We first invited the Rev. Loren Lasch to come to All Saints a couple of years ago when she was serving at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. However, a change of appointment and…

“Amazing,” “So inspiring,” “What beautiful children,” “What beautiful voices,” “They sure are energetic!” These are the comments heard after most every concert by Hope Haitian Choir. This non-…

On Sunday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, the Rev. Robert “Bob” Dent will offer a message, "Centered on God," which explores the…

The Rev. Edward J. Wynne Jr. will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, Aug. 19. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. Clarissa Brown will be our…

The Southport Yacht Club held its 45th annual Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, Aug. 11 and Sunday, Aug. 12.

Manager Leal Brinegar said she was the third head of business…

The Sea and Science Center of East Boothbay held its annual fundraiser on Saturday, catered by Mine Oyster of Boothbay Harbor and featuring the Marcus and Riza Printup Jazz Quartet.…

Boothbay Harbor selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13 at the town office, 11 Howard St. The agenda includes an update on town economic priorities and a status review of planning board…

The date is set for “Brewing Democracy: a Night at The Opera House,” part of a series of informal meet-ups across Lincoln County. Democratic candidates for local and statewide offices will gather…

Popham Beach's annual Historic Parade celebrates the arrival of the colonists to the village in 1607. The parade is led by founder George Popham and his second-in-command, Raleigh Gilbert,…

Are you looking for a new birding spot? Do you have a question about a bird you might have seen on your last visit to the beach? Join us for this month’s KELT Untapped! The Kennebec Estuary Land…

A Newcastle man who practices law in Damariscotta is out on bail and facing several charges connected with his alleged mishandling of funds from a Bath nonprofit. On Aug. 8, a warrant was issued…

 U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced Friday that staff from her Augusta Constituent Service Center will hold local office hours in Waldoboro, Newcastle, and Boothbay on Thursday, Aug. 16.

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"Climate Change Impacts Assessment and Policy - Where we are Gaining and Losing" is the next “Egghead Evening” topic Monday, Aug. 20, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s…

The Popham Beach Library annual Fort Popham Concert featuring the Bath Municipal Band, under the direction of Kathy Downing has been rescheduled to Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m. The original…

During 2018 The Eldercare Network of Lincoln County will be celebrating 20 years of service to Lincoln County’s older adults. Through special community based programs including an Age Positive…

The St. Philip's haddock chowder supper scheduled for Monday, Aug. 13, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, according to an email message to the newspaper from Gretchen Burleigh-…

The Boothbay Harbor planning board took up three applications Aug. 8. Two proposed new businesses downtown. Nick Ullo and Dan Pangburn, owners of a soon-to-be brewery in the heart of Boothbay…

Nothing succeeds like success. On Sunday, Aug. 19, at 1 p.m., the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council will prove just that when the doors of the YMCA Field House open for the annual “Set…

A History of the Boothbay Region in Ten Objects will be the theme of Boothbay Region Historical Society’s “Cake and Culture Tour” on Thursday, Aug. 16 at 11 a.m.

Are you curious about the…

The 2018 Sri Chinmoy Peace Run strode into its final laps in a four-month trip around the country Thursday, Aug. 9, landing for a sleepover at Chewonki Campground in Wiscasset.

Dennis W. Peters, 63, of Boothbay Maine died unexpectedly at his home on Aug. 8, 2018.

Dennis was the son of Fidele (Phil) Peters and wife Janet Pinkham Peters, born on Dec. 8, 1954. He…

You are invited to a party on Labor Day that will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, a lively band, and a silent auction of many valuable items. In addition, each party goer…

Look across the street from Hendricks Head Beach and you will see one of Southport’s most important pieces of history. The Ruth Rhoads Lepper Gardner House, best known as Ruth’s House, may also…

For those who have ever looked into the night sky seeing an endless parade of stars and wondered, is there life out there, a Bigelow researcher has an answer. Dr. Jackie…

The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) is pleased to announce Sarah Sherman of Southport has joined the Bureau as the director of strategic partnerships.

