The Women’s Health Resource Library and Maine Coast Heritage Trust are pleased to announce the selection of their new design team for the Milbridge Commons, a four acre parcel of conservation land…
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Nancy Bass Wolfram, who died Aug. 23, 2016, was born to Catherine Forbush Bass and George Henry Bass, 2nd, in Brockton, Massachusetts because the town doctor at…
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Barbara Ann Blanchard, 84, died at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine on Aug. 18, 2016.
Barbara was born July 30, 1932 in Brockton, Massachusetts to Milton and Alice (Willis)…
Scallop gonads may seem like fun and games to Skylar Bayer given that her missing samples landed her on “…
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Frances A. Murray, 82, of Boothbay Harbor died Aug. 23, 2016 in Damariscotta.
She was born on Nov. 6, 1933 in Belgrade, the daughter of Clyde A. and Ada (Fowler) Bachelder.
Frances…
Boothbay Region High School
Hoping to capitalize on a strong finish to the 2015 season, Boothbay Region High School’s girls soccer team is looking for bigger results entering this year’s campaign. Seahawks second-year coach…
Since 2002, the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club has thanked the region’s “Hometown Heroes” and spouses with a dinner. This year is no different as Rotarians Daren and Debbie Graves have scheduled the…
First National Bank recently made a charitable donation to the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset. The…
An eagle sculpture was one of the items donated to the Bands for Books event last year and its happy owner is delighted with it. The artist, Bryan…
Tony Heyl makes bracelets. He also makes charms, small sculptures, earrings, rings, necklaces, and a myriad of other jewelry items and small sculptures.
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At their regular meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 24, Southport selectmen reviewed the latest correspondence between the island’s code enforcement officer and the lawyer representing Diane Blasco, owner…
While the cost of a shave and a haircut is considerably higher than two bits these days, freshly minted barber Lucas Leighton aims to provide those services and more.
The 18-year-old…
Thomas Pulkkinen of East Boothbay has been elected to lead the 186 Lodges and 18,000 Masons located throughout Maine for the next two years.
As Maine’s 98th Grand Master of Masons, Pulkkinen…
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Dale Jeffery Stone died Aug. 22, 2016.
He was born Feb. 2, 1994 in Brunswick to Jeffery Burnham and Dixie Stone.
Dale grew up in Boothbay and attended local schools. He was a “jack-of-…
The Boothbay Harbor Town Office will be closed for several hours this morning (Aug. 25) to install a new phone system and training on how to use the new system. The…
Spend a bucolic evening on the shores of the Sheepscot River, sipping champagne and enjoying hors d’oeuvres while Lincoln Academy student jazz combos provide the…
On Sept. 10, The Morris Farm Trust of Wiscasset will hold its 17th annual Tour de Farms, a cycling and car tour through the scenic farmland of Maine’s Midcoast with…
Tonight’s Boothbay selectmen’s meeting has been cancelled due to lack of a quorum, according to Town Manager Dan Bryer. Selectmen Doug Burnham, Chuck Cunningham and Steve Lewis indicated they…
The Luke family would like to invite those who knew Verna Luke to celebrate her life on what would have been her 100th birthday, Sunday, Sept. 4, at noon at the boatyard, 15 Lukes Gulch, East…
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Eleanor W. “Ellie” Jordan, 99, died peacefully Aug. 18, 2016 at Evergreen Woods, North Branford, Connecticut, her home for many years.
She was a former…
On Aug. 16, the Impossible Dream sailed into Boothbay Harbor again, just short of a year after its first trip here last year.
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New Hope for Women, a coastal agency dedicated to helping stop domestic violence and assisting victims of the crimes, is planning a new training session for volunteers…
Anthony R. Bartlett, ChFC, CASL, AEP, a financial planner with Baystate Financial in Worcester, Massachusetts, was elected president of the Society of Financial…
Jennifer L. Miller, daughter of Kevin and Mary Miller of Boothbay Harbor, and Jake H. Sartorius, son of Charles and Susan Sartorius of Berwyn, Illinois were married on May 25, 2016 in a private…
Town of Newcastle and Maine Department of Transportation
Back in 2005, a little body of water in Newcastle was suddenly changed forever, literally overnight.
