Professional photographer Michael Leonard will be offering photography tips aboard the Balmy Days during the Windjammer Days parade of sails Wednesday, June 29 from 12:15 to 2 p.m.
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Wiscasset’s Cory Rines has won $500,000 with a ticket he bought at Lil Mart, the Maine Lottery announced on Facebook and in a press release. The Route 1 store got a $5,000 bonus for selling the…
Summer 2016: It’s a sunny afternoon in Boothbay Harbor or Wiscasset or Bath, a perfect day for an outing on the boat with the family. Approaching…
Double honors are to be presented to Hodgdon Yachts of East Boothbay and Southport. The 200-year-old company will be the recipient of the American Boat Builder & Repairer Association's (ABBRA…
The 49 graduating seniors of Boothbay Region High School's Class of 2016 made one final victory lap through the neighboring elementary school on June 10. The soon-to-be graduates marched through…
The light and airy atmosphere of St. Columba's nave set just the right tone for the, if you'll pardon the pun, "homegrown" ambiance of this year's annual meeting and…
Obituary
William G. Waters died in his Dresden home on May 5, 2016.
He was born in Blakley, Georgia, the son of Eleanor Smith Waters and Robert O. Waters. Bill…
The Boothbay Region Community Band will present a patriotic concert on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn on Tuesday, June 14, Flag Day, at 7 p.m. to remember the fallen and to honor the…
The Carousel Music Theater was the setting for a joyous evening of food, awards, reminiscing, announcements and, yes, music as the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards…
Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron has partnered with the Sea Tow Foundation to promote the Designated Skipper Program for boaters. The goal of this…
Obituary
Arthur B. Slater, 90, of Boothbay Harbor died June 10, 2016, with his loving family at his side.
Arthur grew up the oldest of four children. In 1944, after finishing his first year of…
Southport selectmen welcomed area realtor Clayton Pottle to their meeting June 8 to discuss extending a previous agreement for the purchase of the town-owned Lepper Gardner property.
Pottle…
Lincoln Festival Chorus, conducted by Anthony Antolini and accompanist Sean Fleming, has an exciting collaboration with the DaPonte String Quartet in a production…
Through an attorney, Nancie Atwell, founder of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor theft charge in connection with an incident at Reny’s.
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Whether you like your shelter rounded or with right angles, Midcoast Conservancy has a course for you! From June 24-26, a Yurt building course will give participants an opportunity to learn about…
The inaugural Splash into Science trip to the Florida Keys and Everglades was deemed an overwhelming success by Boothbay Region…
Obituary
Marie R. Callnan died peacefully at the Gregory Wing of St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor on June 6, 2016.
She was born in Houlton, Maine in August of 1931.
Marie was the eldest…
What does one do with a lifetime collection of rare Ocean Point images and ephemera? Why, compose and publish a book, of course. That's exactly what lifelong Ocean…
Tracy Penniman and her friend and helper, Bonnie Nielsen, were at the Boothbay Farmers Market on June 9, weathering the unseasonably cold wind, and the blasts coming…
The Boothbay Region YMCA’s sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from…
For the second year, bicyclists with the Bike and Build program spent the night hosted by the United Methodist Church in Boothbay Harbor.
Thirty-four youthful bicyclists pedaled their way on…
Healthy Lincoln County is sponsoring eleven (11) local summer meal sites this year for the Summer Food Service Program. Most sites will begin offering breakfast and…
An emerging market for non-high density plastics (HDP) has Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District officials considering purchasing a second baler. The district uses its only baler to compress No…
The Morris Farm Store will hold an open house on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come meet some of our vendors and taste the locally made products. Farm staff will be grilling burgers…
The 49 members of the 2016 graduating class of Boothbay Region High School turned out in their best blue and gold for Awards Night on June 9 in the high school gymnasium. A crowd of 75 or so…
As the Boothbay Industrial Park’s newest business, a wood pellet manufacturer is seeking a tax rebate under the town’s Tax Increment Financing program. Erik Carlson, a professional forester and…
Join Michael Cheney and Leah Sprague at the Lincoln Home on Monday, June 13, from 3 to 4 p.m. to learn about the first female member of a president’s cabinet and…
Edgecomb Eddy student Takoda Dionne was the top reader in the school’s Bikes for Books contest this year by reading 77 books. He was rewarded for his hard work on June 8 with a brand new Huffy…
On a warm July evening in 1954 in the city of Boston, a tall, handsome medical student and a young, pretty dietician with auburn hair and a traffic-stopping smile…
An Edgecomb man is branching out his forestry management operation. Erik Carlson, a licensed forester and certified logging professional for more than two decades, is busy setting up his new wood…
The Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle will celebrate the gift of music during the worship service on June 12 at 10 a.m. This is a Sunday when the liturgy, congregational song, and…
Boothbay Railway Village
Larry Stevenson knows outboard motors. He told the history of the Champion, Scott-Atwater, and McCulloch outboards as the first of a six-part summer lecture series at Boothbay Railway Village on…
The Schooner Harvey Gamage returns to the waters of her birth.
Freshly arrived from the balmy Cuban climate, and with many educational programs in the…
Wawenock Sail & Power Squadron and the U..S Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a free vessel safety check on Sunday, June 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the docks…
In the spring of 2014, Tim Sprague developed a painful wound in his shin that went all the way down to the muscle.
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All children, pre-school through sixth grade, are invited to pursue fun and faith at the “Ocean Devotion” Vacation Bible School at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, June 20-24 from 9:…
Edgecomb School Committee
With only a few days remaining in the 2015-16 fiscal year, the Edgecomb school budget is likely to finish in the black. AOS 98 Superintendent Eileen King reported during the June 6 Edgecomb School…
On June 8, Boothbay Region High School students of Emily Higgins’ AP Biology class were given a crash course in the world of auto racing by Formula 2000 car owner Robert Muzeroll. The appearance…
There's a red barn just off Route 1 in Newcastle that will soon be welcoming visitors to come in and see how liquor is made. On July 1…
On behalf of the Hiring Committee, ChairmanTom Blackford is pleased to announce the following Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) 2016 instructors who…
A fundraising supper will be held at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, June 18 to benefit the Thon Met Refugee Resettlement Program in Southern Sudan. The program involves building a hut…
All Saints by-the-Sea opens for the summer on June 12 with the Reverend Maria Hoecker from Boothbay Harbor’s St. Columba’s. Holy Communion will be celebrated at the…
Local businesses and nonprofits on the Boothbay peninsula will have a new partner to help expand the tourist shoulder season. The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Joint…
The Chapman-Hall House Historic Site opens for the season June 11 and 12. Three Traditions, a special program offering insights into the Native American culture, navigation instruments of…
The first time I had the overwhelmingly awesome experience of being served Yorkshire pudding was on a sailboat somewhere out in the middle of the ocean.
It…
The graduating seniors of Boothbay Region High School will embark on a week-long victory lap as the 2016 school year draws to a close. Friday, June…
The Linekin Bay Resort, located in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, opens its waterfront restaurant and bar, The Deck Bar & Grill,…
Lincoln County District Court
On May 24, Christopher Gove, 23, of Damariscotta, was sentenced to eight years in the Department of Corrections, all but 18 months suspended, for a single charge of Burglary stemming from a June…
A celebration of life for Maurice A. and Audrey L. Foye, who died April 18, 2016, will be held on Saturday, June 25, 1 to 4 p.m., at the Alna Fire Department, 1647 Alna Road, Alna, Maine.
