Lincoln County Sheriff's Department is getting some help in dealing with people struggling with mental health issues. On July 1, Sheriff Todd Brackett introduced Danielle Pierce as the department'…
News
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in June:
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Open house July 4, 2-6 p.m., at Carousel Marina
The schooner, Harvey Gamage, will be docked at Carousel Marina, Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor on Friday, July 4 for an open house from 2 to 6 p.m. to…
Salt ’n Spar
Around this time last year, I received an email from Gaye Wagner of Westport Island asking if I’d send her a copy of a photograph she’d seen in my first book of Wiscasset stories. The picture…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation announced the following plans for July 4:
This year's parade theme will be celebrating our "Generations." Parade line-up on Churchill Street, facing north…
Friends of Thai Daughters
A huge thank you to everyone who turned out for Friends of Thai Daughters’ 20th Anniversary Sunflower Celebration in East Boothbay, on June 26, and made it such an unforgettable event.…
This year’s St. Giles church fair in Jefferson promises to be a lot of fun, with an auction, kid’s events, craft tables, music, and food.
The event takes place Saturday, July 26 from 10 a.m…
It’s not often that one can look out on the Damariscotta River and see a glittering mermaid, a triton-wielding merman taming an inflatable orca, a human-sized lobster…
A memorial service to celebrate Susan J. "Sue" Wilson will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 19 at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor. Arrangements are entrusted to…
Acclaimed lecturer Peter Blaze Corcoran will be the guest speaker at St. Giles Jefferson on Sunday, July 13, to honor Frances Perkins, former U.S. Secretary of Labor whose family home in…
Ahold Delhaize USA Services reported, personal information of 95,000 Mainers who are current or former employees of subsidiary Hannaford have been affected by a data breach described by the…
President Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is up for debate in the Senate. To fund tax breaks for the wealthy it contains numerous provisions which will hurt…
Obituary
Charles Murray McQuaid, of Jacksonville, Florida and Spruce Point, Boothbay Harbor, passed away at his home in…
After a short break in 2024, Bigelow Laboratory’s annual Open House is back next month! Visitors of all ages are invited to visit the institute’s East Boothbay campus on Friday, July 11,…
A Memorial Service for Paul B. Adams, 99, of Boothbay Harbor, who passed away on April 9, 2024, will be held Saturday, July 12 at the East Boothbay Methodist Church. Seating will begin at 10:30 a.…
More than 250 supporters, community leaders, and scientists gathered at Bigelow Laboratory in East Boothbay, Maine, on June 26 to celebrate the grand opening of the Harold Alfond Center for…
Wiscasset announced its town office will close at noon today, Monday, June 30 for the fiscal year-end closeout.
Saturday. June 28 turned out rainy and windy but, thanks to St. Philip's 71st Strawberry Festival, a pleasant day nonetheless. Enjoy these moments captured by Wiscasset photographer Bob Bond of 40…
Burnt Island Lighthouse tours are now open for the 2025 season.
Steve McCullough and other volunteers from the Department of…
63rd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
Due to weather and safety concerns Friends of Windjammer Days have had to cancel the 1 p.m. Server Shuffle and 2 p.m. tug of war.
Eighty-seven years to the day James Weldon Johnson died in a car-train crash at the Main Street, Wiscasset railroad crossing, gatherants June 26 unveiled signs naming the crossing for the civil…
After 23 years of extraordinary leadership, Andy Hamblett has announced that he will retire as CEO of the Boothbay Region YMCA at the end of June 2026.
It’s hard to overstate the impact…
Obituary
Cynthia M. (Cochran) Crowell, 70, with her husband and sister by her side, passed away in North Port, Florida on June 9, 2025, following a courageous hard-fought battle with cancer.
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Press release
On Wednesday, June 25, the Maine Senate voted unanimously to send …
Windjammer Days 2025
A salute to the Coast Guard was the main theme of the annual Windjammer Days Street Parade and several floats sported signs, T-shirts and more to thank the Guard on Wednesday afternoon, June 25.…
During the hot late June stretch, Woolwich voters had snow on their minds, approving $762,986 for winter road maintenance at a special town meeting Wednesday evening, June 25.
Moderator…
Please join us as we celebrate the life of Leal M. Brinegar, a dedicated member of the Southport Yacht Club, All Saints by-the-Sea Chapel, Boothbay Region Garden Club, Saint Columba’s…
Mark your calendars and get your appetites ready. The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) invites all community members to its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake on Sunday, Aug. 3, from…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will soon open its doors to community members, supporters, and ocean enthusiasts for its annual Café Sci series of science talks. This year, talks will…
2025 marks forty-five years of Boothbay Region Land Trust protecting and providing access to the cherished natural areas of the Boothbay peninsula. To celebrate this special anniversary, the…
Have you wondered what would happen if the Waltons met the cast from 90210? "First Light" allows readers a peek into the foundation of the families who make up Jerry Farnham’s "Red at Night"…
In January 2024, Chinese National Dingzhan Liao, 46, was arrested in a Lincoln County marijuana raid. Liao was arrested on two counts of unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs and…
Veggies to Table
Veggies to Table, a non-profit farm that grows and donates top-quality organic produce and joyful flowers to those in need in the community, is excited to announce that tickets are on sale for…
Sellers and buyers are in the market and housing demand remains steady. According to Maine Listings, comparing May 2025 to May 2024, sales of single-…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 277 calls for service for the period of June 17 to June 24. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 6,225 calls for service.
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Healthy Lincoln County and several local organizations are coming together to provide youth with free, healthy meals throughout the summer through the USDA funded Summer…
Things are heating up at St. Philip’s Church in Wiscasset as volunteers work on final plans for the 71st annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everything from…
Press release
Since the partial fire on July 9, 1962, when lightning struck the steeple of Head Tide Church, the pilasters, which are flat columns built into the façade, have been missing their plinths, or…
Plans are underway for another fun-filled Summerfest on Wiscasset Common. For over 40 years, First Congregational Church, UCC, Wiscasset has held its all-church fair on the fourth Saturday in July…
Wiscasset's future of the schools committee found June 16, its subcommittee reports needed some more work and the committee's final report might need to note some unknowns that participants said…
Wiscasset school committee members June 19 said they want to cut no employees as they prepare the next budget offer. They also urged caution if any cuts in maintenance spending are considered.…
Obituary
Robert E. Springhorn of Westport Island, Maine , died March 5, 2025 after being hospitalized for pneumonia. He was 90.
Bob was born in Hackensack, New Jersey in 1934. He graduated from…
A high-profile Lincoln County murder case is likely heading to a new venue. On June 23, Tyler Witham-Jordan's defense attorney, along with the state attorney general's prosecution team and…
Rodger’s & Hammerstein’s “Carousel!” and Boothbay Harbor have a rich and intertwined history: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the movie adaptation’s filming in Boothbay Harbor and…
Interested in advocating for the best interests of a child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its summer training for volunteer advocates from Aug. 11…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host Ash Northey, Program Operations and Policy Coordinator at OUT Maine at its next meeting on Thursday, June 26,…
Press release
The Climate Action Committee (CAC) of the Town of Alna announced the addition of a Solar House Tour to compliment the Alna Community Solar Day event…
The rain came in fits and starts, but that didn't seem to bother the lines of people whose family heirlooms were toted in buggies, wrapped in plastic and tucked under multicolored umbrellas.…
