Rebecca Abbott waited Sept. 16 while her small excavator was loaded onto the back of a flatbed truck to be removed from the land she and her husband Derek had owned for more than seven years. They…
News
Car Care is a free, 21-point inspection of cars being provided by Boothbay Baptist Church on Saturday, Sept. 24, 8 a.m. to noon. It is an outreach…
The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum at 97 Cross Road in Alna has received a…
Obituary
Ingeborg Katharina Soule (nee Albrecht) died Sept. 15, 2016.
She was born in Neustadt a.d. Weinstrasse, Germany on Oct. 27, 1927 to Heinrich and Paula Albrecht. She grew up amid the turmoil…
High expectations, staff changes and continued improvement marked the tone of the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD school committee’s first meeting of the 2016-2017 school year on Sept 14. The two-…
Because of the extraordinary generosity of our neighbors in the Boothbay region who donated a record number of items this year and the hundreds of patrons who filled the Boothbay…
The Boothbay selectmen approved six articles on Sept. 14 for the November ballot. On Nov. 8, after voters select a moderator for the special town meeting warrant, they will cast secret ballots on…
MaineDOT is advising drivers of changes in traffic patterns on Commercial Street and Vine Street in Bath Friday through Tuesday, September 16-20.
The changes are required due to construction…
A daily estate sale at 38 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor, which raised eyebrows and caught the attention of town officials, is not prohibited by any current town ordinances, said…
The following students graduated from Bates College at the school's 150th commencement ceremony on May 29.
Wendy Goldman, daughter of Richard Marc Goldman and Linda S. Hermans, M.D. of…
Hodgdon Yachts
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Rogers Hardware in Bath will be holding their annual Community Day on Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help support Make-A-Wish Maine. All proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets,…
Lincoln County Recovery Collaborative
Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) announced that the first ‘Angel’ training to assist people suffering from addiction will be held on Monday, Sept. 19 at the Damaricotta Town Hall from 5:30 - 8:30…
To end its successful series on Tuesday, Sept. 20, the Bootbhay Harbor Yacht Club will host East Boothbay resident,…
The Edgecomb selectmen have no interest owning the Edgecomb Baptist Church or the adjacent cemetery. Tindal & Callahan real estate agent Emilie Hawke inquired during the Sept. 13 board meeting…
After a summer hiatus, the monthly conversation series for family and friends of those with dementia resumes on Thursday, Sept. 15, 4-5:30 p.m. Our speakers and resources are presented in an…
Boothbay Region Ambulance Service has launched our second annual fundraiser and is approaching phase two of our annual appeal mailing. Fundraising is an important way we limit our town subsidy…
The Community Center will be offering a Parent Support Group for parents of pre-school to second grade-age children. The group meetings will be led by behavior…
A Maine Department of Transportation official stated Sept. 8, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ request for a traffic movement permit pertaining to its planned expansion would likely be approved.…
Each September, the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club honors the sacrifices of local “Hometown Heroes” with a dinner honoring their service. The event began in 2002, a year after New York City’s “…
The opioid abuse epidemic is here and not going away anytime soon, according to Boothbay Harbor Police Chief Robert Hasch in comments to the Boothbay Harbor selectmen Sept. 12. Hasch along with…
Obituary
Howard Singer, 90, of Houston, Texas and a longtime summer resident of Spruce Point, Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died Sept. 10, 2016.
He was born May 15, 1926 in Larchmont, New York.
A…
It has been a really good season for the local economy, according to Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District Manager Steve Lewis. In August, the local transfer station reported municipal solid…
Perfect weather, combined with the collaboration of hundreds of individuals, businesses and organizations resulted in astounding success for the ten-day festival that began on Friday, Sept. 2 and…
Obituary
William Sumner Stiles, 92, died peacefully at The Kaplan Family Hospice House, in Danvers, Massachusetts in the early morning hours of Sept.12.…
Dolphin Mini Golf is holding a fundraiser for Chanel Stoddard on Saturday, Sept. 17 from noon to 5 p.m.
