguished by firefighters Wednesday, May 6.
According to Boothbay Fire Chief Dick Spofford…
The Spectrum Generations Golf Tournament, now in its 13th year, will be held at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro on Monday, June 8 and welcomes golfers at all levels to come out and enjoy the day…
A Boothbay man on probation for multiple felonies was arrested and charged with aggravated trafficking after being arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and…
Obituary
Marcia Janet Ross, 89, of Alna, died May 3, 2015 at the Hill House in Bath.
Born on July 4, 1925 in Nashua, New Hampshire, she was the daughter of Frank and Ida Angell.
Marcia…
Boothbay Harbor Town Meeting 2015
Voters in Boothbay Harbor passed the 2015-2016 Boothbay Harbor town budget of $4,091,645 at town meeting on May 2.
This budget is a decrease of one percent from last year’s budget, which was…
Wanser's Natural Market was packed the evening of April 29 for the first Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours of the 2015 season. The event was a joint effort between…
A fifth “What’s Cooking, Doc?” class organized by LincolnHealth will be offered on…
Voter participation was lower than last year’s during Boothbay’s referendum-style town meeting on May 4.
Only 209 of the town’s 2,533 registered voters cast ballots, which was less than last…
Jesica Waller, Noah Oppenheim and Skylar Bayer, graduate students at the Darling Maine Center (DMC), have received awards and recognition from the University of Maine. All three students are in…
Obituary
Harry Ifill Lauer III died April 26, 2015 at his home in Camden.
During Harry’s long battle with cancer, his courage and kindness were a remarkable inspiration for all with whom he came in…
A committal service for Deanna H. Mansir, who died Jan. 26, 2015, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Dresden.
Arrangements are by…
A woman’s healthcare needs are unique as she transitions through life. It's never too early or late to work toward being your healthiest you! During National Women…
The film "American Meat" first looks at the feedlots and confinement operations of our current industrial meat production system, as seen through the eyes of the…
A Bird’s Tale
This past week, as we were having breakfast at the kitchen table, we noticed some “flitting and sitting” in the lilac tree just outside the window. We turned and saw a ruby-crowned kinglet that…
Do you have something in the attic that might possibly have real value as an antique, but you just don’t know? Would you like to raise money for local nonprofits…
Author and painter Ernest DeRaps is a living link to the days when lighthouse keepers on Maine’s coast kept the beacons lighted and rescued the shipwrecked.
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BRHS boys tennis
The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team remains undefeated on the season at 5-0 after a 5-0 win in matches at Dirigo on Monday afternoon.
As of Tuesday,…
Throughout the year, Lincoln County Historical Association is celebrating the 260th anniversary of the Chapman-Hall House, which stands at the head of Main Street…
A committal service for Chester R. Crocker, 92, who died March 8, 2015, will be held at noon on Saturday, May 16, at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset with military honors.
Arrangements are by…
Obituary
Simone Steeves Gilbert died at home in Gorham on April 27, 2015.
She was born in Jackman on March 1, 1922, the oldest…
Bet Finocchiaro recently spoke to Boothbay Region Television’s Jonne Trees about the Boothbay Harbor Country Club’s expansion near her business, Bet’s Fish Fry.
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens recently expanded one of the upper parking lots. In the process, a few large white pines…
On Monday, May 4 at 1 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Dr. Steve Cook, Patty Seybold and the Empowered Patient Study Group will facilitate a discussion…
Spring is the time of year to start thinking about a safe boating season.
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Residents of St. Andrews Gregory Wing were all smiles the morning of May 1 as kindergarteners from Boothbay Region Elementary School came to visit, bearing tiny little “May Day” baskets and…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is hosting a Community Diaper Drive to celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
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“With every ebb tide there brings a wave of change.”
Ian Ronan, 26, and Jie (Jenny) Chan, 22, waxed philosophical as they talked about…
An Edgecomb man is being honored for his contributions to the Kennebec Valley. Le Club Calumet will honor Richard O’Connor on May 9 for his decades of community service. Le Club Calumet named O’…
Spring turkey season starts on Monday, May 4 throughout the state, and for the first time in modern history, hunters will be able to turkey hunt in northern Maine.…
Coastal Senior College
Coastal Senior College’s annual luncheon, traditionally an event featuring a speaker of note, will this year foray into a more engaging, interactive and cultural…
Rachel’s Hair Studio, formerly Rachel’s Shortcuts, has relocated to the Meadow Mall at 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.
After her daughter was born, owner…
Boothbay Harbor
Voters in Boothbay Harbor have re-elected Wendy Wolf to the three-year selectman's seat and chosen Tricia Warren for the two-year selectman's seat.
A total of 310 voters turned out for the…
Dr. Nananda Col is an internist who lives in Georgetown, Maine. She is a staunch believer in the Empowered Patient movement. As a physician and a…
Volunteers are needed for Boothbay Region Land Trust's (BRLT) brand new water quality monitoring program. Clean coastal waters are essential for the quality of life…
All meetings at town offices unless otherwise noted
BOOTHBAY
Selectmen: May 13, 7 p.m.
BOOTHBAY HARBOR
Selectmen: May 11, 7 p.m.
Planning Board: May 13, 6 p.m.
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Obituary
Arthur W. Rand died unexpectedly at his home on Southport on April 4, 2015.
He was born in Albany, New York on Jan. 17, 1955 to Freeman and Ellen (Banks) Rand.
Art was a Vietnam…
James Simmons, a 40-year-old lobsterman from Friendship who had all of his commercial fishing licenses suspended in February for two years by the Department of…
Appalachian Trail
By the time Steve and Karl Berger had reached Abingdon Gap, their clothes were soaked. They had just trudged 17 miles through the pouring rain. If they pushed on, they could make it to Damascus,…
The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team claimed its first victory of the season in Wiscasset, beating the Wolverines 3-…
The Boothbay Region baseball team smacked seven hits and scored three runs against Saint Dom’s Academy Thursday, but it wasn’t enough to overcome spotty fielding and relief pitching. The Saints…
A memorial service for Allan D. Roscoe, who died Feb. 5, 2015, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor.
Maine Maritime Museum
On May 7 at 6:30 p.m., join Ian Fowler, Acting Director of Osher Map Library Smith Center for Cartographic Education, at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath as he…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Winter is over and spring is here — don’t be caught without your plants!
The Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District Spring Plant Sale, Backyard Conservation Sale & Garden…
BRHS Track & Field
If you’ve never attended an outdoor track meet and wonder why the sport attracts so many Boothbay Region High School athletes, take the short drive to Wiscasset on a Tuesday afternoon and you will…
Lincoln County Democrats plan to celebrate the end of a long, cold winter with good food, good friends and good conversation at a spring celebration from…
