Margaret Sue “Peggy” (Hackett) Bridges, 82, died peacefully May 10, 2018 in Wells, Maine due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
Peggy was born on July 9, 1935 in Milo, Maine to her…
News
Attorney Natasha Irving of Waldoboro will appear at the monthly meeting of the nonpartisan group Indivisible-Boothbay on Tuesday, May 22, 5-6 p.m. at the Rotary Building, 66 Montgomery Road,…
Boothbay Harbor Police Department
According to a press release by Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Bob Hasch, a tense situation in downtown Boothbay Harbor was quickly resolved without incident on Saturday, May 12.
Hasch…
The Maine Democratic Party will hold its biennial convention Friday, May 18 to Sunday, May 20. The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will send 93 delegates representing 17 towns to this…
Reservations are due May 23 for the Wiscasset High School Alumni Banquet which will be Saturday June 2 at the Wiscasset Middle High School Gymnasium. Social time will start at 5 p.m., followed by…
Waldoboro, Maine – Maine Families Knox, Lincoln and Sagadahoc earned a prestigious endorsement by Parents as Teachers™ national center as a Blue Ribbon Affiliate, making it one of the top…
UPDATE: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has reported via a Facebook post that John Edwards has been found safe. The LCSO thanked everyone for helping to find him.
Original post: Police…
UPDATE: The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has announced via a Facebook post that John Edwards has been found safe. The LCSO thanks all for your help.
Original post: A Silver Alert has…
Obituary
Thaddeus Paul “Ted” Ozyck, age 76, died Jan. 9, 2018 surrounded by family at the Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough, Maine.
He was born June 6, 1941 in Meriden,Connecticut and was the…
Two Bridges Regional Jail Authority’s finance committee planned to present next year’s budget to the full panel May 9, but the committee’s chair Peter Lepari said it was still considering whether…
Orono, Maine — Reports in recent years that marine protected areas (MPAs) aren’t effective in saving coral reefs from the damaging effects of global climate change have led some to argue that such…
A Sawyer’s Island Road couple has until November to rectify a land use violation. The Boothbay select board voted 5-0 May 9 to enter into a consent agreement with Peter and Kathryn Wagner to…
Wiscasset, Boothbay, Woolwich, Dresden, Alna and Westport firefighters, Wiscasset Ambulance Service, the Maine Forest Service and Lincoln County EMA have cleared the scene of Friday afternoon's…
UPDATE: The young man who allegedly stole a Dexter Police cruiser this morning has been involved in a serious crash driving another car. Police were chasing the vehicle on Route 15 in Corinth when…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bath/Brunswick is pleased to announce that “The Big Swing,” the organization’s annual golf tournament, will be held on Sept. 14 at the Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River…
Boothbay Harbor Planning Board
Gifts of properties to the town are not planning board matters, Boothbay Harbor Planning Board Chair Bill Hamblen said May 9. Hamblen's statement prefaced a long discussion on George and Susan…
The Friends of Windjammers Days made a grand choice in their selection to lead this year’s parade. Boothbay Region High School senior Page Brown is this year’s grand marshal. Brown was selected by…
Hodgdon Yachts, established in 1816, is America’s oldest boatbuilder but brings on board young employees who have skills and want to work in shipbuilding.
“We love…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District
Voters of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor came together in the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium Thursday night and passed the $9,998,739.82…
The Barters Island Bridge construction is likely to prohibit vehicles over 20 tons for nearly a year. Maine Department of Transportation officials updated Boothbay selectmen May 9 on plans to…
The West Harbor Pond Watershed Association, with support from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, will conduct a survey of West Harbor Pond's watershed on Wednesday, June 6. The…
Obituary
Loring Leslie Leeds, 60, died April 25, 2018 in Santa Monica, California with his sister by his side. He died of pneumonia.
