Boothbay Region Elementary School will host an opening round of Busline League large-school division playoff basketball games on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 20 and 21, according to John Deetjen, BRES…

The call came in to Lincoln County Communications at 5:28 a.m. on January 17 from an unidentified caller saying there was a boat sinking in the waters off Pemaquid Point.

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The Oak Hill Raiders scored 20 points in the second quarter and went on to defeat the Lady Seahawks, 62-49, in Western Maine girls basketball at Wales January 16.

The 9-3 Class B Raiders…

In this age of digital communication, “Keeping Print Alive” will be the theme for a panel of three Maine journalists at the February 1 meeting of…

Early results of a Bristol survey show little support for Maine Aqua Ventus' proposed wind project.

There are some caveats: No cutoff date has been set for the…

A Maine wind project just received a bit of a jolt.

The Maine Public Utilities Commission gave the Aqua Ventus Project the green light…

Damariscotta Board of Selectmen Chair Joshua Pinkham is 40 years old.

Every morning when he drives through town, he drives through the…

Last year when Lincoln County Healthcare announced its decision to close St. Andrews’ emergency room, the Boothbay Region Ambulance Service had to plan for unfamiliar territory. The service that…

A substantial number of Lincoln County residents are experiencing difficulty in finding healthy, affordable and accessible food.

The Morris Farm Board of Trustees recently decided to focus…

Good news from owner of A Silver Lining jewelry store, Tony Heyl. The store has been emptied, and the Servepro team is hard at work cleaning up the mess from the recent flood.

On January 8,…

For St. Andrews Village Marketing Director Steven Goold, marketing has always been about building good…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) announced that they are offering several guided nature walks focusing on winter wildlife. On Thursday, Jan…

The Ocean Classroom Foundation has created a new position in its administrative offices in Damariscotta. The new position combines COO and CFO and will be staffed by Peter D. Coburn of Lyme, N.H…

The Seahawks ran out to a three touchdown lead before the Oak Hill Raiders got on the board at Wales on Wednesday night in basketball action, as the visitors cruised to a 75-30 victory and their…

Jane Good is not afraid to ask for help. As a volunteer for the Save St. Andrews Task Force and now the Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation, Good has reached out to Maine’s Attorney…

Is Wiscasset made for walkin’?

How about its Route 1 neighbor, Belfast?

Both Midcoast communities will get some expert help finding out in March, thank to grants announced January 15…

Deezie Flower sent me an email last week with a wonderful photograph showing a view from her house looking toward the outer Harbor — an image not often seen.

Ice had collected almost all the…

Kelly Marie Wyman of Wiscasset, died January 9, 2014. She was 54.

She was born February 9, 1959, the daughter of Stuart R. Wyman of Wiscasset and Marilyn…

A head-on, two-vehicle crash on Route 1 in Wiscasset near Naked Leather sent both drivers to area hospitals January 14.

Wiscasset Police Chief Troy Cline said in a press release that,…

Deputy Matthew Day was promoted to the rank of sergeant on January 11. Sgt. Day has assumed his new duties as patrol sergeant and has joined three other sergeants in supervising daily patrol…

After suffering an opening night loss to Dirigo, the Boothbay Region High School boys Seahawk basketball team has gone on to win nine in a row and are currently seeded in first place in the Heal…

The Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District Board of Trustees approved a fiscal year 2015 budget request to the towns that is 1.98 percent, roughly $20,000, higher than its 2014 budget subsidy…

There has been an ongoing war in the Boothbay peninsula, waged between the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District and a seemingly innocuous object — baby wipes.

Over the years, Boothbay Harbor Sewer…

Angelo Pappagallo didn't mind knocking on a few doors.

It was almost fun, he told the Newcastle Board of Selectmen on Monday, Jan. 13…

Since December 1, Coastal Maine has seen a total of 35.7 inches of snow. That’s nine inches more than normal, according to the National Weather Service in Gray. How has all that extra snowfall…

The Lady Seahawks basketball team stopped a three-game slide with a convincing 49-33 win over Mountain Valley Tuesday night, Jan. 14 at Porter Memorial Gymnasium.

