In January, Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission applied for a $150,000 Department of Economic and Community Development Grant to search for possible sites for expanding sewer and water for…
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A "Rally for Democracy" will take place on Saturday, April 19, from noon to 2 p.m. on the Boothbay Common in response to the 50501 National Call to Action.
Organized by local grassroots…
Obituary
Francis Patton Twinem Jr., known by family and friends as "Pat," died peacefully in Bradenton, Floridaon March…
Katahdin HouseMobius, Inc. is honored to announce a generous $20,000 donation from Mike and Sue Risinger in loving memory of their daughter, Kylee Risinger Turcotte. This meaningful gift will be…
Obituary
Clinton Aaron Gold, age 42 of Wiscasset, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 14, 2025 after an extended period of illness. He was born on Feb. 7, 1983 in Cambridge, Massachusetts,…
Finding Our Voices three-day event
Finding Our Voices is proud to announce Bath and Brunswick coming together to get really loud about domestic abuse with a multi-faceted program May 9 - 11. The educational march, survivor-led…
Harborside 1901 Bar and Grill’s Erman Celikel and Metehan Sahin are expanding their operations across the harbor this summer. The pair is taking over food and beverage services at Oceanside Resort…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) recently demolished its maintenance garage, which was destroyed by a Feb. 10 electrical fire.
The slab under the building still needs to be…
Veggies to Table, a nonprofit farm committed to providing fresh, sustainable produce to our community, is thrilled to announce the receipt of a $1,000 check from the Damariscotta-…
Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District's new building is headed for completion. During the April 10 meeting, interim station manager William Johnson updated directors on the project's progress…
April 9, the Boothbay planning board determined two projects needed little action from the town.
The board determined applicant Carlton Yentsch did not need review or…
Roads were the topic of the day at the April 14 Boothbay Harbor selectmen’s meeting. The board discussed Maine Department of…
Coastal Rivers’ Estuary Water Quality Monitoring Program offers volunteers the chance to get out…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 187 calls for service for the period of April 8 to April 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 4,008 calls for service.
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Donald F. Dow, a longtime resident of Westport Island, Maine, peacefully passed away at the age of 96 on April 14, 2025, under the exceptional care of Togas VA Hospital, surrounded by the love and…
Obituary
Steven Arnold Franz Sr., 60, of West Newfield, Maine sadly and suddenly passed away April 4, 2025.
Steven Sr. was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania Jan. 11, 1965. He graduated from high…
Members of the Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees were surprised to learn …
Obituary
Lucille "Lu" Bitondo (nee Danna), died peacefully at her home in Southport, Maine on April 7, 2025, at the age of 95. Lucille was a Jersey City native who settled and raised her…
Boothbay Region High School has announced the names of the students in the Class of 2025 who will be receiving Mountain Valley Conference Academic Honors of Distinction at a reception on May 8.…
Obituary
Anthony Craig Paine, 87, passed away peacefully at Miles Memorial Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine on April 10, 2025.
Craig was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine on Feb. 17, 1938…
A proposed merger between Lincoln County Television and county government received zero support April 9 from the Boothbay selectboard. All five selectmen opposed the proposed merger and want…
Southport is looking for a new municipal attorney as are Boothbay and Edgecomb. Portland law firm Jensen Baird has notified all three it is no longer serving municipal clients. Southport selectmen…
The FBI is calling it a "routine law enforcement action," but the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District directors call it an "ongoing investigation."
During the April 10 meeting, the…
Maine realtors, county registers and others are waiting for an upcoming vote in the Legislature on LD 353 which would establish a commission to find ways of…
Why does it seem that kids can’t keep their attention off their phones? Psychologist Jonathan Haidt presents a theory in his book “The Anxious Generation” (2024), the subject of part…
Wiscasset announced the following during the morning commute Monday, April 14:
"The wastewater crew is repairing a sewer main break on Route One near the Old Ferry Road…
Join Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library for an afternoon of celebration in honor of planet Earth. Earth Day Fest will take place on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the…
Movies and trains have a long and productive relationship; more than 300 films have captured the anticipation and thrill of leaving, traveling, and returning by train.
From May 6-11, a…
On Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m., Wiscasset's Museum in the Streets Committee will offer Boom to Bust and Back Again, a free walking tour held as part of the global Jane’s Walk festival of free…
Friday, April 18 - 6:30 p.m. Good Friday service with narrative readings and music.
Sunday, April 20 - 6 a.m. Sunrise service on the Bayville dock, with breakfast to follow at the home of…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host Imke Schessler-Jandreau, newly-elected vice chair for the Maine Democratic State Committee (DSC), at its next meeting on Thursday, April 24…
A faulty sensor at Boothbay Region High School today at just before noon called for the evacuation of the school by students and staff, according to BRHS athletic director Allan Crocker, who…
Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Interact Club, a youth extension of Rotary, raised $1,085 April 10 for Education Boothbay (EB). About 20 Interact Club students, using the Rotary…
National Library Week looked a little different this year. On April 10, protestors gathered outside Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML) to oppose federal funding cuts to the…
Three times a year, the alcove under the stairs at Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES) is transformed into a book lover’s paradise. It’s a splash of color, beckoning young readers in and…
The Community School District (CSD) boards approved a proposed $11.4 million budget for the 2026 fiscal year this week, but there were bumps along the way. April 8, the…
Obituary
Charles Winship ReedSr. of Alna and formerly Wiscasset, passed away peacefully on April 9, 2025, surrounded by…
Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Student Health Advisory Board held Wellness Day 2025 on April 9, offering dozens of health-related activities across four schedule-blocks for…
On March 31, Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District received an appeal from Steve Lewis' attorney Richard Elliott regarding his client's unpaid administrative leave.
The suspension…
The week of March 31 saw a tumultuous turn of events as the Trump administration launched sweeping tariffs on trading partners across the world, many who…
Pier 1 Pizza & Pub recently donated $500 to Midcoast Humane after raising money through the business's weekly trivia night since November. Family-friendly trivia is held every Tuesday at 7 p.m…
Obituary
Glenn Michael Dalton, 68 of Winship Green Nursing Home, Bath died April 9, 2025.
He was born in Damariscotta on Feb. 1, 1957, a son of Gerald L. and Priscilla C. (Colby)…
Obituary
Monica Denise Browne, 70, of Hull, Massachusetts, formerly of the Boothbay region, passed away peacefully on the morning of April 1, 2025, with her two children, Brendan and Jessica…
Boothbay Region Water District recently published its 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, which outlines the water quality of Adams Pond and…
Governor Janet Mills swore in Carl…
Town of Edgecomb
Old County Road residents hoped Edgecomb selectmen would assist them in repairing their severely degraded private way marked with erosion and potholes, but they were mistaken. On April 1,…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 225 calls for service for the period of April 1 and April 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 3,821 calls for service.
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