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Windjammer Days 2016

Friends of Windjammer Days announced the date of the annual Antique Boat Parade for the 54th annual Windjammer Days in Boothbay Harbor.  The festival will…

For Josie and Sophie Davis, a June 23rd concert at Schooner Cove in Damariscotta is a homecoming of sorts.

Raised in Waldoboro and trained at the Oberlin…

On Eating and Loving Food

Have you ever marinated chicken in buttermilk?

Have you ever even used buttermilk? Except in buttermilk biscuits?

My mother tells me my great-grandfather drank the stuff, but…

Cody Barry is a graphic designer and photographer. Based in Boothbay Harbor, at least for the summer, Barry is quickly becoming known for his creativity,…

Road race enthusiasts will have the opportunity to take on a new challenge in Boothbay this summer, with the Boothbay Trifecta Race…

Boothbay Region Elementary School wrapped up the school year with free bicycles, an educational dance routine and the now annual “sliming”  of select members of the faculty. In all, 29 new Huffy…

The Boothbay Region Community Band performed a Flag Day Celebration concert on June 14 at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. The band played several patriotic songs during the 45-minute concert…

Mainers are known for having an appetite for foods that others of a more refined pallet might call eccentric. In springtime these culinary delights include smoked alewives, fiddle heads, dandelion…

About Face Skin Care Salon and Cosmetic Boutique is excited to announce the recent graduation and certification of Lauren Forgues in the permanent hair…

Edgecomb students have a new place to find a friend on the playground. A “Buddy Bench” was donated to the school by three students who wanted to make the playground a more inviting place for…

The public is invited to The Lincoln Home as Dick Chase shares the history of the area known as Damariscotta Mills on Monday, June 20, from 3 to 4 p.m. Known by…

It was a day to remember the past and look forward to the future for 15 Edgecomb Eddy School graduates. The sixth grade class celebrated its final day in elementary school with an hour-long…

For the next two Sundays, All Saints by-the-Sea welcomes back the Reverend John Ineson. Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services on June 19. On June 26, Holy Communion…

Celebration marks eighth year at Nequasset Park

Woolwich Central School and Maine Maritime Museum of Bath celebrated their Discovery Boatbuilding Program with the eighth annual graduation launching on Monday morning, June 13.

Mothers,…

The Boothbay Region Community Resources Council (BRCRC) is pleased to announce that they have a cure for your “zydeco fever!” On Thursday, June 23 beginning at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7), the Dr…

Three historic sites under the stewardship of the Lincoln County Historical Association are now open for the season. Volunteer docents are on hand to tell the human…

The Boothbay Railway Village has received a 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. The Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted by…

The Lincoln County Democrats are excited to invite you to join us at our new 2016 campaign headquarters grand opening! This will be a…

Each year, the Boothbay region has an influx of foreign workers here to work and enjoy the Maine coast. For many of us, we have forged lifelong friendships with those who come to join us for such…

A Lions Club past president is trying to ignite an explosion of contributions to this summer’s Windjammer Days and Fourth of July firework shows. The Lions Club hopes to collect nearly $12,000…

The Boothbay Civic Association will hold its 30th Fourth of July event on the Boothbay Common on Monday, July 4, according to longtime member Joan Rittall.

At the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village, residents who show signs of anxiety or depression receive iPods filled with personalized music…

Professional photographer Michael Leonard will be offering photography tips aboard the Balmy Days during the Windjammer Days parade of sails Wednesday, June 29 from 12:15 to 2 p.m. 

Wiscasset’s Cory Rines has won $500,000 with a ticket he bought at Lil Mart, the Maine Lottery announced on Facebook and in a press release. The Route 1 store got a $5,000 bonus for selling the…

Summer 2016: It’s a sunny afternoon in Boothbay Harbor or Wiscasset or Bath, a perfect day for an outing on the boat with the family. Approaching…

Double honors are to be presented to Hodgdon Yachts of East Boothbay and Southport. The 200-year-old company will be the recipient of the American Boat Builder & Repairer Association's (ABBRA…

The 49 graduating seniors of Boothbay Region High School's Class of 2016 made one final victory lap through the neighboring elementary school on June 10. The soon-to-be graduates marched through…

The light and airy atmosphere of St. Columba's nave set just the right tone for the, if you'll pardon the pun, "homegrown" ambiance of this year's annual meeting and…

Obituary

William G. Waters died in his Dresden home on May 5, 2016.

He was born in Blakley, Georgia, the son of Eleanor Smith Waters and Robert O. Waters. Bill…

The Boothbay Region Community Band will present a patriotic concert on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn on Tuesday, June 14, Flag Day, at 7 p.m. to remember the fallen and to honor the…

The Carousel Music Theater was the setting for a joyous evening of food, awards, reminiscing, announcements and, yes, music as the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards…

Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron has partnered with the Sea Tow Foundation to promote the Designated Skipper Program for boaters. The goal of this…

Obituary

Arthur B. Slater, 90, of Boothbay Harbor died June 10, 2016, with his loving family at his side.

Arthur grew up the oldest of four children. In 1944, after finishing his first year of…

Lincoln Festival Chorus, conducted by Anthony Antolini and accompanist Sean Fleming, has an exciting collaboration with the DaPonte String Quartet in a production…

Through an attorney, Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge in connection with an incident at Reny’s.

Southport selectmen welcomed area realtor Clayton Pottle to their meeting June 8 to discuss extending a previous agreement for the purchase of the town-owned Lepper Gardner property.

Pottle…

Whether you like your shelter rounded or with right angles, Midcoast Conservancy has a course for you! From June 24-26, a Yurt building course will give participants an opportunity to learn about…

The inaugural Splash into Science trip to the Florida Keys and Everglades was deemed an overwhelming success by Boothbay Region…

What does one do with a lifetime collection of rare Ocean Point images and ephemera? Why, compose and publish a book, of course. That's exactly what lifelong Ocean…

Obituary

Marie R. Callnan died peacefully at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor on June 6, 2016.

She was born in Houlton, Maine in August of 1931.

Marie was the eldest…

Tracy Penniman and her friend and helper, Bonnie Nielsen, were at the Boothbay Farmers Market on June 9, weathering the unseasonably cold wind, and the blasts coming…

The Boothbay Region YMCA’s sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from…

For the second year, bicyclists with the Bike and Build program spent the night hosted by the United Methodist Church in Boothbay Harbor.

Thirty-four youthful bicyclists pedaled their way on…

An emerging market for non-high density plastics (HDP) has Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District officials considering purchasing a second baler. The district uses its only baler to compress No…

Healthy Lincoln County is sponsoring eleven (11) local summer meal sites this year for the Summer Food Service Program. Most sites will begin offering breakfast and…

The Morris Farm Store will hold an open house on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come meet some of our vendors and taste the locally made products. Farm staff will be grilling burgers…

The 49 members of the 2016 graduating class of Boothbay Region High School turned out in their best blue and gold for Awards Night on June 9 in the high school gymnasium. A crowd of 75 or so…

As the Boothbay Industrial Park’s newest business, a wood pellet manufacturer is seeking a tax rebate under the town’s Tax Increment Financing program. Erik Carlson, a professional forester and…

Join Michael Cheney and Leah Sprague at the Lincoln Home on Monday, June 13, from 3 to 4 p.m. to learn about the first female member of a president’s cabinet and…

Edgecomb Eddy student Takoda Dionne was the top reader in the school’s Bikes for Books contest this year by reading 77 books. He was rewarded for his hard work on June 8 with a brand new Huffy…