Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) was named Best Remote Winter Retreat in this year’s poll of Down East Magazine readers’ favorites. Thousands of Down East readers voted February through April…

First, thanks to all the organizations and individuals that have supported the Cuckolds rescue and restoration over the last 10 years. We hope you agree that it…

Walter Richard "Richie" Main died peacefully in his home on June 7, 2014 with his partner, Sally Guild, by his side.

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If there was one positive thing to be taken from the sinking of the Bounty in 2012…

Howard Rosenfield, 938 Back River Road, Demolish and rebuild SF residential

Dean Rich, 28 Mud Flat Alley, 10’ 37’, 12’ x 18’, 4’ x 4’ deck, 3’ x 15’ stairs

Dwight Swisher, 83 Bryers…

ROCKPORT — Steve Hand is not a man who gets tired, but last month he was wiped out. He made a visit to the third floor of the Knox Mill in Camden in mid-May, and when it came time to leave, he…

John “Jack” “Saint” Edgar St. John, 77, died peacefully June 8, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick with his wife by his side.

Born in New York on January 12, 1937, he was the son of the…

The Maine lobster roll has made the final round of Congressional Quarterly Roll Call’s Taste of America contest, and the polls are currently open for Americans to…

Mabel (Knapp) McAfee, 94, a longtime resident of the Gardiner Road, Wiscasset died June 7, 2014.

She was born on June…

A Celebration of Life Service for Frank A. Donnell, who died in Sebring, Florida on April 18, will be held at the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset on…

Ruth E. Gay, 69, of High Street, Bath died June 10, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.

She was born in Bath on…

One person was injured and another arrested for allegedly operating under the influence following a two-car head-on collision at the intersection of Beath Road and Back Narrows Road in Boothbay…

Henry Rowe’s legs can’t take it anymore.

Rowe, at “80-plus” years old, is a member of the Woodchucks group in Boothbay, which cuts and splits firewood for the needy, and he’s in need of some…

Approximately 250 ballots were cast in Damariscotta, and most of those went to support the school budget.

The Great Salt Bay school…

At their June 9 meeting, Boothbay Harbor selectmen discussed goals they were looking to achieve this year.

Chairman Denise Griffin spoke about short-term projects, such as completing the…

Having met with opposition on its previous two proposed utility line crossings, the…

Maine Eastern Railroad is looking to make Wiscasset its excursion hub, with new, short round trips to Newcastle and Bath, company officials said.

The Wiscasset…

Addie Barter of Boothbay was the raffle winner at the first-ever West Harbor Pond Watershed Association Plant Sale.

Barter received a $25 gift certificate to Conley’s Garden Center and a…

The pilot in a May 30 helicopter crash in Whitefield cited a fuel issue to both police and his employer, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation…

After a long but active winter of preparing for its first full season of sailing and science programs, the Boothbay Sea and Science Center launches…

A former Coastal Enterprises, Inc. employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $300,000 from the company over a four-year span.

A graveside service for Elaine Wyman and…

Jeanne E. Benson of Wollaston, Mass., died March 27, 2014 at the age of 101 years and some months.  

She was a frequent visitor to the Boothbay…

Paul K. Hodgdon, 64, of Las Vegas Nev. and formerly of Wiscasset died peacefully with his family by his side, on …

Susan M. Simeone of East Boothbay died June 3, 2014 at Hospice House of Androscoggin following a courageous fight against life-defeating cancer.

Born June 19, 1961 in Arlington, Mass., Susan…

Colman Joseph “Coley” Connelly, 73, a 30-year resident of Boothbay Harbor, died on June 5, 2014.

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Thirteen community volunteers joined forces with the Boothbay Region Water District, Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Knox Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District to…

Holy pyrotechnics, fireworks fans!

The 52nd Annual Windjammer Days Festival is just a few weeks away, and word is, donations for this year's fireworks display are down. And, considering the…

Before the open portion of the annual town meeting, the Damariscotta board of selectmen will meet one last time as a group on June 11.

One could sense the 2014 election was heating up by the atmosphere at the Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) meeting held June 3 in Edgecomb. At the state level,…

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison following a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency bust in Whitefield.

LaQuinn Evans…

Marguerite Louise (Arnold) “Betty” Dupree of Cambridge, Mass., and Squirrel Island, died peacefully at home in Cambridge on May 27, 2014, surrounded by…

A memorial service for Todd Williams, who died October 3, 2013, will be held on Sunday, June 22,…

Each week, we compile our favorite quotes from our reporters’ stories, interviews and elsewhere and publish them here. We call it “Out of Context.”

To delve further into the stories, simply…

Dr. Meredith White, a postdoctoral researcher at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay, has been named to the study commission recently established by the Maine legislature…

The Lincoln County Historical Association will conduct a symposium this month about the creation and use textiles hundreds of years ago in Maine.

Titled “Keeping Warm in 18th Century Maine…

For St. Andrews Hospital Auxiliary, it’s all about the numbers.

At the group’s June 4 annual luncheon, held this year at Fisherman’s Wharf, the auxiliary honored 11 volunteers and recognized…

Colman J. Connelly, 74, of Boothbay Harbor died on June 5, 2014. A time of visitation will be held on Sunday, June 8 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Simmons, Harrington & Hall, 975 Wiscasset Road,…

An Albion man has been convicted of two crimes after striking a Wiscasset man with his car and threatening a mother and daughter.

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The Maine State Aquarium will host a Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours on Wednesday, June 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will take place at the Maine…

 WALDOBORO – Waldoboro police reported the following activity, May 13-June 2. Waldoboro officers responded to 162 calls for service in this time period. Below are a few of the highlights…

Sally Anne Fletcher Hellens, 90, died May 28, 2014. She was a resident of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Dr. Robert Linton Hellens.

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A golden retriever named Nell, cairn terrier Bonnie, Lab mix Sally, poodle Hannah and stabyhoun Chance all passed their therapy dog testing in Falmouth on June 1.

All five were students of…

A state fire investigator has determined that the June 5 fire that damaged a wood shop at Two Bridges Regional Jail was accidental, Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry said. No one was hurt in the…

It's time for visiting relatives, blue and gold balloons, cards and gifts, and the seemingly endless playing of "Pomp and Circumstance," a march composed by Sir Edward Elgar.

It's graduation…

The Seahawks outdoor track teams swooped in and scored big at the Mountain Valley Conference Championship meet last Thursday, May 29 in Augusta. The girls team placed second behind Lisbon, the…

The annual Maine lobster boat racing season race will soon kick off once more in Boothbay Harbor.

On June 14 at 10 a.m…

The fourth ranked Seahawks boys tennis team lost to a talented fifth ranked Waynflete Flyers team, 5-0, on Tuesday afternoon, June 3, in the quarterfinal round of the Western Maine Class C…

On June 10 residents of Edgecomb, Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor will be heading to the polls to vote in the primary election.

Residents will be voting to nominate candidates for…