On Sunday, Feb. 15, Peter Cook, a spinner, weaver and college professor, will examine the cultural significance of handspinning and spinning wheels throughout…
News
Boothbay Region High School is still raising money for the WGME School Spirit Challenge to benefit Good Shepherd Food Bank and the Boothbay Region Food Pantry.
At the basketball game on…
Boothbay Region High School
Senior guard Morgan Crocker scored on a layup with less than ten seconds remaining and the Lady Seahawks went on to defeat the Dirigo Cougars, 38-37, in the Mountain Valley Conference championship…
Obituary
In the company of family and friends, Betty Vollmer died Feb. 8, 2015 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta.
Betty Lou…
As we contemplate another foot of snow, we thought we would take a look back at the snow days of the past.
Can you date these three photographs?
Do you recognize the businesses?
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Winter 2015
Midcoast residents may want to start crossing their shovel-weary fingers that a storm this weekend tracks far enough away to minimize new snowfall. Depending on its track, the nor’easter could…
Lincoln County District Court
A Boothbay man who was arrested a year ago for allegedly stealing guns and a Nintendo has been rearrested for reportedly violating the conditions of his release.
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Boothbay resident Mary Matthews was returning home from a hairdresser appointment early Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 11, when her car caught fire as she was pulling into her driveway along Wiscasset…
The Boothbay selectmen believe joining the Midcoast Economic Develop District will improve their prospects for securing federal funding for the Route 27 utility expansion project.
As a MCEDD…
Eric and Jennifer Marden of Boothbay are excited to announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Marie Marden, to Richard Dean Adams, son of Richard and Laura Adams of Eddington.
Anna…
You would think the high school quarterback and head cheerleader would be a likely couple. And you’d be right.
In 1952, Al Sirois lead the Salem (Massachusetts) High School football team and…
When people in Boothbay Harbor look out their windows today, they see over 50 inches of snow piled up as far as the eye can see. Massive snowbanks are everywhere; plow trucks, snow shovels and…
Admission to the Mountain Valley Conference girls and boys basketball championship games at Boothbay Region High School on Thursday, Feb. 12 will be $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors.…
Lincoln County District Court
A Boothbay Harbor woman currently on bail conditions for charges including illegal possession of a firearm or crossbow and aggravated trafficking has been rearrested.…
Maine institutions and individuals are getting on the bandwagon to divest their portfolios from fossil fuels. To join with others around the world and celebrate Global Divestment Day “Vittles and…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine is inviting businesses, organizations and individuals to participate in its annual Bowl For Kids’ Sake (BFKS) event presented by Camden National Bank,…
On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Stepping Stone Fundraising tennis tournament, "Serving to Prevent Homelessness," took place at the CLC Y in Damariscotta.
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The Boothbay Region YMCA seventh and eighth grade girls travel basketball team won a double-elimination tournament held at Spruce Mountain High School in Jay Feb. 7 and 8.
Boothbay won its…
It is difficult to talk about hearts without mentioning Valentine’s Day, and the Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation would like to invite the public to celebrate Valentine’s Day with us…
The Maine Department of Transportation is pleased to rename bridge #6472 in Bremen as the Kitty Breskin-Muscongus Bridge.
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The second talk in the Lincoln County Historical Association’s Winter Lecture Series, originally scheduled for Feb. 8, was postponed due to predictions of snow. Don…
With Radio Shack closings once again making headlines, local franchisee Russell Brackett confirmed that his stores, in Boothbay Harbor and Damariscotta, will continue operating.
The…
It is shaping up to be a town meeting like no other in Boothbay’s past. This year’s town meeting may be held with no moderator, no long discussions about municipal spending and no questions about…
American Legion Post 36 is having another of its buffet breakfasts on Sunday, Feb. 15 from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Sherman Hall on Industrial Park Road off Route 27 in Boothbay.
We will be…
The town of Southport has prepared for what Selectman Gerry Gamage has called a “crisis” for those affected by the rising cost of flood insurance.
A public hearing is planned for Feb. 11 at…
A Newcastle man who was originally charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography has pleaded guilty to one of the counts and will go to prison.
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The Edgecomb planning board believes two revisions to the Salt Point, LLC’s subdivision application will clarify recent controversies surrounding the property. The planning board reached an…
The Boothbay Region YMCA, in partnership with the Boothbay community and local health professionals, is excited to continue to offer…
Lincoln County Superior Court
A former Whitefield woman has been found guilty of one charge of sexually abusing a minor.
Keturah Tillson, 28, of South China pleaded…
The Maine Department of Transportation estimates it will cost $4,250,000 to rehabilitate the Barters Island Bridge in Boothbay. The project tops the list as the most expensive of the 50 projects…
State swim finals are being held on Feb. 14 (boys) and 16 (girls) at the University of Maine at Orono.
This year, five Seahawks have qualified to participate: freshmen Evy Case and Emma…
Cap’n Fish’s Waterfront Inn in Boothbay Harbor has been cited by Maine’s Center for Disease Control for operating without an approved public sewage disposal system…
It was 5:15 a.m. and I was teetering 70 feet above the main deck of the world’s last wooden whaling ship.
I struggled to maintain my balance as I…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
A year ago, the directors of Hidden Valley Nature Center had to truck in snow for the annual Liberal Cup Biathlon in Jefferson.
A few weeks earlier, the event, which is entering its fourth…
New St. Andrews Village Marketing Manager Bob Drury knew the Village was a good fit from the first time he met staff and residents during the interview process.…
Maine State Budget
Although Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor may appear likely to benefit from Gov. Paul LePage’s proposal to end municipal revenue sharing and allow communities to tax certain nonprofit organizations,…
Boothbay Region High School Basketball
The Seahawks boys basketball team wrapped up the regular season and the number one seed in the upcoming Western Maine Class C Tournament with an up tempo, 64-44 victory over the Winthrop Ramblers…
This year’s annual Haiti Benefit dinner to be held on Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church in Damariscotta Mills is a truly broad based community effort. Dinner committee members Barbara…
Lincoln County Probate Judge Thomas Berry made a rare appearance at the County Commissioners meeting on Feb. 3.
The…
Obituary
Allan D. Roscoe, USAF (Ret.), 70, a longtime resident of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, died Feb. 5, 2015 at his home following a courageous battle with…
Boothbay Harbor Town Manager Thomas Woodin has announced that the town office closed at noon today due to the weather and the selectmen’s meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed; meeting…
Bob Ludwig, owner of Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, won three Grammys at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night.
Ludwig, who previously had won seven Grammys during his 46-year…
Despite the deluge of snow causing several postponements, Maine’s high school basketball regular season is completed and Boothbay Region High School has placed both its boys and girls varsity…
Walpole quiltmaker/fiber artist, Janet B. Elwin will be exhibiting a collection of new “little” wall size quilts at the Miles Hospital Campus from Feb. 14 through…
Boothbay Region High School Basketball
The 2014-2015 Mountain Valley Conference championship basketball games, originally scheduled for Monday, Feb. 9 at Thomas College, were postponed due to the weather. The games will now be played…
The jury will be looking for one dynamic image that represents all elements of Harbor Fest.
All are welcome to submit artwork for the Harbor Fest 2015 Poster Contest. Deadline is March 1.…
At a Feb. 4 Community School District trustees meeting, Boothbay Region High School Principal Dan Welch called the school’s aging bleachers “dangerous” and said they need to be replaced.
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State Sen. Chris Johnson of Somerville will hold his monthly office hours on Saturday, Feb. 14, at three in-district locations. He will be at the Waldoboro Public Library in Waldoboro from 9 to 10…
