Bad weather this past weekend has again kept Boothbay Region High School Athletic Administrator Allan Crocker busy rescheduling games.

The girls' basketball games at Madison, postponed on…

Dominic “Nick” W. Caristo of Niantic, Conn., formerly of Alna, died peacefully at his home on January 10, 2014. He was 70. Nick’s determination and will to live was…

The Boothbay Region Elementary School basketball games against Wiscasset, postponed on January 6 due to the weather, will be played Wednesday, Jan. 15.

The seventh grade boys and girls will…

Helen Ida (Johnson) Markwith, 93, of Warren, died January 11, 2014 at the Veterans’ Home in Augusta. She was the wife of the late Roy W. Markwith of Boothbay Harbor…

Wallace “Junior” Barter Jr. died January 9, 2014 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. He was 86.

Born in Boothbay Harbor on July 30, 1927, Wallace attended Boothbay schools, and worked in the…

Mystic Seaport is seeking applicants now through February 18 to become a stowaway aboard the Charles W. Morgan during its 38th voyage in the summer of 2014. To apply and submit your video…

New Hope for Women (NHFW) in Rockland is pleased to be the recipient of a $1,000 HopeLine Grant from Verizon Wireless. HopeLine…

A wind blowing from the south helped prevent an overnight shed fire at a Wiscasset farm from spreading to a nearby barn, Assistant Wiscasset Fire Chief John…

Icy morning conditions on the Boothbay peninsula caused numerous cars to slide off the road, as freezing rain arrived in early Saturday morning, January 11.

Many motorists waited for sand…

While the states looks beyond Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta for places to house the mentally ill, the Lincoln and Sagadahoc Regional Jail Authority doesn't…

When the southwest winds a blowin’ and the temperature’s just right, the salty seas turn to ice in Boothbay Harbor.

January's bitter wind chills have hardened the inner harbor into sheets of…

For those who wonder which way the wind is blowing on the Maine Aqua Ventus Project, there's a new website in town.

The hot and cold water pipes broke in one of the third floor apartment bathrooms over A Silver Lining jewelry store in downtown Boothbay Harbor on January 8 in the early afternoon.

“It was…

The Chewonki Foundation's Keith Crowley knows some people picture bats as mice with wings. But they're far from rodents, and also far from a lot of other myths that dog them.

Maynard Alden “Butch” Morton, 70, died January 6, 2014 peacefully at his home on Westport Island.

The 2014 Governor’s Conference on Tourism will be held in Bangor at the new Cross Insurance Center on March 18-19. Online registration for the event opened January 1, 2014 at…

Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that draw on the strengths of the community and foster collaboration are encouraged to apply to the…

The visiting Hall-Dale Bulldogs made nine of 12 free throws in overtime and held off a comeback by the Lady Seahawks to win, 52-48, January 9 at Boothbay Region High School.

In the four-…

When it comes to building boats in the future, look upriver.

Hodgdon Shipbuilding recently announced it has expanded up the river and…

At the start of the budget season, the Boothbay selectmen knew that benefit cuts would be the hot-button issue at the January 8 selectmen's meeting.

Town employees have been nervous about…

When it comes to jail funding for the new year, it looks much like last year:

Murky.

The Lincoln and…

Maine and Alaska have a lot in common: breathtaking scenery, economies built on fishing and tourism, an appreciation for the flannel shirt and acres of woods where one…

The Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts program is in the top running for the Playbill Community Service Award presented at the Junior Music Theatre…

Evan Hepburn scored 19 points and Andrew Hallinan added 12 more, to go along with unofficially nine assists, as the Seahawks improved to 7-1 with a 56-44 victory over the Hall-Dale Bulldogs at…

The Boothbay Region High School boys basketball Seahawks team played its first game in front of the home crowd in 17 days on January 7 in a 59-33 victory over the Wiscasset Wolverines.

On…

After an easy win at home January 4, the Boothbay Region High School Lady Seahawks basketball team ran into trouble Tuesday as the host Carrabec Cobras trounced Boothbay, 65-38.

Carrabec led…

With some luck and a little cash, Wiscasset and Boothbay Harbor will be getting closer together.

UPDATE: As of January 14, Daniel Reed is reported to be in “fair” condition at Central Maine…

Boothbay town employees met with the board of selectmen and town manager on December 31 to discuss the proposed budget that will reduce staff benefits.

Last month Town Manager Jim Chaousis…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) will hold his monthly in-district office hours on Saturday, Jan. 11 in three locations. He will be at the Village Café and…

The Y Child Enrichment Center has been open for over 25 years, dedicated to creating a positive and enjoyable environment for children who attend. “We strive to give each child an…

As a longtime Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher, Southport-raised Kathy Blagdon said she’s used to helping other people, not having other people do things for her.

By the time Katie Sibley graduated from Boothbay Region High School in 2003, she had netted 1,444 points and was a familiar face on the Sunday sports page.

But for the young basketball star…

Recent summonses

On December 31, Timothy J. Peaslee, 20, of Whitefield was issued a…

With the new year brings plenty of news from the Boothbay region. Budget talks, TIFs and capital improvements discussions will kick off the Boothbay selectmen’s meeting at 7 p.m. on January 8 at…

Scott Soule of Wiscasset, born on May 2, 1970, died at the Lincoln County Healthcare Miles Campus, on January 5, 2014. He was 43.

Scott was well known for his love of sporty cars, four…

For Janice Taft, the best part of her hip replacement surgery was a recovery so quick she could walk just hours after the operation. About 24 hours after those first steps, she was…

This winter has proven to be a cold and snowy one so far.

With around three months to go before heating bills fade away, many people…

Although Maine found itself ringed tightly in winter's grip Tuesday, Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Mark King said it's not too early to think about…

February 18, 2013.

That was the last time the Boothbay and Wiscasset boys varsity basketball teams squared off in a meaningful game. The game was a…

The Nordic ski race season got off to a perfect, albeit chilly, start for the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks on Saturday, Jan. 4 with a relay race at Telstar.

With 69 teams competing…

A celebration for Faith Foster of Boothbay, who died November 15, 2013, will be held at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. Full obituary available…

Gene A. Pisano, (Gino Adolpho), 89, died after a struggle with kidney disease on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013 at his home on Barters Island in Boothbay.

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Remember Gateway 1?

The think tank for land use and transportation planning along the Route 1 corridor still has a handful of active believers, nearly three years after Gov. Paul LePage's…

Budget season is beginning for the AOS 98 schools in Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb and Georgetown.

Boothbay-…

The first baby born at LincolnHealth in Damariscotta in the new year arrived January 2, dodging an ice storm, a blizzard and arctic temperatures.

Katie…

Promise, pledge, oath, vow, resolve, determination, all words that could be substituted for a New Year's resolution, but resolution to a photographer is a celebration of detail, and detailed…

Edward K. “Ted” Ward Jr., 80, died on January 3 at his home in East Boothbay.

He was…

Special Olympics Maine will send nearly 500 athletes to Sugarloaf USA for the 45th annual Special Olympics Maine Winter Games January 26-28.

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The Boothbay Region High School boys basketball games at Carrabec scheduled for tonight, January 6, have been rescheduled due to the weather, according to BRHS Athletic Administrator Allan Crocker…