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News
The state of Maine has adjusted its training for certified nursing assistants for the first time in several years, allowing those interested in being certified to move through the program much…
Edgecomb is in the third of a five-year contract with Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance Service. Edgecomb pays $17,000 per season, and is extremely satisfied with the service. On Nov. 1,…
On (not so) Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 6, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will hold a day-long sale of 20 percent off all regular items in the store…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is asking all Midcoast residents who are able to make a donation to help their neighbors, to make a pledge or gift now to United Way’s annual Campaign.
“This…
Second Hand Prose, the Used Book Room of the Wiscasset Library, is pleased to announce that we will be participating in the Saturday, Nov. 13 Early Bird! We will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.…
Every year when we closed our gallery for the winter season we put a display of painting to make the big picture window seem less abandoned. This year, when we were lucky enough to meet Giselle…
Obituary
Wayne Hartung Keene died on Oct. 28, 2021 at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, surrounded by family.
The son of Murray Calhoun Keene and Evelyn Amelia Hartung Keene, he was born at Boothbay Harbor on…
Fall back
Sunday, Nov. 7 is the day to move your clocks back an hour as daylight saving time (DST) ends. Officially, daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m.
Fire department volunteers suggest it is a…
The Edgecomb Community Church has a busy holiday fundraising season approaching. The Thrift Store will be holding bi-weekly sales of Christmas clothing and décor along with bake sales and raffles…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Obituary
Lona Jane Brewer passed away early Nov. 1, 2021 peacefully due to dementia.
She was born in Boothbay, daughter of Josephine Emma Campbell Thomas and John Walston Thomas on March 1, 1943.…
The Southport Planning Board will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 5 p.m. at the Southport Town Hall. The sole purpose…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in October:
Alna: Hammar, Gifford A. and Hammar, Patricia C. to Cote, Kyle A.;…
New Ventures Maine has announced tuition-free online workshops and classes for November. Classes are designed to…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee met Wednesday, Oct. 27 in Waldoboro. The featured speaker was Senate Minority Leader Jeff Timberlake.
Timberlake spoke and answered questions for…
The Southport Library Aides will honor those who serve, have served, or have died for their country on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The event will be held outside the library promptly at 11 a.m.
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Costumes and candy galore: Hundreds of kids and adults enjoyed Boothbay Railway Village Museum’s Community Halloween Party Oct. 31.
“People were lined up at quarter of 11, ready to party,”…
Update: The state announced Nov. 3, “The oil spill closure in Boothbay has been repealed due to shellfish samples passing contamination testing standards, however, the flood closure is still in…
Boothbay Harbor Board of Appeals
The Boothbay Harbor board of appeals bounced a Sept. 8 planning decision back Oct. 28 for clearer findings of facts. Homeowners Joseph and Jill Doyle appealed abutter Boothbay Harbor Waterfront…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons is announcing that the current owners of the primary school property on Gardiner Road, JSJ Holdings, h…
Barry Raymond Lewis entered the world April 12, 1932 in Boothbay, Harbor, Maine, the second of four sons born to Eldred (Pud) Lewis and Winnifred (Winnie) Griffin and raised in the family home at…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD
Lavallee Brensinger Architects gave an “existing conditions preview” on Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District buildings to the CSD Building Exploratory Committee Oct. 27. The preview…
Lincoln County Gleaners were Rising Tide’s August Co-op for Community Days (CCD) partner. Every Wednesday, Rising Tide donates .5% of sales to an organization nominated and voted on by their 5,000…
Earlier this month, selectmen requested a more detailed sketch of Lester Spear’s plans for the Boothbay Winter Festival scheduled during Gardens Aglow. On Oct. 27, Spear participated via…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Boothbay Lights events, Nov. 19 through Jan. 1, will be the same “as they were last year,” and it is planning big for next year.…
There will be a Celebration of Life gathering for Jason N. Pierce on Sunday, Nov. 7 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Carriage House Restaurant, Route 96, East Boothbay.
In June 2018, Maine Department of Transportation began road improvement projects at the intersection of Spofford Lane and Barters Island Road. The state exercised its power of eminent domain over…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust members recently voted in a slate of four new trustees earlier this month. Kathy Leeman, Dennis McKenna, Gordon Morrell, and Ellen Wells were all elected, joining…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting a family program focused on Maine mammals from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Nov. 13.
Coastal Rivers naturalists will offer a brief introduction…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth announced new COVID-19 vaccine booster distribution plans Oct. 26. Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson boosters will be available by appointment only for Lincoln County…
Obituary
Betty Jo Page Davis, born Aug. 4, 1931, died at home peacefully and surrounded with love on Oct. 23, 2021, at the respectable age of 90. She was a rosy-cheeked farm girl from Pleasant Grove, Utah…
U.S. District Court
BATH/PORTLAND – An attorney representing the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath asked U.S. First District Court in Portland in August for immunity from any potential lawsuits filed by passengers who…
On Oct. 2, the Boothbay Region High School Class of 1971 celebrated its 50th anniversary and made a golden gesture toward a better future for the peninsula. The class donated its remaining…
Join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor in person or online for worship Sundays at 10 a.m. Face coverings will be required for all people, regardless of your vaccination status, for in-…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
Maine Arts Commission
The Maine Arts Commission has announced two new grants to support job creation and the strengthening of the state’s creative workforce. Individual artists and nonprofit organizations are welcome…
MaineHealth
MaineHealth’s leaders said Oct. 26 in a virtual conference they expect capacity challenges for the region’s health care industry to persist in the months ahead. They asked for understanding from…
Boothbay Harbor
Boothbay Harbor Select Board Vice Chair Tricia Warren told fellow selectmen Monday, she wants to start investigating short-term projects ahead of the budget season. Selectmen and planning board…
Obituary
Thomas (Tom) S. Hinman, 68, of Alna, Maine passed away unexpectedly in his home on Oct. 20, 2021. His family is devastated by this loss and are completely unprepared.
Born on Aug. 5, 1953…
From technology to history and how to both spend and get more money, Edgecomb eyed its future Monday night. The Zoom forum had selectmen and several other residents talking about broadband,…
Summer is usually a time to kick back and relax but for area horse farms it’s been a busy season, offering a mix of activities and events for young equestrians.
Ashley Charron has owned…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…
As part of an ongoing effort to increase accessibility for all, Maine Maritime Museum will now offer free admission for all visitors under 18. The Bath museum has also…
Obituary
Louis “Lou” Guy Landry, 86, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and Master Woodturner, passed away peacefully on Sept. 30, 2021, in the family home in Ocean Point, East Boothbay, Maine. To Lou,…
Obituary
Michael Thomas Grindell of Wiscasset, born to William “Joe” Grindell and Harriet Grindell on Jan. 6 1948, passed away at Mid Coast…
State, locals, Floridians honor James Weldon Johnson in Wiscasset
Post-women’s movement when a young Kim Andersson discovered men made more money, and post-Soviet Union when she was in the Ukraine and saw bread lines, the future Wiscasset selectman realized it…
