On Thursday, May 23 at 4:30 p.m., Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth will present “The Camera Discovers Monhegan: Island Photography from 1859 to 1900” at the Boothbay Region Historical…
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Boothbay Harbor selectmen
Selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, May 13 following a 6 p.m. executive session reviewing their powers under the Wharves and Weirs Act.
The board will elect its chair and vice chair, and…
The Boothbay Region High School Alumni Banquet will be held Sunday, June 2 at 6 p.m. in the Boothbay Region Elementary School gym. Tickets ($17 per person) are on sale now. Alumni members/family…
The new documentary film “Love Flows” depicts passion for rivers and fish from people around the globe.
Once upon a time, massive fish migrations were observed every year around the globe.…
Midcoast Humane welcomed 55 cats and kittens from West Virginia through the shelter’s transport and rescue program, Welcome ME Home.
The transport was a…
Obituary
The Main family announces with great sadness the loss of Casey James Main, age 36, of Wiscasset. He died on April 25, 2019.
Casey was born on July 26, 1982 in Damariscotta to James and…
Edgecomb selectmen signed the annual town meeting warrant May 6. Among the 66 articles to be decided May 17-18 are three on marijuana sales, cultivation and testing.
The first portion of…
According to Maine Department of Transportation, the week of May 12 the contractor will remove material and add the gravel base, will work on electrical conduit crossings, fine grade the gravel…
As the spring weather moves in, we are fast approaching the peak season for migratory bird watching in Maine. Seasonal birds returning to the Boothbay region or traveling further north are…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 57th annual Community Awards finalists in each category. The Community Awards Survey was mailed to Chamber members and…
Midcoast Conservancy is offering a Conservation Stewardship course on Saturday, May 25 and Saturday, June 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 pm. Learning to be an effective conservation steward requires…
Around 5 p.m. Tuesday, a Fuller Marine Services truck was rear ended by a passenger car between Pharmers market and Boothbay Collision, according to the truck’s driver, Todd Widdecomb.
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First-time candidate Desiree Scorcia defeated incumbent Charles “Chuck” Cunningham by five votes Monday in securing a Boothbay selectman’s seat. Scorcia, 40, won 206-201 in earning a three-year…
An excursion boat crashed into a Boothbay Harbor pier May 2 after losing power. Around 11 a.m., the Pink Lady II left Bristol Marine after three weeks in the boatyard. The vessel had…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Megan McLaughlin, hired this year to replace County Planner Bob Faunce, has resigned effective May 17.
According to County Administrator Carrie Kipfer, McLaughlin, whose background is…
On Wednesday, May 15, from 5 to 7 p.m., the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Business After Hours at the Boothbay Region Health Center. Come tour the Center, meet the…
The Ecumenical Diaper Bank is beginning its fifth year of distributing diapers to low…
Press release
The BRYMCA is proud to announce nationally recognized health and wellness educators and presenters, Bruce and Mindy Mylrea, coming to Boothbay, next week. The couple have been traveling the…
Please join us on Wednesday, May 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. for a presentation of the Maine Flood Resilience Checklist by Abbie Sherwin of Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission (SMPDC)…
New candidate Desiree Scorcia defeated longtime incumbent Charles "Chuck" Cunningham by five votes, 206 to 201, in the Boothbay Board of Selectmen's race on Monday, May 6, according to results…
A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 25 at noon, at the Hillside Cemetery, Boothbay. A reception will follow at Chris Sproul’s home, Sproul Lane, Boothbay.
Please dress as Jackie…
Obituary
Dyllan A. Bozora, 27, died April 2, 2019 in a tragic accident.
Dyllan was an extremely talented young man who could sing, rap and play the guitar (self taught). He was a very loving father…
Director David Richmond of the…
The public gave input May 1 on the state’s planned repairs to the Southport swing bridge. About 60 residents, including a number of town officials and abutters, turned out at Southport Town Hall…
Obituary
Charles W. “Eagle Spirit” Brawn, 71, of Hickory Drive, Wiscasset died April 26, 2019 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick.
