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In May, The Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund concluded its 2017-2018 Annual Fund Drive, raising over $273,000. This money will be directed…

On Saturday, Aug. 11 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. the Boothbay Sea and Science Center is teaming up with The Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor (formerly the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard) for a special night of…

The boys recently trapped in the cave in Chiang Rai near the Friends of Thai Daughters’ Sunflower Houses in Northern Thailand garnered worldwide media attention and sympathy. Their story not only…

Come and get ’em, folks! There’s a little something for every palate at St. Philip’s dinner on Monday, July 30, 5:30-7 p.m., the second in its summer supper series. St. Philip’s is located at 12…

This Sunday, July 29, the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor will welcome the Reverend J. Barrie Shepherd into its pulpit. Shepherd retired in March 2000 after serving for the previous eight…

In partnership with Lincoln Health, Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA and Boothbay Region (BR) YMCA have been making a concerted effort to support people in the community with chronic disease by…

The Reverend Tom Lenhart will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, July 29, at 9:30 a.m. Clarissa Brown will be our musician. All are welcome.

Rev.…

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Program will be sending a two-person team, Ella Beauregard and Hamilton Barclay, to LaSalle, Michigan for the US Sailing National Junior Championships from…

Our Lady Queen of Peace church on Atlantic Avenue held its annual summer fair Saturday, July 21.

“It is the only fundraiser of the year,” said sale coordinator Martha…

American Legion Post 36 held its third annual yard sale on the Boothbay Common on Saturday, July 21.

“That is how we raise money to fund our programs,” said post…

Wiscasset School Department

Wiscasset’s superintendent of schools, Terry Wood, said she has held almost every job there is in education, and she’s loved them all. “I’ve been a bus driver. I’ve taught at the pre-K level while…

St. Columba’s Episcopal Church

Come to St. Columba’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, July 28 between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. for the new event, Red, White, Blue & You.

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) continues its series of “Egghead Evenings” on Monday, Aug. 6, 7-8:30 p.m. at their Campaign Office at 521 Main St. in Damariscotta.

Heather…

The Lincoln County All-Star Little League Team, age 11 defeated the Lewiston All-Star Team in a thrilling 5-4 win Saturday in a round of the 2018 Maine State Championship Tournament.

The…

Tickets are available for the third annual Lobster and More event on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 4 p.m. The Lincoln Home hosts this fundraiser to support the Resident Financial Aid Fund and bring the…

The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency previewed its new emergency operations center (EOC) on Thursday evening, July 19.

Local public safety members and other invited guests toured…

Town of Edgecomb

The next Edgecomb Planning Board agenda will look a lot like the July 19 one as three applications were either tabled or withdrawn. The board reviewed three site plan applications, but all three…

Sept. 20-22

The Boothbay community welcomes all to join us for three days of Maine’s best food, beer, wine, entertainment and music for all to enjoy. There will be something for everyone!

The first-…

Cumberland County Courts

Sumner Lipman of Lipman and Katz, and James Belleau of Trafton, Matzen, Belleau and Frenette appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland to file a class action suit July 19 on behalf…

Like humans, phytoplankton require a balanced diet of vitamins and minerals to grow and thrive. However, over a third of ocean waters contain too little iron to fully support phytoplankton…

The Morris Farm in Wiscasset is having its second annual CorgiWalk on July 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Walks, games and a cookout are the plans for the day.…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in June:

Alna:

Kenoyer, Chris E. and Mullen, Bridget D. to Jenness, Maria H…

Joint Economic Development Committee

"What is the role and future of JEDC,” co-chair Wendy Wolf asked at the Joint Economic Development Committee’s July 17 meeting.

Wolf shared that Boothbay Harbor selectmen envision a “…

On Wednesday, July 18 multiple fire trucks responded to alarms at 3 Bradley Road, Boothbay Harbor. Fire Chief Nick Upham said the fire was started by a cigarette in a trash can in the bathroom. No…

Obituary

Jane Bingham Fawcett, 84, of Falmouth, Maine died July 15, 2018 at Sedgewood Commons.

