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On a sunny fall afternoon a couple of weeks ago in Damariscotta, ElderCare Network administrators invited all ElderCare Network employees to gather in the community room at Hodgdon…

Years ago, a few friends got together at a local pub. They started talking about winters in Maine and how some people found it difficult to manage through colder…

The Yoga Firm Studio is inviting you on Thanksgiving Day from 9 to 10:30 a.m. for a fundraiser to benefit our local food pantry. Please bring money or food items - all are accepted. All of your…

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce announces its 30th annual Harbor Lights Festival to be held the weekend of December 4-6. The festival will offer a variety of joyous…

The recently established trade association for Maine vacation rental managers, Vacation Rental Professionals of Maine (VRPOMe), will hold its first all-day annual…

Donate a new and unwrapped toy and bring the joy of the holidays to a local child in need. Toys for Tots drop-off locations are located across Knox, Lincoln, and…

For the past month, Two Salty Dogs has been gathering donations to send overseas to dogs serving in the United States military through the The United States War Dog Association, Inc. (…

Local and state law enforcement officials have made multiple drug arrests in the Boothbay Harbor area and police say investigations are ongoing. Although the arrest numbers may not seem like a lot…

Soon, a decision will be formed as to whether or not to open the Gulf of Maine’s shrimp fishery.

The decision to open or…

Beachcroft Cottage, Southport ME

Boothbay Region High School sophomore Lillian Sherburne was recently accepted by the Coastal Studies for Girls (CSG) in Freeport for a semester of study. CSG is the only all-girl sophomore…

This Saturday, Nov. 21 the quiet streets of Boothbay Harbor will be bustling once again. It's the annual Early Bird sale, where discounts are everywhere starting as early as 5 a.m.

Most…

Fifteen Lincoln County groups or individuals were recognized Tuesday for their dedicated service to the community. The recipients received Spirit of America Awards during a ceremony held at the…

Boothbay Harbor Police arrested a Boothbay Harbor couple on drug charges on Nov. 13, as a result of a search of an Atlantic Avenue apartment.

Warner Hinckley, 43, was charged with…

Students in Madame Nathalie Gorey's French class returned to school on Monday still shocked by the events of Friday night, when ISIS terrorists attacked six busy locations in Paris, France leaving…

Deb Wilson was presented the 2015 Melissa Laser Fish Habitat Conservation Award by the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership (ACFHP) for her exemplary work in…

They saved it, they cared for it and now they own it. Fuller Marine Services is now the legal owner of the F/V Westward and Jean Fuller said the plan is to remove the wayward vessel from…

Veterans from the five main branches of the United States military – Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Air Force – were honored at the tenth annual Rotary Club…

Suzi Thayer grew up in Sanford and began taking weekly art lessons at the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk at age 10. Thus began a weekly regimen of art classes and workshops in different locations…

Lincoln Medical Partners General Surgeon Samira Hasan, DO, can’t remember a time she didn’t want to be a doctor, but it wasn’t until medical school that she set her sights on…

Boothbay Region High School

Veterans Day. For many students, it's an extra day off from school to relax and play video games (or, for the more studious types, catch up on homework).

But this year on Nov. 11, 23…

Dinoflagellates are single-celled marine organisms that use two (dino) whip-like organs called flagella (flagellates) to propel themselves in water. They are…

According to a release from the Bath Police Department, one person was sent to the hospital after a handgun was allegedly discharged in the Shaw's supermarket parking lot in Bath.

Lt. Robert…

The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 49-year-old male Monday five miles southeast of Boothbay Harbor. 

At approximately 11:30 a.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England…

The Lincoln County Historical Association held its 2015 annual meeting Saturday evening at the home of Tom and Wendy Eichler in Wiscasset. At the event, which is also an occasion for socializing,…

Caroline Emily Jones and Glenn Francis Trinder IV were joined together in marriage on July 25, 2015. The marriage was officiated by the Reverend William Wood at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in…

Obituary

Margaret MacDonald of Boothbay died November 14, 2015 after a lengthy illness surrounded by her loving family.

