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New treat for Boothbay Harbor

Footbridge traffic this summer is in for a real treat. A new shop will serve coffee and morning pastries beginning at 7 a.m. and ice cream and other sweet delights as late as 10 p.m. Harbor Treats...
Boothbay Region Garden Club annual Home and Garden Tour July 21

This stunning home on Pratts Island in Southport will present you with an exquisite mix of architecture, interior design and sweeping views. Your first glance will be through magnificent, curved...
Adams and Knickerbocker watershed grants available

What happens in Adams Pond and Knickerbocker Lake watersheds has a big impact on lake water quality. Watershed property owners play an important role in keeping our public water supply lakes healthy...
Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel safety check schedule

All the items on your boat the CG Auxiliary checks are the same items the active-duty Coast Guard or Marine Patrol will check if you’re stopped and boarded; if any item is missing, expired, worn out...
Dahlia tuber sale at Veggies to Table

Here on the Midcoast of Maine it’s just about time to plant the dahlias. They can be planted as soon as the soil fluffy and ready to be worked and, of course, when danger of frost has passed....
Wiscasset planning board

With Montsweag Flea Market closed, Wiscasset business owner tries for one

Wiscasset’s Louis Cataldo asked the planning board May 22 if he could have a small flea market outside his Wicked Good Treasures business, over the Wiscasset line from Montsweag Flea Market in...
Offshore Wind Community Benefits Group meets June 1

New England Aqua Ventus (NEAV: https://newenglandaquaventus.com) is a partnership between Diamond Offshore Wind (Mitsubishi: https://www.dowind.com) and RWE (an international energy supply company:...
Maritime Explorers: Nat Wilson and his three sons

The 61st annual Windjammer Days will take place Sunday, June 25 through Saturday, July 1, 2023. This year the Friends of Windjammer Days is celebrating our rich population of Maritime Explorers....
Carter’s Wharf gets permits

On May 15, members of the Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation received their permit for minor revision from the Department of Environmental Protection. This followed receipt of Army Corps minor...
Communities nationwide struggle to provide drinking water

As the United States’ population increases and its freshwater delivery systems age, more communities around the country struggle to provide a consistent supply of clean drinking water to their...
Knickerbocker Group president fosters the growth of female leadership skills

For Knickerbocker Group President Danielle Betts, mentoring and supporting other women has always been a top priority. As the leader of the Boothbay and Portland-based design-build firm, Betts...
Skidompha Book Shop

Children’s books and movies on sale at half-price

Children’s books and movies are on sale at half-price from June 1 through June 14 at the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta. All genres of books are included, with fiction and...
Free stuff to help you have a better summer

Everyone likes “free stuff” although in many cases, to get to the free stuff you have to buy something else first. Two free things that are really “free” and may save you money, your possessions, or...
First National Bank celebrates National EMS Week

First National Bank recently announced it has made donations totaling $2,800 to 14 emergency medical service organizations in the bank’s market area in response to National EMS Week. In 1974,...
REALTORS donate to nonprofits

During a recent membership meeting, the Lincoln County Council of the Mountains to Shore Board of REALTORS proudly donated a total of $5,190 to the following local nonprofit organizations, accepted...
Boothbay Playhouse events venue hosts open house

John and Sara Berkeley have completed a two- and half-year renovation of Boothbay Playhouse and hosted an open house Saturday, May 20, to showcase their venue and trusted service partners. Knowing...
Boothbay planning board approves Shannon’s Unshelled application

The Boothbay Planning Board approved one application and tabled another May 17. PGC5, LLC received approval for a food trailer at 7 Common Drive. Shannon Schmelzer, owner of Shannon’s Unshelled,...
Maritime Explorer: Captain Cameron McLellan

The 61st annual Windjammer Days will take place Sunday, June 25 through Saturday, July 1, 2023. This year the Friends of Windjammer Days is celebrating our rich population of Maritime Explorers....
Maine Tourism Association’s 101st annual meeting held May 16

The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) held its 101st annual meeting on May 16, 2023, at Sebasco Harbor Resort in Phippsburg, where lobsters were on the agenda and the menu. The annual meeting featured...
Kelp boosts Maine’s marine economy and ecology

It’s mid-May on Sprucehead Island, and Bob Baines and crew are wrapping up their 2023 kelp harvest. Baines farms four acres near the Lower Gangway Ledge, 13,000 feet of line for a haul of about 50,...
New boat rental business in Southport

Hodgdon Yacht Services is pleased to announce the launch of Boothbay Boat Rental. The boat rental fleet includes Angler 20-foot and 22-foot center consoles with 150hp outboards that can be rented for...
Boutique hotel proposed for Boothbay Harbor

Boothbay Harbor may get a new, boutique waterfront hotel on Atlantic Avenue. Architect Valery Tessier, on behalf of PGC8 LLC, showed preliminary designs during the May 10 planning board meeting at...
Woodsong Market opens in Boothbay Harbor

Visitors and residents in Boothbay Harbor have a new spot to explore that combines eating and shopping. Emily and Nick Mirabile have moved their Woodsong Market Coffee Shop and Gifts from Edgecomb to...
Real estate profession takes diligence, communication, time management

Early morning is Jonathan Tindal’s favorite time of day. The Boothbay man, a broker with Tindal & Callahan Real Estate in Boothbay Harbor, can achieve a good work flow then, when his phone and...
The case for bugs

Summers in Maine are magical. The air is warm, flowers are blooming, grills are sizzling. We move our entire lives outdoors. We take to our gardens, our yards, our patios. And then, there they are....
Get your landscape buzzing

Bees are keystone organisms, meaning stability in an ecological community significantly depends on the services they provide that environment. Pollination, their primary ecosystem service, is in...
Dealing with drought in your home garden

While Maine typically receives sufficient annual precipitation, the critical time for vegetable production often coincides with our driest months of July and August, according to the University of...
Coastal Rivers seeks community science volunteers

Coastal Rivers is seeking volunteers for three on-going community science initiatives focused on water quality, plus one new program collecting data on rockweed. Coastal Rivers provides technical...
Residents voice support for working waterfront

The Boothbay Harbor town hall was close to capacity for the May 8 selectmen’s meeting, the first for newly elected members Mark Osborn and Mark Gimbel. A crowd came to show support for a working...