David Clifford, 23, of Edgecomb pled guilty to one count of Sexual Abuse of a a Minor, Class D, and one count of Aggravated Furnishing of Scheduled Drugs. He received a sentence of two years, all…
News
Last week this reporter came across a lot of interesting people, and groups of people, from away, who were happy to share their names and hometowns, and to smile for…
A 51-year-old Alna woman was taken by helicopter to a Portland hospital Sunday after a power boat struck the kayak she was using in Nobleboro, Warden Chris Dyer of the Maine Warden’s Service said…
Wiscasset held its first art walk of the summer June 30. Now in its fourth year, the event was well -attended and shop owners and entertainers were in festive moods on…
Boothbay Region YMCA cycling instructor Carla Carver is guaranteeing she can whip (or in this case pedal) her participants into shape. The longtime Edgecomb resident and co-owner of Bath Cycle…
Thirteen months after a lost wheel grounded the Wiscasset Fire Department’s ladder truck during a training exercise, the vehicle is once again road-ready.
Fire Chief T.J. Merry told the…
On June 29, photographer Michael Leonard was aboard the Balmy Days, along with around 75 amateur and professional photographers.
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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
At 3:21 p.m. Friday, July 1, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported burglary and aggravated assault on Hinks Road in Jefferson. Upon units’ arrival, they found a 20-year-old…
Obituary
Louise M. Baird, 85, of Alna, Maine died at Maine Medical Center in Portland on June 23, 2016 after a long illness.
She was born in Alna on March 19, 1931.…
On Thursday night, June 30, at about 7 p.m., Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies were called to investigate an apparent swimming accident at the Bristol Mills Dam in Bristol. Members of Bristol Fire…
BOSTON — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two kayakers Thursday after their kayaks capsized near White Island southeast of Boothbay Harbor.
At around 2:30 p.m. Coast…
Is Boothbay Harbor becoming a brand? If Willie Craig has his way, the answer will be a resounding yes. For the past two years, Craig has been operating the Boothbay Lobster Company out of a food…
The Boothbay Civic Association will hold its 30th annual Fourth of July Celebration on the Boothbay Common between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Here are the tops 10 things to do at the Celebration --…
Governor Paul R. LePage has announced he will hold his next town halls in Boothbay Harbor and Greenville. On Wednesday, July 6, Governor LePage will deliver remarks in Boothbay Harbor about moving…
Lincoln County District Court
The following are closed cases in the Lincoln County District Court for the week ending June 22, based on information provided by the court.
Christopher Joseph Salatino, 44, of Boothbay…
Obituary
Vicki (Madore) Pinkham died June 24, 2016 at her home in Woolwich, Maine, at the age of 67.
Vicki was born in Gardiner, Maine on January 19, 1949. She attended Brunswick High and worked at…
The Friends of Windjammer Days announced 2 schooner tours beginning this morning, Thursday, June 30, in Boothbay Harbor.
Tour Privateer Lynx at the Carousel Marina at Whale’s Tale,…
Those who chose to watch the 2016 Windjammer Street Parade by the high school on Wednesday may have wished they had set up their chairs downtown a bit where the sun shown after a brief downpour.…
The fourth Saturday in June is a special day each year for 35,000-plus amateur radio enthusiasts throughout the U.S. and Canada. It is the annual Field Day operation when short wave radio…
Boothbay Harbor Fire Chief Nick Upham has announced that the Windjammer Days fireworks have been postponed until Thursday, June 30 at around 9 p.m. due to the fog.
The Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor is pleased to be participating in a grant to help educate Syrian child refugees living in Jordan. The plight of these children ravaged by war and conflict tugged…
Theft, burglary, damage to fields
Maine State Police said June 29 that they charged two teenage boys with car theft, outlining an eight-car burglary spree that began June 21 with a 1979 Porsche 911 taken from the Foggy Bottom…
The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club celebrated the 10th anniversary of its free bike loaner program with a $28,000 grant from the Chester and Muriel Dawes Foundation to support the Rotary’s bike…
“We have to give back,” Jane Good explains as she talks about the Community Center’s newest service project. “We ask a lot, but we need to give back, too.”
