A former Boothbay Planning Board member is interesting in filling a vacancy in Southport. April 16, Dimsie McBride told Southport selectmen she is interested. McBride moved to Southport in 2021. "…
News
Alcohol Awareness Month
“My recovery must come first, so everything that I love in my life doesn't have to come last.”
Harry Hall, 50, of Boothbay still tears up when…
A committal service for Robert G. Splaine, who died on Jan. 30, 2025, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 1 at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Newcastle.
Arrangements are entrusted to…
A solution to an ongoing Edgecomb road problem may be at hand. April 1, selectmen denied a request by Old County Road residents to assist in repairing the discontinued road. Residents requested $1…
Spectrum Generations’ Lincoln County Community Center in Damariscotta has a new home! You can now find us just a short walk from our previous location at 741 Main Street, Damariscotta.
We…
The Boothbay Region High School Alumni Association will meet again on Thursday, April 24 at 6 p.m. in the BRHS Library to talk about the Grand March and Alumni Cookout.
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It's been a busy time for the East Boothbay United Methodist Women. The ladies prepared Easter baskets for guests who attended the Palm Sunday brunch and church service. They also prepared a pre-…
Baseball
Wednesday, April 23: At Winthrop, 1 p.m.
Friday, April 25: Home vs. Monmouth, 4 p.m.
Monday, April 28: Home vs. Hall-Dale…
Obituary
John O. Fullerton, 76, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away on April 12, 2025.
He was born on April 12, 1949 in Bath, Maine to parents Aubrey N. Fullerton and Elsie Lillian Haines. He is…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Saturday, May 10
Festival events begin at the Harbor Theater's screening of "The Train" (https://youtu.be/guShTdbHjL8) - Free admission courtesy of BRVM. RSVP to the theater to attend at…
A proposed $400,000 road maintence budget and selectmen's pay increase are among the biggest changes appearing on this year's Boothbay town meeting referendum ballot. Monday, May 5, residents will…
"OOOOOK-lahoma! Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain, And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet, When the wind comes right behind the rain..."…
A group of Lincoln County citizens will be conducting a Save Democracy Town Hall event at the Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro on Monday, April 28 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The event…
In January, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission applied for a $150,000 Department of Economic and Community Development Grant to search for possible sites for expanding sewer and water for…
Press release
A "Rally for Democracy" will take place on Saturday, April 19, from noon to 2 p.m. on the Boothbay Common in response to the 50501 National Call to Action.
Organized by local grassroots…
Obituary
Francis Patton Twinem Jr., known by family and friends as "Pat," died peacefully in Bradenton, Floridaon March 20, 2025…
Katahdin HouseMobius, Inc. is honored to announce a generous $20,000 donation from Mike and Sue Risinger in loving memory of their daughter, Kylee Risinger Turcotte. This meaningful gift will be…
Obituary
Clinton Aaron Gold, age 42 of Wiscasset, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 14, 2025 after an extended period of illness. He was born on Feb. 7, 1983 in…
Finding Our Voices three-day event
Finding Our Voices is proud to announce Bath and Brunswick coming together to get really loud about domestic abuse with a multi-faceted program May 9 - 11. The educational march, survivor-led…
Harborside 1901 Bar and Grill’s Erman Celikel and Metehan Sahin are expanding their operations across the harbor this summer. The pair is taking over food and beverage services at Oceanside Resort…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) recently demolished its maintenance garage, which was destroyed by a Feb. 10 electrical fire.
The slab under the building still needs to be removed…
Veggies to Table, a nonprofit farm committed to providing fresh, sustainable produce to our community, is thrilled to announce the receipt of a $1,000 check from the Damariscotta-Newcastle…
Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District's new building is headed for completion. During the April 10 meeting, interim station manager William Johnson updated directors on the project's progress…
April 9, the Boothbay planning board determined two projects needed little action from the town.
The board determined applicant Carlton Yentsch did not need review or permitting for…
Friends of Thai Daughters
Boothbay-based anti-trafficking organization Friends of Thai Daughters (FTD) is 20 this year and is holding an extra-special Sunflower Celebration in East Boothbay Thursday, June 26 from 4 to 6 p.…
Roads were the topic of the day at the April 14 Boothbay Harbor selectmen’s meeting. The board discussed Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT)…
Coastal Rivers’ Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Program offers volunteers the chance to get out on the…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 187 calls for service for the period of April 8 to April 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,008 calls for service.
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Obituary
Donald F. Dow, a longtime resident of Westport Island, Maine, peacefully passed away at the age of 96 on April 14, 2025, under the exceptional care of Togas VA Hospital, surrounded by the love and…
Obituary
Steven Arnold Franz Sr., 60, of West Newfield, Maine sadly and suddenly passed away April 4, 2025.
Steven Sr. was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania Jan. 11, 1965. He…
Members of the Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees were surprised to learn …
Obituary
Lucille "Lu" Bitondo (nee Danna), died peacefully at her home in Southport, Maine on April 7, 2025, at the age of 95. Lucille was a Jersey City native who settled and raised her family in…
Boothbay Region High School has announced the names of the students in the Class of 2025 who will be receiving Mountain Valley Conference Academic Honors of Distinction at a…
Obituary
Anthony Craig Paine, 87, passed away peacefully at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine on April 10, 2025.
Craig was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on Feb. 17, 1938, the son…
A proposed merger between Lincoln County Television and county government received zero support April 9 from the Boothbay selectboard. All five selectmen opposed the proposed merger and want to…
Southport is looking for a new municipal attorney as are Boothbay and Edgecomb. Portland law firm Jensen Baird has notified all three it is no longer serving municipal clients. Southport selectmen…
The FBI is calling it a "routine law enforcement action," but the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District directors call it an "ongoing investigation."
During the April 10 meeting, the…
Maine realtors, county registers and others are waiting for an upcoming vote in the Legislature on LD 353 which would establish a commission to find…
Why does it seem that kids can’t keep their attention off their phones? Psychologist Jonathan Haidt presents a theory in his book “The Anxious Generation” (2024), the subject of part two of a…
Wiscasset announced the following during the morning commute Monday, April 14:
"The wastewater crew is repairing a sewer main break on Route One near the Old Ferry Road intersection…
Join Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library for an afternoon of celebration in honor of planet Earth. Earth Day Fest will take place on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Library lawn…
Movies and trains have a long and productive relationship; more than 300 films have captured the anticipation and thrill of leaving, traveling, and returning by train.
From May 6-11, a…
On Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m., Wiscasset's Museum in the Streets Committee will offer Boom to Bust and Back Again, a free walking tour held as part of the global Jane’s Walk festival of free…
Friday, April 18 - 6:30 p.m. Good Friday service with narrative readings and music.
Sunday, April 20 - 6 a.m. Sunrise service on the Bayville dock, with breakfast to…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host Imke Schessler-Jandreau, newly-elected vice chair for the Maine Democratic State Committee (DSC), at its next meeting…
A faulty sensor at Boothbay Region High School today at just before noon called for the evacuation of the school by students and staff, according to BRHS athletic director Allan Crocker, who…
Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Interact Club, a youth extension of Rotary, raised $1,085 April 10 for Education Boothbay (EB). About 20 Interact Club students, using the Rotary Clubhouse…
National Library Week looked a little different this year. On April 10, protestors gathered outside Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) to oppose federal funding cuts to the Institute of…
