Come “doodle” for fun and relaxation on Saturday, April 4, when Maine Media Women will offer an informal activity meeting called “Zentangles Just…

Senior Nicole LaBrecque has been selected by Boothbay Region High School Principal Dan Welch as the recipient of the 2015 Maine Principal's Award for BRHS.

Since 1984 when the award was…

Maine citizens will have a chance this coming November to vote on an amendment aimed at restoring the state’s Clean Elections law, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2011…

The Lincoln County Grand Jury has indicted an Augusta man on a felony charge after he reportedly tried to escape from a hospital.

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A Damariscotta man has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury for charges stemming from an incident when he allegedly threatened a sheriff’s deputy with a…

For more than a decade, Midcoast Stewards Program alumni have been contributing time, energy, ideas and enthusiasm to conservation organizations throughout Midcoast…

Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is not just a nonprofit land conservation organization. It is a community of like-minded citizens who care deeply for the…

Newcastle Chrysler owner Randall Miller and his co-workers have been awarded the Customer Experience Elite Dealer Award for the second time in two years.

If you like building with Lego blocks, you will love this new group for ages 7 and up that meets each Friday of the month, 3 to 4:30, from April 3 through June 12…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens recently hired a new Marketing Content Coordinator, Tory Paxson. Paxson is responsible for…

Over the past week, author and educator Nancie Atwell of Southport has been in a whirlwind of excitement and interviews, with people all over the world eager to hear her words of wisdom about…

The Spear family of Boothbay is well-known for its athletic accomplishments. Boothbay Region High School junior Camden has long been a standout on the soccer field. Twins Ella and Simon excel on…

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) is conducting a six-day Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) at the Newcastle Fire Department in…

The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1 at the town offices to discuss possible amendments to the…

Main Street Bath is looking for accomplished and aspiring artists, creative students, and community friends to create their own personalized banners to be displayed…

Singer-songwriter Jud Caswell will lead the service at the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, March 29, with a reflection on "Creativity,…

Since 2006, the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club has been providing free used bicycles for international workers and all who need one in the Boothbay area.

John Hurst, 88, died peacefully on March 19, 2015 at his home in Boothbay Harbor.

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None of Boothbay’s municipal elections will be contested this year. All five contests will have only one candidate on this May’s ballot. The five candidates are all incumbents, as they were the…

Clay Adams, a 24-year insurance veteran, has joined J. Edward Knight Insurance. Adams’ experience includes 10 years of handling complex insurance claims for major…

The golf course, like much of Maine, may still be blanketed by snow, but golfers can get a…

The Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation Board of Directors Public Meeting, being held on Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m., will be held at the Y in…

The Edgecomb Planning Board approved the wording for three proposed ordinances for presentation at an April 2 public hearing. The board approved the language for a proposed land use ordinance,…

This spring Timber Frame Construction workshops are returning to Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC). The first class of the year will be held Thursday to Sunday, April 23-26. These perennially…

A fishing vessel drifted from its mooring and ran aground March 18.

The F/V Columbia…

Edgecomb and Newcastle firefighters put out a chimney fire on Edgecomb’s River Road early Sunday, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter said. The fire was reported shortly after 3 a.m.

Potter said…

Chef Bennett Collins of Harvest Moon Pizza, whose organic wood-fired pizza is familiar to shoppers at the Rising Tide Market in Damariscotta, as well as to patrons…

Come and join Susie Stephenson, primitive folk and fiber artist, at Spectrum Generations' Coastal Community Center, 521 Main Street, Suite 8, Damariscotta on Monday…

The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, in cooperation with Amtrak and its…

In 1766, the Congregational Church was founded in the Boothbay region as a place of worship, education, justice and service to neighbors. A meeting house was completed in Boothbay Center the same…

Spring arrives on March 20 and staff from the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association will be leading a search along the trails of the Marsh River…

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) of Knox-Lincoln, Waldo, and…

Snowshoeing is an ideal winter turning to spring sport because nearly everyone can do it. If you can walk, you can snowshoe. Snowshoeing is so simple, absolute…

Each year the board and staff of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association show their appreciation for the contributions of the organization's…

Spring and mud season are the perfect time for making room in one's life by adopting good organizational habits. Getting organized is different when you are a…

The Boothbay selectmen will interview six prospective town manager candidates on March 30 and 31. The selectmen narrowed the field after receiving 37 applications.

The town manager search is…

Edgecomb residents will choose between two candidates for selectman and town treasurer this spring. Incumbent Stuart Smith is being challenged by Mike Smith for the selectman’s seat. The other…

Bath Savings Institution’s President & CEO Glenn Hutchinson announced the promotion of two bank employees.

Linda…

The public is invited to attend community forums to learn more about the governor’s proposed state budget and its impact on Maine residents, municipalities,…

Casco Bay Dog Training Club and students from Positively Best Friends, LLC are hosting an event, “Wags and Wiggles: Success with Dogs, Babies and Toddlers,” on Sunday, March 22…

The Lincoln County Grand Jury has indicted the following individuals:

Matthew Smith, 23, of Wiscasset was indicted for one Class C…

Tammy Sue Purington, 51, of Boothbay died March 13, 2015 in the loving arms of her best friend and soul mate of 32 years, Irv Purington, due to complications of diabetes.

Linda Mercer’s dad, George Pushee, planned to live the rest of his life in his home in Templeton, Massachusetts, but about three years ago he began…

Sen. Chris Johnson welcomes Dr. Joann Kaplan, MD, of Newcastle as “Doctor of the Day” during a recent legislative session. The “Doctor of the Day” program, which was created in 1996, gives medical…

Rene Cloutier, a 21-year veteran of the Maine Marine Patrol, has been promoted to major.

“Major Cloutier has earned…

Southport's Boy Scout Troop 238 earned the Law Merit Badge by conducting a mock trial at the Southport Methodist Church on Saturday, March 14.

Judge Charles Dow from Waterville presided over…

Members of the Deana's Education Theater from Boston, Massachusetts came to Boothbay Region High School on March 12 to perform a short play about the dangers of cyberbullying called “Think Twice…

The Boothbay Planning Board believes the first draft of the new comprehensive plan’s language is too specific. The planning board made the observation during its first of two workshops on March 16…

The air temperature and water temperature were about the same — 38 F — on Tuesday, March 17. But that didn't stop 20 hardy children and adults from participating in the annual Leprechaun Leap at…

Boothbay Region Elementary School teachers Cory Chase and Nick Scott have teamed up for Project Citizen, a six-week-long, project-based learning program now in its eighth year at BRES.

At…