Loring grew up in Maine, spending early years in Waterford on his…
As the 144th Kentucky Derby took place, over 100 area residents joined in the excitement, courtesy of the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club at the third annual party in support of the Community Center…
Camp POSTCARD, or Police Officers Striving To Create And Reinforce Dreams, celebrates its 25th year in June. Children get a free week at summer camp, from swimming and boating and hiking to crafts…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
The Boothbay Region Food Pantry, housed at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, hosted winners of the Penny Wars on Tuesday. The Penny Wars are held by BRES’s Leaders Organizing…
Edgecomb students will learn a lesson in town history May 24 as they participate in placing flags on veterans’ graves. For the second consecutive year, selectmen will host Edgecomb Eddy students…
Anthony Burch of Boothbay Harbor and Arthur McFarland Jr. of Newcastle each recently won $100,000 in the Ultimate Millions game, the Maine State Lottery has announced. After required state and…
You might not know there is a municipal election going on in Edgecomb. After all, there are no candidate lawn signs, dozens of letters to the editor, or even campaign videos on Facebook. But there…
A celebration of life for Sewall T. Maddocks Sr. will be held Sunday, May 27 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Inn, 31 Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.
Eight hundred of Boothbay's 2,600 registered voters cast ballots in the May 7 municipal election which saw incumbent selectmen Dale Harmon and Steve Lewis reelected. Among the voters were several…
The Boothbay Lights Committee invites area retail merchants to a panel discussion led by the Retail Association of Maine on Wednesday, May 16 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Red Cup Coffeehouse,…
Dr. Keith Laser, Ed.D, of Bath, Maine was elected superintendent of AOS 98 at the AOS board meeting on May 7. He is currently the superintendent of Regional School Unit No. 67 in Lincoln, Maine…
Craftspeople: St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, will be holding its 66th annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Both inside and outside spaces are…
As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual Nequasset Alewife Count. Volunteers are needed from May through early June…
The next time you head down Route 27 toward Route 1 in Edgecomb and bear north, take note of what a couple is doing to beautify their land opposite Cod Cove Inn.
Ken and Lena True, formerly…
Incumbents Dale Harmon and Steve Lewis won reelection to the Boothbay Board of Selectmen Monday, May 7. The final vote count for the two seats on the board was Harmon, 491, Lewis, 486, and Mike…
An educational presentation on ranked choice voting will be held at the Newcastle Fire Station, 86 River Rd., Newastle on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. This is a non-partisan presentation on the…
Volunteers were out in force Saturday, May 5 spreading goodwill and helping neighbors whose homes needed a little sprucing up.
Rebuilding Together Lincoln County has been making both the…
Regular Wiscasset Speedway driver Shawn Austin of Norridgewock said Monday will be a sad day, as services are held for his neighbor, Somerset County Sheriff's Cpl. Eugene Cole.
Austin also…
The Boothbay Farmers Market starts its season on the Boothbay Common on Thursday, May 17. They will set up on the Common from 9 a.m. to noon every Thursday through Oct. 4.
Dan Sortwell of…
Update: McCausland announced in an email shortly after 6 p.m. Monday: The missing Litchfield woman was located this afternoon, driving her car in Southwest Harbor. The local police department…
AUGUSTA – As a sign of respect for Somerset County Deputy Sheriff Corporal Eugene Cole who was killed in the line of…
Stewards of the Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta will hold a Mother’s Day Open House and plant sale on Sunday, May 13. The public is invited to check out the plants and enjoy traditional Irish…
Town of Edgecomb
On May 3, Center for Teaching and Learning volunteer Ross Branch wanted to make sure the Edgecomb Planning Board knew exactly who he was. So the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard craftsman displayed the…
Boothbay Harbor passed all articles at its annual meeting Saturday. Moderator Ervin Snyder, chosen by secret ballot Friday, revealed Friday’s other results. The candidates all won unopposed.…
The public and members of the society are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Boothbay Region Historical Society on Tuesday, May 15 at 4 p.m. After a short business meeting, which includes…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s annual meeting will be held Tuesday, May 15, from 8 to 10 a.m. at The Daniel, 10 Water Street, Brunswick. All members of the community are invited…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
On Thursday, May 10 at 6 p.m., voters of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor will convene at the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium to vote on the Community School District budget. The warrant…
The Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF) would like to remind all Boothbay Region High School graduates who may be eligible to receive a BRSAF grant that the application deadline is June 1.…
The Honors students from the Boothbay Region High School class of 2018 were among the 500-plus attendees at the Mountain Valley Conference Scholars Banquet at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay…
