Long-distance bicycling trips are gaining in popularity as a fun and healthy way to travel.  Simply search online and you will find cycling options through Africa, Europe, Australia, Napa Valley…

Citing issues ranging from money to property values to safety, several Newcastle residents made it clear: They want to stick solar panels where the sun shines, albeit…

Moshie “Millie” Pearlstein died at home in Edgecomb on February 8, 2014, three months before her 100th birthday.

The…

Professional photographer Dave Cleaveland will be teaching a class in beginner’s photography through Wiscasset Adult Ed starting the first week of March.

The class will start with the basics…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District administrators are investigating violations of the athletic pledge by several Boothbay Region High School…

On Oct. 29, 2012, the tall ship Bounty sank off Cape Hatteras, N.C., while attempting transit through the forecasted path of Hurricane Sandy and in…

Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Close Case Report for January 1-February 4:

John Bedirian…

Judith E. Reed, 79, of Old Sheepscot Road, Wiscasset, died peacefully on February 8, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital, with her family by her side.

Judith was born on April 23, 1934 in Boothbay…

If you’re longing for the warm summer breezes with all the fun that summer brings, then we’ve got just the cure! Stop by the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce today and enjoy leafing…

If all goes well, approximately 50 iPad minis will be in the hands of eager K-2 students at Boothay Region Elementary School before the end of this school year.

AOS 98…

With 2014 off to a promising start, the Boothbay Region Water District Board of Trustees will sit down at 6 p.m. on February 11 to discuss the big projects that…

Wiscasset District Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Report for January 1-February 5:

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After weeks of local, regional and national voting on USA Today’s website, Boothbay Harbor’s boys basketball coach I.J. Pinkham ended up in fourth place with 6.075 percent of the votes in the best…

A Waldoboro man who allegedly shot his black Labrador retriever more than 80…

The Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks varsity basketball team, which finished in 13th place in the Western Maine Class C standings, will travel to Old Orchard Beach to take on the fourth-…

A fundraising event to help the Geoff Marston family, who lost their Boothbay home to a fire on…

Clifton L. York, 66, of Bristol, died on the morning of February 9, 2014 at the Lincoln HealthCare Miles Campus in Damariscotta.  

Born in Damariscotta on May 10, 1947, he was the son of…

A snowstorm has brought the Twin Villages closer together.

Sort of.

Following the February 5…

The Boothbay Region Food Pantry was the recipient of a big delivery of food and money gifts as a result of 10 community churches coming together on…

At the February 6 Community School District meeting, the trustees voted to approve $700 in funding toward the creation of a forest garden behind the high school tennis courts.

The garden was…

Maxine McFarland, 76, of Verona Island, died February 6, 2014 at a Bangor Hospital with her loving family by her side. 

She was born February 5, 1938 in Edgecomb, the daughter of Earl and…

There is talk of a new art trail coming to…

New Hope for Women (NHFW) in Rockland is pleased to announce the addition of Alex Uhll to its board of directors. Uhll is a Realtor…

The Frances Perkins Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael P. Chaney as its executive director, effective April 1, 2014.

Chaney brings to the Frances Perkins Center many…

The winner of the $1,000 scholarship awarded biennially by Maine Media Women will be announced at the end of April, and applications must be postmarked no later than Monday, March 31, 2014.…

The Boothbay Railway Village is pleased to have been selected to participate in the annual Maine Nonprofit Day at the State House on Thursday, Feb. 13…

Democratic Senator Chris Johnson of Somerville (District 20) will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Feb. 8 in three locations. He will be at the…

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine is inviting businesses, organizations and individuals to participate in its annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake (BFKS) event. Bowlers on each team raise pledge money…

Area emergency and fire crews are working Friday, Feb. 7, to contain a reported 100 gallon diesel oil spill in the Damariscotta River off the coast of Bristol, near…

Larry B. Croxford, 63, of Pleasant Avenue, Portland, formerly of Wiscasset, died January 8, 2014.

Born in Maine, he was a son of Lawrence W. and Bertha L. Dutton Croxford.

He is…

Dennis Allen Brown, 60, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Maine Medical Center on February 2, 2014. 

He was born on June 9, 1953 in Boston, Mass., to Ken Brown and Joan…

As a new fiscal year looms, the focus remains on Two Bridges Regional Jail.

The Lincoln County Commissioners spoke Tuesday, Feb. 4…

A Wiscasset man faces several charges after an alleged domestic dispute and police standoff at a Hodge Street, Wiscasset home, according to a press release early February 7.

“Thankfully…

Depending on how you look at it the snowstorm that occurred February 5 was either a gift from above, or a big letdown. The snow was light and fluffy in the Midcoast,…

On February 6, in a 21-13 vote, the Senate approved a bill sponsored by Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) to make sure fireworks are used responsibly.

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The Friends of the Library thank their volunteers, donors, and patrons for making possible a $30,000 donation to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) has announced that Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills will address their monthly meeting on February 19. The…

Almost Home Rescue of Maine will be featured at The Animal House Adoption Center on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. They will be bringing several dogs…

Deborah G. Coffin died January 31, 2014 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Deb, as she preferred to be called, was born October 28, 1950, in Lowell, Mass.

Raised in Hamilton, Mass.,…

The behind-the-scenes trolley tours of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works shipyard, conducted by Maine Maritime Museum, will be suspended for the 2014 summer season.

The decision to halt the…

The Boothbay Region High School class of 1971 will be holding a fundraiser for the family of Geoffrey and Lori Marston, who lost their Boothbay home to a fire on February 5. Read the full article…

Alwyn “Otto” Charles Purinton Jr., 89, died peacefully on February 2, 2014 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

He was born on February 15, 1924 to Alwyn Charles Purinton Sr. and…

Saturday, Feb. 14: Valentine Dance, grades 6-8, 7-10 p.m. in the YMCA gymnasium. $5 per person.

The Boothbay Region Seahawks put a wrap on the regular season on Tuesday, Feb. 4 with a 71-50 victory over the visiting Oak Hill Raiders to finish at 16-2.

On Monday, Feb. 10, the boys will…

On January 31 the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks and Lincoln Academy Eagles had their final home meet against the Erskine Academy Eagles.

The Seahawks had an excellent final home match…

A fundraiser is being planned to assist the Marston family. Click here…

Municipal revenue sharing is probably not the most popular topic in coffee shops and local diners, but in the Maine State House, a bitter debate is brewing.

On January 22 Boothbay Town…

With even skinnier skis and a ski style more akin to ice skating than the classic Nordic diagonal stride, freestyle cross country skiers virtually fly by classic skiers on the trails. But it takes…