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Boothbay Harbor selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. May 24 via Zoom for a series of new and renewed licenses and a discussion on smart parking meters.

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U.S. Route 1 traffic has been slow during the summer Boothbay region tourist season for decades, and this year, it could be worse than it ever has. Edgecomb Selectman Mike Smith reported the Maine…

After two victories in Wiscasset District Court over the town of Boothbay, part-time resident Eugene Molinelli posed a simple question April 15 to selectmen. Why? In his statement during the board…

Kandace Zuber

The Board of the Boothbay Region Health Center is pleased to announce our new management team: Kandace Zuber, RN has been recently promoted to be our Practice Manager, and Becky Alley has been…

SHERIFF TODD BRACKETT REPORTS THE FOLLOWING:

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 263 calls for service for the period of 05/11/2021 to 05/18/2021, and Year to Date, LCSO has…

Boothbay Harbor Police Department made five arrests between April 18 and May 16. On April 21, Sgt. Patrick Higgins arrested Timothy Boyd,

The COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Boothbay Region Y will be closed Thursday, May 20 and Friday, May 21. It will re-open to scheduled patients and walk-ins beginning Monday, May 24.

The procession was led by Brewer’s son, Maynard Brewer, who captained the Sherm & Jake, which was named for two of Brewer’s grandsons and towed one of the dories from his stop seining…

About a month ago, Francie Siegfried was still living in Norfolk, Virginia. Now the past high school English teacher, writer-editor, retail worker and social worker is living in Wiscasset over the…

New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only comprehensive Domestic Violence Resource Center, announces its 40th Anniversary fundraiser. With a goal of $4,040, the campaign begins May22 and runs for…

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 two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 805.  

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

Obituary

A crew from Boothbay Harbor’s Bristol Marine recently volunteered their time at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG), lending their considerable expertise to the construction of the Gardens’…

A mythical stroll through Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in the spring

On May 29, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens unveiled a spectacular addition to their 300 acres of gardens and natural spaces. Take a virtual stroll through the woods to experience Danish artist…

Boothbay selectmen queried new regional Emergency Management Agency Director David Cody May 12 about his 115-page emergency management plan. Selectman Chuck Cunningham asked most of the questions…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 803.  

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…

Glenn M. Lewis, 65, formerly of Wiscasset, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Togus VA in Augusta after a long battle with cancer.

Glenn grew up in…

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 COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 802.  

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

Last summer Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) completed several major improvement projects at its flagship preserve--Oak Point Farm. Among these was the expansion of the disability parking area…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced an additional two COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 801.  

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…

A giant crane. Several strong arms and backs. Great technique. A big heart. These are all of the ingredients in Fuller Marine Services’ generous donation twice a year to the Boothbay Region YMCA.…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District’s school committee tabled the $10,898,543 2021-2022 budget for the third time May 12. Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98…

Boothbay received a Safety Enhancement Grant for $1,113.69 May 14 from the Maine Municipal Association Workers’ Compensation Fund. The Ed MacDonald Enhancement and Scholarship grants provide…

Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Edgecomb and Georgetown voters passed the Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 budget May 13. The 17-article warrant passed in under 14 minutes.…

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AUGSTA — Following a review by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Governor Janet Mills announced today the State of Maine…

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 14, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 799.  

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

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…

After four years, two 1,000 point scorers, one state championship and three losses to the eventual state champion, Boothbay girls basketball coach Brian Blethen is leaving.

Athletic…

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…

Obituary

Leo A. “Sonny” Molter Jr. passed away in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on May 9, 2021 at the age of 88.

He was a graduate of Fitchburg Vocational High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army…

The boat parade in memory of longtime Southport lobsterman Donald Brewer will be held Sunday, May 16. Boats are asked to gather at Mouse Island at 11:15 a.m. and the parade will start at noon. All…

Midcoast Conservancy is offering a virtual workshop, Foraging for Wild Mushrooms: The Season Begins, on Thursday, May 20 from 6:30-8 p.m., led by Greg Marley.

Collecting and eating wild…

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, May 12, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 798.  

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

Emerson Harris, president of the junior class at Boothbay Region High School, is urging families and friends to dine out at local restaurants on Saturday, May 15.

Harris said several…

Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at www.congochurchbbh.org, …

Obituary

Eldena Rose Main, 82, formerly of Wiscasset, Maine died on April 27, 2021 in South Boston, Mass.

She was born on Feb. 28,1939, the only daughter of Clifton and Flora L. (Pennington) Munsey…

AOS 98

The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 school board selected Lisbon Community School Principal Robert Kahler as its next superintendent May 11. The board began interviews for outgoing…

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills, Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew, and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Nirav D. Shah released…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a discussion with President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of governors from across the nation Tuesday, Governor Janet Mills announced the State of Maine is launching…

Boothbay Harbor selectmen welcomed newcomers Ken Rayle and Alyssa Allen to the board and to their first meeting as municipal officers May 10. The board unanimously chose Chair Mike Tomko and Vice…

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It was a night filled with good-byes as two Edgecomb school officials participated in their final meeting with the current committee. Chairman…

A graveside service for Richard E. Mansir, who died Jan. 1, 2021 in Florida, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 21 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Dresden.

Arrangements are by Daigle…

The Friends of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library welcome you all to the merry month of May. Would that we could greet all of our faithful friends with open arms but we are still on a limited…

Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset’s COVID-19 outbreak has risen from the…

Obituary

John-Russell Hibbard, born Sept. 11, 2002, in Brunswick, Maine, residing in Lisbon Falls, Maine, tragically taken from us on May 2, 2021 in an automobile accident.