A Boothbay Harbor man’s flowers had the sweet smell of success at the Maine Organic Farmers’ and Growers’ Association Fair. Doug Peck, a professional gardener, earned 13 blue ribbons during the…
News
The sweet, tangy flavor of fresh-pressed apple cider is always an autumn treat and the 1761 Pownalborough Courthouse in Dresden was a perfect setting for Sunday’s cider-pressing sponsored by the…
Coastal Senior College (CSC) is proud to announce that the Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley, will deliver an address to CSC members and members of…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board voted Sept. 26 to recommend a two-zone solution be vetted, then go to voters. The decision did not come lightly.
Board Chair Bill Hamblen…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is joining the Bowdoin College Museum of Art for a collaboration celebrating the artistic talents of two New England botanists, watercolorist Kate Furbish and…
The twelfth annual Pumpkinfest kicked off Saturday with the arrival and weigh-off of amateur-grown pumpkins at Pinkham’s Plantation in Damariscotta. Many young growers were among the first timers…
When a business has been around for 67 years and word comes it’s changing hands, a natural response might be to wonder: Will the name change? Will it provide the same service?
Dusty and Amy…
The grabber is the color scheme of her signs, Carole Jordan said. Brown and pink, the placards for Boothbay Canine Daycare & Boarding are hard to miss…
A six-week Survivors of Suicide Support Group is starting on Friday, Oct. 12 in Newcastle. To preregister and for more information, please call Lisa Beth Hammer at 978-853-1950.
The support…
Edgecomb Historical Society board member Dave Boucher spoke with Edgecomb selectmen Monday at their meeting on Monday about a possible future EHS home.
EHS has identified a town-owned…
Claude Clayton Parmenter, 78, of Southport, Maine passed away on Sept. 24, 2018 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness.
Claude…
Barbara Sue Bush died peacefully at the age of 95, Sept. 23, 2018 at Indian River Estates in Vero Beach, Florida. Barbara was born in Washington, D.C., the only child of Maxwell Blick and Florence…
A kind and compassionate flame was extinguished unexpectedly early Sunday evening, Sept. 23, 2018. Nancie Bokesch was born Nancie Jane Duff on Nov. 26, 1946 in Alliance, Ohio, the only child of…
Boothbay Region Food Pantry
On Sept. 30, the summer version of the food pantry’s Fresh and Frozen Fruit and Vegetable Program will draw to a close. As with the pantry’s previous voucher programs, this one has been extremely…
The wooden sloop Providence docked in Wiscasset Harbor Tuesday for repairs expected to take until late spring. The Providence will require, among other things, new masts and…
Boothbay Harbor selectmen
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen's Chair Wendy Wolf said the Housing Committee on Sept. 19 designated a subcommittee to examine Boothbay and Boothbay Harbors' comprehensive plans for language relevant to…
Anyone familiar with Southport will likely know Southport Central School’s new kindergarten and first grade teacher Nikki Tibbetts is big news. Tibbetts used to learn in the very room she now…
James W. Hunt, 82, died Sept. 22, 2018, at his home on Southport, Maine, surrounded by his loving family to whom he was entirely devoted. He was born June 4, 1936 in Worcester, Massachusetts to…
Mary Etta Peaslee, 76, of Boothbay, died September 21, 2018 at Maine Medical Center. She was lovingly surrounded by close family.
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The Woodchucks are a group of volunteers and one of the original programs of the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council (BRCRC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Since the fall of 2008 the…
When Cornelia Kitfield, highly allergic to bees, would get stung, her doctor would send the rocks flying as he drove up the dirt road to the family’s home in the country in Durham, New Hampshire…
Clare Coey Newbury, born Oct. 1, 1946 in West Palm Beach Florida, died unexpectedly Sept. 18, 2018. As a child, she spent winters in Florida, and long joyful summers on Squirrel Island where she…
The Edgecomb planning board on Sept. 20 reviewed Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts' request to change the use of property at 103 Cochran Road from residential to commercial. The center is a…
The 28th annual Boothbay Charities Classic golf tournament raised a record $65,000 for Special Olympics Maine on Saturday at Boothbay Harbor Country Club.
