As we have met with folks in the community to discuss our concept for a community health center, we are often asked, “Where is it going to be?” We are pleased to be…
News
On June 12, as many as 30 youthful bicyclists will pedal into Boothbay Harbor promoting the cause of affordable housing.
Bike and Build combines bicycle touring with assistance to agencies…
The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 25 to May 1, 2016:
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A police station is typically the last place citizens would visit with drugs, but on April 30, the Boothbay Harbor Police Department took all comers as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back…
Maine Secretary of State validates marijuana legalization petition
AUGUSTA - Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap issued an amended determination on remand from the Business and Consumer Court, finding that the citizens' initiative petition for "An Act To Legalize…
It was a historic win Saturday for the Boothbay Region lacrosse team. The Seahawks defeated the Fryeburg Academy Raiders, 8-7, for the team’s first-ever varsity victory.
Boothbay midfielder…
Last year, the Diaper Bank began distributing diapers at the Ecumenical Food Pantry in Newcastle, having raised a generous supply of…
Compass Rose Events may be on the move. The Boothbay Planning Board will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. on May 4 to consider Compass Rose’s application for a retail event planning business.…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
Wiscasset business owners told the state April 28, they are excited at the latest ideas for the downtown, and just the fact the state is still trying to get a project there.
The feedback…
Sally Giddings Smith has taken her art halfway around the world from Maine to the Big Sur in California to Paris and back to East Boothbay. She currently shows her work from the Fortunate Chance…
Wiscasset students could be playing football next fall with the Seahawks of Boothbay Region High School. In a 4-1 vote April 28, the Wiscasset School Committee favored the move.
The lone…
On April 28, Gov. Paul LePage spoke to a crowd of about 200 people in the gymnasium at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta, as part of his “town hall” meeting series. It was rescheduled from an…
An event dedicated to celebrating strong women leaders in Maine will be held Thursday, June 23, 4 to 7 p.m., at The Boardroom in Boothbay Harbor. The Attorney…
Boothbay Selectman Dale Harmon knew he’d made a mistake immediately after interrupting a resident during the April 13 Route 27 Traffic Pattern study discussion. He interrupted Fred Kaplan midway…
Come hear Doug Protsik, director of the Maine Fiddle Camp and of The Old Grey Goose band, play the non-stop piano accompaniment to a silent movie from an original…
The Splash Into Science travel group from Boothbay Region Elementary School is participating in its last fundraiser before heading to Florida. It is a car wash/bake…
The Boothbay Region High School lacrosse team’s first-ever varsity game got off to a rousing start Wednesday. The Seahawks scored three goals in a three-minute time span near the first half’s end…
The Wiscasset Community Center (W.C.C.) and the American Red Cross are conducting a certified lifeguard course beginning May 16. Upon…
Members and guests of the Boothbay Region Historical Society will gather in its 72 Oak Street museum to attend the society’s 49th annual meeting, which will begin at 4:30 p.m. of May 17. Following…
For people looking to settle down, a location's odor can be a factor in whether they stay or go.
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The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce will host its annual meeting on Thursday, May 19 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle.…
Obituary
Marguerite “Peggy” Guilmette Sherman was born on May 28, 1928 in Berlin, New Hampshire. After a long and successful life in Boothbay…
Maine Media Women will hold their monthly roundtable meeting at the River Arts Gallery on Route 1 in Damariscotta on Saturday, May 7. The meeting is free of charge, and there is ample free parking…
Celebrate “We Care Day” May 9with LincolnHealth nurses by learning how to take charge of your health.
…Jim Bowden, a lifelong summer resident of Capitol Island, Southport, has signed a multi-year contract with ESPN as a baseball analyst and insider, according to his sons. He will be appearing…
Newcastle Local Planning Committee
The town of Newcastle is holding a participatory design and public input process to shape the direction of the new Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Ordinance, beginning Thursday, April 28 and…
FISH needs volunteer drivers.
FISH is a free driving service available in the Boothbay region to those who are in need…
Lettuce is kind of boring, right? It is generally thought of as a base for a salad, eaten raw, with the tastier, prettier, more colorful things on top to give it pizazz…
West Bath District Court
Patrick Logan Patterson, 26, of Brunswick, was arraigned April 20 on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
He was arrested in Brunswick on a warrant from Sagadahoc County on April 16.…
When the Center first opened, some of the regulars expressed a desire to help with the financial burden of keeping the place open. The outgrowth of that desire is…
The Margaret Ellis Community Garden, located at the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset, is now accepting applications for garden plots for the 2016 Growing Season.…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will be breaking ground on a new Marine Algal Research and Innovation Accelerator (MARIA) on its campus in East Boothbay later this spring. The program’s goal…
Town of Edgecomb
The Edgecomb Economic Development Committee wants to find out what works and what doesn’t regarding the local business climate. The first-year committee will solicit business owners’ opinions with…
Discover the Midcoast
The Wilber Preserve in Phippsburg offers a short but highly enjoyable hike to the summit of Cox Head overlooking the Kennebec River and Atkins Bay.
From Route 1 in Bath take the exit for…
Unless you have been to Slick's in Boothbay Harbor, and/or know the owners, you might do a double take when…
The skies are clear, the winds are warming as is the sun, the time of year thoughts begin to turn to outdoor fun, boating … and the annual Windjammer Days Festival! The festivities of the 54th…
For Dawn Gilbert of Boothbay, being a Republican grassroots activist has been one big party for the past three decades. Gilbert has held nearly every office within the Lincoln County GOP committee…
The proposed new ambulance building in Boothbay, being paid for through a $1.65 million donation by Paul Coulombe of Southport, will be twice the size of the current Boothbay Region Ambulance…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Board of Trustees, Wed., May 4, 5 p.m., Boothbay Region High School library
Annual CSD Budget Meeting, Wed., May 4, 6 p.m., Boothbay Region…
Snow falling in Maine hardly passes for news but when the calendar is 4 days from May, it certainly qualifies as something. Despite a forecast calling for an inch or less, the Boothbay region was…
Obituary
Rendall Elton Hyson, 82, of Boothbay Harbor, died peacefully in Damariscotta on April 25, 2016 with loving family by his side.
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Obtaining a Maine Guide license allows one to lead day and overnight canoeing and stand-up paddle boarding on inland waters, backpacking, hiking,…
Winter is over and spring is (almost) here — don’t be caught without your plants!
Join us at the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District Spring Plant Sale, Backyard Conservation…
On Wednesday, May 4, the Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the town offices to consider:
…The Damariscotta Police report the following activity from April 18 to April 24, 2016
April…
When was the last time students just let their inhibitions melt away, flexed their imaginations, and did something just because it was really, really fun? Mt. View…
On Sunday, April 24, the American Legion Charles E. Sherman Post 36 restarted our traditional every other Sunday breakfast. As many know, this was the first time in recent memory that we stopped…
"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving." Mother Theresa
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Wiscasset Police Department
Monday, April 11
Officers Benjamin Kolko and Nadine Crossley and Sergeant Alfred Simmons issued warnings for speed.
Crossley spoke to a…
The public is invited to the first-ever Coastal Job Fair from 2 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 at the Boothbay Region YMCA.
A group of 20-plus local businessmen known as “The Taverneers”…
