State Police have arrested a Wiscasset woman and charged her in connection with the death of a 4-year-old girl last Friday. Shawna Gatto, 43, was arrested by detectives at her home just before 6 p…

There will be only one Boothbay Region Seahawk girls basketball game at Mt. Abram tonight, Dec. 14. The varsity-only game will begin at 6 p.m., according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker.…

Anywhere shellfish are harvested, Maine’s Department of Marine Resources regularly tests bacterial levels to make sure the shellfish are safe for eating. While it’s critical to determine whether…

The town of Boothbay has announced that the Boothbay Board of Appeals meeting, postponed on Tuesday, has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. in the Boothbay Town Office.

The death of a 4-year-old Wiscasset girl is under investigation by Wiscasset police and the Maine State Police’s Major Crimes Unit, according to Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland, though…

Bob Webster is the incoming interim Superintendent of Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 schools while the board seeks replacement candidates for Eileen King, outgoing superintendent.…

All Saints by-the-Sea, Southport, will celebrate Christmas with a special service on Christmas Eve at 10 p.m., weather permitting. Allow five to eight minutes to walk the path from the parking…

Although there are no longer reservations available for the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum’s Victorian Christmas trains on Dec. 16 and 23, a limited number of walk-up passes…

Where have we been? Sorry, but the At a Glance editor took a vacation at the end of November into December. We’re back at it and this week’s offering includes programs involving children and…

A small fire started in the Department of Marine Resources building Tuesday night, Dec. 12 causing minimal smoke damage, according to Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief Nick Upham. The fire was reported…

Boothbay Harbor Select Board Chair Wendy Wolf explained the roles of the select and planning boards in zoning and ordinance changes at the Monday, Dec. 11 select board meeting.

Said Wolf, “…

The Ocean Gate Resort, 70 Ocean Gate Rd., Southport, has recently sold for an undisclosed purchase price. Built in 1956, the 65-unit property boasts 32+ acres, 1400 ft. of ocean frontage and…

The Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor is proud to announce that their offered matching grant of $5,500 to the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council (BRCRC) was matched — and exceeded — in record…

Thanks to hundreds of hours of volunteer time, public support from the towns of Jefferson, Nobleboro, and Newcastle, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and…

Robert E. Grant, of Haydenville, Massachusetts, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Dec. 10, 2017, surrounded by his immediate family. He died after a fall and a brief stay in the hospital in…

The Boothbay Town Office has announced that tonight’s Board of Appeals meeting has been postponed and that a rescheduled meeting date will be announced.

Tonight’s scheduled Boothbay Region High School swim meet at the Boothbay Region YMCA has been canceled. No make up date has been set, according to BRHS Athletic Director Allan Crocker.

It was a Christmas tree only a “Blockhead” could be proud of, but it was good enough to claim a prize in Edgecomb’s first Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Decorating Contest. The Coastal Dog won “…

The Boothbay Region High School girls varsity and junior varsity home basketball games scheduled for tonight, Dec. 12, have been postponed due to the weather and a make-up date will be announced,…

At their Dec. 6 meeting, the Southport Selectmen signed a purchase and sale agreement with Land for Southport’s Future (LFSF) for the sale of the Ruth Gardner property across from Hendricks Head…

A young man is standing at the ship’s wheel of an old wooden boat. In front of him lie the harbor, the ocean – and far beyond, endless possibilities stretch out before him in Nathan Campbell’s…

The United Methodist Church Cooperative Parish announces the following for the Dec. 24 Christmas Eve morning and evening candlelight worship services:

Southport UMC: 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Widely recognized as one of the most prestigious distinctions any hospital can achieve in the United States, Leapfrog Group has named LincolnHealth to its annual list of Top…

After the tree is decorated, the cookies are baked and all the presents are wrapped, Edgecomb Community Church invites you to come and celebrate the birth of the Christ child at our special…

Boothbay Region Elementary School, Boothbay Region High School, Edgecomb Eddy School and Southport Central School have canceled classes for the day due to the storm, according to the AOS 98…

On Dec. 5, local lobsterman Dave Reingardt’s boat Head Tide was found aground at the northernmost point of Mill Cove across the road from The Village at Mill Cove Landing.

