Touch tanks,face painting, pirate school, music on the waterfront, and an antique boat parade were some of the events as Windjammer Days 2016 offered something for everyone on Tuesday, June 28.
News
Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina will host a fundraising Pier Party on Wednesday, July 6 at 5 p.m. to benefit Scott…
The Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation has received a$2,500 grant from the Lincoln County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to start…
Obituary
David Rice Orne, affectionately known as “Grampy Grump,” 73, of Yarmouth died peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on June 23, 2016 at the Gosnell House in Scarborough.
David was…
The Reverend Wesley A. Smith will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, July 3. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All…
The Reverend Scott Lee returns to All Saints by-the-Sea for the next two Sundays. Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 8 and 10 a.m. services. A social hour…
For a Maine girl who grew up spending summers on the coast of Maine, and as an actual grown-up (sort of) who has lived either on or near the coast for more years…
More than 87 percent of St. Andrews Urgent Care Center patients would recommend the facility to family or friends, according to the National Research Corporation (NRC).
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The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor has been getting a facelift over the past few months.
The work began in…
In observance of Independence Day, God & Country will be celebrated this Sunday, July 3 at Boothbay Baptist Church…
Motorcycles a husband and wife from New York state were riding collided on Edgecomb’s Route One June 22, Major Ken Mason, chief deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, said Tuesday.
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The poor condition of parts of Atlantic Avenue in Boothbay Harbor drew the ire of both selectmen and residents during a regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen on June 27. During the public…
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
Many area residents have found a summer recipe they can’t resist: a salad buffet of fresh vegetables prepared by local chefs and served on earthenware plates they…
Wiscasset just keeps getting better!
Beelicious, “A sweet little market,” opened its doors recently at 64 Main Street.…
There she is, Miss Windjammer 2016: Emerson Harris. The 11-year-old tap-danced and sang her way to the first Miss Windjammer title June 28 at the event’s first ever pageant, held at the Boothbay…
Obituary
Peter Wayne Davis, 74, died unexpectedly June 23, 2016, at his home in Boothbay, Maine.
He was born on January 25, 1942, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the son of Leighton and Helen (Adams)…
Several members of the Boothbay Region Garden Club (BRGC) attended the Garden Club Federation of Maine (GCFM) Convention held this year in Bar Harbor Wednesday and…
On Saturday, July 2 the Boothbay Railway Village will host a meet of antique engines and other early mechanical devises in partnership with the Maine Antique Power…
It has been 240 years since the Declaration of Independence was penned, but its words are just as meaningful today as they were in the 18th century…
I have served as Lincoln County Planner since 1998 and in that capacity I would like to offer some history and reflection on the Boothbay Common traffic situation. I have not met most of the folks…
Office of the Maine Attorney General
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said she thinks the key to ending a “culture of violence against women” is to have women in key positions of authority.
“We need more women in law…
New Hope For Women
A fundraiser benefiting New Hope For Women, an organization that helps victims of domestic violence in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Knox and Waldo counties, raised over $9,000 on June 23 at the Boardroom…
Emerson Harris of Southport was crowned Miss Windjammer 2016 at the Miss Windjammer Pageant held Monday, June 27 at the Boothbay Region YMCA.
The Fisherman’s Memorial Service and Blessing of the Fleet drew 35 boats and about a dozen observers on Sunday, June 26 at the Fishermen’s Memorial.
Smith Climo led singers in hymns to…
International students come to Boothbay Harbor every summer looking for employment and to experience the American way of life, but two Bulgarian students found more three years ago. Petroslav…
Two Boothbay roads are slated for maintenance this summer. The Boothbay selectmen approved Town Manager Dan Bryer’s road repair priority list, which includes Butler and Back Narrows this summer…
Obituary
Dr. Robert L. Berger died January 1, 2016 at the age of 86 of heart disease. He lived in Brookline, Massachusetts and visited Southport Island during summers with…
“Creating Gardiner” was produced last year by Lee Arnott of Sweet Thunder Productions. Arnott submitted the documentary to MPBN’s Community Film Series, films about Maine or by Mainers.
”I…
Pat Berger was the presumptive winner of several legs of One Design races sponsored by the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and the Boothbay One Design Association as part of Windjammer Days on Sunday…
An award-winning Maine author told a Southport Memorial Library audience June 21 how challenging it was getting a publisher to buy two of her manuscripts. Monica Wood, author of “When We Were the…
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper will have an early deadline for advertising and news copy for the July 7 issue due to the holiday on Monday, July 4. All advertising, news copy and…
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The Boothbay Community Center is teaming with New Hope for Women in a program that assists female victims of domestic violence. Called “One less worry,” the program was started by Sharon Hobson…
The Zimmerli Pavilion, the new 12-bed skilled nursing rehabilitation wing of St. Andrews Village that opened in May, was dedicated in ceremonies on Friday, June 24.
The wing was dedicated to…
Whether you are a casual paddler or a hard-core kayak racer, the Sheepscot River Race on July 2, starting at 11:30 a.m. in Newcastle, invites your participation.…
Donation sites for gifts of school supplies have been set in place for the 2016 season. A Wish List is posted at each site that includes many classroom items required by our Boothbay Region public…
Elaine Jones, the Department of Marine Resources’ director of education has received the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment’s 2016 Visionary Award.…
Edgecomb Community Church, UCC will be holding a week-long Vacation Bible School, July 11-15 from 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. This year’s theme is "Surf Shack:…
Town of Boothbay
The Boothbay Board of Selectmen made the following annual appointments June 22 for Fiscal Year 17: Daniel G. Bryer Jr., town manager, tax collector, treasurer, road commissioner, welfare director…
Kate Jones and Chris Reardon were married on April 14 at City Hall, San Francisco, California in honor of her parents, East Boothbay residents Kathleen and George…
Lincoln County Courts
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Hatch, who was arrested on two counts of the sexual abuse of a minor, a Class C felony, has been under investigation for about three months, according to…
It's not often a part-time waitress in Boothbay Harbor will cause customers to do a double take, but it's been happening at McSeagulls Restaurant on…
The results were slow in getting to us, perhaps due to the Rockland races being run the next day, but the Charles Begin Memorial Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races held on June 18 were run under…
For a small business owner, it was one-stop shopping of the very best kind when the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) hosted a small business forum June 21 at its Wiscasset…
Summer has begun in Boothbay Harbor. And with summer come visitors from other places, either for a day from somewhere else in Maine, or a few days or a week or longer, from another state, or even…
One man’s imagination is another man’s treasure. To wit: the Millennium House on King Phillips Trail in East Boothbay, the creation of artist-builders David and Jenny Lee, and the stop for many on…
The Maine Marine Patrol will be on heightened alert for those violating Maine’s boating under the influence laws during the national…
Edgecomb’s attorney believes the town will prevail in its contempt of court lawsuit being heard June 28 in Superior Court in Wiscasset, against a Gleason Road property owner. Bill Dale told the…
Celebrate the first week of summer with a craft cocktail tasting! SOPO wine distributors and Coastal Root Bitters will be doing a free sampling at Rising Tide Community Market Friday, June 24 from…
Healthy Lincoln County
The Healthy Lincoln County Substance Use Prevention Partnership held a meeting Tuesday, June 21, to examine the proposed initiative legalizing marijuana in Maine that will appear on November’s…