Margaret was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Frank and Martha…

Obituary

Louise I. (Pearson) Chapman, 73, of Poinciana, Florida, died August 8, 2015 after losing a long and very courageous battle with COPD.

Obituary

Cory Alan Barter, 38, died November 12, 2015 in Whitefield from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

He was born September 19, 1977 in Boothbay Harbor to Ernest and Eileen Brewer…

Whether it be Ocean Point or Roderick Road, the forests along the Damariscotta River can breathe a bit easier.

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) recently unveiled the Rutherford…

When the Edgecomb Eddy School moved to its present location just off Route 27, a gazebo that was constructed at the former school site on Cross Point Road was…

Most often, when Megan McCartney or Wanda Wilcox has a conversation with somebody about dementia, that conversation is the result of a crisis.

Sometimes the…

Darling Marine Center

Ruleo Camacho received a Young Investigator Award at the Ninth Florida State University Mote Symposium in Sarasota, Florida.

The triennial symposium focuses on issues relevant to fisheries.…

The public is invited to two homeowner energy clinics: Thursday, Nov. 19, 1-3 p.m., in the Friends Meetinghouse, Belvedere Rd. Damariscotta; and…

In high school, Nate Pineau was drawn to helping professions and after graduating he began a career in criminal justice.

St. Patrick Church

The annual Christmas Fair at St. Patrick Church will, once again, feature the Shamrock Café! The Shamrock Café will provide a quiet respite after shopping and…

The Edgecomb School Committee may hold an emergency meeting later this month if its damaged school bus is no longer serviceable. The 12-year-old bus is off the road after encountering an oil leak…

For 25 years, Barry Johnston of Edgecomb brought happiness to Boothbay region children in his role as Santa Claus’s No. 1 Elf. Beginning in 1988, Johnston assisted the Boothbay Fire Department…

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

A Wiscasset man died after the car he was driving Thursday night in Whitefield struck a tree. Cory A. Barter, 38, was not wearing a seat…

The Wildcat Wind Ensemble, Seahawk Symphonic Band, and Boothbay Region Community Band joined forces for a free concert Nov. 10 at the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor.

The Wildcat Wind…

For the second straight year, Dianne and Mark Gimbel received an email that makes them proud to be a part of the Friends of…

Maine Drug Enforcement Agency

A Boothbay Harbor woman was arrested recently and charged with felony trafficking following a months-long investigation by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.…

The Edgecomb Historical Society will meet Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Edgecomb Community Church, 15 Cross Point Rd., Edgecomb.

Darn it, we messed up the puzzle page again.

In this week’s paper, we reprinted the November 5 Jumble puzzle and we printed the answers to the crossword puzzle from two weeks ago.

We…

Between a series of brightly colored half-spheres, over a nine-inch bar and across a six-inch beam, Ramona Gaudette navigates her way through an…

The Boothbay Region Community Fellowship will hold a special service honoring military veterans at the American Legion Hall, Industrial Park Road, Boothbay on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. Special…

Maine Maritime Museum in Bath will open a new exhibit, Wavelength: The Story of Signals at Sea, on Saturday, November 14. The exhibit explores the history of communications at sea, from flags,…

Nearly 40 Marines, other former military personal, friends and family gathered at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay to celebrate the 240th birthday of the U.S.…

Edgecomb

An Edgecomb woman filed a Freedom of Access request on Nov. 9 to the Board of Selectmen. Jarryl Larson submitted a written request to review six years of the town’s sewer fees billed to Davis…

We're all in this together…again! After the Boothbay Region High School's Drama Club’s smash hit production of Disney's "High School Musical: ON STAGE!" They bring you Disney's "High School…

Coastal Enterprises, Inc., Community Concepts, Inc. and Kennebec Valley Community Action Program are pleased to announce a four-week personal finance class on Mondays, November 23, 30, December 7…