Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties have been chosen to receive supplemental Emergency Food and Shelter Programs (EFSP) funds. Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties have been awarded $5,994 and $5,995,…
News
After a quarter-century of providing innovative financing to non-profits all over Maine, Brunswick-based Genesis Fund recently hosted a 25th Anniversary Luncheon to recognize members of the…
Come away for a summer day of retreat on Friday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., as we explore Celtic Christianity and the 6th-century life of St. Columba (Colmcille is his Irish name). The retreat…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is offering a unique, weekend-long workshop featuring the botany and birds of National Audubon Society’s magnificent Hog Island. The…
This is the golden year that the Boothbay Region Historical Society is celebrating its 50th year anniversary. Since no anniversary is complete without a party, the society is hosting a gathering…
Energy costs are a real issue for small businesses and farm producers – often the single largest expense for farms. To help reduce these expenses through renewable…
The first ever Maine Coast Stone Symposium begins on Aug. 1 with a wide variety of programming about the historical and modern stone industry in Maine. Each week there will be new opportunities to…
As of April 2017, Knickerbocker Group is pleased to announce the transition of the company to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). After years of considerable thought and planning, Steve…
There will be a celebration to remember the life of Winifred Mary Sherman on Sunday, Aug. 6, 1 to 4 p.m., at 73 Meadow Cove Road, East Boothbay. Winifred passed away on Oct. 4, 2016. All relatives…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours for J. Edward Knight Insurance Agency. The event will take place at the J. Edward Knight offices located at 197…
American Legion Post 36 hosted a yard sale Saturday, July 22 on the Boothbay Common, with about 15 vendors taking part.
“We got a good turnout of vendors,” said Post Commander David Patch,…
Obituary
Phyllis J. Derigon of Northfield, Massachusetts died peacefully at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on July 20, 2017 at the age of…
The Rev. Tom Lenhart will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, July 30, at 9:30 a.m. Clarissa Brown will be our musician. All are welcome. This year the…
The Very Reverend Jeanne Finan serves is the dean and rector of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Burlington, Vermont. Her work at the Cathedral has focused on increasing the digital presence of…
Only ten seats remain on the free shuttle bus providing Boothbay area guests round-trip transportation to the Mexicali Blues’ Sunflower Celebration in Damariscotta on Friday, Aug. 4 benefiting…
On Wednesday, July 19, Southport Island was buzzing with activity. The Southport United Methodist Church was hosting its annual Country Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,…
A miniature Hereford cow who escaped from her new home in Boothbay on July 16 was found, safe, if frightened, two days later, right behind the barn she had been staying in.
Daisy was…
Boothbay and other Lincoln County towns have a significant potential of massive flooding due to a combination of climate change and other natural disasters, according to Lincoln County Planner…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen
Damariscotta selectmen on July 19 confirmed acting Police Chief Jason Warlick as permanent chief. He had been acting chief since March 3, but had been running the department's day-to-day…
Damariscotta Board of Selectmen
At a public hearing prior to the July 19 Damariscotta Board of Selectmen meeting, about 20 residents had a lot to say about marijuana.
Most of it was positive. In November, Damariscotta…
By week’s end, Edgecomb residents should have received their 2017-18 property tax bills. Selectmen announced during the July 17 board meeting that all the tax notices were mailed last week.
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Two Boothbay region businesses received high praise from voters in Down East magazine’s Best of Maine issue, July 2017, now on newsstands.
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Twenty years ago, LincolnHealth became the first hospital in Maine and the fifth in the nation to be designated Baby-Friendly by the World Health Organization (WHO). To celebrate…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners on Tuesday considered a request by Emergency Management director Casey Stevens to use heat-seeking drones to look for missing people. A drone was demonstrated to the…
Dennis Hill received five awards from American Legion Post 54 in Wiscasset on Monday, July 17, the greatest being his installation as a statewide Honorary Post Commander for Life.…
Patricia Royall, executive director of the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to announce the Chamber has officially transferred the Dash Fund to the non-profit organization,…
Obituary
Born March 3, 1915 to Albert E and Mabel (Cave) Gibson, he married the late Helen Tomlinson in 1943.
A graduate of…
On Wednesday, July 12, the “Keep the Light Burning” benefit auction for Burnt Island was a huge success. In the elegant setting of the Spruce Point Inn’s Pemaquid Hall, over $32,000 was raised to…
Antique Cars, Rails, Tails, and Ales
Margaret Hoffman, executive director of Boothbay Railway Village, said the organization wanted to make Antique Cars, Rails, Tails, and Ales different from other brew festivals being held in New…
Get your tickets now! Come Saturday, Aug. 19 at 4 p.m. to the second annual Lobster and More event! The Lincoln Home hosts this special fundraiser to…
For the fourth year, Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library are planning a festive “Bands for Books” evening to raise funds for the library. This year’s event takes place Sunday,…
Hope Haitian Choir is a group of 15 children who love to sing and dance! They are energetic, enthusiastic, and excited about sharing their message of HOPE, in the…
The Reverend Tom Kerr will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, July 23. The service is at 9:30 a.m. Nancy Wines-…
The Sunbeam from the Maine Seacoast Mission visited East Boothbay on Sunday, holding a service in the Janet M. Wilson Memorial Chapel which is celebrating its 100th anniversary year.…
Chats With Champions
George Mitchell, former senator of Maine and special envoy for the Northern Ireland peace process, spoke as part of Skidompha Library’s Chats for Champions lecture series on July 13. The turnout…
This summer, since the arrival of its new Allen Digital Organ, All Saints has been able to bring to the Boothbay region a group of exceptional organists. Sean Fleming …
Sunny days and warmer temps have returned to the peninsula and the seasonal change has not been lost on the residents of St. Andrews Village who can now don their newly created visors to venture…
UPDATE: A Hope woman said Monday, she got word late Sunday night her son, missing from Wiscasset since July 11, has been found and is safe.
Rachel Hendrick said authorities called her at…
A public forum on health care insurance brought 60 people into the Congregational Church in Boothbay Harbor on July 12. The three panelists were Dr. Wayne Printy, Lincoln County Healthcare chief…
Join us on July 22 when the Wiscasset Common comes alive with the activities of Summerfest.
Music by a ragtime band, a Scottish piper, a barbershop quartet or a guitar-playing college…
To raise money for the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters is hosting its 5th annual Mutt Scrub on Saturday, July 29, at 22 McKown St. in Boothbay Harbor. More like a…
It’s time once again for the Book and Bake Sale at the Southport Memorial Library, Friday, Aug. 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Since 1927 this has been a favorite event on Southport Island that…
Some of the smallest organisms in the world, marine phytoplankton, may hold a vital component to combatting climate change. Drs. Pete Countway and Paty Matrai spent two months, starting last…
With legalized recreational marijuana becoming a reality in February, the Edgecomb Planning Board is seeking public guidance in drafting an ordinance. The board voted 4-0 July 13 to send residents…
On Tuesday, June 13, we sat down in a cool auditorium in the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, for the first annual Women in Rotary Event. The four of us sitting…
Bayville author Julia O’Brien-Merrill will release her first book “Charlie on the M.T.A., did he ever return?” on Wednesday, July 26. It will be found on the shelves in the children’s…
Spectrum Generations will be offering a free Medicare 101 workshop with the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council on Monday, July 31, from 9-11 a.m. in the Wellness Department Community Room…
