The annual Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Budget Meeting is Tuesday, May 21 at 6 p.m. in the Boothbay Region Elementary School gym. However, the school charter enacted in…
News
George Chase defeated Timothy Harrington, 92-7, May 17 in Edgecomb’s municipal elections. Chase succeeds Mike Smith, who decided not to seek a fourth term. Chase served two years on the school…
For Lisa Burnham, a friend in need is a friend indeed. Burnham received Boothbay Planning Board approval May 15 to create a campground on her Pension Ridge Road property. Last summer, she assisted…
Finding Our Voices
Sailor, activist, and author Heidi Love will join the online discussion of her best-selling new book Laughing at the Sky in the Finding Our Voices book club Tuesday, June 11 at 6 p.m.
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Carol Leone has had it with the loud, “jackhammering” sound of “Jake brakes.” She has listened for years to noise created by large trucks when they are braking, as they travel at high speeds and…
Join us on Saturday, June 1 when the stalwart gardeners of Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library will offer a native plant sale from 9 to 11 a.m. on the Library Lawn (rain location: Boothbay Harbor…
A Beach Road drainage project tops the Southport Climate Action Team’s priority list. The project has an estimated $93,070 cost to replace a culvert with a larger one and pay for a study to…
There will be no Gay Pride banner on Edgecomb’s flagpole. There won’t be an official proclamation, but there will be some sort of official recognition of June being “Gay Pride” month in Edgecomb.…
The Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees on May 14 unanimously rejected a citizen’s petition contesting the April 24 referendum that approved renovating Boothbay Region Elementary…
On Friday, May 17, 68 police Cadets will graduate from the Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP) at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro.
The BLETP is an 18-week…
Maine’s First Ship and the Arnold Expedition Historical Society are two of the 121 nonprofit, cultural organizations across 29 states and the District of Columbia who will receive a total of $1.4…
Obituary
Christiaan Wilkinson Huff Conover died unexpectedly at the age of 35 on May 8, 2024 at his home in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. Christiaan’s sudden death of a pulmonary embolism stuns…
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library invites all to a moment of reflection and time to gather together in the Great Room on Memorial Day, May 27, before and after…
Between the Boothbay Region High School playing fields and Townsend Avenue stands a Blue Star Marker. It was placed there by Boothbay Region Garden Club in 2010, and it rests in a pocket garden…
Bath Savings Trust Company (BSTC) President Tom Whelan announced the appointment of Ashley Daigle as vice president, trust officer. In her new role, Daigle will work with…
Obituary
Bruce C. Engert, age 80, died at his home in Boothbay Harbor, on May 10, 2024.
Born on March 13, 1944, Bruce was a son to Frederick Burbank Engert, Jr. and Elsa Holmestrahm. He attended…
Eastside Waterfront Park turned into an administrative merry-go-round last month after a court remanded key issues to the Boothbay Harbor Planning Board.
Lincoln County Superior Court…
Consider all the Veterans who have been part of your life. Now imagine life without them. The very sad truth is we are losing, nationally, 24 veterans to suicide each day. In response, the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 279 calls for service for the period of May 7 to May 14. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,376 calls for service.
