Beth Ann York Barter, Boothbay,…
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After a long hiatus, students at Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) are going international. In February, nine students from the junior and senior…
Press release
Ahoy, Wiscasset! The Pirates of Federal Street are embarking on an exciting new chapter as The Pirates of Wiscasset, bringing their spectacular Halloween sets, interactive thrills, unforgettable…
The Ralph Doering family is “open to all kinds of possibilities,” spokesman Mark Robinson said. He was talking about Wawenock Block, the Main Street, Wiscasset building the family has owned for…
Woolwich selectmen
Woolwich selectmen are revising the…
Design-build firm Knickerbocker…
Lincoln County commissioners made three decisions Oct. 20 relating to issues in the Boothbay peninsula. Commissioners accepted a $1,322.14 asset forfeiture resulting from a Boothbay commercial…
If elected, Erik Hobson, R-Boothbay, said he hopes to bring accountability and transparency to Augusta as the representative for House District 48.
Hobson…
Support for municipalities and data-based decisions are at the heart of Charlotte Nutt’s campaign for House District 48.
Nutt, D-Edgecomb, faces Erik Hobson…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen Oct. 20 made Deputy Fire Chief John Merry interim fire chief and emergency management agency director. Robert Bickford resigned from both offices this fall with plans to stay…
The Lincoln County Historical…
Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, wants to continue the work she has started in her two terms representing Senate District 13.
Reny is up against Edwin W. Mitchell, I-Boothbay, to represent…
Edwin W. Mitchell, I-Boothbay, wants to represent both sides of the political aisle in his run for Senate District 13.
Mitchell, who goes by Win, faces Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, to represent…
After 15 stops, and tens of…
Obituary
Irving William Purington, 77, of Gorham and Boothbay passed away peacefully at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House surrounded by loved ones.
Irv was born in Portland, Maine on June 8, 1949,…
Address: 417 Montsweag Rd., Woolwich
Occupation: retired history teacher at University of Maine at Farmington, current state legislator
Education: High…
Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Woolwich Central School, town staff said. The last day to request absentee ballots is Oct. 29.
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Address: 918 Old Stage Road, Woolwich
Occupation: Treasurer/General Manager Jack Shaw and Sons, Inc.
Education: High school, attended University of Maine
Political…
Press release
"The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood" by Mary Lynn Dobson will be performed in the Wiscasset Middle High School gymnasium on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 14…
A warm hat or pair of mittens can make a meaningful difference during Maine's cold winter months. This fall, First National Bank is inviting community members to help keep their neighbors warm…
Press release
J. Edward Knight Insurance, a leading provider of insurance solutions in Midcoast Maine since 1898, is pleased to announce the addition of Kristy Cromwell to its Boothbay Harbor team. Cromwell…
It’s been a normal Thursday. You plan to leave the house in about an hour for Wiscasset Middle High School, to pick up your seventh grader.
A Wiscasset student…
There may be a new dog park coming to a location near you. On Oct. 14, Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer announced negotiations with Boothbay Region Land Trust had begun for a…
Happy Fall! And what a glorious one it is. I think we are being compensated for the shortness of the summer. Hope you are making the most of it and getting lots of outside time in the lovely…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset Middle High School was closer Oct. 13 to getting its next nurse, after Sommer Maybee's arrest on an OUI charge last month and her subsequent resignation.
Two candidates were set…
Design-Build firm Knickerbocker Group has been named to Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Best-in-State Residential Architects.
The recognition celebrates residential architecture firms that…
Obituary
Dr. Frank W. Sheldon, 80, died peacefully on Oct. 3, 2026.
Frank was born on Sept. 28, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Warner…
A public celebration of life will be held for Bruce Kinsey at the Boothbay Railway Village Sunday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m.…
From wiscasset.gov:
At the Nov. 3 referendum, Wiscasset voters will consider four proposals: an ordinance amendment concerning the Ordinance Review Committee; a new Fire Department…
