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Boothbay

Boothbay Civic Association: April 1, 7 p.m.

Boothbay Harbor

Sewer District: April 1, 6 p.…

Steve and Karl Berger know the odds are stacked against them.

When the father and son team from Boothbay Harbor arrived at…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

An Edgecomb man who allegedly broke an infant's arm has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury on felony assault charges.

Zumba instructor Sarah Holbrook Brewer is coordinating a zumbathon for the benefit of the 2015 Project Graduation trip for the graduating Boothbay Region High School seniors.

The zumbathon…

King Eider's Pub in Damariscotta will be hosting a fundraising night for local a March for Babies team (Team Garron) to benefit the Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes.

Eider's will be…

If you live in the towns of Edgecomb, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor or Southport, you are invited to a big community event on Sunday, March 29 at the Boothbay Region YMCA from 1 to 3:30 p.m. It’s an…

Lincoln County Superior Court

A 22-year-old man has been charged with aggravated felony assault after he allegedly repeatedly attacked his girlfriend.

Lucas Morse,…

The Boothbay Region YMCA's annual members dinner meeting is Tuesday, April 7.

"This…

The Boothbay Region Community Resources (BRCR) has grant funds available to pay for mental health and/or substance abuse treatment services for people who live…

#1870: Emery Royall, Map 32, Lot 53, Pratts Island Road, interior alterations

#1871: PGC4 LLC, Map 8, Lot 35, 40 Town Landing Road, new barn

#1872: PGC4, LLC, Map 8, Lot 35, 40 Town…

Southport

PGC4, a Paul Coulombe LLC, plans to construct a residential pier at the southern tip of Southport to accommodate guests staying at the Inn at Cuckolds Lighthouse. Construction will begin on the…

The American Folk Festival on the Bangor Waterfront has been named as one of the Country’s 15 Best Small Town Festivals by Fodor’s Travel.

“We are extremely pleased to be included in Fodor’s…

Boothbay Harbor

At the last meeting of the Boothbay Harbor Budget Committee, the town selectmen and committee discussed how to recoup the funds spent in the emergency purchase of the Bobcat Toolcat.

The…

The Rev. Sarah Foulger of the Congregational Church sent a letter of apology to Boothbay Harbor Planning Board Chairman Mike Tomko for remarks made at a March 9 selectmen’s meeting.

At the…

The following churches have submitted their Holy Week services and activities.

Obituary

Henry Robert “Bob” Dunsmore, 72, of Boothbay Harbor died unexpectedly on March 22, 2015 at his home.

He was born Feb…

A strategy for expanding Lincoln County’s current composting program met with a positive response from the Lincoln County Commissioners when Mark King of the Maine…

On a cold and blustery March 18, the members of the St. Andrews Auxiliary gathered in the warm and cozy atmosphere of the main dining room at St. Andrews Village Inn where the…

The Boothbay Planning Board is hoping to escape the same fate experienced by the town of Rome regarding cell tower ordinances. Rome’s battle with a telecommunications company last spring resulted…

Senior Nicole LaBrecque has been selected by Boothbay Region High School Principal Dan Welch as the recipient of the 2015 Maine Principal's Award for BRHS.

Since 1984 when the award was…

Lincoln County Democrats

Maine citizens will have a chance this coming November to vote on an amendment aimed at restoring the state’s Clean Elections law, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2011…

Come “doodle” for fun and relaxation on Saturday, April 4, when Maine Media Women will offer an informal activity meeting called “Zentangles Just…

Lincoln County Grand Jury

The Lincoln County Grand Jury has indicted an Augusta man on a felony charge after he reportedly tried to escape from a hospital.

Lincoln County Grand Jury

A Damariscotta man has been indicted by the Lincoln County Grand Jury for charges stemming from an incident when he allegedly threatened a sheriff’s deputy with a…

Newcastle Chrysler owner Randall Miller and his co-workers have been awarded the Customer Experience Elite Dealer Award for the second time in two years.

For more than a decade, Midcoast Stewards Program alumni have been contributing time, energy, ideas and enthusiasm to conservation organizations throughout Midcoast…

Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is not just a nonprofit land conservation organization. It is a community of like-minded citizens who care deeply for the…

If you like building with Lego blocks, you will love this new group for ages 7 and up that meets each Friday of the month, 3 to 4:30, from April 3 through June 12…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens recently hired a new Marketing Content Coordinator, Tory Paxson. Paxson is responsible for…

Over the past week, author and educator Nancie Atwell of Southport has been in a whirlwind of excitement and interviews, with people all over the world eager to hear her words of wisdom about…

Photo of Ella Spear

The Spear family of Boothbay is well-known for its athletic accomplishments. Boothbay Region High School junior Camden has long been a standout on the soccer field. Twins Ella and Simon excel on…

The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) is conducting a six-day Marine Safety Instructor Training (MSIT) at the Newcastle Fire Department in…

The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1 at the town offices to discuss possible amendments to the…

Main Street Bath is looking for accomplished and aspiring artists, creative students, and community friends to create their own personalized banners to be displayed…

Singer-songwriter Jud Caswell will lead the service at the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, March 29, with a reflection on "Creativity,…

Since 2006, the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club has been providing free used bicycles for international workers and all who need one in the Boothbay area.

Obituary

John Hurst, 88, died peacefully on March 19, 2015 at his home in Boothbay Harbor.

None of Boothbay’s municipal elections will be contested this year. All five contests will have only one candidate on this May’s ballot. The five candidates are all incumbents, as they were the…

Clay Adams, a 24-year insurance veteran, has joined J. Edward Knight Insurance. Adams’ experience includes 10 years of handling complex insurance claims for major…

The golf course, like much of Maine, may still be blanketed by snow, but golfers can get a…

The Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation Board of Directors Public Meeting, being held on Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m., will be held at the Y in…

The Edgecomb Planning Board approved the wording for three proposed ordinances for presentation at an April 2 public hearing. The board approved the language for a proposed land use ordinance,…

This spring Timber Frame Construction workshops are returning to Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC). The first class of the year will be held Thursday to Sunday, April 23-26. These perennially…

Pemaquid

A fishing vessel drifted from its mooring and ran aground March 18.

The F/V Columbia

Edgecomb fire truck

Edgecomb and Newcastle firefighters put out a chimney fire on Edgecomb’s River Road early Sunday, Edgecomb Fire Chief Roy Potter said. The fire was reported shortly after 3 a.m.

Potter said…

Chef Bennett Collins of Harvest Moon Pizza, whose organic wood-fired pizza is familiar to shoppers at the Rising Tide Market in Damariscotta, as well as to patrons…

Come and join Susie Stephenson, primitive folk and fiber artist, at Spectrum Generations' Coastal Community Center, 521 Main Street, Suite 8, Damariscotta on Monday…

The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, in cooperation with Amtrak and its…

In 1766, the Congregational Church was founded in the Boothbay region as a place of worship, education, justice and service to neighbors. A meeting house was completed in Boothbay Center the same…

Spring arrives on March 20 and staff from the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association will be leading a search along the trails of the Marsh River…