In 271 days, Edgecomb will have its first new fire engine since 1989. During a June 4 special town meeting, in a hand vote, 31 residents authorized selectmen to appropriate up to $250,000 to buy a…
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Boothbay Region and CLC YMCA
Summer camp registration is open, and scholarship dollars are still available — but the extended deadline of Wednesday, June 13 is fast approaching. Scholarships are awarded on a first-come, first…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will host an Open House at the Chamber, 192 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, on Wednesday, June 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. to showcase the new Visitor’s…
Alcohol sellers and servers from seven businesses in Lincoln County received training on Thursday, May 24 at the Tugboat Restaurant in Boothbay Harbor. Healthy Lincoln County facilitates the…
The Squire Tarbox Inn is being transformed by two women from Houston. Lisa Dalton and Michelle Adams have been working at a feverish pitch since January to get the 1700s building and the 12 acres…
Alumni Banquet speaker Lisa Arsenault challenged the Boothbay Region High School class of 2018 to live like her favorite superhero.
“Dare to be Batman,” said Arsenault, salutatorian of the…
“Thank you!” shouted the directors and volunteers of the Boothbay Region Food Pantry. “We are immensely grateful to the YMCA and the Dead River Company for organizing the ‘Fill the Bus’ event and…
Boothbay Region YMCA and LincolnHealth want to give Parkinson’s disease patients a fighting chance against the debilitating neurological disease. The two local organizations are sponsoring a 10-…
All Saints by-the-Sea, the summer chapel on the water on the east side of Southport, will begin its thirteen week season on June 17. Built in 1905, but with a history of services going back into…
More than 60 delegates from the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) joined nearly 2,000 other Democrats from around the state at the Maine Democratic Party (MDP) Convention May 18-19. This…
Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty announces that Michele Perejda has joined its team of Maine real estate professionals as a senior vice president in the flagship Portland, Maine…
Forever in our hearts, please join us on June 16 at 1 p.m. to remember Ronald Alfred Pratt. The memorial service will be held at 55 Breakneck Hill Rd., Southport.
The new Boothbay Region Health Center invites you to an open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 10. Come check out our offices, enjoy healthy snacks, meet our physicians, nurse…
An anonymous donor to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is using an act of generosity to highlight the importance of the…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host a Business After Hours for Lafayette Hotels, Boothbay Harbor Inn. The event will be held Wednesday, June 6 at the Boothbay Harbor…
Kids were the main focus June 2 at Boothbay Region Ambulance Service’s second annual open house at the complex on Corey Lane. The service welcomed visitors during the four-hour celebration that…
Obituary
Charles Edward “Chuck” Olney of Stuart, Florida died March 19, 2018.
He was born Oct. 27, 1931 in Fall River, Massachusetts and grew up in nearby Rehoboth. He was also a longtime resident…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission holds its 2018 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, June 19 from 5 to 7 p.m., at the 1812 Farm in Bristol. In addition to a brief annual meeting, the LCRPC is…
Obituary
Rodney D. “Rod” Boynton, 87, died June 1, 2018 at his home in Exeter, New Hampshire after a period of declining health.
He was born April 16, 1931 in…
HALLOWELL – The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) announced that Governor Paul R. LePage has issued a Proclamation declaring June 4-10 as Tourism Employee Recognition Week.
“We are one of…
To get a push from the outgoing tide, the Sheepscot River Race on Saturday, June 30, will start at 3 p.m. at the Sherman Lake Rest Area on Route 1 in Newcastle. All paddlers are invited to…
The Boothbay Region YMCA, a local non-profit committed to strengthening individuals, families, and the community, has been selected…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
In Boothbay Harbor Select Board Chair Wendy Wolf's absence May 29, Vice Chair Denise Griffin addressed a comment Wolf made on eminent domain at the board’s May 14 meeting. The board received…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority approved a deficit budget for FY 18/19 of $352,116 May 30. Funds rolled over from this year’s budget and reserves will solve the deficit, with no additional…
Over 140 people turned out to celebrate the nominees and the award winners of the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce’s 56th annual Community Awards held on Tuesday, May 29 at Spruce Point…
A Wiscasset woman and other drivers and passengers were hurt and some were taken to hospitals Friday after a pair of three-vehicle accidents on Route 1 in Woolwich Friday.
