Several local organizations are coming together to provide kids and teens with free, healthy meals throughout the summer through the USDA funded Summer Food Service Program.
The program is…
News
Maine State Legislature
A bill to ban single-use plastic bags in large retail stores, including grocery stores, advanced May 30 when the Maine State House voted 91-52 to advance the bill. It goes next to the Senate, but…
Obituary
Cheryl E. Greenleaf, 72, of Westport Island, passed away on May 26, 2019 in Arizona.
She was born in Sanford on July 16, 1946, a daughter of Frank T. and Beatrice (Colby) Greenleaf Sr.…
Obituary
Erik Van Name, 40, passed away peacefully at home on May 25, 2019.
He was born on November 27, 1978 in New Haven, Connecticut, he was the loving son of Sandy Van Name and the late Edward…
Some things old, others new, always unique is how Betsy Kyle described White Pine Home, a new business in Wiscasset Village specializing in vintage and antique home décor.
It is in the…
Get out your calendar and note the annual “Bands for Books” party benefiting Wiscasset Public Library, on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m.
The event, held since 2014, features…
Join the Friends of the Southport Historical Society on June 10 at 7 p.m. in the Southport Town Hall for the group’s 2019 annual meeting. Following a brief business meeting, the program will…
Since the 19th century, residents and vacationers have gathered on Southport Island to worship God and to fellowship with each other in the beautiful setting on the water that is now All Saints by…
Orono, Maine — A $75,000 gift from two seafood companies will fund a fourth field season for a University of Maine deepwater lobster…
The VIP will meet on Tuesday, June 4 at 1:30 p.m. in the Community Center, Meadow Mall, Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. The VIP welcomes all who are learning to cope with vision loss. For more…
Energy, Technology and Utilities Committee
LD 1646, a bill to create a public utility authority in Maine, was tabled until next week after discussion at a May 30 work session. The bill's goal is to create a consumer-owned utility in Maine…
Robinson’s Wharf & Tugs Pub on Southport Island, Maine is the first lobster donor of the season to the Travis Mills Foundation in Rome, Maine. Special thanks to seafood manager, Hugh Thompson…
A memorial service for Frank Richards of Edgecomb, who died Nov. 18, 2018, will be held at noon on Saturday, June 15 at the VFW Hall in Damariscotta. All are welcome to come share a ham and bean…
In December 2017, the Wiscasset Police Blotter included a listing that David Nery, then 48, of Wiscasset was issued a summons for OUI on Dec. 20, 2017. The summons was dropped in January 2018 and…
On May 22 at the Newagen Seaside Inn, a large and lively group of St. Andrews Auxiliary members and volunteers gathered to celebrate the past year of service to the community.
Significant…
The Lincoln Home is once again celebrating its employees for a perfect Department of Health and Human Resources survey. Every two years all Assisted Living communities are surveyed…
At 7:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, Boothbay Region Ambulance Service and Officer Aaron Beck of Boothbay Harbor Police Department responded to a call on Lakeside Drive.
Beck said Kari Babcock,…
Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen
Boothbay Harbor selectmen opted to table Town Manager Tom Woodin’s request to shift $23,000 to the basketball and pickleball courts project May 28. The funds originated from the harbor master…
The Maine Legislature said no last week to letting unenrolled voters take part in primaries. Both legislative chambers voted in opposition to LD 211 “An Act to Open Maine’s Primary.” The bill…
Obituary
Richard A. Wilde, 55, of Salt Point, New York, died at his family’s home on Ocean Point Road in East Boothbay on May 24, 2019.
Richard was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1963 to Wilson…
Obituary
Jane Pfeiffer Mullane, 94, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, passed away peacefully on May 28, 2019 at Harborview Cottage in Newcastle, Maine.
Jane was a resident of the Harborview Cottage (the…
Three enterprising young men have opened a new restaurant on Pier One in Boothbay Harbor called Taka Mediterranean Bar & Grill and they mean business! A thousand tiny lights on the ceiling…
Lincoln County Courts
Patrick Shorey, 26, of Waterville, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, all but three suspended, and four years’ probation, for a 2017 crash that claimed an elderly woman’s life.