The boat…

There is something about trains and Christmas. Trains encircle Christmas trees, tooting merrily. Trains bring far-flung loved ones home for the holidays. And at Boothbay Railway Village on Route…

The first-ever Boothbay Festival of Lights fireworks show lit up the sky on Friday, Dec. 8 beginning around 6 p.m. The fireworks were set off from north of where fireworks are set off during the…

A Chicago native is looking to make Edgecomb her seasonal home. Lori Pristo grew up in Chicago. She is now an architect and general contractor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Pristo received…

Due to Saturday’s snowstorm, the “Journey to Bethlehem” event will now be held at the Boothbay Baptist Church on Saturday, Dec. 16, 6-8 p.m.

All harvesters of oysters or hard clams in the Damariscotta River and New Meadows and dealers buying products directly from harvesters in the Damariscotta River and New Meadows…

Tree losses on the cross-country trails behind Boothbay Region Elementary School in the Oct. 30 windstorm will bring heat to area residents via Boothbay Region Community Resource Council’s…

Snow and slippery roads are being blamed for two accidents in Edgecomb on Saturday night, Edgecomb Fire Lt. Roland Abbott said. At about 5:30 p.m., a car driven by Ethan Murray of Newcastle was…

The Edgecomb Fire Department responded to 31 calls between Nov. 1 and 29.

On Nov. 1, the department responded to four calls. Firefighters began the first of several days checking for damage…

The Boothbay code enforcement office has issued an amended stop work order regarding Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ expansion project. On Dec. 4, code enforcement officers Art Dunlap and Jason…

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens welcomed more than 1,300 local residents to a special Community Night at Gardens Aglow. Community Night was a special complimentary showing…

Hundreds of low and moderate-income Midcoast workers could overlook important federal tax benefits because they simply don’t know about them.  Many people feel intimidated by the prospect of…

The Holiday Sparkle Fireworks display over Boothbay Harbor, as part of the Boothbay Festival of Lights, will be held Friday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m. Don’t miss it!

Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett asked for two kinds of body armor after a National Institute of Justice presentation gave him concern that the equipment his officers were using was out of…

On Dec. 9, 1977, at the Clipper Inn (now, the Tugboat Inn), in the middle of a freezing rain storm, Jen Snow and Steven Lorrain were married. They renewed their vows on their 25th anniversary in…

The Oct. 30 windstorm has placed Edgecomb selectmen between a rock and a hard place. Municipal officials have approved  emergency road cleanup costs for a crew hired by Road Commissioner Scott…

The Class of 2031 is now in session, at least in Edgecomb. Edgecomb Eddy School began its first pre-kindergarten class this fall with 11 students and it didn’t take long before reaching the…

On Sunday, Dec. 3, just after opening its doors to the first round of light-gazing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, home of the famed Gardens Aglow, lost power. Up the road from the Gardens on…

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all the volunteers, businesses, nonprofit organizations and participants that came together to help make our 32nd annual Harbor…

The AOS 98 School Board has approved the nomination of Bob Webster as the interim superintendent of schools for AOS 98 from January 2 to June 29, 2018, according to Superintendent of Schools…

Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S. President, was represented in our history books as a progressive Democrat. In the first of a two-part program, Jerry Wiles, historian, will speak on Wilson’s role on…

In July, Tufts University School of Medicine student Sarah Liu assisted the birth of a baby for the first time with Certified Nurse Midwife Bridget Buck at LincolnHealth. Two weeks later she saw…

Charmion Brothers of Dresden died at her home on Nov. 19, 2017.

She was born on Feb. 26, 1935 in Lynn, Massachusetts, the third child of Lawrence K. Hussey…

Dr. Henry Maurice Landemare Jr., 85, died on Nov. 28, 2017.

He was born in Newark, New Jersey on April 14, 1932 to Henry Maurice Landemare Sr. and Helen Leona Landemare.

Maurice…