Good’s vision of the center being…
Tuesday videos
Touch tanks,face painting, pirate school, music on the waterfront, and an antique boat parade were some of the events as Windjammer Days 2016 offered something for everyone on Tuesday, June 28.
Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina will host a fundraising Pier Party on Wednesday, July 6 at 5 p.m. to benefit Scott…
The Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation has received a$2,500 grant from the Lincoln County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to start…
Obituary
David Rice Orne, affectionately known as “Grampy Grump,” 73, of Yarmouth died peacefully while surrounded by his loving family on June 23, 2016 at the Gosnell House in Scarborough.
David was…
The Reverend Wesley A. Smith will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, July 3. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All…
The Reverend Scott Lee returns to All Saints by-the-Sea for the next two Sundays. Holy Communion will be celebrated at the 8 and 10 a.m. services. A social hour…
For a Maine girl who grew up spending summers on the coast of Maine, and as an actual grown-up (sort of) who has lived either on or near the coast for more years…
More than 87 percent of St. Andrews Urgent Care Center patients would recommend the facility to family or friends, according to the National Research Corporation (NRC).
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The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor has been getting a facelift over the past few months.
The work began in…
In observance of Independence Day, God & Country will be celebrated this Sunday, July 3 at Boothbay Baptist Church…
Motorcycles a husband and wife from New York state were riding collided on Edgecomb’s Route One June 22, Major Ken Mason, chief deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, said Tuesday.
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The poor condition of parts of Atlantic Avenue in Boothbay Harbor drew the ire of both selectmen and residents during a regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen on June 27. During the public…
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
Many area residents have found a summer recipe they can’t resist: a salad buffet of fresh vegetables prepared by local chefs and served on earthenware plates they…
Wiscasset just keeps getting better!
Beelicious, “A sweet little market,” opened its doors recently at 64 Main Street.…
There she is, Miss Windjammer 2016: Emerson Harris. The 11-year-old tap-danced and sang her way to the first Miss Windjammer title June 28 at the event’s first ever pageant, held at the Boothbay…
Obituary
Peter Wayne Davis, 74, died unexpectedly June 23, 2016, at his home in Boothbay, Maine.
He was born on January 25, 1942, in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the son of Leighton and Helen (Adams)…
Several members of the Boothbay Region Garden Club (BRGC) attended the Garden Club Federation of Maine (GCFM) Convention held this year in Bar Harbor Wednesday and…
On Saturday, July 2 the Boothbay Railway Village will host a meet of antique engines and other early mechanical devises in partnership with the Maine Antique Power…
It has been 240 years since the Declaration of Independence was penned, but its words are just as meaningful today as they were in the 18th century…
I have served as Lincoln County Planner since 1998 and in that capacity I would like to offer some history and reflection on the Boothbay Common traffic situation. I have not met most of the folks…
Office of the Maine Attorney General
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said she thinks the key to ending a “culture of violence against women” is to have women in key positions of authority.
“We need more women in law…
New Hope For Women
A fundraiser benefiting New Hope For Women, an organization that helps victims of domestic violence in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Knox and Waldo counties, raised over $9,000 on June 23 at the Boardroom…
Emerson Harris of Southport was crowned Miss Windjammer 2016 at the Miss Windjammer Pageant held Monday, June 27 at the Boothbay Region YMCA.
The Fisherman’s Memorial Service and Blessing of the Fleet drew 35 boats and about a dozen observers on Sunday, June 26 at the Fishermen’s Memorial.
Smith Climo led singers in hymns to…
International students come to Boothbay Harbor every summer looking for employment and to experience the American way of life, but two Bulgarian students found more three years ago. Petroslav…
Two Boothbay roads are slated for maintenance this summer. The Boothbay selectmen approved Town Manager Dan Bryer’s road repair priority list, which includes Butler and Back Narrows this summer…