ALL proceeds from golfing fees and ice cream sales will go to Chanel.
Dolphin…
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife instructors will be teaching a Hunter (Firearms) Safety course at Boothbay Region Adult Ed on Sept. 20, 28, and…
Robert E. Byrnes, 86, of Southport, died peacefully at St. Andrews Village on Sept. 10, 2016 with his loving family beside him. He was born in Bronx, N.Y. on Aug. 25, 1930, to the late John and…
On Monday, Sept. 12, Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos (I-Friendship) appealed to Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap to reconsider the legislator’s request that Dunlap ask the Maine Judicial Supreme…
Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education invites you to their Boothbay Harbor Lyme meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15 at The Community Center in the mall in Boothbay Harbor from 6-8 p.m.
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Southport Board of Selectmen
Southport selectmen reviewed an agenda Sept. 7 that included items concerning two island properties.
The first involved the use of a Cameron's Point boathouse owned by Diane Blasco. The…
Join Lincoln County EMA at 34 Bath Road in Wiscasset on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for an event with the Lincoln County HAM Team, featuring demonstrations, Q & A, and information on…
After considerable public input and based on a careful review of the plans put forth to date,…
The Community Navigator Program of Boothbay Region Community Resources Council (BRCRC) is pleased to partner with New Ventures Maine's Midcoast Region to offer appointments on-site at BRCRC’s…
Boothbay Fire Department
Several members of the Boothbay Fire Department (BFD), and their wives, attended the 53rd Maine State Federation of Fire Fighters Convention held in York, Maine, the weekend of Sept.…
Neil and Lisa Page were inside their home at 122 Clark Drive in Wiscasset late Sunday morning when lightning flashed right behind the house. The next flash was even closer.
“Then I went, ‘…
The fifth annual Harbor Fest came to a close with plenty of art, awards and acoustic music Sept. 11 at the Chowder House on Granary Way. The brainchild of Boothbay Harbor’s Lori Reynolds, the 10-…
Obituary
Rosa May Gladu “Frosti”, born Dec. 10, 1940 in Yarmouth, Maine, died Sept. 8, 2016 in the home she shared with her husband of 54 years, Joseph Raymond Gladu.
Frosti dedicated her life to…
Federal dollars are no longer in play for Maine Department of Transportation’s plans for Wiscasset’s downtown, according to an email a federal staff member has sent a member of the Wiscasset…
We’re having a 'party' Wednesday, Sept. 21: The Origin of the Republican and Democratic parties.
It’s an election year! Learn how the Democratic and Republican…
After nearly two years making a brand new, $100,000 natural playground, the Boothbay Region YMCA’s Harbor Montessori and Child Enrichment Center cut the ribbon on it Sept. 8. Over two dozen people…
The Damariscotta Board of Selectmen agreed Sept. 7 to buy a Billy Goat debris vacuum for the gutters of town streets. The $2,410 machine, which will be loaded into the back of a truck, will pick…
It started off simple enough, with Betty Jeanne Maddocks, owner of Janson's Clothing Store, seeing a fun idea on Facebook to honor veterans.
With “Little Soldiers of Honor,” families take a…
In a lengthy reply to Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos’ (I-Friendship) and fellow signers’ request to refer the matter of Gov. Paul LePage’s fitness to remain governor to the State Judicial Supreme Court,…
A regular meeting of the Sagadahoc County Commissioners will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room…
The Friends of the Library - the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library that is - will hold the annual meeting on Monday, Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. in the Great Room of the library. Refreshments will be…
Be advised:
The Maine DOT is holding a public scoping meeting at the Boothbay Town Office today, Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. about the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens traffic study.
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
Now in its fifth year, Claw Down, the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce ‘s annual lobster-bite competition will be held Thursday, Sept. 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Ocean Point Marina in…
The search for who will represent Maine at the 2018 USA National Miss Pageant in Boca Raton, Florida is about to begin.
Potential contestants are invited to participate in Maine's Harvest…
A Design Showhouse will be the highlight of a “Glimpse of Glidden Street,” this year’s outreach fundraising event for St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle.…
