Look across the street from Hendricks Head Beach and you will see one of Southport’s most important pieces of history. The Ruth Rhoads Lepper Gardner House, best known as Ruth’s House, may also…
News
For those who have ever looked into the night sky seeing an endless parade of stars and wondered, is there life out there, a Bigelow researcher has an answer. Dr. Jackie…
The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) is pleased to announce Sarah Sherman of Southport has joined the Bureau as the director of strategic partnerships.
Sherman comes to MBVS after…
The Twin Villages Business Forum returns to Lincoln County Friday, Sept. 28. The day-long event will take place in the newly renovated Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta…
On Thursday, Aug. 16 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library’s Chats with Champions program will welcome writer, columnist, biographer, and educator Patricia O’Toole. “Chats” are held in the…
The Frances Perkins Center will honor a former top official from the Department of Labor and an industrial relations professor from MIT at its 10th annual Garden Party later this month.
“We…
On Wednesday, Aug. 22 from 6 to 7 p.m., Maine Maritime Museum in Bath is excited to welcome author Maxwell Taylor Kennedy for a talk and book signing of his latest work, “Sea Change: A Man, A Boat…
Obituary
Marilyn P. Tibbetts, 86, died Aug. 8, 2018 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
She was born Jan. 3, 1932 in Boothbay Harbor to Luther Pinkham and Laura Gilpatrick Pinkham. Marilyn…
Obituary
David Rollin Coosard, 83, of Rockland went home to be with the Lord, Aug. 7, 2018.
David was born in Taymouth Township, Michigan on January 13, 1935, the son of Everard and Amy (Quackenbush…
Obituary
The most interesting man in the world has gone to meet his maker. John Buck, 76, passed away Aug. 7, 2018 at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine. He was a teacher, a shopkeeper and an…
It was 1955 and the movie “Carousel” was in the midst of filming. Lots of local residents were working as extras and the music and story by Rogers and Hammerstein were unfolding against the…
As Cottage Connection celebrates its 25th anniversary, owners Audrey and Jeff Miller reminisced on its growth.
“It grew by leaps and bounds. We didn't know how to handle it, so we had to…
Jeffrey Browne will be present at the “Keep the Light Burning” event on Wednesday, Aug. 15 to share his family’s tales as it relates to living at the Hendricks Head Lighthouse. In 1935, Jeff’s…
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Commissioners denied Joseph Westrich’s employment appeal Aug. 7, after an executive session which included Westrich and legal counsel for the county.
Because reporters were…
Lincoln County EMA
A group of young people volunteering for FEMA Corps are working at Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency to plan emergency pods.
Group leader Alexandra Tontisakis said Maine’s greatest…
Death notice
John Buck of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Aug. 7, 2018 at St. Andrews Village.
There will be a celebration of life on Monday, Aug. 13 at 11 a.m.…
Accompanying longtime Boothbay Harbor businessman and resident John Druce on his dream trip to Washington, D.C. and Quantico, Virginia July 26-29 was both an honor and a pure joy! This 96-year-old…
On Saturday, Aug. 11 from 5:30 to 10 p.m., one of New York’s premier jazz trumpeter, Marcus Printup of Jazz at Lincoln Center, along with his wife Riza Printup on the jazz harp, Kevin Smith on…
The Maine Department of Transportation has tweaked a proposal for improving U.S. Route 1 and Route 27 traffic flow. Last year, the department submitted a conceptual plan called a “Florida-T” for…
Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer said Monday that the board of selectmen’s Aug. 8 meeting has been canceled.
The board’s next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m.
It’s not every day that we have an opportunity here on the coast of Maine to listen to an organist and recitalist who has played at St. Paul’s Cathedral and Notre Dame de Paris.
Henry Lowe…
A service of remembrance and thanksgiving for Ralph “Cy” Seifert will be held Thursday, Aug. 16 at 11 a.m. at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor.