The crash…
A Red Cross blood drive will be held Wednesday, June 12, 1 to 6 p.m. on the Red Cross bus at St. Mary Church, 144 Lincoln St, Bath, Call 800-RED-CROSS for an appointment. Drop-ins also OK.…
The U.S. Coast Guard spent several hours searching for the owner of an abandoned boat found May 29 in East Boothbay. The 16-foot wooden hull boat was reported abandoned floating in the…
On Sunday, May 26, Lincoln County Animal Control Officer Will Snowman responded to the report of a possible rabid fox that had been shot and…
Obituary
Victor H. Pinkham Jr., 77, of Wiscasset peacefully passed into the presence of this Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 24, 2019 at the Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was the loving husband of…
The Boothbay Region High School Class of 2019 will begin its week-long-plus event schedule starting Thursday, May 30 with the annual Graduates’ Night at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club. That event…
The Frances Perkins Center will honor Steven Hufnagel, executive director of the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust (CRCT) at 4 p.m. on June 26 at the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic…
Obituary
Not long after sunset on May 20, 2019, Chester W. Thompson passed away at the age of 98 while surrounded by his family.
Chet was born in Gardiner, Maine on Sept. 25, 1920 to James and May…
Today’s (May 28) baseball game at Boothbay Region High School against Wiscasset Middle High School has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m., due to the forecast of rain, according…
Today’s (May 28) lacrosse match at Boothbay Region High School against Winslow has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 29 at 3:30 p.m. on Sherman Field, due to the forecast of rain, according to…
The Memorial Day Services were greeted by fair and balmy weather as the parades moved from the Boothbay Common to East Boothbay on Monday, May 27
Among those present at the Boothbay Common…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
All Mainers should be interested in a report recently issued by the Maine Land Conservation Task Force entitled “Shaping the Next Generation of Land Conservation in Maine.” The task force was…
Memorial Day 2019 in the Boothbay region. Good crowds turned out to witness the parades, listen to the talks and prayers, and to remember those who have lost their lives in time of war and those…
Lincoln County Historical Association volunteers strive to give visitors to their three sites a reason to return. Each house museum presents a special exhibit to help make history come alive for…
The American Lighthouse Foundation’s Keeper of the Light award is designed to honor those individuals and organizations in the national lighthouse community who have contributed in a significant…
Every year just before Mother’s Day, American Mothers, Inc. honors motherhood by presenting the Mother of the Year and Mother of Achievement award at their National Convention held…
Last week Boothbay Harbor Police School Resource Officer Larry Brown presented a bicycle safety course to students in physical education/health teacher Dennis Dacus’ classes. Officer Brown spoke…
Death notice
Elliott R. Barker III, 87. died at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor on May 24. A service to celebrate Elliott’s life will be held at a day and time to be announced along…
Mary Ellen Barnes, executive director of the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, was elected vice chair of United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s Board of Directors at its annual meeting…
The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 5 at the Southport Town Office at 5 p.m.
Meeting agenda
1. Review and approval of the April…
Boothbay Region High School juniors will be ready to wash your car at Good 'N You, Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 26. There will be a baked goods table,…
Parents in Lincoln County are invited to complete a local survey for a chance to win up to $250. Healthy Lincoln County is conducting the survey, which is aimed at parents and grandparents of…
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has finalized the design of the Maine bicentennial commemorative flag, to be on display statewide through 2020.
The flag is comprised of a field of blue…
The Boothbay Board of Selectmen will hold a workshop on Wednesday, May 29 at 6 p.m. at the Boothbay Town Office for the following: Broadband in the Community.
Boothbay selectmen
Boothbay selectmen are concerned about trash piling up on weekends at Clifford Park. Selectman Dale Harmon asked if the town empties the park’s trash receptacle on weekends. He noticed several…
Sue Hochstein of Boothbay Harbor, Barbara Belknap of Damariscotta and Audrey Miller of East Boothbay attended the spring meeting of the Maine Daughters of the American Revolution in Auburn, Maine…