Born on Aug. 2, 1933 in Boston, Massachusetts to James Cunningham Bingham and Ruth (Hayes) Bingham, she…

Lincoln County Commissioners

Lincoln County Commissioners approved several grant application requests Tuesday from the Emergency Management Agency and Lincoln County Planning Commission.

The EMA grants are Homeland…

July 26 will mark the last time Boothbay Harbor letter carrier Ruth White delivers the mail. White is ending her U.S. Postal Service career that began 31 years ago in York.

White began…

Indivisible-Boothbay is a nonpartisan group of citizen-activists in the Boothbay region. The July 24 meeting, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Rotary Club’s building at 66 Montgomery Road, Boothbay Harbor…

In June, Edgecomb residents authorized the purchase of a new fire truck. That was the easy part. During a June 4 special town meeting, 31 residents unanimously approved buying the $247,600 truck.…

For the fourth time, the Boothbay Region United Methodist Cooperative Parish will be hosting the Bike and Build group. Bike and Build is a group of young adults who are bicycling from Key West to…

Lincoln County District Attorney

The following are indictments the grand jury reached for July in District VI. Indictments list charges. They are not convictions.

Branden R. Belanger, 47, of Mexico, indicted for…

On July 10, the Maine Public Utilities Commission gave the company hired to audit Central Maine Power’s meter and billing system the green light to conduct an investigation into CMP’s…

Boothbay Harbor selectmen

Dan Bannon of Baker Design Consultants presented footbridge reconstruction concepts to Boothbay Harbor selectmen and the public in a workshop July 12. The workshop is the second of two seeking…

The housing committee met at the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce office July 11 to hear from Bath Housing Executive Director Deb Keller.

Keller spent four years at the Genesis…

Boothbay Region Land Trust has a new home and preserve. The trust welcomed over 200 members, donors and well-wishers during a July 14 ceremonial branch-cutting at Oak Point Farm in Boothbay Harbor…

A Manatee 10 kayak package with paddle and cockpit cover and a Specialized 10-speed adult bicycle will be auctioned off on Saturday, July 28 at the First Congregational Church’s annual Summerfest…

On Monday, July 30 at 7 p.m., the Southport Island Association will sponsor a presentation on the “Public and veterinary health implications of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases on the Maine…

Would you like to be surrounded by history and imagine what it was like to have lived in a house in the 1700s or 1800s yet still enjoy all the amenities of today’s world? The website…

You may have noticed the presence of young people from all over the world, though primarily from Eastern Europe, as you shop at Hannaford and other stores around town.

The Rotary Club of…

The world’s largest modern-built Viking ship drew a big crowd in Boothbay Harbor last weekend. The Draken Harald Harfagre was greeted by 3,000 people Friday afternoon at Whale Park. And…

Experience Wiscasset's romantic past on a twilight tour of this grand 1807 mansion on July 19, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is $10 Historic New England members, $20 nonmembers. Advance registration is…

Thanks to the generosity of community members and the Rotary Foundation, the Boothbay Region Health Center in the Meadow Mall will be installing new carpeting on Monday and Tuesday, July 23 and 24…

The Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay Harbor is a hidden gem in the Boothbay region. It is an attraction for its collection of Maine wildlife and holds an immense amount of Boothbay’s and…

Since June of 1968, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta has been an important source of funding for Skidompha Public Library. On Saturday, July 21, all…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) held its monthly meeting at the Newcastle Community Center on June 27 featuring Jonathan Liberman, district attorney for Lincoln, Knox, Sagadahoc,…

July 18-21 and July 25-28; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Did you ever dream of riding high on a real fire engine? Be the high bidder at the Boothbay Region Historical Society’s silent auction and your dream will come true. Charlie Bamberg has generously…

Back after a couple of years away, the Rev. Canon George Maxwell returns to All Saints for the next two weeks. On July 22, Rev. Maxwell will celebrate Holy Communion at 8 a.m. The 10 a.m. services…

The Reverend Virginia Rickeman will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, July 22. Clarissa Brown will serve as our organist. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are…

When you have a place in Maine, summer visitors are to be expected.

At Salad Days at the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, more than 500 visitors in an afternoon are to be expected.