Spokesperson Leon Blackman said it…
With the REAL ID extension for Mainers set to expire Oct. 10, Lincoln County Registry of Probate has had a significant increase in U.S. passport applications.
The demand has been increasing…
Join the Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) on Sunday, Sept. 30 from 2-3:30 p.m. for the second annual Apple Talk, Tasting and Tour under the tent at Oak Point Farm. This event features amateur…
The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees and School Committee hosted a joint discussion with the selectmen of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor Sept 19. The discussion centered around mostly…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival has always been known as a rollicking celebration of the working waterfront, with traditions of music, boat rides, an oyster shucking championship, and thousands of…
A proposed rate hike resulted in 28 people attending a Sept. 20 public hearing in Southport on Boothbay Region Water District’s request for a 33.15 percent average increase. Attendees filled the…
Obituary
David Thomas Wright, 67, of Hanover, Maine died unexpectedly at his home on Sept. 9, 2018.
Dave was born Aug. 2, 1951 in Biddeford, Maine, son of Connie (Reed) and Dick Wright of West…
Author, real estate agent and design consultant Dana Moos of Damariscotta won the Best Bite competition at the 7th annual Claw Down at Boothbay Railway Museum on Thursday. Sept.20.
Moos’s…
Boothbay/Wiscasset Boys’ cross country team finished second Sept. 19 in an eight-team Mountain Valley Conference mid-season meet. Seahawk runner Will Perkins finished third overall with a 19:17…
Charlie Chiarchiaro does not see himself as an antique collector, but as a philosopher exploring the interface between the analog and the digital ages.
What began as a collection of musical…
Boothbay planning board
Two East Boothbay property owners got a big thumbs up from a neighbor for a plan to improve their Lincoln Street property. On Sept. 19, the Boothbay Planning Board unanimously approved Stephen…
Orono, Maine — Maine fishermen hauled in 110.8 million pounds of lobsters in 2017 with a value of more than $400 million. While still incredibly large, this volume represented a 16…
Obituary
Arthur D. Webster, proud son of Boothbay Harbor, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Sept. 9, 2018 at Maine Medical Center due to complications from a heart condition and in the company…
After 40 years, Bob and Sally Maroon are bidding farewell to hosting daily traffic through the Chowder House. And with a desire to end the season quietly, they plan no big celebrations or hurrahs…
The diagnosis and treatment of certain illnesses can be daunting for patients and their medical providers. Add limitations imposed by medical insurance and common practice and it becomes even more…
Obituary
Wilberta May Nichols West, 89, of Wiscasset, passed away on the afternoon of Sept. 18, 2018 at the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus in Damariscotta.
Born on July 12, 1929 in Augusta, she was the…
September meant back to school for students all across the state. Most of Maine’s kindergarten through grade 12 students attend public schools. In 2017-18, Maine’s Department of Education reported…
The first-ever Boothbay Food and Music Festival concludes Saturday, Sept. 22 with two events, the Family Fest and Music Fest, sure to please people of all ages. Both events are being held at the…
The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a fundraising event in the form of a sub sale Saturday, Sept. 29. Church members will be taking orders for this fall event, which will be replacing…
In September 1980, Dian Post and her husband Bob came to Boothbay to escape the “beastly” heat in Washington, D.C., where they both worked, Dian as an editor and graphic designer and Bob as a…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County can partner with Verizon Wireless, which owns the communications tower in Nobleboro, to tap into the mobile company’s large generator during power outages, County Administrator…
For years, two Boothbay region organizations have helped youth in a poor Guatemalan city get safe passage out of poverty. The Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church…
For 20 years the Eldercare Network of Lincoln County’s has been creating age friendly, community based homes for elders to live in pleasant and safe surroundings with dignity and enjoyment.
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“The people of our community need us to increase our gifts, improve our workplace campaigns, and bring in new donors,” said United Way of Mid Coast Maine Campaign Chair Joel Merry at the Campaign…
It was early and the smell of pumpkin pancakes filled the air as the Lincoln County Animal Shelter fundraiser got under way at the Boothbay Common Saturday, Sept. 15. Vendors were…
According to District Attorney Jon Liberman, District VI, which includes Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties, is being considered for an adult drug and treatment court in one to two years…
