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…
News
On a warm July evening in 1954 in the city of Boston, a tall, handsome medical student and a young, pretty dietician with auburn hair and a traffic-stopping smile…
An Edgecomb man is branching out his forestry management operation. Erik Carlson, a licensed forester and certified logging professional for more than two decades, is busy setting up his new wood…
The Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle will celebrate the gift of music during the worship service on June 12 at 10 a.m. This is a Sunday when the liturgy, congregational song, and…
Boothbay Railway Village
Larry Stevenson knows outboard motors. He told the history of the Champion, Scott-Atwater, and McCulloch outboards as the first of a six-part summer lecture series at Boothbay Railway Village on…
The Schooner Harvey Gamage returns to the waters of her birth.
Freshly arrived from the balmy Cuban climate, and with many educational programs in the…
Wawenock Sail & Power Squadron and the U..S Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a free vessel safety check on Sunday, June 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the docks…
In the spring of 2014, Tim Sprague developed a painful wound in his shin that went all the way down to the muscle.
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All children, pre-school through sixth grade, are invited to pursue fun and faith at the “Ocean Devotion” Vacation Bible School at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, June 20-24 from 9:…
Edgecomb School Committee
With only a few days remaining in the 2015-16 fiscal year, the Edgecomb school budget is likely to finish in the black. AOS 98 Superintendent Eileen King reported during the June 6 Edgecomb School…
On June 8, Boothbay Region High School students of Emily Higgins’ AP Biology class were given a crash course in the world of auto racing by Formula 2000 car owner Robert Muzeroll. The appearance…
There's a red barn just off Route 1 in Newcastle that will soon be welcoming visitors to come in and see how liquor is made. On July 1…
On behalf of the Hiring Committee, ChairmanTom Blackford is pleased to announce the following Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) 2016 instructors who…
A fundraising supper will be held at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, June 18 to benefit the Thon Met Refugee Resettlement Program in Southern Sudan. The program involves building a hut…
All Saints by-the-Sea opens for the summer on June 12 with the Reverend Maria Hoecker from Boothbay Harbor’s St. Columba’s. Holy Communion will be celebrated at the…
Local businesses and nonprofits on the Boothbay peninsula will have a new partner to help expand the tourist shoulder season. The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Joint…
The Chapman-Hall House Historic Site opens for the season June 11 and 12. Three Traditions, a special program offering insights into the Native American culture, navigation instruments of…
The first time I had the overwhelmingly awesome experience of being served Yorkshire pudding was on a sailboat somewhere out in the middle of the ocean.
It…
The graduating seniors of Boothbay Region High School will embark on a week-long victory lap as the 2016 school year draws to a close. Friday, June…
The Linekin Bay Resort, located in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, opens its waterfront restaurant and bar, The Deck Bar & Grill,…
Lincoln County District Court
On May 24, Christopher Gove, 23, of Damariscotta, was sentenced to eight years in the Department of Corrections, all but 18 months suspended, for a single charge of Burglary stemming from a June…
Obituary
Lewis Emerson Savage, 80, of Wiscasset, died June 3, 2016 at the Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Born in Woolwich,…
A celebration of life for Maurice A. and Audrey L. Foye, who died April 18, 2016, will be held on Saturday, June 25, 1 to 4 p.m., at the Alna Fire Department, 1647 Alna Road, Alna, Maine.
Anna McDougal of Wiscasset is excited about life. An author, seamstress, and a Special Olympics athlete, she puts energy into everything she does. She is especially motivated by alpine skiing and…
Obituary
Johanna Ludwig Weston, 84, of Walpole, died June 3, 2016 at the Assisted Living Facility of Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.
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Department of Energy
A public meeting was held by town officials and the U.S. Department of Energy to inform citizens of Lincoln County about the current plans to decide on both interim and final locations for the…
The Boothbay Railway Village hosted animal rescue groups and provided free admission and rides to families on Saturday, June 4.
Featured exhibitors included Underhound Railroad and the…
Obituary
Marie R. Callnan, 84, of Boothbay Harbor died peacefully at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews on Monday, June 6, 2016. A full obituary will follow at a later date.
Hall’s of Boothbay has care…
Starting June 21, the Community Center will host a twice-monthly group devoted to those who share an interest in photography.
Group organizer Robert Crink is hoping the meetings will…
Lincoln County Probate Court
Until this year, most routine cases involving minor children in Lincoln County — adoption, custody, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights, and so on — were handled by the Lincoln…
Lincoln County Superior and District Court
Benjamin Day, 39, of Woolwich was sentenced on a probation violation for OUI – no test, two priors. Day will serve three years, all but 75 days suspended, plus two years probation, pay a fine of $…
Years of dedicated behind-the-scenes work for Lincoln County Democrats, for the town of Nobleboro, for Lincoln County, and for the state of Maine were recognized June 4 when Lincoln County…
Wild mushrooms can be scary if you don't know which ones to pick.
To honor the community spirit of longtime Southport resident Ruth Rhoads Lepper Gardner, the non-profit group Land for Southport's Future is closing in on its goal of purchasing Gardner's former…
Alumni Banquet
Clive Farrin, who taught industrial arts locally for 28 years before becoming a full-time lobster fisherman in 1999, told the members of the Boothbay Region High School class of 2016 to “keep your…
Obituary
Janice Newell Long, 81, died at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine, on June 5, 2016, after a severe stroke.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the daughter of Maurice…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
In a fresh approach to looking at the past, sixth graders at Boothbay Region Elementary School used their research skills for a living history project this spring.…
BRHS track and field
The Maine high school track season ended on a high note at Foxcroft Academy on Saturday, June 4 with a strong showing by Boothbay Region High School athletes.
Coach Nick Scott said in an…
BRHS boys tennis
The Waynflete Flyers boys tennis team (11-2) defeated Boothbay Region, 4-1, in the semifinal round of the South C tournament at BRHS on Saturday, June 4.
The Flyers were ranked fourth and…
The CLC YMCA has announced the launch of its 2016 annual fund drive, themed, The Y. For a better us. The funds raised through the annual drive, support community…
Town of Edgecomb
The new Edgecomb municipal website has the old land use ordinance showing, and the planning board wants that to change. The board is considering making several recommendations for improving the…
The Friends of Windjammer Days have announced that a carnival, with fun for all ages, will be included in the festival’s line-up this year.
Kavanaugh…
It’s rare to hear of anyone who likes speed bumps — let alone asking to have them put in place — but that was the case at the Southport selectmen’s meeting on Wednesday, June 1.
Island…
Craig Andrews opened the doors to his new restaurant, Andrews’ Harborside, on Memorial Day weekend in 1986. After 30 years of putting his heart and soul, and sweat and…
The town of Edgecomb is looking to resolve a longstanding land use ordinance dispute with a Gleason Road property owner June 28 in Wiscasset District Court. The town petitioned the court in April…
This 40-page 2016 Windjammer Days guide includes all the events for this year’s festival, Sunday, June 26 - Saturday, July 2 - and this year there are two new ones: The Miss Windjammer Pageant and…
Obituary
Robert W. Ramsdell, 92, of Sarasota, Florida and West Boothbay Harbor, Maine died peacefully May 8, 2016 in his home at Bay Village.
Bob was predeceased in September 2015 by his wife of 64…
Lincoln County Historical Association is having a party. They’re calling it a Kermess, from the Dutch word meaning an outdoor fundraising festival. The…
Make your regrets by doing things, not for following that little voice that tells us all we can’t, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, told Wiscasset Middle High School’s…