At 12:24 p.m.,…
due to privacy concerns, LePage says; suggests making it a crime for mandated reporters not to report abuse suspicions
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul LePage released a letter May 31 that he wrote to the Government Oversight Committee (GOC), responding to its invitation that he attend the public hearing about the Office…
Boothbay Region High School
Another year gone and another graduation comes to Boothbay Region High School. Fifty-five seniors will be donning caps and gowns and marching for their diplomas. Wednesday, May 30 marked the last…
Department came under heavy criticism following deaths of two Maine children
AUGUSTA — Governor Paul LePage released an 11-page Department of Health and Human Services …
Sandra and Bob Jackson got married on June 24 of last year, and came to Boothbay Harbor for their honeymoon.
When they arrived, they were pleasantly surprised to find the town packed full…
Former Boothbay Harbor resident
The Brunswick Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating Daniel Gagnon, age 26, of Brunswick, formerly of Boothbay Harbor. Mr. Gagnon is described as 5' 11'', 160 lbs., brown hair…
Gorham businessman Shawn Moody campaigned in Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor May 30 and finished the day with a “Meet the Candidate” event at The Board Room in downtown Boothbay Harbor. The two local…
Due to the state election, the Boothbay Planning Board is moving its June 12 workshop to the Boothbay Fire Station. The workshop starts at 6 p.m.
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The Boothbay Region YMCA will begin a new program in mid-June.
Rock Steady Boxing, which improves the lives of people battling Parkinson’s disease through non-contact, boxing-inspired…
The following building permits were issued in the town of Southport.
#2085: Ralph Eames, Landing Road, replacement house
#2086: SMP RW Land LLC, 3 Hendricks Hill Rd., railway system…
On May 14, Wayne and Sue Keene established a named fund within the Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund. This was created to honor Wayne's mother, Evelyn Hartung Keene, who was a revered teacher and…
A burial service for longtime East Boothbay summer resident Robert J. “Bob” Cole will be Friday, June 8 at 10 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery on Barters Island Road, Boothbay. Following the mass, there…
A sunken World War II-era minesweeper that sank in Wiscasset harbor over the winter will be marked with buoys to warn summer boaters of its presence.
Wiscasset Police Chief Jeff Lange…
The Lincoln Home has been deeply rooted in the heart of this community since 1927. On Monday, June 4, 3 to 4 p.m.…
Lincoln County Community Conversations will hold an informational forum on ranked-choice voting (RCV) Wednesday, June 6, starting at 6:30 p.m. at Mobius, 319 Main St. in Damariscotta.
The…
The summer season for Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) begins on June 2, when the doors are open at the Old Jail in Wiscasset, the Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, and the…
Julie Browne’s Edgecomb Eddy School sixth grade class learned May 25 about town history and why Memorial Day is celebrated. Selectmen Mike Smith and Ted Hugger hosted the event at the town hall…
Lincoln County Courts
The following closed cases were reported by the Lincoln County Clerk of Courts for April. Unless otherwise noted, sentences are served at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
Nicholas Wallace, 29, of…
More than 50 volunteers, board members, friends and family gathered at the Community Center for a thank you party for Jane Good on Saturday evening, May 26.
The surprise party, held two…
Obituary
Ralph “Cy” Seifert of Southport died May 22, 2018 at Maine Medical Center. He was 90 years of age.
Cy was married to Sandra Charles Seifert, his wife of 38 years.
He was predeceased…
Obituary
Carol Dill, 77, of Portland, Maine died May 24, 2018 after a brief illness.
Carol was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on July 1, 1940.
…
Pastor Sarah Foulger enumerated the casualties throughout the history of U.S. warfare as the moving Memorial Day commemoration stood at attention at the Memorial on the library green on Monday,…
Boothbay Region and CLC YMCAs
The Y believes that all children in our community, regardless of income, deserve the opportunity to experience summer camp. Camp registration is open, and scholarship dollars are…
Obituary
The Rev. James A. Smith Jr., 83, formerly of Boothbay Harbor, died May 15, 2108 at his home in Statesboro, Georgia.
Jim was born August 26, 1934 in New York, New York to James A. Smith Sr.…
Obituary
Dorothy L Giles, 77 of Edgecomb, died at home after a struggle with Alzheimer’s on May 20, 2018.
Born at the family home in Nobleboro on May 30, 1940, she was the daughter of Earl and Ruth…