Boothbay took advantage of…

Molnlycke is aiming to break ground April 1 on the expansion to its Rynel plant on Twin Rivers Drive, following the sweeping approval Wiscasset voters gave January 14 to a tax deal linked to the…

With Maine Eastern Railroad's confirmation of Friday to Sunday service returning this summer and fall, the Newcastle Board of Selectmen has announced its backing of a…

Protecting the Boothbay region has been a goal of the Boothbay Region Water District for many years, so when the District Manager Jon Ziegra learned last week that $3.4 million is headed our way,…

At the January 13 Boothbay Harbor Selectmen's meeting, Chairman Bill Hamblen called for nominations for a new vice chairman to replace resigned member Robert Splaine.

Selectmen nominated and…

The case brought against Two Bridges Regional Jail by a former inmate will not be moving forward.

The lawsuit brought forth by Amanda…

Wiscasset Speedway picked up the “Promoter of the Year Award” at the Northeast Motorsports Expo in Augusta held January 10-12.

“We were very excited to take home…

Carolyn Marie Foster, 63, died peacefully at the Gregory Wing in Boothbay Harbor on January 11 with her loving family by her side.

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Everyday families across the nation and in our very own community face hunger. No county is immune. Families struggling to make ends meet through a treacherous…

Hodgdon Yachts in East Boothbay and Boothbay Region Boatyard announced Tuesday, Jan. 14 they have signed a letter of intent to merge Boothbay Region…

What grows up, must come down and in 2013 no one did it better than a Lincoln County nature center.

Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson received the Maine…

For 17 years, Stacy McLellan has wanted to open a sandwich shop and deli in Boothbay Harbor. When the space formerly occupied by Rose's Cafe came up for rent, McLellan's husband Jeremy asked, “Why…

The Lady Seahawks lost their third straight game on Monday, Jan. 13 as the host Madison Bulldogs held off a fourth quarter comeback bid by Boothbay and went on to win, 46-35.

Trailing by 10…

The Cuckolds Fog Signal and Light Station Council will be holding a public meeting Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 5 p.m. at the Southport Town Hall to review the Cuckolds…

The 12 Rivers Conservation Initiative in Newcastle recently received a $5,000 grant from the Fund for Maine Land Conservation of the Maine Community Foundation.

The 12 Rivers Initiative is a…

The Y-Arts crew is heading to Atlanta again.

The group of 29 kids from the Boothbay area, aged 7 to 18 will be competing for the fifth…

Kristy Anderson has opened up a new hair studio called “unTangled” directly across from the Boothbay Harbor Post Office.

Anderson has been doing hair for seven years, starting the year after…

Southport philanthropist Paul Coulombe recently donated $10,000 to the Boothbay Region Fuel Fund, a charitable service committed to keeping local families warm during the winter.

Coulombe…

Winter doldrums setting in?

Area libraries have more than page-turners to offer patrons who are looking to escape this cold and slippery season.

Get lost in…

Residents concerned about the effects of changing ocean chemistry testified before the Marine Resource Committee January 13 in favor of an effort to protect Maine’s…

Lucy Marie (Roy) Marcotte, 96, of Concord, N.H., formerly of Bow, N.H., Boothbay Harbor and Wellesley, Mass., died January 7, 2014.

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Shirley R. Savage, beloved wife and mother, of Lowelltown Road in Wiscasset died January 11, 2014 after battling cancer at…

The Newcastle Board of Selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. tonight, Jan. 13, at the Newcastle Town Office.

In addition to regular business,…

Edgecomb selectmen have canceled the board’s Monday, Jan. 13, meeting, for lack of a quorum, Selectman Jessica Chubbuck said.

The board meets next at 6 p.m. on January 27, at town hall.

Beverly Jean (Baldwin) Gray of Woolwich died peacefully surrounded by family members in her home on January 11, 2014. 

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