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Outside of Gardens Aglow, there is no busier weekend at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens than their free weekend, Maine Days. Now a family tradition for many of the state’s residents, the Gardens…
The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District annual Budget Meeting will be held on…
Boothbay Region Water District had planned to improve Adams Pond Road “to better protect the pond and improve water quality” with a $150,000 Department of Environmental Protection grant, but those…
LincolnHealth was pleased to learn that its $4.5 million Congressional Directed Spending (CDS) grant application to expand oncology and infusion services on the Miles campus has been approved by…
Obituary
Elizabeth Ellen “Betty” Johnson, 84, of Wiscasset, passed away at her home on May 11, 2024 surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Bath on Feb. 6, 1940, she was the…
Wiscasset announced the following on its textmygov service Monday morning: “It is with profound sadness that Town Manager Dennis Simmons announces the sudden and unexpected death of Code…
Steve Lorrain is a familiar face on the Community School District Board of Trustees. However, after 10 years of service, Lorrain decided not to run for reelection this year. Trustees and staff…
The Maine Republican Assembly (MERA) will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m. at 33 Sheepscot River Way, Newcastle. For more information, call Secretary Kathy Robitaille at 207…
"I quite like this," Jayshree Patel thought in the winter of 2023 as she and husband Kash drove Maine's meandering roads for the first time. The couple was moving from Texas to become general…
Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days is proud to once again sponsor the Vintage Boat Parade and Pier Party on Friday, June 28. The event starts with the Vintage Boat Parade beginning at 4 p.m. and is a…
The monthly meeting of Lincoln County Republicans will be held Wednesday, May 22 at the Wiscasset Community Center. Beginning at 6 p.m., the public is invited to attend the speakers’ portion of…
Obituary
Hiram Watson Sibley V was born in Rochester, New York on July 14, 1932, to his parents Anne Robbins and Hiram Sibley IV. He passed away peacefully at Coves Edge in Damariscotta on May 3, 2024,…
“It is exciting to begin a year of service elevating the work of teachers and advocating for education in Maine,” Wiscasset Elementary School fourth grade teacher Becky Hallowell told Wiscasset…
The Edgecomb School Committee has filled a vacancy created by former member George Chase’s resignation in April. The committee voted May 7, 2-0, to appoint Cod Cove Farm Road resident Jesse White…
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Federal Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience have opened a pop-up help center for Knox, Sagadahoc, and Lincoln…
Boothbay Region High School has announced the Class of 2024 valedictorian and salutatorian.
Jordan Chamness, daughter of Jason and Avery Chamness, is valedictorian and Margret “Meg” Sledge…
Since 1921, the red poppy has been the official flower of The American Legion Auxiliary who support veterans, military and their…
Spruce Point Inn and the Maine Model Yacht Club are proud to announce the SPI Cup, a regatta race on the Spruce Point Inn waterfront for skippers of radio-controlled model yachts. Beginning at 9 a…
Obituary
Helen Maire Lindberg Carlson, born Marie Helen Lindberg on Feb. 12, 1930, in Westmanland, Maine, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2024 at home in her favorite recliner. She was a…
If anyone is thinking about buying alcohol for a minor, Boothbay Harbor police officer Larry Brown wants them to think again.
“Don't do it. I mean, it can go wrong in so many different…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 224 calls for service for the period of April 30 to May 7. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,097 calls for service.
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Jennifer M. Whitney is Boothbay’s newest school committee member. She defeated Trevor Morin, 181-151, in Monday’s municipal elections, according to Town Clerk Andrea Lowery. Whitney succeeds John…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
Thanks to the generosity of Canvas + Pine Sailing Expeditions, Boothbay Region Historical Society is raffling a 2-hour private sailing charter for 6 during 2024 Windjammer Days, between June 25 to…
Chris Hall, retired town manager for Bristol, accepted the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) Frances Perkins Award during a reception Saturday, May 4, in Round Pond. Nearly 70…
Obituary
John Henry “Chippy” Chapman Sr., 83, of the Gardiner Road, Dresden passed away on May 6, 2024 at his home.
He was born in Richmond on June 18, 1940 the son of Norris Chapman Sr., and…
Obituary
James Strohn Woodard of Boothbay died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, April 24, 2024, his 81st birthday, from complications related to Parkinson’s disease, with which he’d been recently…
It wasn’t your typical birthday party. Christopher George turned 31 on May 3 and his friends, family, co-workers and fellow veterans planned something special for him. He celebrated the day with a…
Around 30 Boothbay Harbor residents attended the annual town meeting May 4 where they approved a $6,033,852 total budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Voters passed all 23 of the warrant articles…
Honoring veterans
First National Bank recently announced a $1,500 contribution to American Legion Post 36 toward community banners honoring veterans in the Boothbay Region.
The veterans banner program…
Obituary
Joan B. Wysham of Hockessin, Delaware and East Boothbay, Maine died on April 25, 2024 at the age of 94.
Mrs. Wysham was active in the Ocean Point Wilson Memorial Chapel community as well as…
