The Boothbay Fire Department on Route 27 will hold its annual open house, in recognition of National Fire Prevention Week, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Tour the station and meet…
News
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett got commissioners’ approval Tuesday to hire Benjamin T. Cook as animal control officer in Waldoboro. On County Administrator Carrie Kipfer’s recommendation,…
On Monday, members of the West Harbor Pond Watershed Association and Jim Lord of Dirigo Engineering assembled at the 137-year-old siphon on the Highway 27 causeway which dams off the freshwater…
The Boothbay Harbor Sewer District has published a tentative schedule and traffic flow for work on the Union Street Pump Station. The first announcement outlines the work which will occur from…
Obituary
Cramwel “Manny” Tegerero, 31, of Edgecomb, died at his home with his loving family by his side, after a period of declining health.
Born on Feb. 12, 1986 in Manila, Philippines, he was…
There was a large crowd in front of Red’s Eats in Wiscasset on Saturday, Sept. 30.
It wasn’t the typical long line that forms…
The Midcoast Friends Meeting has welcomed, on its campus in Damariscotta, the construction of a permanent storage space for the diaper supply of the Ecumenical Diaper Bank. The…
Learn how to cook tasty, nutritious meals that are diabetes-friendly at LincolnHealth’s free diabetes and prediabetes cooking class series beginning Wednesday, Oct. 25.
“When people are…
Damariscotta—Cove’s Edge Certified Nursing Assistant - Medication Technician Sarah Spinney received the 2017 Excellence in Long-Term Care Award from the Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.…
Healthy Kids will put on two community spaghetti dinners for families this fall in Lincoln County.
The first dinner will be held at the Miller school in Waldoboro on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 4…
The Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter announced Friday that the shelters have been selected to participate in Subaru of New England's #SNELovesPets social media campaign to…
On Wednesday, Oct. 18 from 4 to 8:30 p.m., Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is celebrating 70 years of conserving land and water resources in Knox and Lincoln counties with a…
The sights and sounds of Fall include many things like crisp mornings, apple picking and cider season, and the leaves changing color. Most of all, autumn makes us think “…
LincolnHealth’s new three-dimensional breast imaging technology on the Miles Campus will help detect breast cancer earlier and more accurately.
Community members are invited to the…
Over 60 Boothbay region residents will participate in a workshop designed to examine the local economy’s potential for growth. Camoin Associates, a New York State-based economic development firm,…
The Lincoln County Registry Of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in August:
Alna: Ikard, William F. to Graham, Steven R. and Graham, Laura Barrett; …
Obituary
Arthur B. “Barry” Ethier, 74, of Gardiner Road, Wiscasset died Sept. 29, 2017 at his residence.
He was born in Portland Aug. 24, 1943, a son of Arthur George…
Lincoln County Budget Committee
At the Lincoln County budget public hearing Sept. 28 at the Lincoln County Courthouse, attendees heard from County Administrator Carrie Kipfer about offices having been moved around; changes to…
On the off-chance you haven't noticed, there are changes occurring at Boothbay Center, or Village Square, as it’s now called.
Paul Coulombe has purchased much of the real estate along Route…
The Boothbay Region Community Band has a new director and a new flute player. Jeff Waldrop, originally from Utah, comes from a musical background, has conducted large bands and smaller ensembles…
An activity for all ages! Stop by Tuesday, Oct. 10, between 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. to see the working model railroad display and chat with members of the Maine3Railers, Maine’s premier 0-…
Do you have an old computer printer that you can't get ink for anymore? How about a computer that is so outdated it won't support newer programs or the latest software update? A TV with no sound…
The Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter announced on Tuesday that their new Halloween-themed annual event, The Black Cat Ball, will take place Oct. 28 at Fort Andross in…
Behind Damariscotta River Association’s (DRA’s) biweekly water quality monitoring efforts, islands and public lands stewardship, oyster gardening program, and school-based nature education…
As Suzi Thayer’s recent article touched on, there are big changes going on at BRCTV. Some involve long, overdue equipment upgrades and enhancements to our community station. When BRCTV was created…
“It all started with a nightmare.” That’s how P.G. Smith describes the beginning of the journey that resulted in his new book, “Prayers for Evil: A Novel.”
