Remember driving around town with your parents to see all the Christmas decorations and lights on neighbors’ houses? And getting a glimpse of the lit-up Christmas tree…
News
"Daniel and His Starry Night Blanket: A Story of Illness and Sibling Love" was recently selected by the national "Best Book Awards" program as a 2016…
Obituary
Aaron Pearce, 46, of Edgecomb, died peacefully at his home. He was the father of Emma and Benjamin Pearce of Boothbay Harbor and the son of Mary…
The Maine Art Gallery on Warren Street in Wiscasset will reopen in the spring of 2017 with exciting programs designed to promote and preserve the fine arts. A newly formed steering…
Boothbay Region Community Center
Residents who are thinking of downsizing have a valuable local resource available every week at the Community Center.
Local antiques dealer Richard Plunkett is bringing his 53 years of…
An East Boothbay Ham radio team made more contacts than any other team during the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day June 25. The team, consisting of Al Sirois of East Boothbay, his…
Obituary
Rebecca L. “Becky” Burkhalter died Dec. 3, 2016 in Annapolis, Maryland, surrounded by family. She was a former summer resident of the Boothbay region.
Becky was born Rebecca Ann Robinson in…
An unattended Boothbay Region school bus just missed a light pole on Sherman Field but managed to destroy a sign and hit a stone memorial on Monday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. No one was hurt,…
The police scanner has been busy for several hours with reports of slippery conditions causing accidents. The Midcoast is receiving snow, ice and rain, which are making the roads difficult to…
Saturday, Dec. 3 marked the 31st annual Harbor Lights Festival in Boothbay Harbor.
A treat for young and old, this…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee will be having its next monthly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in the Newcastle Community Room, 86 River Road, Newcastle.…
With 20-plus years as a paramedic, including about 10 with Boothbay Region Ambulance Service where he now serves, Scott Lash knows well the importance smoke detectors have to safety in the home.…
Byron Johnson witnessed history 75 years ago today. The 82-year-old Edgecomb resident was a 7-year-old living about 15 miles from the Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dec. 7,…
A local doctor with a history of advocating for reducing children’s exposure to toxins and chemicals is being recognized for his efforts. Dr. Steven Feder of Edgecomb will receive the Bettie…
People rarely need to wonder what’s on Linc Sample’s mind, mainly because it’s usually posted on a large yard sign in his back yard. Since 2006, his 82 Oak Street property has been a prime…
Have you ever wondered what happens next for the crutches and mobility devices collected at the entrance to the YMCA?
In late November local Rotarians delivered those devices to a warehouse…
Thanksgiving Day dining at Thistle Inn was a day dedicated to the new Addiction Outreach Specialist Program of Boothbay Region Community Resources Council. The new restaurant owners, kitchen staff…
A $32,000 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund has strengthened Maine Department of Marine Resources’ ability to protect public health and preserve opportunity for Maine’s shellfish industry…
An always popular annual tradition in Boothbay Harbor, the Festival of Trees, is once again lighting up the Opera House. The event opened to the public on Friday, Dec. 2 and is part of the…
Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop, now on Elm Street in downtown Damariscotta, will move during January to a new, more spacious location.
Its new home is located a short distance from the…
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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Part of South Hunts Meadow Road in Whitefield was closed Thursday morning, Dec. 1, after a report of a suspicious object left in a mailbox. At 7:42 a.m., the…
LincolnHealth
Dr. Rifat Zaidi’s photograph of flowers and wildlife, of Paris and ancient forts, are helping to bring a new world of opportunity to girls in one of the poorest regions of Pakistan.
The…
The Coast Guard assisted four people to safety Wednesday after heavy winds and seas damaged a fishing boat about 40 miles southeast of Portland, Maine.
A fisherman aboard the Gracelyn…
The following businesses awarded door prizes to lucky winners during the Boothbay Harbor Early Bird Sale on Nov. 19.
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The little coastal town of Boothbay Harbor is lit up with thousands of lights as merchants are gearing up for the holiday season. The Boothbay Festival of Lights started…
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
With the imminent departure of Chief Deputy Ken Mason, who was elected Kennebec County Sheriff in the Nov. 8 election, Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett is faced with the prospect of replacing…
Newcastle Board of Selectmen
At the Nov. 28 Newcastle Board of Selectmen meeting, it was decided to begin a program to salt heavily traveled roads. Main Street through the village, Academy Hill Road, which is particularly…
Sea Tow Services International, Inc., America’s leading professional on-water assistance provider named Sea Tow Portland/Midcoast (Maine) its 2016 “Rookie of…
The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Southport Town Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m.
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Models of ships, airplanes and buildings of all shapes and sizes, from the U.S. Capitol Building to the Eiffel Tower cover nearly every available surface in Alton Swett’s room at Chase Point…
Every Monday throughout the fall, winter and spring, and every other Monday during the summer, Karen Keyes has a party at her house on Kenney Field Drive in Boothbay…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
A footbridge repair update, collaborating with towns on marijuana ordinances, a report on the Joint Economic Development Committee, and emergency responses to urgent care facilities were the focal…
On a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 29, inside a small bus parked in the Hannaford Supermarket parking lot, the number of boxes of pasta and cereal were winning the donation contest over the…
Four ships will light up the Boothbay Common this holiday season. Boothbay resident Dawn Gilbert has enlisted a volunteer crew to decorate four ships with Christmas lights. The display is part of…
The Central Lincoln County YMCA’s 36th annual Holiday Bazaar was, once again, a great success. Held on Saturday, Nov. 19, this popular event…
The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor will hold its annual Christmas Fair on Dec. 3 in the Fellowship Hall starting with “Breakfast with Santa” and his elves from 8 to 10 a.m. Belgium…
Now though the holiday season, CLC YMCA is collecting bottles to raise money for the community phase of the Capital Campaign.
To help, simply bring your cans…
The pretty yellow carriage house that sits on a ridge overlooking the Sheepscot River in Boothbay Harbor, started as just that — a carriage house — with an apartment.…
Ed Jewett of Southport has broken ground on the long anticipated age qualified housing project in Southport.
The project, which has been under consideration for four years, was recently made…
On Nov. 11, 2016, several members of the Boothbay Region Garden Club met at the Blue Star Memorial Marker in Boothbay Harbor to place a wreath in honor of those men…
Obituary
Harold D. Abbott, Sr., 85, of South Bristol, died peacefully at The Sussman House in Rockport on Nov. 25, 2016.
He…
The Maine Tourism Association has launched a new campaign highlighting Maine’s largest industry and the positive impact a strong…
Obituary
Russell William Powis died quietly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Nov. 17, 2016, while preparing for a ride. He loved to go on rides…
It is with great pleasure that Charles and Elaine Fossett Rittershaus of Sprucewold and Malden, Massachusetts announce the engagement of their daughter, Annaliese Trask Steele…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce didn’t have to look far last month finding a new executive director. The executive committee selected Patricia Royall, who previously served as the…
We continue to experience a heightened need for volunteers to drive those people to their health related appointments. FISH (Friends in Service Helping) has been serving the Boothbay region for…
It’s impossible to make it as a mother living on low wages
Joanne R., 38 years old — “and pushing 60,” she said — has worked since she was 11…
Melanie “Nana” Cook wiped away tears Saturday as granddaughter Charlotte Dakin, 6 months, and Dakin’s mother Sasha Gieseman stepped down from the Lincoln Theater stage. Mother and daughter had…
All are welcome to attend the Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation’s last board meeting of 2016 on Monday, Nov. 28. Join with our board in a visioning session for the local services,…
