The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. in the Town Hall. The agenda is:
1. Approval of the last meeting minutes
2.…
The Southport Planning Board will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. in the Town Hall. The agenda is:
1. Approval of the last meeting minutes
2.…
Finding Our Voices, the grassroots, survivor-led Maine nonprofit supporting domestic violence victims, announced that more than $275,000 has been paid to to empower Maine women survivors to…
Domestic abuse, homelessness and food insecurity are some of the most difficult challenges facing our communities today. Join New Hope Midcoast from 5:30 to 7 p.m.…
Cherrelyn Innes Bartlett Mansfield, 81, a long-time resident of Boothbay, Maine, passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 3, 2024.
Cherrelyn was born on Nov. 11, 1942 to Ronald L. Bartlett…
It was a night for celebrating a successful tourism season and celebrating achievements in the community. Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce held its annual members' dinner Oct. 15 at…
Discussions ranging from improving education in the state to addressing housing needs were had by four candidates for state office during the second of five forums co-hosted by The Lincoln County…
A grassroots effort to help citizens of North Carolina following the floods and wind damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September has garnered a lot of response from the Boothbay region and…
Boothbay Region High School will hold its annual Homecoming Parade tonight, Oct. 17, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the school. The parade, featuring each class’s floats, fire trucks and more,…
The Woolwich selectboard began its Oct. 16 meeting with a moment of silence out of respect for Richard “Dick” McElman Jr. who died recently at age 86. McElman grew up in Woolwich and…
The Boothbay Harbor Planning Board on Oct. 9 had a long and at times heated meeting for several permit and plan reviews. Among them, the board tabled a site…
Second year success! Heads of the Harbor Salon held its second annual “Go Gold For Cancer” fundraiser in honor of Jameson Brooks who passed away December of 2022 from childhood cancer…
Governor Janet Mills and a delegation of State of Maine officials completed the second and final leg of their weeklong international mission to Norway and Denmark focused on positioning Maine as a…
It may have been a blustery day on Saturday, Oct. 12, but that didn’t stop attendants from enjoying the first day of Boothbay Railway Village Museum (BRMV)’s 56th annual Fall Foliage…
A transfer station building is showing its age and has started crumbling. On Oct. 10, the Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District Trustees considered their options for replacing the building…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 358 calls for service for the period of Oct. 8 to Oct. 15. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,491 calls for service.
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…Lincoln County Sheriff's Department's 11-month-old K-9 became sick during training and required surgery. Zeke, a Black labrador, chewed up a rubber mat and swallowed several pieces. He was…
Nearly 60 audience members listened as four candidates for state office discussed topics ranging from health care concerns to suggested improvements to education in the final forum…
During the 2024-25 movie season, the towns of Boothbay Harbor, Southport, and Boothbay will once again sponsor five free family movies for everyone in the community. This year, Harbor Theater…
On Friday, Oct. 18 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay, there will be an Outdoorsmen and Women dinner and raffle, with special presentations by Bill Livezey, Maine’s…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will hold its next meeting Thursday, Oct. 24, with many local county candidates attending and a focus on Get Out the Vote (GOTV).
…In profound sadness, we said good-bye to Michael J. Mayhew on Oct. 8, 2024.
Michael was born the fifth child to Jean Hammond and Stanley Joeseph Mayhew Jr. in Bath, Maine on Jan. 20, 1955.…
James William “Bill” Hunt III, R-Southport, wants to help working-class residents by limiting the government’s involvement in their everyday lives, which has…
Rep. Holly B. Stover, D-Boothbay, is focused on continuing her work of making sure Mainer’s have access to their most basic needs in her reelection to House District 48.…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told the school committee Oct. 8, she got back seven of the surveys sent to families of students who'd…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) is hosting their biannual Rally for Democracy: A Get Out The Vote Party on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 3 to 6 p.m. outside at the Wells-Hussey American…
This coming year, approximately 148 families in the Boothbay community can sleep easier because a new, 10-year lithium battery operated smoke/CO alarm has been installed in their homes. A small…
I thought this story may be appropriate as Halloween approaches…
There are rentals and then there are rentals, which is why two issues affecting local properties seem to be related. One is a state law requiring towns to allow additional accessory dwelling units…
Sarah Ann “Sally” Addicott, 86, passed away peacefully with her son present on Aug. 28, 2024 at Neffsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Home, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
She was…
Pine Tree Society’s holiday cards have been a Maine tradition for over 50 years. This year’s cards by noted Maine artists Sandy Crabtree and Jeannine Staples celebrate winter in Maine…
Thursday, Oct. 10 marked the final day of the 2024 Boothbay Farmer’s Market season. Amid a cool breeze, vendors and patrons enjoyed blue skies and sounds from…
The Friends of the Old Head Tide Church are hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the steeple restoration. The ribbon cutting is on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. at the…
A service to celebrate Warren Page’s life will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Charles E. Sherman Jr. American Legion Post 36 in Boothbay.
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s 5th annual Booktoberfest will take place on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Library Lawn. Find great books for all ages in a wide array of genres…
On Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m., Boothbay Fire & Rescue hosted its annual open house event, where over 100 residents from Boothbay and surrounding towns attended the event.
In…
In a public forum Oct. 8, Boothbay Harbor selectmen made progress on adapting town ordinances to meet state LD 2003 requirements. They reviewed draft language for proposed changes and…
Apifera Farm, a non profit animal sanctuary at 315 Waldoboro Road in Bremen, is having a celebration of its newly built Healing Barn on Saturday, Oct. 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or…
It’s the season of goblins and ghouls, pirates and sirens, and witches and warlocks ... a.k.a. our favorite time of year!
Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26 from 4 to 9 p.m. it will be…
Boothbay Region Historical Society is holding its annual Cheese and Bake Sale on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, 72 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor…
To paint or not to paint was the question before the Edgecomb selectboard Oct. 1, and "to paint" was the answer. Selectmen accepted Hopkins Painting Service LLC of Chelsea's $34,880 bid to paint…
Planning a major yard sale is all about the logistics. The organizer needs tents in case of rain. Plenty of merchandize to entice potential customers to buy more and more. You also need a small…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 326 calls for service for the period of Oct. 1 to Oct. 8. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 12,133 calls for service.
…Discussions ranging from improving education in the state to addressing housing needs were had by four candidates for state office during the second of five forums co-…
Students from Boothbay Region High School will be working to help load the relief trailer to Western North Carolina by staging a drive thru drop off at the front of the high school on Saturday,…