Kaye Vosburgh, a floral designer with numerous awards to her credit, will be at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on Tuesday, July 23 to present both a demonstration and a workshop…

The Berklee College of Music announces that Brendan Pajak of Woolwich has earned placement on the dean's list for the spring semester of the 2013 academic…

Busy professionals seeking advanced credentials can take courses leading to a master’s degree from the University of Maine or the University of Southern Maine at University College…

Have you ever seen grown men and women knocking their brains out for the right to haul an old worn out trash can to the roof of their trophy room? Well, last Sunday, 10 boats and…

Another annual and successful Jammin' in the Park has come and gone. The Lodge would like to thank all who showed up to enjoy the music and contributing to the Knights of Pythias…

On Saturday and Sunday, July 20 and 21 the Boothbay Railway Village will host the 49th Antique Auto Days. This two-day event brings together antique car enthusiasts from all over…

Bigelow Senior Research Scientist Dr. Beth Orcutt and John Skutnik, a research technician from her Deep Biosphere Laboratory are departing East Boothbay on a two-week oceanographic…

Friends of Seguin Light Station will host its fourth annual Summerfest on Friday, July 26. Our biggest fundraiser of the year will take place at the Maine Maritime Museum’s Events…

Courtney Nancy Arel and Michael Palaski Trebing were married at Crystal Cove Resort in Appleby, St. James, Barbados on May 27, 2013. The Reverend Coleridge Darlington from the…

Plymouth State University graduates

The following students were awarded degrees from Plymouth State University at their…

Alna's Historical Building Tour day is July 13 from noon to 4 p.m. The Meetinghouse, Head Tide Church, Village School at Puddledock and the Center School will be open to visitors…

On Sunday, July 14, churches throughout the community will be collecting Back To School supplies and money donations during worship … all of which will be used for the Big Set For…

The summer season brings lots of casual entertaining: gathering friends and family on the deck for cocktails, conversation and something delicious cooked on the grill. …

Going independent for education could cost Wiscasset $1.4 million more a year, not counting the projected one-time $1.5 million cost to break away from Sheepscot Valley Regional…

The rhythmic chugging sounds of internal combustion engines provided the background music for the Antique Engine and Tractor Meet at the Railway Village on July 6.

At the Annual Breakfast on Saturday, June 29, we said good-bye to Ken Perry, who has served as our chef for two years. We also acknowledged the four people who were stepping down…

Only 350 Y-Arts $10,000 lottery tickets are now being sold for $100 each. Purchase your own for $100 or go in on a ticket or two with friends, co-workers, family or neighbors and…

Captured townspeople sat waiting with their legs in stocks until they could make bail. Cannon blasts and the frequent “argh” filled Wiscasset Harbor.

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I apologize. Last column I said I'd report on the public hearing on sewers on July 1, but I was not feeling well that night. Just now I'm back from a meeting on the options for…

I missed the newspaper’s early deadline last week, so here’s a little old news and new. About 250 voters turned out on Friday for referendum voting, and maybe 60 or so came on…

The Reverend C. Neal Goldsborough, Rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Pensacola, Florida, will preach at All Saints Church, Southport, Sundays, July 14 and 21.

The Reverend Wesley A. Smith will lead the service at the Wilson Chapel at Ocean Point on Sunday, July 14.  The service is at 9:30 a.m.  All are welcome.

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On Saturday, May 11, Daniel Coffey and Sarah Earley were happily united in marriage at the Newagen Seaside Inn on Southport Island.

The bride is the…

Thousands of miles from the streets of Cairo, a Boothbay Harbor accountant watches his native land undergo the second revolution in as many years.

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Rev. Karen Lewis Foley will lead the service of the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, July 7, reflecting on "The Soul On Its Knees." “Victor Hugo said, 'There…

New state aid figures for Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit could mean tax relief for the district’s eight towns. It also could help keep music at Whitefield Elementary School…

Mr. and Mrs. Howard B. Barter of Boothbay announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Slocum Barter, to Jeffrey Michael Stearns, son of Mary Stearns of Tewksbury, Mass., and…

Meet MJ, a 7-year-old Shepherd mix.

MJ has been at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter since August, 2012, the longest of any dog currently…

While Lincoln County Healthcare has been working to adapt to changes in the healthcare environment, residents here have been struggling to understand what is happening, and when,…

Louise Speece of Westport Island is happy to announce the engagement of her daughter, Sandra Lynn Speece, to Warren D. Page, son of Martin and Kathy Page of East Boothbay.…

Come down to Two Salty Dogs in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, July 5 to wish one of our salty dogs, Auggie, a happy second birthday. Kids, adults and dogs are all invited.

Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit's proposed next budget suffered a narrow defeat at the polls June 28. The total, eight-town count was 409 votes for the budget and 468 against…

A plan that will mean millions in federal dollars for local healthcare has received a green light from the federal government.

In a letter dated June…

Responding to a tough financial year and decreasing patient volumes, Maine Medical Center announced on Friday, June 28, that it will offer early retirement to approximately 400…

Heigh ho, here I sit on a soggy Friday, trying to drum up a column's-worth of news from Edgecomb. Edgecomb, my friends, is wet. We are all building arks in our garages, trying to…

On June 20, the Garden Club Federation of Maine installed officers for the 2013-2015 term.

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Happy birthday to everyone celebrating this next week. Hope my four Fire Crackers have a great day. Wish my birthday had such a celebration.

The ladies…

The Right Rev. Gary Gloster, Retired Suffragan Bishop of North Carolina will preach at All Saints Church, Southport, Sunday, July 7.

Gloster is well…

Capt. Ted Schmidt felt tears trickling down his cheeks as he waved at parade fans from the Save St. Andrews float and heard their heartfelt shouts of “Thank you!” as he waved his “…

While completing his training as a naval flight surgeon and later when he was a general surgery resident, Dr. Jack Fulmer sometimes filled in for family doctors in small rural…

Good news. We have signed a new chef for the 2013/2014 fiscal year. Her name is Julie Bellefleur. More about her and the July menu soon. Remember that there are no meals during the…

The Boothbay Region YMCA was lucky enough to receive a lovely cherry tree donation from Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.…

Back To School Mission Outreach is being planned for Sunday, July 14. Members and friends of our community of churches are invited to bring donations of back to school supplies and…

Norma Gordon, left, chairman of Wiscasset's town appearance committee, and Wiscasset Garden Club member Linda Winterberg do some gardening earlier this month to beautify the…

Here we are seemingly in the middle of the year but for the Senior Center this is the start of the year. Our fiscal year as well as our membership year runs from July 1 through…

The challenges facing the aging population in Lincoln County, in all of Maine, and in the whole country, are becoming more and more apparent, but it is difficult to get either…

Members of the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association are working hard to make the fifth annual Champagne on the Sheepscot event an enjoyable evening. This year the party will…

University College at Bath/Brunswick director Dennis Unger is pleased to announce that the University of Maine at Augusta CIS 131 Web Applications course will be offered this fall…

The seventh and eighth grade class of Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning spent three days at the University of Southern Maine, as participants in Maine’s Model United…

The Rev. Charles Carrick will lead the service at the Wilson Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, July 7. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome.

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