Clothes cover the plastic folding tables in First United Methodist Church's basement; they bulge out of garbage bags and spill over the top of reusable ones as they wait to be folded and hung.…
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 194 calls for service for the period of May 6 to May 13. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,790 calls for service.
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Ocean On Tap
The next Ocean on Tap event will take place Thursday, May 22 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way, Boothbay Harbor.
Hannah Sterling of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…
The Southport swing bridge project's completion is now delayed until weeks into the boating season…
The monthly meeting of Lincoln County Republicans will be held Wednesday, May 28, at the Water of Life Lutheran Church, 618 US-1, Newcastle.…
Edgecomb residents will make two trips to the polls May 17. Earlier this year, selectmen opted to hold a referendum town meeting to decide municipal business. The municipal election will run from…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Maine Warden Service is assisting Damariscotta Police Department in the search for a missing Damariscotta man.
Tyler Low, 34, of Damariscotta has been missing since last Monday, May 5. He…
After 21 years at Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES), middle school science and math teacher Mame Anthony is retiring.
Unlike many who enter the profession, Anthony didn't…
On April 28, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust closed on the purchase of its largest independent acquisition to date in the town of Newcastle. The 270-acre Deer Meadow Brook Preserve is part…
Boothbay Region transfer station fees are likely to rise in August. During the May 8 meeting, interim station manager William Johnson recommended a rate hike to coincide with rates other…
Obituary
Sherron Williamson, 80, of Durham, North Carolina passed away on May 7, 2025 at her home.
She was raised in Bristol, Tennessee. After graduation from Bristol Tennessee…
On May 8, the monthly meeting of Pemaquid Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution took place at 11 a.m. at the Lincoln Home in Newcastle. After the traditional DAR ritual was…
The Boothbay Region Food Pantry ’s new website is live! Funded by a grant from the Chester and Muriel Dawes Foundation, the website…
The newly formed Future of Our Schools Committee held a public meeting May 2 at the Boothbay town office during which subcommittees provided preliminary reports for discussion and the public…
Press release
Three people were arrested and charged by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office after an intensive investigation into several thefts of communications cable in recent weeks. Reggie French, 49, brother…
At their May 8 meeting, the Wiscasset Masons of Lincoln Lodge No. 3 A.F. & A.M. presented five area food pantries with a total of $4,000. The funds were raised by the Masons during their…
Southport Central School recently welcomed U.S. Army veteran and international speaker Travis Mills of the Travis Mills Foundation, a retreat for post-9/11 veterans and their families based in Mt…
Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor voters approved the first of two public votes for the Community School District (CSD)…
If you take a "snapshot" of Lincoln County fraud cases, you might believe the crime is on the rise. But Chief Deputy Rand Maker believes recent data only tells part of the story.May 6, Maker gave…
Non-profit farm, Veggies to Table, in Newcastle announces its third annual Paris Sweepstakes: Win a week in Paris and…
Obituary
Elaine Catherine Murdoch of East Boothbay, vibrant and healthy and fully enthusiastic about life, dearest best friend and beloved…
A concern over local law enforcement assisting federal officials in apprehending illegal immigrants was brought forward to county commissioners May 6. Bremen resident Debra Elliott and Bob Conlin…
Governor Janet Mills today joined the Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission to release its…
As surely as the spring flowers open, so does the Boothbay Harbor Used Bookstore! The porch of Hyde House is “blooming” with books you can buy 24/7 by using the “pay whatever you want” donation…
The University of Maine announced funding has been restored for Maine Sea Grant to continue research and outreach. They said restored funds are in line with a funding plan abruptly terminated…
For over a decade, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has opened its doors and hosted Mainers at no cost to them during Maine Days. This year, 10,000 free tickets will be released on Monday, May 12,…
Address: 7 Davis Island Drive, Edgecomb
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Members and the general public are invited to the Boothbay Region Historical Society’s 2025 annual meeting on Tuesday, May 13 at 4 p.m. at the museum, 72 Oak St., Boothbay Harbor to catch up on…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) has passed an April 16 facility inspection by Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
However, the district received a…
On Tuesday, April 29, Sen. Cameron…
The Boothbay – Boothbay Harbor Community School District annual budget meeting/public hearing will be held Wednesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. in the gym at Boothbay Region Elementary School.
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Spring is in the air, and that means garden time! Organic perennials from Rebel Hill Farm can help create inviting habitat for…
All 34 referendum questions on the Boothbay municipal town meeting referendum were approved May 5. Most received overwhelming voter approval, but one nearly fizzled.
Article 12 "To see if…
April 29, a legislative bill originating from the teamwork of Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Doug Snyder and Rep. Holly Stover was amended and unanimously passed in a Judiciary Committee work…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 225 calls for service for the period of April 29 and May 6. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,596 calls for service.
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Obituary
Denis Bayman McWhan beloved husband, father, grandfather, and accomplished scientist, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2025, at the age of 89, with his family by his side.
Born in…
A blasting permit request prompted Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter to attend the planning board's May 1 meeting. Potter was concerned no town official contacted him about the request. "I need…
Just over 50 Boothbay Harbor residents attended the annual town meeting May 3 where they approved a $6,404,935 total budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Voters passed all 29 warrant articles…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department made two arrests and issued one summons between March 12 and April 28.
April 16, Chief Doug Snyder arrested…
Victoria Paxson and incumbent Holly Stover won contested Boothbay municipal elections May 5; 513 votes were cast, according to Town Clerk Andrea Lowery. Paxson defeated Riley R. Mitchell, 286-207…
Michael Edward McLellan, formerly of Boothbay, passed away on April 17, 2025 while in hospice care.
Michael retired to Lauderdale Lakes, Florida in 2018 after selling his business in…
Southport Selectman Gerry Gamage is working toward clearing up a misconception regarding the town's pesticide spraying ordinance. In 1973, the town approved an ordinance which prohibited roadside…
On Friday, May 9, the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb will be holding its biennial Celebrate CTL! Auction. Funds raised at the auction contribute to…
Melanie Scofield, director of the Earthwalk School of Herbal Traditions, will be presenting at the next monthly meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club on Wednesday, May 14 at…
