This holiday season, LincolnHealth wishes to remind community members of the difference they can make year round by becoming a volunteer.
“LincolnHealth volunteers bring joy and help ease…
News
Midcoast Humane will host its annual Home for the Holidays special adoption event on Dec. 15 and 16 at the shelter’s Brunswick Campus at 30 Range Road. The adoption event will feature over four…
Lincoln County Courts
Allan F. Wigglesworth, 35, of Thomaston, arrested last June following a report of a shooting in Southport, has been sentenced to prison.
Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies arrested him June…
Ron and Bea Schmucker, the longest residing residents of Palm Coast, Florida (since 1972), will celebrate their 60th anniversary on Dec. 19. Palm Coast has grown to a city of 85.000 residents.…
With the help of an anonymous donor and the Boothbay Harbor Police Department, the Community Center is offering free wrapped Christmas presents for children from Dec. 12 to Dec. 20.
Parents…
Obituary
Ezra Caleb Poore, 34, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 30, 2018, in Merritt Island, Florida.
He was born in Damariscotta, Maine to Ernest Poore and Laurie Williams (Poore) Slingland on Sept…
On Saturday night, when the temperature outside was well below freezing and still falling, the temperature inside the Water’s Edge banquet facility was getting hot. That is because the first-ever…
Obituary
David R. Hart, 79, of Gardiner Road, Dresden Dec. 5, 2018 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
He was born in Concord, Massachusetts on June 14, 1939, a son…
Many people resort to desperate measures to control their weight and the way they eat—expensive diets, surgery, medications, excessive exercise, purging, abuse of laxatives, and extreme food…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees
On Dec. 5, Facilities and Transportation Director Dave Benner gave the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Board of Trustees a simpler list of prioritized projects which would split…
Boothbay Region Elementary School teacher Genie O’Connell’s passion for music began as a little girl playing a mini-piano just like “Peanuts” character Schroeder played. O’Connell was born and…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has bold plans for new and expanded programs. The Board of Directors and Advisory Council gathered in September for a retreat. Robin Zinchuk,…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all the volunteers, businesses, non-profit organizations and participants that came together to help make our 33th…
Work on installing a new siphon system in West Harbor Pond, replacing the broken 1880 siphon that no longer removes the salt water that enters the pond, began this week.
The West Harbor…
On Nov. 29, Norman “Tootie” Fogg of 29 Williams Street in Boothbay Harbor was working on his furnace at his home with his friend, Jim Lusher. Tootie thought he had smelled something but was sure…
Edgecomb businesses and residents can soon take a survey that may affect the town’s future broadband coverage, resident Janet Blevins told selectmen Dec. 3. Blevins is on the town’s website…
The sale of Pier 1 in Boothbay Harbor to Lafayette Hotels was finalized the morning of Friday, Nov. 30, according to Ramsey Lafayette. Lafayette Hotels is a family-owned and run group of 26 hotels…
It is with heavy hearts that deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a traffic collision that occurred Thursday, Dec. 6 on Route 1 in Nobleboro that claimed the life of…
Since Election Day, a small number of Boothbay region voters claimed they received the wrong ballot. These complaints centered around their congressional ballot listing the wrong candidates.…
Friends of Elise Roberts are invited to a special memorial in her honor on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary clubhouse between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Monica Churchill, a close…
New research shows that mussels readily take in microplastic pollution fibers from the ocean but quickly flush most of them out again, according to a study by researchers from…
Joint Economic Development Committee
Boothbay Region Land Trust's Nick Ullo and Hal Moorefield floated an idea to the Joint Economic Development Committee Dec. 4 for a possible resting point and information center at Cross River…
Dawn Gilbert first met George H.W. Bush in the 1980s when he was President Reagan’s vice-president. On Dec. 5, Gilbert, 76, of Boothbay, remembered America’s 41st president as a “man of honor.”…
Boothbay Lights
As Boothbay Lights continues to shine on the peninsula with people from near and far coming to one of the greatest lights shows this holiday season,…
The story of the night of Jesus Christ’s birth was played out at the Boothbay Baptist Church Nov. 24 and 25 during the church’s “Journey to Bethlehem” event.
