The health of coral reefs can be impacted as much by the diversity of fish that graze on them as by the amount of fish that do so, according to a new study by scientists at…
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Obituary
Charlotte Wallace of Wiscasset died suddenly on March 5, 2019 at age 27.
Born in Bath Maine, Dec. 27, 1991, she was the daughter of Stephen and Deborah Wallace, whom she had a close and…
Boothbay Harbor Board of Appeals
Variance requests are rare for the Boothbay Harbor Board of Appeals. The board met March 5 for the first time in three years and the first time for members Merritt Blakeslee, Richard Burt,…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in February:
Alna:
Wilson, Cullen Thomas to Conte, Elliot Adrian and Buswell,…
This past weekend, Camden National Bank provided donations to six Maine high schools, located in the communities where it has banking centers, that competed in the 2019 Boys and Girls…
A fast-moving lawsuit is moving through Lincoln County Superior Court involving the two former principals of Wiscasset Village Antiques on Bath Road.
The suit was filed by former co-owner…
Lincoln County Commissioners
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has decided to buy a hybrid SUV for its fleet, in accordance with the wishes of the budget committee.
Sheriff Todd Brackett said that over the last few…
After three years of work, the Joint Economic Development Committee is wondering what its future will look like. The 10-person committee has four Boothbay and four Boothbay Harbor representatives…
Bath Savings will be hosting a presentation of the FDIC’s program, Money Smart for Older Adults, on Thursday, March 14. This event will be held at the Community Center at the Meadow Mall in…
Amid loss from a Feb. 27 fire, a Westport Island family is finding an outpouring of community support, Westport Volunteer Fire Department Deputy Chief Jason Abbott said Tuesday. Meanwhile, the…
Nominations for Boothbay Harbor municipal seats ended at 4:30 p.m. Monday. The ballot for the Friday, May 3 elections will feature four candidates for two, three-year selectmen's seats: incumbent…
Southport reelected Matthew Cole moderator of the March 4 annual town meeting. The election’s winners were all were incumbents: Smith Climo for selectman with 45 votes; Katherine Tibbetts, school…
Lincoln County Courts
The following are closed cases in Lincoln County Superior and District Courts for February. All information was provided by the Clerk of Courts. Unless otherwise noted, all sentences are served at…
Obituary
Louise Marie Greene, 99, of Boothbay, Maine died peacefully and surrounded by love on Feb. 8, 2019 at St. Andrews Village Gregory Wing.
She was the beloved wife of the late Fred S. Greene…
If you walk too fast, you may miss it. The region’s newest library opened Friday, March 1 on the wall just left of the Community Center in the small mall.
Measuring about 2 feet by 1-1/2…
Midcoast Humane's town meeting at Boothbay Region YMCA Friday night, March 1 was the second of two area ones scheduled about the facts for the future of its Edgecomb facilities and services for…
‘poor work/life balance, a risk of secondary trauma, concerns for workers safety in the field
AUGUSTA — The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability has released its findings in the second part of an investigation into the deaths of 10-year-…
Obituary
David Randolph Nichols Jr., 80, of Wiscasset, passed away peacefully on the morning of March 1, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.
David was born on June 13, 1938 in Westboro,…
Healthy Lincoln County
On Feb. 26, bar, restaurant and convenience store owners and staff received training that provided them with tools to help reduce underage drinking and drunk driving. The Responsible Beverage…
Just mention his name and people smile. Although he was born more than a century ago, Theodor Seuss Geisel wrote books both children and adults still love to read.
So it’s no surprise the…
Boothbay Harbor
Town Manager Tom Woodin has announced that the Boothbay Harbor Town Office will be opening at 10 a.m. today, Monday, March 4 due to the snowstorm.
