When does a wagon become a pantry?
The answer is when it is the Community Center’s little red wagon. Between Aug. 8 and 20, the center will collect donations of non-perishable food for the…
News
As part of its 250th anniversary celebration, the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor is pleased to welcome back the Rev. J. David Stinson along with his family. This Sunday, Aug. 7, at the…
Two Salty Dogs pet supply store in Boothbay Harbor hosted the 4th annual Mutt Scrub on the lawn opposite the store on Saturday, July 30. All proceeds from the event benefited Lincoln County Animal…
A dachshund was stolen from its home in Boothbay on Friday.
Christian Jewett, the dog's owner, said she arrived home after work around 4 p.m. on Friday and discovered that her dog, Delilah,…
On Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31, the 42nd annual running of one of Maine’s premier Regattas, the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta, was sailed under clear…
Department of Marine Resources and Bates College
Bloodworms are a major fishery in Maine. According to the Department of Marine Resources, in 2015, almost 400,000 pounds of the worms were landed, with a value of more than $6.2 million in the…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Viruses are the most abundant biological agents on Earth. Every living organism is susceptible to a viral infection, including unicellular organisms like plankton. To further discuss the role of…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled…
The new executive chef at Linekin Bay Resort has an impressive resumé.
And he makes his own salt.
Brian Hough began his restaurant career as a dishwasher to pay his way through college…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will sponsor its 12th annual Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and 14.
A $200 cash…
The Lincoln County Democrats will be holding their annual lobster bake Saturday, Aug. 13 to raise funds for upcoming county campaigns, and will be hearing from scheduled speakers…
The next time you're looking for a gift with a flair, you might want to check out The Footbridge Shop, one of Boothbay Harbor's new shops this summer.
…The Maine Community Foundation will hold a Community Conversation for Lincoln County residents on Thursday, Sept. 1, in Newcastle. The gathering, the seventh in a series of…
Monica Wood, the first guest of Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club's guest authors series, will speak at BHYC at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2. A Maine…
If you need another reason to buy chocolate, look no further than And Candy Too on Oak Street in Boothbay Harbor where owner Sarah Fahnley is selling chocolates for a great cause. With the…
Boothbay residents got a second opinion of the Route 27 Traffic Study they asked for earlier this spring. On July 28, a peer review of the State Route 27 Corridor Improvement Analysis prepared by…
The sixth annual Boothbay Region Lobster Jam girls basketball tournament, featuring 16 teams, is underway at Boothbay Region High School and Boothbay Region Elementary School. The tournament began…
The Office of the State Treasurer, today, announced the return of $16,117,529 of unclaimed property to Mainers during Fiscal Year 2016. This…
As part of its summer tour, the Hope Haitian Choir made a stop at the East Boothbay Methodist Church July 25 for a 30-minute performance. The group was treated to dinner, dessert, and good old-…
Desperation drove the Friends of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Board to vote in a special meeting to institute a moratorium on accepting uses history, science, textbooks, cookbooks, and/or…
Obituary
Wendy Wood Curtis, formerly of West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, died July 26, 2016. She was a resident of Air Force Village II (Blue Skies of Texas West)…
The Coastal Humane Society is preparing for its 11th annual Paws for a Cause 5K, Walk and Festival at L.L.Bean, taking place Saturday, August 27.…
Those wondering about land developer Paul Coulombe’s plan to add 8-10 businesses around the Boothbay Common can find information about it on the world wide web. Last month, PGC5, one of Coulombe’s…
First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its ninth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fourteen color photographs have been chosen…
Obituary
Robert Karl Krebs of Boothbay died peacefully at his home on July 23, 2016.
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The Lincoln County Animal Shelter of Edgecomb, a nonprofit committed to the care and adoptions of homeless animals across 25 Midcoast rural towns in Maine, has been…
The captains of the following boats received a bottle of wine
… and these titles of distinction ...
Most…
Richard Wagner envisioned his 15-hour (more or less) four-opera cycle “The Ring of the Nibelung,” as a total work of art — not simply an opera or drama, but a new synthesis of…
The public is invited to attend the annual meeting of the Damariscotta River Association (DRA) on Wednesday, Aug. 3, featuring award-winning author, journalist and…
On Monday, Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m., Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site will continue its summer lecture series on Pemaquid’s Place in the Colonial World with an evening program…
Saturday, July 30 will be a busy day in Boothbay Harbor, especially for dogs.
That day marks the 4th annual Mutt Scrub, hosted by…
There's a new book coming to town. And it's not just any book — it's the eighth Harry Potter book.
“Harry Potter and the…
There’s a lot going on at the Southport Memorial Library this summer. A book talk and signing by two well-known authors is scheduled for early August, followed by the ever-popular Book and Bake…
Microplastics are likely the most numerically abundant items of plastic debris in the ocean today. Due to their large quantity and…
Town of Boothbay
The Boothbay selectmen will discuss an independent review of the proposed Route 27 Redevelopment Plan Thursday night. The board will review engineering firm T.Y. Lin International Group’s study of…
Okay I know I’ve said this so many times you’re probably sick of hearing it but I really do love food, and eating. As I say in my disclaimer at the bottom of each of my columns I’m not a chef and…
A never-ending yard sale? While this may be the dream of bargain shoppers, a daily estate sale at 38 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor has raised eyebrows and caught the attention of town…
The Boothbay Harbor Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating two vehicles reported missing Tuesday night, July 26.
One of the vehicles was a black Dodge Ram pickup, with…
When asked what quality defines a Methodist, Pastor Richard Rego took a quiet breath and simply replied “grace.”
Rego, a Massachusetts native, recently took over the altar at the First…
In a sign of continued growth for the organization, the Boothbay Region YMCA has named Amy Henderson its new director of child enrichment & family services. Henderson will be…
The only path up the mountain is through hard work. And you can never truly rest.
Days ahead of his Texas sendoff for the Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, David Hughes said that was a…
As one of Rob Cronk’s first students at Wiscasset High School in the early 1980s, Carl Urquhart found the industrial arts teacher didn’t show the students how to do something. He got them to…
The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Southport Town Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m.
Items to be considered:
1. An application from Eugene and…
A much-delayed project to turn a Boothbay Harbor-owned gateway area into a recreational park will not be completed until next spring as the town seeks approval from the planning board and…
John Ford Sr., retired Maine Warden, and Mark Nickerson, retired Maine trooper, have been traveling the state the last several years with their sometimes humorous, sometimes…
Leafing through the new “Around Boothbay Harbor” calendar, it’s clear why Robert Mitchell is considered a photographer’s photographer. He has an artist’s eye and can visualize which locations,…
Comfort Keepers® of Damariscotta, a premier provider of in-home senior care, is proud to announce that the family business is growing. Comfort Keepers recently hired a…
The Reverend Canon George Maxwell will be returning to All Saints By-the-Sea for the next two weeks. On both July 31 and Aug. 7 he will celebrate Holy Communion at the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services…
