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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 844.   

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine…

Obituary

Timothy Wayne Utley passed away on June 6, 2021 in Boothbay at the age of 68.

Tim was born in Russellville, Kentucky on Oct. 25,…

Obituary

Carl John Lloyd Bruening, 76, passed away June 9, 2021 at his home in Boothbay Harbor of metastastic prostate bone cancer.

He was…

The Boothbay Region High School Class of 2021’s Class Day included a senior survey showing graduates preferred Coke over Pepsi, a lesson on how the same shared school event can result in both a…

Obituary

Joan D. (Oravis) Henry, 74, of Wiscasset passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, with family by her side, at her home on the morning of June 4, 2021.

Joan grew up in Collingswood, New…

The Gulf of Maine is full of ghosts. No, they’re not spooks or goblins, but rather lost steel lobster traps separated from their buoys. Unlike their wooden predecessors a generation ago, which…

Scholarships and awards for athleticism, music and art prowess, academic excellence, community service and more were presented to members of the Boothbay Region High School senior class during…

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

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

Two of Windjammer Days most popular events, the Lobster Eating Contest and Cod Fish Race, will be held this year on June 30 at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively. Mask protocols have been added…

Anyone wanting to live stream any of Boothbay Region High School’s graduation activities can do so in the following ways:

BRHS Facebook page: …

Wreaths Across America (WAA) is proud to announce that its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE), which has been traveling the country to honor our nations…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate passed a bill Tuesday from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, that would create semi-open primaries in Maine.

LD 231, “An Act to Create Semi-Open Primaries,”…

The Boothbay Region Information Center at the Route 27 and Adams Pond Road intersection is getting some updates before the 2021 season kicks into high gear. Along with the tasks opening any…

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

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional three COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 843.   

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…

Press release

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce and the Boothbay Region Education Foundation are pleased to recognize the outstanding efforts of all of the amazing educators in our region —…

Healthgrades, a leading marketplace that connects patients and providers, recently announced that LincolnHealth Miles Campus and Hospital received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award for the…

WALDOBORO (6/9/2021) — After notifying family members, the Maine Marine Patrol has released the name of the man whose body was recovered from the Medomak River yesterday morning.

Obituary

Wayne Clark, fondly known as “Uncle Wayne,” passed away on May 18, 2021 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. He was born on Sept. 3, 1960 to Patricia (Carr) and Gary Clark in Boothbay…

June 7 was both a night for hellos and good-byes for the Edgecomb School Committee. The board said hello to a new principal, superintendent and kindergarten teacher. Dr. Christina Boursaw is the…

Obituary

William (Bill) Irvine Jack, 86, a longtime resident of Sewickley, Pennsylvania and Westcliffe, Colorado and most recently of Amelia Island, Florida and Camden, Maine, died on May 29, 2021 in…

On June 3, the Edgecomb Planning Board had a two-part meeting. The board adjourned while discussing a house construction project in the Shoreland zone. Chairman Barry Hathorne reported the board…

Hundreds upon hundreds of flowers, shrubs, vegetables and herbs were donated by 24 local gardeners to support the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library through the biannual plant sale held June 5. It…

Ocean Point Inn

Ocean Point Inn (OPI) and Resort is about to open for their 123rd season of providing lodging, dining, and hospitality to the Boothbay Region. While other properties celebrated their openings over…

The LincolnHealth COVID-19 vaccine clinic packed out of the Marylouise Tandy Field House at Boothbay Region YMCA June 4. Just shy of six months as Lincoln County’s central clinic, staff…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will meet online on Thursday, June 17 at 7 p.m. with a focus on celebrating and supporting Pride Month.

The guest speaker…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 840.   

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine…

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

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

When we think about scammers, we often think of “stranger danger” stemming from overseas criminal enterprises bombarding our phones and emails with fraudulent offers. The sad reality for older…

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce and the Boothbay Region Education Foundation are pleased to recognize the entire faculty and staff of Boothbay Region High School as the 2021…

Obituary

Margaret L. Russell, 88, passed away on the morning of June 6, 2021 at Chase Point in Damariscotta with family and the loving staff by her side.  

Born in Newcastle on Feb. 8, 1933, she…

Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, invites you to three special events happening this month at The Labyrinth in the Field, located next to the church building. All the events will be guided by Pastor…

The Community Center in Boothbay Harbor recently opened for the first time since it closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Since 2015, the center has endeavored to create a…

Due to the risk of thunderstorms, Southport Central School has announced it is moving Field Day, as well as the graduation parade and ice cream social, to Thursday, June 10. There is no change in…

St. Columba’s Episcopal Church will be holding regular services beginning on Sunday, June 13 at 10 a.m. with the Eucharist.

Reservations are not required, but it is requested that…

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

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop

Cookbooks are on sale at half price as of Thursday morning, June 10, at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta. 

Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, said, “Our shop has…

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

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

There is a new dawn in Edgecomb. First-year Selectman Dawn Murray was elected chairman of the board June 2 by a 2-0 vote. She succeeds Mike Smith who has served as chairman since Jack Sarmanian’s…

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

Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with…

In a new study, University of Maine researchers found that culture helps humans adapt to their environment and overcome challenges better and faster than genetics.

After conducting an…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 839.   

Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in Maine…

University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering a new blog that shares timely, research-based food and nutrition content in an easy-to-digest format.

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Boothbay Harbor is still in the midst of a legal dispute with 29 McKown LLC and Chandler Wright of 35 McKown St., with Harbor Crossing LLC at 14 Todd Ave. as a party in interest. The Dec. 9…

There will be graveside service for Irma Heaberlin on Monday, June 14 at 2 p.m.. at Evergreen Cemetery, Barters Island Road, Boothbay. 

In February 2020, Alex and Maria Nikolic bought Harborage Inn in Boothbay Harbor and looked forward to a robust tourist season. In March, the COVID-19 pandemic hit and curtailed any hopes they had…

A measure that would increase reimbursement rates for substance use disorder treatments received initial approval Thursday from the Maine House of Representatives.

Invasive plants are a threat to the native ecosystems of coastal Maine including Boothbay Region Land Trust preserves. In the absence of pests that would normally keep them in check in their…

The Tall Ships Festival in Boothbay Harbor June 25-27 is happening through a partnership between Friends of Windjammer Days and Tall Ships of America.

It had been scheduled for 2020 by Mark…

It is with joyful anticipation that the Church of All Saints by-the-Sea announces the return of in-person worship for the coming season. We look forward to regathering as worshipers have done…