A landmark and a legend for more than a century, the historic Spruce Point Inn resort in Boothbay Harbor has reigned for years as the choice of discerning travelers and is independently ranked as…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD
The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District School Committee and Board of Trustees talked big ideas on the future of the schools Feb. 28. Superintendent Keith Laser launched the…
Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services
AUGUSTA, Maine (March 1, 2019) – On Tuesday, Feb. 26, the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) received the 2019 Abraham Lincoln Pillar of Excellence Award from the U.S. Department of…
The Boothbay Region Water District received a report at approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday of a water main break on Eastern Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. The break was actually on the Highland Park Water…
Being the parent of someone struggling with addiction is an intense experience that can leave unrecognized painful and ambivalent emotions. Psychotherapist Lisa Hammer and writing coach Barbara…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
Sports were the big issue at the Feb. 25 Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee meeting as the Boothbay Region High School library filled up with student-athletes, parents and coaches…
There is a water main break on Eastern Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. Eastern Avenue is closed from the entrance at Route 27 to Kenney Field Drive.
Boothbay Region Water District officials on…
Obituary
George John Lechleitner, 87, of Millbrook, New York passed away at his home on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 after a courageous battle with a long illness.
George was born in Manhattan, New York,…
Augusta – Senator Dana Dow (R-Lincoln) has announced the local transportation projects included in the Maine Department of Transportation Work Plan for Calendar Years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The…
State joins U.S. Climate Alliance
During her remarks at the E2Tech 2019 Conference Feb. 28, Governor Janet Mills said Maine has joined the United States Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of 21 states committed to reducing…
There are a lot of new faces at the State House this year, as 57 state representatives with no legislative experience won elections last fall. And Holly Stover of Boothbay is one of them. The…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
Two versions of a warrant presenting east side zoning proposals were set before selectmen Feb. 25. Town Attorney John Cunningham and Town Manager Tom Woodin drafted the language which would bring…
How does a former Wiscasset Newspaper reporter become a senior policy advisor to the governor of Maine? Well, if you are Tom Abello, an experienced environmental leader for nearly two decades, it’…
The board of directors at New Hope for Women has announced the appointment of a new executive director.
Rebekah Paredes MS, who has an extensive background in working with victims of…
Edgecomb Community Church
A Celtic prayer service will be held on Ash Wednesday, March 6 at Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, to mark the beginning of the Season of Lent which continues for forty days until Easter Sunday. We…
Press release
Luke’s Lobster, a seafood company and restaurant group founded by Luke Holden in 2009, in collaboration with the Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation (Foundation), is excited to announce its…
Brady's Restaurant, Union Street, Boothbay Harbor has invited the Seahawks girls and boys basketball teams, cheerleaders and the community to attend a dinner and pep rally starting at 7 p.m.…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Chase Bossé's decision on a career in law enforcement was literally the result of an accident.
The Brewer native had family members in law enforcement, but…
Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation is all about riding the line between protecting public access and a working waterfront. Having undergone many iterations – Friends of the Harbor, then…
The Boothbay Region YMCA will host an American Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, March 14 from 1 to 6 p.m. in honor of longtime YMCA swim coach Don Strout.
Last summer, Strout was…
Obituary
Alice Margaret Trask Fossett died Feb. 21, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Born on Feb. 23, 1930 at home at 10 Park Street, just steps from where she lived at 1 Atlantic…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Lincoln County’s new planner, Megan McLaughlin, is only in her third week on the job, but she’s making plans to speak with every town’s planning board as soon as possible. “I want to know what the…
Southport
Southport will hold its annual town meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 4 at the Southport Town Hall. Starting at 10:30 a.m., voters will face two articles on a secret ballot containing five…
Press release
The Boothbay Region Ambulance Service (BRAS) is offering its hearty thanks to the community and a philanthropic donor who jump started a fundraising campaign for a new ambulance.
Last month…
Malcolm Goeschl received the Edgecomb planning board's approval Thursday, Feb. 21 to remodel the deck and portions of his house at 5 Clifford Road.
The attorney and San Francisco resident…
Harbor Theater showed the Warner Brothers' film “Smallfoot” Friday, Feb. 15 to 308 Boothbay and Southport school children.
The film is one of four sponsored by the Boothbay Harbor Rotary…
Obituary
Leah M. Sample, 95, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Feb. 21, 2019.
“My Life Story” begins in 1923, the year that I was born in Blue Hill…
Some programs measure their success by the amount of funds raised, some by the geographic areas they serve. For the Community Center’s medical supplies closet, success is measured in wheelchairs…
This fall, Ocean Point Casino will be getting a new look, make that an old look, as the trustees will return the colony’s main structure to its original appearance. On Feb. 20, the Boothbay…
