The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a life-changing event that gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of people who have battled…

Deb has happily acquired a community garden plot.

It’s not far from where she lives. The garden is in full sun on a north slope. Because she was late…

Everyone has his or her own opinion on when spring or summer begins, aside from what the calendar may say.

For some, summer doesn’t really start until…

The submissions are in and the anticipation is growing: which Lincoln County student filmmaker will win the $1,000 top prize at the Teen2Teen VidFest? Fifteen short videos made by…

The community is invited to Boothbay Baptist Church which will observe the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer tonight, May 2, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., in the sanctuary…

Wiscasset Middle School eighth graders have been mucking out barn stalls, feeding animals and learning about the many facets of sustainable farming as part of a multi-day outdoor…

Wiscasset High School is ready for an important review it faces beginning May 5,  Principal Deb Taylor said.

The New England Association of Schools and…

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is reminding all hunters that the deadline to apply for the 2013 Maine Moose Permit Lottery is less than three weeks away.…

It is hard for most of us to conceive anyone would harm a child, but every 10 seconds a case of suspected child abuse is reported in the United States.

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Real estate sales in Maine were back on track last month, after weather in February caused a temporary slowdown. According to statistics released by Maine Listings, sales of single…

All As

Grade 8 – Grant Hefler

Grade 7 – Vanessa Dunn, Clara Mugnai, Grace Webber…

The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum will be holding its annual spring work weekend Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28.

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Boothbay Region Adult is offering two U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary boating courses in early May taught by certified instructors.…

Studio 53 Fine Art will host the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1 at 53 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor.…

Ah, back in my beautiful home state of Maine! In the words of Dorothy, “there’s no place like home.” If only a mere click of my ruby red flip-flops would transport me from one…

Sen. Chris Johnson (D-Somerville) is supporting a bill that will require genetically modified (GMO) food to be labeled as such when sold.

“Everyone has…

The next National Drug Take Back Day is this coming Saturday, April 27. The five sites in Lincoln County will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on that day. Prescription, over-the-…

Dear Savvy Senior

How does one go about creating a trust for their pets? I have a dog and two cats that mean the world to me, and I want to make sure they’ll…

A growing consensus in Augusta to use revenues from the state’s liquor business to pay the debt owed to Maine’s hospitals is good news, said Lincoln County Healthcare President and…

Deputy Eleanor Grover, a 16-year veteran of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, was named Deputy Sheriff of the Year for 2012 by Sheriff Todd Brackett at the agency’s 8th Annual…

Woolwich residents are used to hearing their town's name mispronounced. The 'w' that starts the second syllable either disappears into “Wool'ich” or gets replaced with an 'r' to…

In 1983, Vickie Hersom of Wiscasset started out as a teller at the local branch of the bank now known as the Bank of Maine.

No direct deposits or debit…

So far I’ve tucked my shovel and snow scooper to the back corner of the garage. Many of you are far ahead of me in clearing your yards of stray branches, neatly sweeping up sand…

Please join the parents, families, teachers and friends of Wiscasset Primary School Friday night, May 3, at 5 p.m. for a special fundraising dinner and “pick-n-choose” raffle to…

Winners of Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association’s (SVCA) 2013 fundraising raffle will be lucky indeed. First prize is a 28x48-inch primitive hand hooked rug valued at $2,000.…

Debt, staff contracts, emergency repairs and ensuring access to education were core topics of discussion among withdrawal committee members during a meeting in Wiscasset on April…

Freshmen

Highest Honors – Samantha Arsenault, Kennedy Orr, Daren Wood

On May 4 at 4:30 p.m. there will be a public baked bean and ham supper at the Alna Fire Station on Route 218 in Alna. The fare also includes a variety of salads and breads, the…

After I wrote about MDOT doing paving on West Alna Road during last week’s school vacation, they changed their mind. It will be done some time in May; no date given yet. Sorry…

The Rev. Peter B. Panagore, host of “Daily Devotions,” a popular radio and television ministry broadcast throughout the state of Maine and available online at www.dailydevotions.…

Warmest of greetings and fondest of farewells to Charlotte Boynton, long time local reporter whom I came to know and love while I was an Edgecomb selectman. Her retirement party…

Gov. Paul LePage is calling for the state of Maine to join the people of the city of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in a moment of silence this afternoon, April 22, to mark one…

How time flies! We can’t believe this weekend marks the 40th year of Boothbay Harbor’s Fishermen’s Festival. It started out small, with just a few contests, and attracted mostly…

With the closing of its emergency room in October 2013, St. Andrews Hospital was expected to lose its hospital license and its critical access subsidy under Medicare.  Today, April…

Members of the Garden Club of Wiscasset are very busy getting ready for their annual plant sale, which will be held Saturday, May 11at the Municipal Building in…

Students from Edgecomb Eddy School and the Center for Teaching and Learning strutted their stuff at the Odyssey of the Mind Maine State Tournament on Saturday, April 6, in Sanford…

The public is invited to join family, friends and neighbors at the Woolwich Central School (WCS) Annual Community spaghetti supper. Proceeds from the dinner support the WCS 8th…

Take advantage of the opportunity to get a great haircut and give back to the community at the same time. On Saturday, May 4 from 8-11 a.m., the generous and talented staff at…

Moving twice in a few week’s time definitely forces you to step back and do a lot of sorting, culling and reorganizing. We’ve accomplished phase 1 of the dual move, switching from…

Whether it's crocuses poking up, songbirds and snowbirds returning or warmer weather replacing the doldrums of winter, spring is back in the Boothbay region.

Heading off the island last Tuesday morning, spring finally arrived for me; our osprey are back. Does anyone know what day they returned to their nest? Hog Island, over in Bremen,…

Evangelist Charles A. Kempf will be conducting special services at the Bible Baptist Church of Wiscasset, Sunday, April 28 through Friday, May 3. The times of the services will be…

At the selectmen’s meeting last week, selectmen decided to place our original budget number on the warrant, rather than our revised number, to be voted up or down by the voters of…

The National Drug Enforcement Agency will hold its next National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The goal of this initiative is to…

Five years ago, Northeast Security Systems began donating to the Lincoln County Animal Shelter (LCAS) for the spay and neuter program. Over the years, numerous dogs and cats…

Wiscasset High School Social Studies teacher Mary Ellen Bell will travel to Washington, D.C., this summer to learn how to mine the Library of Congress digital archives for…

The Wiscasset High School Student Council is holding a fundraiser with the Wiscasset McDonald’s to raise money for the Feed Our Scholars backpack program. The money provides…

Reductions in state subsidy, available revenue and less carry-over funds this year could mean a $1.2 million increase in the Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 education…

Driving to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset every week to talk with inmates about their substance addictions doesn't sound like a selfish thing to do.

The Wiscasset High School junior class is holding a bottle drive on April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to raise money for their class activities.

Students will be going…