Southport resident Evelyn Sherman reported hearing a loud bang at around 9:30 p.m. on August 8.

The next morning she saw her neighbor's mailbox had been run over, a maple tree had been side…

If you've had some good pie around town this summer, or maybe a pumpkin whoopie pie, there's a chance it came from the kitchen of Daphne Cromwell.

The Westport Island woman bakes and…

Some local athletes tested their abilities and had a unique opportunity to lend a hand to a wounded warrior at the Tough Mudder event at Mount Snow in Vermont on August 10.

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A 100-foot-tall cell phone tower could be going up at the Edgecomb Fire Station, and if it doesn't go there, it will likely end up somewhere else in town, town officials said.

Smoke forced customers and employees to evacuate the Irving gas station in Boothbay Harbor at 10:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13.

Employees reported seeing smoke pouring into the building out of…

The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced the arrest of four people suspected with trafficking heroin in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties.

F. Parker “Tad” Bartlett III, 74, lost his three-year battle with cancer and died on August 6. He was born September 23, 1938 in Newton, Mass., to F. Parker Bartlett Jr. and Jane…

Raymond H. Ripley Jr. 90, formerly of Wellesley, Mass., died August 8 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor. Ray was born March 3, 1923 in Watertown, Mass., to Raymond H. Ripley Sr. and…

A former Two Bridges Regional Jail inmate has filed a lawsuit against Two Bridges Regional Jail, alleging that her rights were infringed when she was in custody.

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PORT CLYDE — Rockland, South Thomaston, St. George and Thomaston ambulances were called to Port Clyde, where a crash involving a handful of pedestrians and multiple vehicles on the pier occurred…

With closure and construction in sight, Pratts Island residents came out to support a plan that shuts down the bridge earlier and more often.

Counting down the days … to Sunday, Aug. 18. Starting at 1 p.m. that day, the YMCA Field House doors will open to welcome all Boothbay…

The famous fisherman statue at Brown's Wharf has something new to ponder.

Forty-five…

With the first-ever “Wings Over Wiscasset” in the books, organizers are looking ahead to the future of the event that drew thousands to the Wiscasset Municipal Airport on August 6.

Does it…

Bright red signs all pointed to Pratts Island, where a procession of Mercedes-Benz, Jaguars and BMWs snaked its way through dirt roads to Paul Coulombe's sprawling estate.

Those wearing…

Lincoln County Superior Court docketed the following in its Closed Case Court for July 23-August 6:

Joseph M. Cappelletti Jr., 62, Damariscotta, two counts of…

Under the snout of a snarling World War II fighter called the P-40 Warhawk, a group of veterans from the “Greatest Generaton” told a Wiscasset audience that their war ranged from terror to utter…

Ocean Point’s Marlies Boyd walked out on the new driving range at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club and prepared to practice.

As she stared at the practice facility, which opened this week, a…

The pond on Roads End in Boothbay Harbor is home once again to a few baby ducklings, paddling around in the shallow water.

“One day I came outside and there they were, swimming behind their…

Several months ago, Audrey Miller of Cottage Connection in Boothbay proposed an economic opportunity for the Boothbay region: host an Emmy nominated travel show on PBS called “Getting Away…

“Wings Over Wiscasset” got the blue-sky day organizers had been hoping for.

“I'm excited, and very excited to see that everyone who had to show up and do their part showed up,” Wiscasset…

A year after Lincoln County received $48,000 from the Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), the oldest county in Maine will again take advantage of the homeland security grant.

Tod…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On August 2, Reserve Deputy Richard Woodward was dispatched to a criminal mischief to a motor vehicle complaint…

Ryan Casey’s video of a great white shark feeding on a whale carcass near…

Each year, the Boothbay Harbor region hosts many fundraisers for good causes; but the Wannawaf waffle eating contest is in a class all by itself. With disregard to personal health, the brave and…

Molnlycke Health Care is continuing its work toward a possible expansion in either Wiscasset or Brunswick, a company official said August 2.

“Nothing has changed. We're still moving on…

Marilyn Elaine Strickland, 71, died peacefully at her home on Sunday August 4, 2013 with her loving family by her side.

She was born on October 9, 1941 in…

Lt. Col. William H. Dunning was born March 16, 1935 in Gorham and died August 3, 2013 in Newcastle.

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Clayton M. “Tiger” Bragdon died on July 26, 2013.

Tiger was born in Rochester, N.H. on October 6, 1952, the son of…

Jane (Blood) Francis, 91, died Monday, August 5, 2013 at her home in Boothbay.

The family said there will be no services.

A memorial service for Katharine "Kitty" Brown, who died on July 12, 2013 in Nobleboro, will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, August 17 at the Second Congregational…

A memorial service for Charles P. Howe, who died on June 13, 2013, will be held Saturday, August 17, at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset. After the service, a reception will…

Patricia L. Haley, 83, of Bath, formerly of Caribou died Sunday, July 28, 2013 at Horizon Living & Rehab in Brunswick.

Veula Emerson Reed, 100, of Edgecomb, died peacefully on the morning of July 27, 2013 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

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A memorial service for the Reverend James Helms will be held Sunday, August 11 at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a $25,000 grant to Monhegan Historical and Cultural Museum Association, according to a release from U.S. Senators Susan…

Editor's Note: On July 22, East Boothbay resident Sally Bullard was at the Seaport to …

Wings over Wiscasset is on August 6. The day’s events are below. Click here to read…

On a sunny day with thousands of spectators, East Boothbay resident Sally Bullard christened the Charles W. Morgan.

The event occurred at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conn., on July 21…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

On July 23, Deputy Matthew Day took a report of a missing or stolen kayak (value: $600) in the Southport…

The phenomenon known as Thomas the Tank Engine has passed through a couple of generations and it’s not slowing down if the rainy day crowd at the Boothbay Railway Village is any indication.

Emily Isaacson, 31, a native of Brunswick, has been chosen as Music Director for the Oratorio Chorale. Isaacson succeeds Peter Frewen, who retired after 27 years with the chorale.

Isaacson…

Some Boothbay Harbor lobstermen were treated to an unusual sight on July 30 — a great white shark feeding on a minke whale carcass.

Ryan Casey said…

When asked for a show of hands to move forward with a plan for Hendricks Head Beach, a room full of Southport residents' hands shot up.

The Boothbay Region YMCA’s Camp Knickerbocker on Barters Island Road, Boothbay will hold its annual Camp Carnival tonight, August 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be…

A two-car accident occurred in front of the Boothbay Railway Village at 9:12 a.m. on August 1.

A Subaru Forester driven by Frederick Fahlsing, 70, of West…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is pleased to announce that high school graduates Briar Bragdon of Windsor and Sarah Caron of Boothbay Harbor are the 2013 recipients of the Maureen…

When the Boothbay Region Water District and the town of Boothbay reformatted their agreement to share the costs of code enforcement, the two entities decided to take…

In the three years Jim Chaousis has managed the town of Boothbay, he said he is proud of what's been accomplished, but there is still a lot of work to be done.

On July 24…