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Edgecomb Community Church invites you to come and celebrate the birth of the Christ child at their special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Friday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. During this service, the…

AUGUSTA - Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is warning Mainers to be suspicious of text messages they may have received from an entity claiming to be the "Maine DMV" which asks the recipient to…

Edgecomb residents can weigh in on a proposed solar power ordinance this month. On Dec. 13, selectmen scheduled a public hearing for reviewing the planning board’s proposed ordinance. Edgecomb…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Everyone is invited to the Blue Christmas Service, Monday, Dec. 20 at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. With the Christmas season centered on family, it can be a tough time for those who have lost loved ones or…

On Dec. 17, students from Lincoln Academy, along with Damariscotta Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the CLC YMCA, and substance use prevention coordinators from Healthy…

Boothbay Harbor selectmen recapped a Nov. 23 footbridge meeting with renovation project consultants from Gartley and Dorsky Dec. 13. The meeting set some of the criteria for a bid package document…

The Wreaths Across America convoy made a stop at Wiscasset Speedway Sunday evening on the way to Arlington National Cemetery. The nonprofit started in 1992 and honors veterans by placing wreaths…

Members of the Maine National Guard are to deploy to 10 health care facilities across the state this week to help relieve hospitals experiencing capacity challenges and to maintain access to…

Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District trustees Dec. 9 took their first look at the proposed Fiscal Year 23 budget. It calls for a 3.3% municipal request increase. Station Manager Steve Lewis…

LincolnHealth’s Respiratory Care Clinic, the current site for by-…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

You did it! In early August 2021, our board thought we were going to have to close the Boothbay Region Health Center due to a cash flow crunch and a shortfall in donations of $110,000. As we hoped…

Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, will hold her regular office hours, Coffee with Chloe, from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday…

Two Boothbay Region High School students have brought renewed life to an outdated piece of library equipment. School Librarian Kerrin Erhard found an old card catalog in storage. She was reluctant…

St. Columba’s Episcopal Church will be holding services during the holidays. The Rev. Susan Kraus will conduct the Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 24. The Rev. William J. Wood will…

The Boothbay Region High School Class of 1972 is having its 50-year reunion at Brady’s on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, starting at 1 p.m. To receive updates via email, please send your email address to…

Obituary

The Rev. Canon Joan Stuart Butler Ford, lifetime visitor to Maine and much loved and highly respected mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and Canon for Communications at St. Paul’s Episcopal…

This December, the Boothbay Common is alive with the holiday spirit. The common is lit up with Christmas lights as part of Boothbay Lights and Boothbay Winter Festival along with another holiday…

Obituary

With her husband and daughter at her side, Jean Rosalie Webster passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 9, 2021 from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 82. Jean was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York…

At about 1 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 12 , a pine tree fell onto the home of Nancy Case at 95 Kenney Field Drive in Boothbay Harbor. No one was injured. Central Maine Power, Boothbay Harbor police and fire…

Service notice

Jean R. Webster passed away peacefully on Dec. 9, 2021. A gathering of family and friend will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 14 beginning at 10:30 a.m. with a service of Remembrance to begin at 11:15 a.…

All are welcome to attend a free community Christmas supper on Saturday, Dec. 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Park Drive, Boothbay. Snow date is Dec. 26.…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Building Exploratory Committee is seeking around 40 people for three 2.5-hour Zoom meetings in January. Alternative Organizational Structure…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

A citizen’s group believes fluoridated water does more harm than good. On Dec. 8, Boothbay selectmen received a request to place an article on the May town meeting warrant seeking the removal of…

Press release

A fundraiser luncheon is planned from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road, to help a Wiscasset couple who lost their home to a fire Dec. 5. Matthew…

The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 school board approved the 2022-2023 cost-sharing plan and $1,423,384 budget Dec. 6. Board Chair John Bertolet of Boothbay said changes in cost-…

Last summer, the labor shortage was so profound, Lincoln County Communications and Sheriff’s Department resorted to advertising vacancies via lawn sign.  The communications center is once again…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

LincolnHealth reported a record 90 new COVID-19 cases from 636 tests for the week of Nov. 29. The data represents a record positivity rate of 14.2%. Breakthrough cases, those who have been…

Five of six Boothbay property owners settled their eminent domain cases with the…

‘More people are showing up seeking care, and that’s going to continue for a long time’

MaineHealth invited Maine media to a Wednesday morning Zoom news conference to describe a…

Hear ye, hear ye, the following businesses have set their intention to participate in the 2021 Men’s Night shopping event in Boothbay Harbor Dec. 15: Boat House Bistro, Cannery, China By the Sea,…

Christmas came a little early for Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. Commissioners approved up to $42,000 in unbudgeted equipment expenses. Sheriff Todd Brackett told commissioners Dec. 7, the…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor would like to thank our parishioners and the community as a whole for coming out and showing your support this past Saturday at the Church Christmas…

A driving tour of magical light celebrating Maine’s woods and waterways, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ 2021 Gardens Aglow is …

Abden Simmons has announced he will be seeking the Maine Senate District 13 seat. The district includes all towns in Lincoln County, as well as Windsor in Kennebec County and Washington…

Santa Claus arrived a little early this year on Dec. 3 in Southport. Father Christmas arrived at Southport General Store around 5 p.m. on his motorcycle and delivered pre-Christmas presents to…

LincolnHealth continues to distinguish itself when it comes to patient safety and high quality care.

For the ninth time in 11 years, LincolnHealth was named a Top Rural Hospital by the…

On Nov. 15, Midcoast Conservancy accepted a generous donation of the 51.7 acre Goose River Woodland Preserve in Waldoboro from Luther Black.

Says Black, “This land was given to me for the…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.

Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through…

Nov. 3, 12:40 p.m., Route 27 below Eddy Road: Car off road, no injuries. Provided traffic control until car pulled back on roadway.

Nov. 4, 5:13 a.m., Cross Point Road: Medical.

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Ten boats decked out in Christmas lights and holiday gear and cheer lit up Boothbay Harbor for Boothbay Lights festivities Dec. 4. The fleet included Mark Brewer’s F/V Abby Rose, Doug…

Obituary

Lugracia Sumpter, 92, of Oxbow Lane, Whitefield died Dec. 3, 2021, at her residence.

She was born in Corbin, Kentucky on Aug. 10, 1929, a daughter of Leonard…

Obituary

Stephanie Adele Hicks, beloved daughter of Charles and Diane Hicks, passed away Dec. 5, 2021 at her home in Bath surrounded by friends and family. She had a many years-long struggle with brain…

Lincoln County Republican Committee

Ed Thelander, a retired Navy Seal and candidate for Federal Congressional District CD-1, addressed an energized group of voters at the Montsweag Restaurant on Thursday, Dec. 2. Ed, who lives in…

In accordance to Public Law 103-308 President Joseph Biden issued a proclamation for the American flag to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, Dec. 7 in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance…

This year at Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES), the 7th and 8th grade Student Leadership Group is organizing a food drive. When the group talked about organizing a food drive, it was clear…