Charles was born on Feb. 5, 1948, a…
The Anthony family will hold a Celebration of Life for Vaughn Anthony on Saturday, May 18 at 1 p.m. in the Conference…
Something's brewing in Boothbay Harbor. A new internet café opens May 8 at Harbor Tech Solutions. Owners Nick and Emily Mirabile will debut Java Tech providing customers with internet access and a…
Boothbay Region High School
For the fourth consecutive year, Boothbay Region High School has earned a silver medal in the U.S. News and World Report, Best High School Rankings. Of the 88 Maine schools named April 30, BRHS…
#3032: Todd Leland, 16 Mill Pond Road, shoreland
#3033: Donna Bagley, 122 Cape Newagen Road, replacement house
#3034: Ann Maher, 94 Cape Newagen Road, addition
#3035: Lealand…
The public and members of the society are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Boothbay Region Historical Society on Tuesday, May 21, at 4:30 p.m.
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Midcoast Humane will host its 17th annual Plant Sale to raise money for shelter animals on Saturday, May 18. The sale will be held at 190 Pleasant Street, Brunswick from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Obituary
Page Inness-Brown Tharpe, 95, died peacefully Feb. 23, 2019 at her home in Aiken, South Carolina.
She was also a long-time resident of Marathon, Florida; East Boothbay, Maine; and Montclair…
Boothbay Harbor elections
A long campaign season came to a close Friday night as Boothbay Harbor voters gave their final say on Articles 3, 4 and 5 and who should serve as selectmen. By 11 a.m., 218 voters had come through…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in April:
Alna:
Trask, Coleen D. to Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington…
For going on two decades, Morris Farm in Wiscasset has made garden space for people to “grow their own.” The Margaret Ellis Community Garden was named in honor of one of the founding members of…
There is a lot more to Cooperstown, New York than the Baseball Hall of Fame. It’s also home to the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety which is conducting a nationwide safety…
Maine Drug Enforcement agents and State Fire Marshals have charged a man and woman from New York with selling heroin and attempting to burn down a Richmond house Wednesday night, May 1.
The…
Obituary
Randall Bradford Holbrook, 71, of Woolwich, passed away April 23, 2019 at Dionne Commons Care Facility in Brunswick, Maine.
He was born Oct. 28, 1947 at The Maine General Hospital of…
Obituary
Lillian G. Colby, 93, of Bradford Rd., Wiscasset died April 28, 2019 at home following a long illness.
She was born in Jackman Sept. 11, 1925, a daughter of Ralph and Lucille Poulin Gagnon…
A graveside service for Shirley M. Hill, who died Jan. 6, 2019, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Wiscasset with military honors.
…All four Boothbay Harbor selectmen’s candidates don’t know the party responsible for soliciting voters' preferences in this weekend’s municipal elections. A few days ago, Boothbay Harbor residents…
In 1964, Nancy Van Dyke wrote “Mighty flames burst from little sparks.” A prophetic phrase for the Rockland District High School graduate 54 years ago as the 4 foot 10 inch Van Dyk made a big…
The osprey pair who returns year after year to the Southport bridge won’t be raising chicks on the bridge this year, but Maine Department of Transportation said that’s not its fault.
After…
Capital Judicial Center
Shawna Gatto, 45, of Wiscasset, was found guilty of depraved indifference murder in a verdict Justice William Stokes rendered Tuesday. Gatto was on trial for the murder of her fiance’s…
Obituaries
Norman G. Stone, 85 , of Wiscasset, Maine, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2019, at Mid Coast Hospital…
Boothbay Harbor: Town Meeting secret ballot voting will take place Friday, May 3 in the Boothbay Harbor Fire Station, 11 Howard St., from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting on town…
Boothbay selectmen believe the current broadband survey covering internet accessibility will have some predictable results. Consultant Tom Myette is close to finishing his 40-hour survey of…
The monthly meeting of the Pemaquid Chapter, DAR took place on Saturday, April 13, 2019. Regent Audrey Miller brought a basket of Easter eggs with veteran and community service tasks to complete…
Obituary
Jeanette Christakos Taylor, 94, passed away April 19, 2019. She was born June 23, 1924 in Bangor, Maine the daughter of Ernest and Ida (Morgan) Christakos.
Jeanette, as a teenager, played…
