Every day, Maine summer events are being canceled due to concerns about contributing to the spread of COVID-19. On Friday, May 8, Maine’s Summer Book Fair: Books In Boothbay was placed on this…
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All three U.S. Senate Democratic contenders have been invited to the May meeting of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC). Betsy Sweet and Bre Kidman accepted and will be attending the…
Necessity truly is the mother of invention. With the sudden closure of the St. Andrews Thrift Shop in March and the curtailment of in-person meetings for the Auxiliary, president Laura Zajdel…
Restaurants in 12 of Maine’s 16 counties can reopen for business beginning Monday, May 18 so long as they follow a set of guidelines appearing below.
Under the newly released plan by…
Lauri Andrews has been the Boothbay Region District Nurse for nearly six years and Holly Stover stated what many people would say, “We are so blessed Lauri is our district nurse. Many of our…
On May 2, Lincoln Home held its first ever, family car rally. Fourteen families and community members gathered at the Newcastle Fire Station and as they decorated their cars with colored…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 11, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 65.
The individual was a resident of Cumberland…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,462 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,…
The monthly Southport School Committee meeting was well attended May 11 when the committee, Principal Lisa Clarke and Superintendent Keith Laser were joined by fourth, fifth and sixth grade…
As area communities continue to follow social-distancing and quarantine recommendations from state and local officials, one thing is clear--there isn’t a single person in the region that hasn’t…
After careful consideration, the Hendricks Hill Museum Trustees voted not to open the Southport museum to the public this summer due to the current COVID-19 social distancing requirements. We look…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 10, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,436 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,…
Maine organizations that support animal welfare have been awarded $110,000 in grants as part of the Maine Community Foundation’s COVID-19 crisis response.
“These 16 grants support animal…
Schools may be closed, but Educate Maine and the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein are teaming up to get books into the hands of students studying remotely.
The 2020 Maine Books Challenge is…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 9, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 64.
The individual was a resident of Waldo County and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,408 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,287…
The Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper have been asked to list the restaurants, hotels, inns and other businesses in the respective regions which have decided not to open this summer due to…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced May 8 a rural reopening plan aimed at reopening certain additional businesses in rural Maine over the course of the next two weeks with added health and…
Obituary
Marshall “Howard” Kramer, 81, passed away April 30, 2020.
Born Aug. 27, 1938 in the Bronx, New York, Howard led an amazing life as a loving husband and a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 8, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 63.
The individual was a resident of Hancock County…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,374 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,246…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees
Crews for projects at Boothbay Region Elementary School will be delayed until around June 5, Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District trustees learned May 6. Lewis and Malm President…
The priest quickly pulled on a black clergy shirt and a white clerical collar.
Moments earlier, Rev. Benjamin Shambaugh received an emergency call from Mercy Hospital in Portland.
“…
Laura and Josh Puchalski at the Boothbay Harbor bakery Farm 23 are holding a raffle this month to benefit their fellow business owners in the region.
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The main aims of the #MyTravelPledge campaign are threefold: Give something for healthcare workers to look forward to, and boost morale, at this hugely difficult time; give property owners some…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced May 7 her Administration has secured a major expansion of COVID-19 testing for the State of Maine.
The Administration has partnered with Maine-based…
Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen
Boothbay Harbor selectmen will meet 7 p.m. May 11 via Zoom to discuss planning for next steps and the reopening of regular town business. Selectmen will conduct the annual renewal of victualer…
A Boothbay man was hurt May 5 in a single-vehicle accident on Route 27. Larry Smith, 77, was traveling south in Boothbay around 3 p.m. when a medical event resulted in his 2019 white Nissan pickup…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 7, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,330 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state,…
The American Legion George T. Files Post 20 has announced that Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Gretchen Evans, United States Army (Ret.) will be a featured guest speaker at the Veterans Day…
As the Hendricks Hill Museum Trustees and Friends looked for meaningful ways to celebrate Maine’s 200th Anniversary, it was unanimously decided that documenting the Island’s…
Kelley Cowing, director of nursing at St. Andrews Retirement Village, surprised the nurses and nurses’ aides who work at the Boothbay Harbor facility on National Nurses Day by posting homemade…
The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state, and local health officials, will begin to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of households in Maine on Friday.…
Governor Janet Mills announced May 6 she is convening an Economic Recovery Committee charged with developing recommendations to mitigate the damage to Maine’s economy caused by the ongoing COVID-…
Healthy Living for ME is now offering free Virtual Tai Chi for Health and Balance and Better Health Now programs that participants can join in from home.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 6, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 62.
The individual was a resident of York County. …
A blast of horns from 30 to 40 cars, a poignant “Thank You” message read over a public address system, thank you signs posted on a sandwich board, cardboard and windshields provided a moving show…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 6, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,254 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state,…
A growing number of people are fighting loneliness with a new pet, but choosing a pet – especially online - can be tricky and sometimes dangerous. A national survey found that more than 80% of…
The Boothbay Harbor Broadband Committee received a long awaited presentation on its and Boothbay’s broadband inventory May 4. Casco Bay Advisors Principal Brian Lippold explained the process he…
The Maine Tourism Association (MTA), the organization that represents all segments of Maine’s largest industry, has released a video of members talking about the challenges of the pandemic crisis…
Obituary
Sherry Ann Guerette, 65, of Dresden, passed with her family by her side on April 30, 2020.
Sherry was born, a twin, in Bath, Maine on April 21, 1955 to Paul and Mildred Knight of Arrowsic.…
Patients who require infusions and other types of intravenous therapies can now receive them in a newly designed suite in the hospital on LincolnHealth’s Miles campus.
The Center opened in…
As we all work to flatten the COVID-19 curve by staying home and taking precautions when we do need to go out, our healthcare providers are busy helping those of us who need medical attention. It…
The coronavirus has made an impact on everybody from Beijing to Boothbay Harbor. Peter Bruun is responding to the worldwide pandemic with a website dealing with how they deal with life in the…
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has created a shortage of available personal protective equipment, but Lincoln County is on track to receive 141 ENVO N-95 masks. Emergency Management Agency…
Pandemic forces organizers to take a different route to celebrate rural life
UNITY — One of Maine’s favorite agricultural events, the Common Ground Fair, will be going virtual this September.
The…
As some local residents and businesses remain absent from homes and storefronts across the northeast, they may also be socially distanced from their mailbox. So what happens to that mail delivery…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, May 5, an additional four COVID-19 deaths in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 61.
Two of the individuals were residents of…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 5, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.
Today, there are 1,226 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state,…
