The following changes have been made to the Boothbay Region High School boys and girls basketball schedules, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker.
The boys games at home against…
News
Boothbay selectmen believe local taxpayers shoulder too high a burden for the community school district.
The board hopes discussions with their Boothbay Harbor counterparts about modernizing…
Carl A. Segerstrom, recently of Wiscasset, has successfully completed the United States Naval Officer Candidate School at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island.
In November, he was…
Obituary
John D. Chester, 84, died peacefully on Jan. 16, 2015 at Clover Manor in Auburn.
He was born in Queens, New York City…
The plans for the F/V Westward, the old fishing vessel that has been moored in Boothbay Harbor for the…
Bishop Robert P. Deeley has named Fr. Joseph E. Daniels, current pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Farmington and St. Rose of Lima Parish in Jay, as the interim…
Obituary
Barbara W. Keyes died Jan. 13, 2015 at the Vicarage by the Sea in Harpswell.
She was born Dec. 17, 1923 in Lowell,…
Obituary
Ellen M. “Sally” Colby, 83, of Wiscasset, died on the morning of Jan. 11, 2015 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. Her daughter Katie and husband Richard, son Bill…
Obituary
Jordan Edward Dickinson, 36, of Southport died Jan. 12, 2015 in Boothbay Harbor.
Born April 16, 1978 in Highland Park, Illinois to Richard and Pandora (Cullen…
The search for Boothbay’s new town manager has begun. The selectmen accepted James Chaousis resignation with regret on Jan. 14 and named Code Enforcement Officer Daniel Bryer to serve as the…
Rebuilding Together of Lincoln Countyhas postponed its benefit supper scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23 at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church due to the death of long-time supporter, Howie…
Ruth Watts has a trip to Australia on her bucket list. But before the Boothbay Harbor woman makes it there, a generous gift of hers will: Watts is sewing items to help Australia’s injured and…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Beginning Feb. 1, the Lincoln County Historical Association will sponsor a series of lectures about Mainers and their relationship to their land in Colonial times. The presentations begin at 1 p.m…
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard
For the time being, the crew at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard is stuck watching the weather.
That is, until a suitable window opens up…
When deep wounds caused by an accident last March refused to heal, Ragnhild Baade, known as Frau Baade to generations of Boothbay Region High School…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
Update: On January 19, Douglas Carter said if she (the abutting landowner Joan Rittall) would take less than $10,000 for the 1/3 of an acre, he would only ask the town for that amount of money.…
Rep. Mick Devin, D-Newcastle, and the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta are teaming up to co-host a public forum Friday, Jan. 23, on the potential impacts of taxing local nonprofit…
Lady Seahawks Basketball
The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks basketball team improved to 12-1 with an easy 61-10 home victory over the Mt. Abram Roadrunners Saturday afternoon, Jan. 17.
Coach Tanner Grover…
In 2013, about 2.5 million older adults received treatment in emergency departments for falls and about 30 percent of those patients were…
Thomas College in Waterville will no longer require standardized test scores for admissions. The college will adopt an SAT/ACT test-optional policy for all undergraduate applicants beginning with…
On Thursday, Jan. 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., our special guest speaker will be Peter Baker, LMSW Alzheimer’s Association-Maine Chapter.
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The Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes will be hosting an informational session for those interested in walking in the statewide March for Babies on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. at Skidompha…
WGME's fourth “School Spirit Challenge” is about to begin, and this time, Boothbay Region High School has been chosen to participate.
Along with eight other schools, the challenge is to…
State Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Jan. 17, in three locations. He will be at the Waldoboro Public Library in Waldoboro from 9 to…
Chris Higgins, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District Superintendent, provided year end financials to the board. As of Dec. 31, 2014, the Sewer District had total assets of $8 million, including the…
Rebuilding Together of Lincoln Countywill be holding a benefit supper on Friday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church.
Proceeds from the evening will be used to…
The Boothbay Region Water District is seeking permission from the town of Boothbay to remove dead and dying trees within the shoreland zone of Adams Pond to improve forest conditions and protect…
Witness galaxies, constellations, planets and much more at a Star Party jointly offered by Damariscotta River Association (DRA) and Central Maine Astronomical Society (CMAS). Between Jan. 16 and…
Obituary
John S. Pringle, 86, of Wiscasset died on Jan. 3, 2015 at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton, Massachusetts.
He was born in Montreal, Canada on Aug. 15, 1928, the son of the…
Obituary
Alan D. Cederstrom, 86, of Queensbury, New York, a 1946 graduate of Boothbay Harbor High School, died Jan. 10, 2015 at Glens Falls Hospital in…
The Southport Memorial Library welcomes Maria Doelp and Deidre Amplo as their Artists of the Month for January and February.
Surrounded by unlimited artistic and visual opportunities, Maria…
A team of scientists from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the New England Aquarium will gather at the popular new District Hall, 75 Northern Ave. in Boston’s Innovation District on…
A large truck travelling southbound on Route 27 ran off the road the morning of Jan. 15, crossing the median and crashing into trees.
The truck was from Dube's Drywall Supply Co., Inc. in…
Obituary
A memorial service will be held this spring in Boothbay Harbor for Jean Carolyn Blake McVicker, 81, who died Nov. 17, 2014 at the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, where she…
Seahawks Basketball
The Boothbay Region Lady Seahawks held the visiting Dirigo Cougars to just six points in the fourth quarter and came back from a three-point deficit entering the final frame to defeat the Cougars…
File this one in the “clever advertising” section. Can you spot the classified that piqued our interest looking through old editions from the 1950s?
Based on what you see, what’s your best…
Start the new year off with a winter getaway on the Amtrak Downeaster.
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Boothbay Region Elementary School Basketball
The seventh grade girls basketball team will host Great Salt Bay on Thursday, Jan. 15 in a playoff quarterfinal. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
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The weekend of Jan. 24-25, anyone who adopts a cat or dog from Lincoln County Animal Shelter will receive a $25 gift certificate to Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters in Boothbay Harbor.
“We felt…
The Boothbay Region High School state championship and sportsmanship banners have returned to the school gymnasium (except the 2013 cross-country banner, which is still on order).
The…
Staff from the Two Bridges Regional Jail will be hosting a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit the MacMaster family after their tragic loss of wife and mother, Cindi…
The office of U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) announced this week that his staff will hold the following constituent outreach hours in the Midcoast area for the month of January:
Brunswick…
When the 127th Maine Legislature reconvened last week it did so for the first time in eight years without Bruce MacDonald. He was among 19 state legislators who were prohibited from seeking a…
“Rest easy, brother. We’ll take it from here.”
With those words into a microphone Tuesday, across the Wiscasset Community Center’s gym boards from Officer Donald H. “Donnie” Smith’s family,…
Growing up outside Boston, Robert McFetridge would listen to the police scanner his father, a Millis selectman, had at home. The traffic on the scanner sparked an interest in becoming a dispatcher…
On Tuesday, Jan. 13 a group of protestors walked across the Davey Bridge to urge President Barack Obama to say no to the Keystone XL Pipeline.
…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A Newcastle man with prior convictions for domestic violence assault has been arrested and charged with another alleged incident.
John…
Obituary
Jordan Edward Dickinson, 36, of Southport died January 12 in Boothbay Harbor.
He was born April 16, 1978 in Highland Park, Illinois to Richard and Pandora (Cullen) Dickinson.
A service…
In 1969, Special Olympics Maine held the world's very first Special Olympics Winter Games. It all began on a small hill in Gorham with only a handful of people. Today, in 2015 Special Olympics…