The Edgecomb Community Church will participate in the annual Five Mile Yard Sale which takes place on Saturday, Aug. 11 all up and down Cross Point Road in Edgecomb starting at 8 a.m.
The…
The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in July:
Alna:
Mitchell, Gerald Sr. to Skillin, Samantha A. and Skillin, Windy…
Lisa Burger, former licensed local pastor of East Boothbay and Southport United Methodist churches, will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point Sunday, Aug. 12. Clarissa…
Boothbay Railway Village hosted ax restorers and makers Brant & Cochran of South Portland Aug. 3. Steve Ferguson and Barry Worthing, two of the business…
Boothbay Region Community Resource Council (BRCRC) Set For Success is a model back to school event that is gaining attention in Maine. Augusta Elks Lodge learned about the event and created a back…
On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Farm Tour will hit the road. This year's tour puts the spotlight on farms in coastal Lincoln County. Participants will see…
Friends of Colonial Pemaquid
On Monday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m., The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid (FOCP) will continue The Jan Howell Memorial Monday Night Lecture Series with an evening program entitled,“…
Every year without fail, on the second Saturday of August, the delicious smell of barbecued chicken wafts through the air in North Nobleboro, accompanied by the rollicking sounds of friends and…
People for Positive Change
Local volunteers wanted to make a positive change in the roundabout’s appearance, and that’s exactly what they did on Aug. 3. Volunteers Julie Roberts, Becky Barter and Patty Minerich arrived at…
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board will be meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. to review three applications.
The first application was submitted by Linekin Bay Holdings for the…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host a Business After Hours for the new Oak Street Café. The event will be held Wednesday, Aug. 8 at OaK Street Café, 12 Oak…
Town of Edgecomb
The Edgecomb Planning Board on Aug. 2 approved two applications it had reviewed last month. The board approved requests for permitting new homes in the shoreland zone.
On July 26, the board…
Cruise on in to The Lincoln Home’s 10th annual vintage car show Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m.
Sip on root beer or orange floats as you peruse an array of vintage automobiles and chat with the…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 30 from noon to dusk. The…
The Boothbay Railway Village continues its partnership with the Maine Stone Workers Guild with a weekend dedicated to the artists and artisans, past and present, that take stone from the earth and…
Obituary
Charles F. Campbell, 59, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 31, 2018 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine.
“Chuck” was born on Aug. 2, 1958 at St. Andrews Hospital, Boothbay…
Joint Economic Development Committee
UPDATE: The JEDC meeting scheduled for Aug. 7 has been postponed until Aug. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the YMCA.
Original post: The the next meeting for the Joint Economic Development Committee…
On Aug. 2, at about 2:20 p.m., the Boothbay Harbor Police Department received a report of a vehicle taken without its owner’s permission. The owner’s son, Hunter Andrews, 19, of Boothbay Harbor,…
A Camden woman has died as a result of injuries sustained in a boating crash while she was swimming in Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson Thursday, Aug. 2.
Kristen A. McKellar, 32, was swimming…
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection ruled two recent Boothbay expansion projects comply with state regulations. On July 26, DEP officials inspected Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and…
The Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority Aug. 1 had an executive session, then in open session voted to have members and the administrator work toward a contract with Penobscot County. The work is…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. at St Columba's Episcopal Church. Guests are welcome to attend this interesting and informative meeting on Bee School.…
Come and peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a…
On Saturday, Sept. 15, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., spend a bucolic evening on the shores of the Sheepscot River in Newcastle, sipping Champagne and enjoying hors d’oeuvres while Lincoln Academy student…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's Dog Obedience Classes to learn the best basic training for your dog. Held each Tuesday, the next program runs from…
ROCKLAND — One of the most important services Rockland’s New Hope for Women (NHFW) provides to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking is their toll-free 24/7 Hotline.
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Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers [KLCB] is pleased to welcome Maine's State Apiarist and Bee Inspector Jennifer Lund to their monthly outdoor meeting on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. Lund will speak…