The journey began inside the…
Healthy Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are working together to provide local restaurants, bars, and stores with Responsible Beverage Server training this December.
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Lincoln County Commissioners
The Deeds office announced Tuesday, it has done more digital conversion for deeds from 1761 to 1898. View the documents at https://www.…
Take the journey from the far away land of India all the way to the rocky coast of Maine at the world premiere of “Mumbai to Maine,” coming to the Harbor Theater Tuesday, Dec. 11. The evening…
Analysis
With many numbers and figures coming out of the controversial topic of the Atlantic Avenue proposals and developments, none have received as much public interest as potential tax monies generated…
Wednesday, Dec. 5 has been designated as a National Day of Mourning to honor former Pres. George H. W. Bush. As such, all federal offices will be closed - there will not be mail service that day…
When Cabins in the Woods opened last fall in Augusta, there were 21 fewer homeless veterans in Maine. And when the Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor decided to provide those veterans with items…
Lincoln County kids will be thrilled this holiday season as Hodgdon Yachts has wrapped up its…
Lincoln County Courts
Lincoln, Sagadahoc and Waldo counties and multiple other Maine counties and municipalities are suing several manufacturers of opioid medications. The suit also names as defendants several…
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) and Maine National Guard were pleased to present Corporal Curtis W. West, originally from Steuben, Maine, and currently from Boothbay, Maine, with the…
Unlike at most gatherings this time of year, maintaining a healthy diet was easy at Boothbay Region Health Center’s healthy potluck dinner Dec. 1 at the Boothbay Fire House.
Some attendees…
William and Ellen Gascoigne can now replace the deck at their Brier Cove Lane property. In a meeting Thursday, Nov. 29, rescheduled from Nov. 15 due to the lack of a quorum, the Edgecomb planning…
Obituary
Claire Bailey Gardner, 85, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 at her home in Wiscasset, Maine.
She was born to Oscar D. Bailey and Lillian F. (Blair) Bailey, the youngest of three…
Obituary
Jean B. Slocum, 98, died November 30, 2018 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. She was born on June 7, 1920 to George and Clara (Grandjean) Brickwood in New Haven, Connecticut. She…
OBITUARY
George N. Douin, 60, died suddenly Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 at his residence.
He was born in Augusta, Maine on Dec. 24, 1957, a son of Robert L. and Hermance…
It started out quietly. It was still light and people were just beginning to gather Friday night for the Southport Lights Up celebration. But it wasn't going to be a silent night despite the carol…
OBITUARY
Nancy B. Rix of Sarasota, Florida and formerly Boothbay, passed away Nov. 12, 2018 following a brief illness.
She was born on March 30, 1933 to Philip and Louise (Teel) Blake. Nancy worked…
It was a small gathering in Boothbay Harbor on the afternoon of Dec. 1 and the tidings weren’t of joy but hopefully of comfort to the guests assembled at Hall Funeral Home to remember their loved…
The second Maine Coast Stone Symposium will again, likely, occur in Boothbay, but at another venue. In 2017, Boothbay Railway Village hosted the inaugural event. The symposium is a biennal event…
The Midcoast Green Collaborative and the Midcoast Outreach and Peace Center invite you to a panel discussion by area legislators and local experts on developing a much needed Comprehensive Energy…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board has received a list of recommended changes to the east side zoning proposals from the Department of Environmental Protection’s Colin Clark, Chair Bill Hamblen…
Boothbay is considering endorsing an effort a Kennebec County town is spearheading to increase state subsidies to communities the state Department of Education calls “minimum receivers.”
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Midcoast Conservancy will recognize four special volunteers at its Annual Meeting at Wavus Camp on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Each of them has contributed toward one of Midcoast…
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Craft Show at the Boothbay Harbor Fire Station
10 a.m.-5 p.m…
Updated Nov. 29: Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief Nick Upham said the cause of the fire was electrical, originating in the area of the fuse box. Homeowner Norman Fogg said he had changed a fuse shortly…
