The rain didn’t dampen the spirits or energy of local Rebuilding Together volunteers on May 11.
More than 75 residents, including business people,…
News
Obituary
Charles Loring Stonemetz died early Sunday morning January 6, 2013 surrounded by his loving family.
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Two Bridges Regional Jail
The week of May 5-11 is National Correctional Officers Week. Two Bridges Regional Jail celebrated the week with a special luncheon for officers on May 7.
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Town Meeting
Seventy-five residents of Edgecomb spent three and a half hours on Saturday, May 11, in lively but civil debate on 58 warrant…
Obituary
Francis Emmanuel Bellizia Jr., 69, of Boothbay Harbor, died April 24 after a year-long battle with cancer.
He was born in Medford, Mass. on January 7,…
Obituary
Come and join the family of Arnold McLain for a celebration of life service at the Lewis residence, 61 Sawyer's Island Road, Boothbay on Saturday, May 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
Obituary
Keith Jameson, 78, of Port Saint Lucie, Fla. died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Tiffany Hall Nursing Home.
He was born in Bath on June 16, 1934, a son of…
Obituary
Dane Andrew Bonang, 26, of Wiscasset died in an automobile accident on May 11.
He was born in Bath on October 22, 1986, a son of Allan and Mary Beth…
Teen2Teen Contest
Skidompha Library’s Porter Meeting Hall hummed with excitement on May 6 as the audience watched the short films made by Lincoln County high school students and waited to find out…
Obituary
Anne “Nancy” Eliot Hiatt, 92, died peacefully on May 9 at Maine Medical Center, after a day full of some song and visits with children and grandchildren. Her…
A 26-year-old Wiscasset man died following an early morning, single-vehicle crash May 11 in Wiscasset, police said.
Wiscasset police responded to the…
A celebration of life for Judith A. Herbert, who died February 16, 2013,will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at the Senior Center, Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset. A…
A committal service for Priscilla S. Dickson, who died February 26, 2013, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset. Arrangements are by Daigle…
Maine History
The Boothbay Region Veterans Project continues to seek information on the following veterans who served stateside and oversees during the time period from the start of the Korean…
BHPD
Gregory Middendorf, 35, of Boothbay Harbor, was summoned on April 16 on two counts of theft by unauthorized taking in connection with…
At the Opera House
With hugs, laughs and tears, the employees of the town of Boothbay Harbor bid fond farewell to Barbara Wilson at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on April 24. She was presented…
A Lincoln County planning panel has won $400,000 to study possible hazardous waste sites.
The work could get some…
The annual Edgecomb town meeting will be at 10 a.m., Saturday at the Edgecomb Town Hall.
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Congratulations
On May 3, Boothbay Region High School senior Sarah Caron found out she won the Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship and will receive $5,000 toward her college tuition. Caron is one of…
A Woolwich man was arrested on forgery charges in Brunswick on May 7. David Gillison, 31, of Woolwich, was caught attempting to cash a check for $5,000 from the Sagadahoc County…
For a Good Cause
Fourteen-year-old Noah Jones of Newcastle is fighting the fight of his short life. He was diagnosed in March with high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia and has been undergoing in-…
BHPD
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department has been investigating reports of sexually inappropriate messages sent to teenage girls on Facebook.
Police…
Obituary
Benjamin O. Fitzgerald, 84, died January 21, 2013 in Dunnellon, Fla.
Ben was born in 1928 in Canaan, Maine to Susie and Benjamin O. Fitzgerald.…
Wiscasset
Jason Gallagher, 32, was transported to Maine Medical Center after rolling his 2013 Kia Optima near the intersection of the Huntoon…
The Rocky Channels Superintendent of Schools office on Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor will be closed on Friday, May 10 as staff will be attending professional development training. It…
Donald S. Barter
Donald Sumner Barter, 92, of Boothbay Harbor died peacefully on Monday, May 6, 2013 at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta after a brief illness.
He was born January 3, 1921 in Boothbay…
The Southport Planning Board will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, at the Town Offices to approve the minutes of the April 3 meeting.
The following land transfers were recorded at Lincoln County Registry of Deeds in Wiscasset from April15-26:
BOOTHBAY – Andrea Lamp to Endicott…
Rising insurance costs, funding for new staff at the District Attorney's office and slight salary increases were cited as some of the reasons for an overall increase to this year's…
Seahawks Baseball
The Boothbay Region High School boys varsity baseball team was able to collect its first win of the season May 3.
The Seahawks (1-6) walloped Telstar,…
Although David Stimson gathered over 200 signatures by March 25, his petition to change Boothbay's ordinances to allow boatbuilding in a residential district was not included in…
Boothbay Port Committee
It was a meeting of firsts on May 2 for the Boothbay Port Committee involving a request for a recreational float and the sale of half a commercial float.
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In case you missed “The Price Is Right,” on May 6, Cama Hagerthy of Boothbay didn't win the Showcase – but she did win a few nice prizes, has lots of good memories, and got a kiss…
For a Good Cause
Several months ago, Boothbay resident Cheryl Lorrain was looking through her daughter’s closet. She was overwhelmed with the amount of beautiful dresses hanging up or piled on the…
LCSO
Sheriff Todd Brackett reports the following:
Court security training completed
Lt. Michael…
Obituary
Virginia “Ginny” Clark Kingsley Jones died the afternoon of April 21, 2013 at Covenant Hospice at Bay Medical Center, Panama City, Fla.
She was born…
Agenda
1. Introduction of board, town manager and secretary
2. Approve minutes of April 22, 2013 meeting
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Town Elections
Boothbay voters approved all articles at the annual town meeting held at the Boothbay Railway Village Town Hall on May 6. The moderator Carl “Chip” Griffin started the meeting by…
Maine Department of Education
Boothbay Region High School is challenging its C grade based on the Maine School Performance Grading System. The discrepancy hinges on the school's participation rate; how many…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
A group of volunteers and trustees gathered at the Boothbay Region Historical Society April 25 to thank local historian and curator Barbara Rumsey for more than 25 years of service…
Maine Fishing Industry
Local lobstermen are invited to attend an informational meeting on the proposed Maine Lobstering Union at the Dockside Grill restaurant at Cap'n Fish's Motel, Atlantic Avenue,…
LCSO
After four years on the force, a valued member of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is calling it a career.
The officer's replacement isn't far…
The St. Andrews Task Force was formed in response to a local crisis (the closing of St. Andrews Hospital's 24/7 emergency room). The four affected towns entered into an interlocal…
Boothbay Region Water District
Francis McBrearty invoked an ongoing discussion on April 22 to hook up the Boothbay Industrial Park to public water and sewer lines through the Route 27 corridor running north…
Obituary
Elinor M. Lewis, 94, a lifelong resident of Wiscasset, died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Cove's Edge in Damariscotta.
She was born on June 18, 1918 in…
Obituary
Jean Swan Gordon died on April 26, 2013 at her home in Old Lyme, Conn., at the age of 91.She was born on February 22, 1922, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the oldest of four children, to John…
Activism
A new group, Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (GRR), founded this February, had its first public outing April 30 when 14 of its members from different regions in Maine visited…
Maine Fishing Industry
When fellow clam diggers asked Wiscasset Shellfish Committee Chairman Donald James if they could work fewer hours seeding clams and doing other conservation work each year, he didn…