Sherman comes to MBVS after…

The Twin Villages Business Forum returns to Lincoln County Friday, Sept. 28. The day-long event will take place in the newly renovated Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta…

On Thursday, Aug. 16 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions program will welcome writer, columnist, biographer, and educator Patricia O’Toole. “Chats” are held in the…

The Frances Perkins Center will honor a former top official from the Department of Labor and an industrial relations professor from MIT at its 10th annual Garden Party later this month.

“We…

On Wednesday, Aug. 22 from 6 to 7 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum in Bath is excited to welcome author Maxwell Taylor Kennedy for a talk and book signing of his latest work, “Sea Change: A Man, A Boat…

Marilyn P. Tibbetts, 86, died Aug. 8, 2018 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.

She was born Jan. 3, 1932 in Boothbay Harbor to Luther Pinkham and Laura Gilpatrick Pinkham. Marilyn…

David Rollin Coosard, 83, of Rockland went home to be with the Lord, Aug. 7, 2018.

David was born in Taymouth Township, Michigan on January 13, 1935, the son of Everard and Amy (Quackenbush…

The most interesting man in the world has gone to meet his maker. John Buck, 76, passed away Aug. 7, 2018 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. He was a teacher, a shopkeeper and an…

It was 1955 and the movie “Carousel” was in the midst of filming. Lots of local residents were working as extras and the music and story by Rogers and Hammerstein were unfolding against the…

As Cottage Connection celebrates its 25th anniversary, owners Audrey and Jeff Miller reminisced on its growth.

“It grew by leaps and bounds. We didn't know how to handle it, so we had to…

Jeffrey Browne will be present at the “Keep the Light Burning” event on Wednesday, Aug. 15 to share his family’s tales as it relates to living at the Hendricks Head Lighthouse. In 1935, Jeff’s…

Lincoln County Commissioners denied Joseph Westrich’s employment appeal Aug. 7, after an executive session which included Westrich and legal counsel for the county.

Because reporters were…

A group of young people volunteering for FEMA Corps are working at Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency to plan emergency pods.

Group leader Alexandra Tontisakis said Maine’s greatest…

John Buck of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Aug. 7, 2018 at St. Andrews Village.

There will be a celebration of life on Monday, Aug. 13 at 11 a.m.…

Accompanying longtime Boothbay Harbor businessman and resident John Druce on his dream trip to Washington, D.C. and Quantico, Virginia July 26-29 was both an honor and a pure joy! This 96-year-old…

On Saturday, Aug. 11 from 5:30 to 10 p.m., one of New York’s premier jazz trumpeter, Marcus Printup of Jazz at Lincoln Center, along with his wife Riza Printup on the jazz harp, Kevin Smith on…

The Maine Department of Transportation has tweaked a proposal for improving U.S. Route 1 and Route 27 traffic flow. Last year, the department submitted a conceptual plan called a “Florida-T” for…

The Lincoln…

Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer said Monday that the board of selectmen’s Aug. 8 meeting has been canceled.

The board’s next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m.

It’s not every day that we have an opportunity here on the coast of Maine to listen to an organist and recitalist who has played at St. Paul’s Cathedral and Notre Dame de Paris.

Henry Lowe…

A service of remembrance and thanksgiving for Ralph “Cy” Seifert will be held Thursday, Aug. 16 at 11 a.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor.

The Edgecomb Community Church will participate in the annual Five Mile Yard Sale which takes place on Saturday, Aug. 11 all up and down Cross Point Road in Edgecomb starting at 8 a.m.

The…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in July:

Alna:

Mitchell, Gerald Sr. to Skillin, Samantha A. and Skillin, Windy…

Lisa Burger, former licensed local pastor of East Boothbay and Southport United Methodist churches, will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point Sunday, Aug. 12. Clarissa…

Boothbay Railway Village hosted ax restorers and makers Brant & Cochran of South Portland Aug. 3. Steve Ferguson and Barry Worthing, two of the business…

Boothbay Region Community Resource Council (BRCRC) Set For Success is a model back to school event that is gaining attention in Maine. Augusta Elks Lodge learned about the event and created a back…