“The image of the book’s villain…
Obituary
Albert Bill Bailey, 78, of Wiscasset died at Maine Medical Center Sept. 16, 2017.
Bill was born in Damariscotta on July 28, 1939, a son of the late Albert and Bernice (Lewis) Bailey.
…
It all begins in May, when hundreds of cultivated giant-pumpkin seedlings are distributed free to volunteer growers. By Columbus Day weekend, Damariscotta and Newcastle have been…
In response to a letter from Gov. Paul LePage threatening to fire sheriffs in Maine who do not comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests to hold inmates beyond the legal…
Newcastle selectmen
Newcastle selectmen have agreed to consider renaming Columbus Day, after this Columbus Day.
Selectman Joel Lind said Sept. 25 that as more recent revelations arise about Columbus’s contact…
The new school year is in full swing at Edgecomb Eddy School, and teacher Sarah Currier is teaching her first class there.
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A Discover Girl Scout event for potential members and volunteers will be held Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. at the Boothbay Region YMCA.
This event will bring…
Boothbay region motorists will find no respite this weekend from the ongoing Route 27 Redevelopment Project. Boothbay selectmen authorized Sargent Construction to work on Sunday for the first time…
BRHS field hockey
Boothbay Region High School Athletic Director Allan Crocker has announced that the rescheduled home field hockey game against Spruce Mountain on Saturday, Sept. 30 has been rescheduled again. The…
The Lincoln County Ecumenical Committee for Haiti has announced that its annual Haiti benefit dinner will be prepared this year by the Newcastle Publick House staff and kitchen under the…
What was it like to travel long distances by sail or steam in the 1850s? How did the experience of traveling change with the advent of the automobile but before roads were widely paved? When…
On Saturday, Oct. 7, Maine Maritime Museum in Bath will open a new exhibit, “Pull Together: Maritime Maine in the 1914-1918 Great War.” The exhibit will be on view through May 6, 2018.
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Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
James Bailey, who has been serving as interim jail administrator at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset since October, was appointed permanent jail administrator Sept. 27 at a special meeting…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
The Monday, Sept. 25 Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen meeting featured vice chair Denise Griffin with the gavel as both chair Wendy Wolf and board member Russ Hoffman were absent.
Board…
We’ve been busy working and there are many other excuses (including a computer virus) why At a Glance hasn’t shown up here for several weeks. With the summer rush slowing down, we’ll try to do…
American Legion Post 36 and Boothbay Region Fish and Game Association are holding a military and veteran “Home on the Range” barbecue and gun day at the BRF&G facility, 447 Dover Road,…
Southport selectmen
Boothbay resident Mike Wallace is in the process of purchasing land on Route 238 in Southport to move to. He wants to put a road on the property, but the Maine Department of Transportation told…
A Maine Department of Transportation traffic study of Eddy Road in Edgecomb has yielded two potential options for improving safety. One is the town assuming total responsibility of the road. This…
For the third year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is welcoming visitors back to its annual seasonal celebration, Gardens Aglow. This year, CMBG is taking its dramatic display to new…
The Boothbay Harbor Sewer District has released a public notice stating the Union Street pump station will be replaced and work begins on Wednesday, Oct. 11 or in the following few days. The…
Calendar programming premieres at the new Harbor Theater (yes, that’s “er” not “re’) on Oct. 6, just five days after the non-profit, Harbor Theater (formerly Friends of the Harbor Theater),…
The issue of finding an appropriate design for the pickleball and basketball courts at the corner of Emery Lane and Townsend Avenue is volleying between the Boothbay Harbor planning and select…
The Boothbay Register asked the Knickerbocker Group and Marden Builders what plans 8 Wharf Street LLC has for the former Romar bowling alley property at 19 By-Way in downtown Boothbay Harbor. The…
Wiscasset
Residents can see street amenities, a parking plan and illustrations of what the Wiscasset downtown project will look like at a Maine Department of Transportation informational meeting from 6 to 8…
