Barbara Brown, a Phi Theta Kappa honors student, graduated from Southern Maine Community College on Saturday, May 18. Brown is the daughter of Mary Lee Brown of Boothbay Harbor and…

The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks track and field season drew to a close on June 1 in Dover-Foxcroft. While temperatures topped out at 90 F, there were other surprises in…

The Friends of the Library Used Bookstore put a call out for volunteers in April; this month an unusual pair responded.

Last Wednesday, a mourning…

People driving past the Boothbay Harbor Country Club can see dozens of workers scurrying around the elderly log cabin clubhouse.

Nearby, a hillside has…

Are the new water rates for the district and for Southport residents fair? In April, the trustees of the Boothbay Region Water District asked Supervisor Jon Ziegra to find out.…

The Boothbay region was slated to be the hot spot for solar power this summer, but one of the key players, Boothbay Microgrid backed out of the project, further delaying the Boothbay…

During the June 4 meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners, there was a presentation of what-ifs.

The focus of these questions was what if sea…

Matthew Plummer, 30, of Edgecomb pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a schedule W drug, Oxycodone, and unlawful possession of Lorazapan.

Plummer…

As tornadoes struck Oklahoma once again May 31, Edgecomb Selectman Jack Sarmanian was there experiencing it first hand.

In fact, one tornado passed by…

Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:

Arrests

On May 29, James McDuff, 51, of…

Oliver's Restaurant, Map 32-Lot 21/22, Cosy Harbor, interior alterations

Christina Eighmey, Map 37-Lot 25, 741 Hendricks Hill Road, screened porch and…

Henry Emile “Mike” Erhard, 89, of Castine, died June 1, 2013 at the Lincoln Home in Newcastle. He was born October 11, 1923, in Newton, Mass., to Henry Alker and Helen (Weber)…

A disgusted Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter blasted selectmen June 3 over what he saw at a local cemetery Memorial Day morning: tattered, faded flags on veterans' graves.…

The Midcoast United U-12 soccer team continued their undefeated streak with an impressive 4-3 win over the Seacoast Mariners on Sunday, June 2. The Mariners jumped to a 2-0 lead…

Wannawaf will be serving up its decadent ice cream confections wrapped in warm waffles in Portland when a second store opens at 15 Monument Square.

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Texas-based Music Doing Good returns for the fifth year to the Midcoast area to raise friends and funds for local charities through a series of concert events.

Maine Attorney General Janet Mills has determined there are no legal grounds for her to change Lincoln County Healthcare’s decision to close St. Andrews Hospital’s emergency room…

The light in Nancie Atwell's eyes reflects her passion for teaching.

Her body of published works on the reading/writing workshop method of teaching are…

With the coming of summer and the arrival of tourists, the Boothbay region will be saying good-bye.

Boothbay Region High School will see 54 seniors…

For the third consecutive year, S. W. Cole Engineering will hold a contest this fall for schools throughout the company’s service areas to promote science and engineering…

Frances Oradell Nason, 94, died on June 2, 2013 at the home of her niece, Dawn Gilbert, in Boothbay.

Frances was born January 1, 1919, the daughter of…

A locally based staff that knows their residents and personalizes care is the secret behind the Gregory Wing’s five-star rating, said St. Andrews Village Executive Director Wendy…

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has announced that the organization will be donating $10,000 to the Monhegan Historical and Cultural Museum…

Gov. Paul LePage presented Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences with the Maine International Trade Center's (MITC) 2012 Innovator of the Year award during the 33rd annual Maine…

Albert C. Lester Jr., 81, of Main Road, Westport Island, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 peacefully in his sleep at Cove's Edge in Damariscotta.

He was born…

The June meeting of Maine Media Women will take an unusual turn when the group meets to make greeting cards for distribution to U.S. servicemen and women overseas.

A small boat fire in Bayville was extinguished almost as quickly as it began.

A report of the fire was received by the Boothbay Harbor Fire Department…

Faye Wilson, known to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren as “Amah,” died peacefully in her own home with family present on May 29, 2013.

Faye…

It was a foggy morning on Burnt Island when the Pirates and the YOLO’s prepared for battle. Not a battle of arms, but a battle of mental and learning challenges.

Although it's not the end, it's the end of a chapter for Cormac Miller.

The Boothbay Region High School senior won't be wearing the blue and gold on a…

UPDATE: Angelique Perkins won the semifinal round of "Kick Start Maine" in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion on Thursday night, June 6. Be sure to tune in this…

Performing on stage at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta on June 14, 15 and 16 at 2 p.m., Heart Forever Young (formerly known at Young at Heart) will present a program of songs,…

A Wiscasset man pleaded guilty May 30 to one count of violence/assault at the Lincoln County Superior Court.

Clifton Hannah, 47, pleaded guilty to the…

Seaside Lodge of Masons was pleased to have Brother Eugene Kelley in attendance to receive his 50 Year Service medal. Very Worshipful John Arsenault presented the 50 Year Service…

Marjorie Taylor (Stevenson) Hunter, 91, of Edgecomb died peacefully on May 10, 2013 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.  

Marjorie led a long…

An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Thursday, June 6, 1-6 p.m. in the YMCA gymnasium

The Summer 2013 YMCA Program Session begins Monday,…

The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team played long and hard May 30 against North Yarmouth Academy, but ultimately came up short, losing the match 5-0.

If you'd like your business on this year's Boothbay Region High School and Wiscasset High School graduation pages, call 207-633-4620 or email subscriptions@…

U.S. Sen. Angus S. King Jr. (I-Maine) launched his new official Senate website May 30. The website features a variety of resources that enable visitors to stay up-to-date on King’s…

Ocean Point Studio Visons of Maine will celebrate the beginning of its 20th year by participating in The First Friday Art Tour on June 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. and by having an open-…

The Boothbay Region High School softball team lost its final two games of the season last week to finish with a 0-14 record.

At home against Hall-Dale…

Sarah Scott’s path to medical school began as she watched her family struggle to get medical care for her little sister’s heart condition.

“I thought,…

Midnight Energy (formerly Midnight Oil) in Newcastle has undergone a complete operational and branding overhaul, and, effective today, May 30, the company reemerges as Seacoast…

Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills is warning elderly Maine to be wary of a phone scam in which the callers lead them to believe they are eligible for a free life alert or…

Will developer Tony Casella get the sewer access he needs to put up a hotel off Edgecomb's Route 1?

Selectmen expect to vote later this month on…

A trial date could prompt a Southport man to work out a deal with the town of Edgecomb over his alleged illegal junkyard, a lawyer for Edgecomb said May 29.

For three weeks, workers from Jewett Builders have been busy preparing to move the house that overlooks the fairways at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club. Weighing in at an…

As the pace of life quickens on the Pemaquid peninsula with spring flowers and budding shiny new tree leaves in that very special shade of “green,” the artists of the Saltwater…

Clint Chandler of Edgecomb was named to the dean's list at Saint Joseph's College of Maine for the spring semester. To be eligible for the dean's list, a student must attain an…