The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 276 calls for service for the period of March 18 to March 25. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,335 calls for service.
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A graveside service for Warden B. Muller, who passed away on Nov. 17, 2024, will be held at Evergreen Cemetery, Barters Island Road, Boothbay, on Friday, April 4 at 1 p.m. Immediately…
Salt ’n Spar
A few months ago, I shared with you some photographs I’d taken over the years showing Wiscasset’s not too distant past. Here are a few more taken by me in the late 1970s and early 1980s. We’ll…
Nominations are now being accepted for the eighth annual MaineHealth Coulombe Center Award for Innovation,…
UPDATE: The Venmo account mentioned previously in this article has been taken down.
The Boothbay Region Elementary School 8th grade trip committee is currently running a…
Death notice
Arlene G. Smith, 92, of Southport, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. A full…
BRHS Drama, once again, has been awarded in Class B (schools with fewer than 450 students) competition at the Maine Drama Festival. Earlier this month, they took gold, winning the regional…
After the purchase of the land now known as the Memorial Garden in Boothbay – located just west of the Boothbay Common - by the Boothbay Civic Association (BCA) in 1995, an effort, spearheaded by…
Edgecomb selectmen were pleased to report low increases in the proposed municipal and school budgets for 2025-26. Selectmen on March 18 reviewed warrant language for the…
The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday April 2 at the Town Hall. As always the meeting is open to the public. The agenda…
Corned beef and cabbage is the first meal to be offered at the Edgecomb Community Church’s Tuesday Lunch on April 1. This free lunch program is always a popular time for guests on the first…
This summer Monhegan Museum of Art & History will present an exhibition that reexamines the history of Monhegan Island, Maine. “The Monhegan Wildlands: Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of…
February home sales statistics in Maine show an increase in sales, prices, and homes available. According to Maine Listings, sales of single-family existing homes increased 6.51 percent in…
The clamor of kids fresh off the bus could be heard easily from the second floor of Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML). It was a Wednesday afternoon, and that meant BHML’s upstairs got a…
Protesters gathered outside the Boothbay Harbor Post Office on March 20, joining the thousands gathering nationwide to challenge the privatization of the U.S. Postal Service. Protestors were…
Tuesday, April 1is the official reopening of the Edgecomb Community Church’s Thrift Store after a 3-month winter shutdown. …
The Wiscasset Elementary School Fourth and Fifth Grade Chorus recently performed two special outreach concerts for local seniors. The first was at Wiscasset Senior Center on March 7, then for the…
An Edgecomb man charged with murder will appear in Androscoggin Superior Court at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, according to the court. Luke Krott, 26, of Edgecomb was charged…
Obituary
Joseph Edward Coppola of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts died peacefully surrounded by his family in his home…
County Commissioners
Slow down! This is the message Walter Voskian of Bremen has for motorists on Route 32. Voskain believes a 45 mph speed limit for Route 32 is unsafe. He previously requested Bremen selectmen and…
Two candidates are running for an Edgecomb selectboard seat. Former Selectman Stuart Smith and Forrest Carver are vying for a three-year term this May. Incumbent Lyndyn Norgang won a special…
Why walk a mile in someone’s shoes, when you can drive a mile in their research vessel? For the past 35 years, Bigelow Laboratory’s Keller BLOOM program has let over 560 students spend a week…
Obituary
Clement B. Sledge, M.D., a leader in orthopaedic surgery and research, and a beloved mentor to generations of orthopaedic surgeons, died on Feb. 26, 2025, at age 94 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine…
The Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees continued a review of its public comment policy March 12. Board members discussed how to balance caution with public engagement…
On March 18, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) met with its current investment portfolio manager First National Bank’s Wealth Management division, marking the last of the district's planned…
Libraries from around the state are teaming up for a three-part deep dive into the New York Times Bestselling book “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt. The series will be facilitated by…
The Maine Press Association is proud to announce it has awarded six scholarships to high school and college students totaling $10,000 to help those students…
Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for March 1-15:
Arrests/Summonses
On March 1, Chad Gilley, 51, of Waterville was…
The next Diabetes Support Group on Thursday, March 27 will feature Meredith Spratt, a lifestyle coach and referral specialist at the Central Lincoln County YMCA. The discussion begins at 1 p.m…
A strange smell emanating from the pre-kindergarten room led to an early break March 17 for Edgecomb students. An emergency call resulted in Edgecomb Fire and three other departments responding to…
An unusually large crowd came to the Community School District (CSD) School Committee meeting March 11. In response to posts on social media, many residents showed up to discuss the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 283 calls for service for the period of March 11 to March 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,059 calls for service.
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The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host Garrett Martin, president and CEO of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) at its next meeting on…
Wiscasset and Boothbay area speakers agreed Monday night, their communities should be thinking over what's next as student numbers have declined and residents still feel a connection to the local…
Press release
Cianbro Corporation will be closing the Southport Swing Bridge on Route 27 between Boothbay Harbor and Southport Island during the hours of 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. for the next two weeks. The closure…
St. Patrick's Day was a little damp but it did not slow the spirit of the green as over 70 people arrived early to visit and get their seats at Community Lunch.
The…
The family of June Elderkin would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to those who went above and beyond with their kindness and compassion: Miri, Myra, Weni, Yvonne, Wendi, Lindsey,…
Obituary
Patrick H.D. Murphy, 53, died March 13, 2025 at his home in Boothbay Harbor.
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Even though Refuse District manager Steve Lewis claimed he couldn't lift 100 pounds, trustees still approved his new job description along with one for foreman William Johnson. In the manager's…
The Scholarship Committee from the Boothbay Region Historical Society has been busy meeting recently. We have decided to show our support for the class of 2025 with a merit-based, unrestricted…
Interested in a deal? (And who isn’t?) Hate to pay retail? (And who doesn’t?) Just eager for a sign of spring? (You betcha.)
The marvelous news is that the Rotary Barn is opening for our…
What is the definition of a Southport resident was a question selectmen received during the March 12 board meeting. Karen Cronk delivered the question, but selectmen didn't have a definitive…
Obituary
David M. Morton left this world on Oct. 20, 2024 at the age of 68.
David put up a very brave and 'spirited' battle against the dehumanizing illness known as ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease.
…It’s almost time for spring cleanup, and Boothbay Region Cemetery District reminds residents to tidy plot decorations to ease ground maintenance.
Artificial flowers and decorations are…
The Edgecomb Historical Society will be holding its annual meeting on Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. at the historic Edgecomb Town Hall. All members, old and new and anyone interested in joining…
The past two Saturdays have seen what are, for Lincoln County, massive rallies on the…
We welcome the public to join Freeport, Maine’s Michael Perry, Monday, March 24 at 3 p.m. for a collection of scenic road trips in Southern New Hampshire and along the mouth…
Thanks to a grant from the Mid Coast Parkview Health-LincolnHealth, Community Health Improvement Fund…
A gift to Southport United Methodist Church may result in community housing for the island. In 2023, Marge and Eliot Winslow gifted over 20 acres to the church with an intent of providing…