Sherman Lake, which had been a dammed body of water near Route One, suddenly became “…
A 9,000-pound piece of North Jay white granite was transported to the Boothbay Railway Village Museum by J.C. Stone on Aug. 13. North Jay is J.C.'s “signature stone” used in historic restoration…
Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) invites all members to attend the Annual Meeting, Thursday, Sept. 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Linekin Bay Resort. Light…
Wednesday, Aug. 31 is the first student day for Boothbay Region schools grades Pre-K-9, Southport Central School, and Edgecomb Eddy School. BRHS…
Kenneth Hatch III was arraigned in Knox County Superior Court in Rockland on Aug. 23 on 22 charges of Sexual Abuse of a Minor, Unlawful Sexual Contact, and Furnishing Scheduled Drugs to a Minor.…
Dresden officials will be taking advantage of Maine’s Landowner Appreciation Day on Sunday, Sept. 18, to clean up…
Business and Consumer Court
According to attorneys for both parties, there has been a settlement in at least one of the cases involving Derek and Rebecca Abbott and PGC2 LLC, the corporation that owns the Boothbay Harbor…
Starting Sept. 1, the Boothbay Region YMCA will offer free memberships to all high school students in the towns of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb and Southport. The initiative is made…
Lincoln County Emergency Management
Imagine it’s the big one — a major hurricane is heading for Boothbay Harbor, and it will affect all of Lincoln County and much of the Midcoast. It’s mid-August, the kids aren’t back in school yet…
The Reverend Tom Kerr will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, Aug. 28 . The service begins at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.
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Candice (Howard) Prince, 66, of Boothbay Harbor died suddenly Aug. 21, 2016 at her home.
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As a player at Farmington State College in the mid-1960s, Irving James (I.J.) Pinkham was mentored by his coach Len MacPhee who stressed “playing the game with dignity and the right way.”
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On Saturday, Aug. 27 all across the state of Maine, volunteers will be offering to wash windshields and pump gas at Irving and Circle K gas stations for the benefit…
The Rev. Ken R. Bradsell, Reformed Church of American minister currently serving as senior pastor of the Protestant church in Oman, will be the guest minister at the Congregational Church of…
A celebration of a life well-lived will take place at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. John W. Howard…
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Robert C. Albert, 76, of Woolwich, died Aug. 16, 2016 at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine after a long illness.
Born on July 1, 1940 in Houlton, Maine, he was the…
Lincoln County Commisioners
Lincoln County has finalized its budget schedule for fiscal year 2016-17.
Town delegates and members of the legislative delegation will meet on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at the courthouse. They will…
As a part of Harbor Fest (Sept. 2-Sept. 11), local professional photographer Michael Leonard is holding two events — a sunrise 6 a.m. photography cruise aboard the Balmy Days on Saturday…
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Henry Ameroy "Chip" Hartwell III, 71, died August 19, 2016 after living with love and hope through his battle with cancer. He lived in Closter, New Jersey and Southport Island, Maine.
Chip…
An estimated 1,000 people, including about 350 elementary school children and their parents, entered the Boothbay Region YMCA field house on Sunday to take advantage of free school supplies in the…
AOS 98
We look forward to welcoming your children to the cafeteria this fall. Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown below are eligible for meals free or at a reduced rate…
Department of Labor
The Maine Department of Labor, in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released July workforce estimates for Maine.
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The Southport Volunteer Fire Department held its 50th annual public auction on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Fire Chief Gerald Gamage said he had run the auction for the past 24 years. Carl Pierce…
The work of early 20th century Lincoln County photographer E. Joseph Leighton is the subject of a presentation scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. at the…
With the popularity of ecotourism showing no signs of slowing down, Edgecomb couple Ellie Osborn and Dave Santillo are raising the stakes through their new company, Venture Outside. The husband…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
Alice Abbott and Ed Williams said the movie they saw Saturday at Wiscasset Municipal Airport encouraged them about what a person can accomplish if they persevere.
“If you set your mind to it…
