A memorial service for Royal M. Dodge., who passed away on Dec. 30, 2024, will be held on Saturday, June 21 at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Post 36, 25 Industrial Park Road, Boothbay.…
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A Guatemalan national was sentenced June 4 in U.S. District Court in Portland for illegally entering the U.S. after a prior removal.
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker…
Veggies to Table’s 3rd annual French Sweepstakes is now live and can enter up until Sunday, June 8. Winners will be announced on June 12. The grand prize is a…
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School
Join us for our Summer Season featuring 28 concerts over 18 days. Our diverse, riveting program is sure to delight and inspire. The Summer Concert Series (SCS), beginning July 31, features…
The annual Home and Garden tour is a highlight of the summer season in the Boothbay Harbor…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 234 calls for service for the period of May 27 to June 3. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,471 calls for service.
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Obituary
Carol A. Pinkham, 86, passed away peacefully on May 31, 2025 at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, with her …
Now an annual tradition, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is once again providing a free family membership to any peninsula family with a child entering 3rd grade this fall. Family memberships…
Obituary
Jeanette M. Green of Wiscasset, 96, passed on April 20, 2025.
Jeanette was born on April 12, 1929, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Upon graduating from Lesley College…
When scientist Shane Farrell went to survey ocean ecology around Damariscove Island off Boothbay over five years ago, he saw rich kelp forests covering most of the seafloor. The algae'…
Press release
Wiscasset eatery Jodie’s Cafe & Bakery will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) June 16..
America’s Best Restaurants, a national media and marketing company…
Willl Herman, of Woolwich, earned a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry on May 10 from Grove City College. Established in 1876, Grove City College (…
Obituary
Donald "Don" Sprague, of Wiscasset, Maine passed away on May 23, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Don was a gentle man, well liked and known for his kindness and easy smile, as well as…
Dow Furniture proudly participated in the 14th annual Miles for Mills Memorial Day Weekend Race on Sunday, May 25 in Brunswick. The Dow Furniture Team showed up strong, with employees and…
About 50 people gathered May 31 in person, at Waldo Theater, and more online for a Celebration of Write ME: An Epistolary Poetry Project spearheaded by Maine Poet Laureate Julia Bouwsma. The…
Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May:
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63rd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
Attention all classic boat lovers, antique car enthusiasts, and motorcycle admirers - get ready to showcase your prized possessions in Boothbay Harbor’s Vintage Boat Parade & Pier Party, a…
Obituary
Richard Wayne Blake, lovingly known as Ricky to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2025.
Rickey was born to Sharon Dowd and the late Kenneth Blake. A…
Saturday's rain did not stop Barbara Chace from taking part in the second annual Wormfest in Wiscasset. The Wiscasset woman, selling wall-hangings and tumblers including Wormfest-themed ones, said…
At Hearty Roots’ fourth annual Paddle for a Purpose community fundraiser on Saturday, June 14, it’s not all about the kayaks! Whether someone takes on the fun-filled paddle down the…
“We’re back stronger than ever,” announced Olde Bristol Days Williams-Fossett Vintage Car organizers. The vintage show will return for its 12th season on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:…
The Wiscasset selectboard and school committee elections and the Annual Referendum Town Meeting are Tuesday, June 10 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road. …
Obituary
William "Bill" Allison of Naples, Florida and Boothbay Harbor, passed away peacefully in Naples on May 20, 2025. He was 96 years old, and lived a wonderful…
Midcoast Literacy held its Annual Meeting & Celebration in Bath on May 17, celebrating 55 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and northern Cumberland counties…
The Maine Semiquincentennial Commission, chaired by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, is launching the Maine Atlas Project this week, with…
The event-filled 63rd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days arrives in just three weeks! This year’s festival lands Sunday, June 22 continuing through Saturday, June 28.
The festival, originally…
From the Island Updates newsletter: Westport Island’s Municipal Election and Regional School Unit 12 Budget Referendum are Tuesday, June 10; polls will be open from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., Town Hall,…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset's school committee May 27 did what it could not at another recent meeting: The panel did the yearly evaluation of the superintendent of schools.
As a personnel matter, the…
MaineHealth Cancer Care invites community members to attend Living with Cancer, a free monthly support group for individuals affected by…
If anyone is looking for a used sailboat, they should contact the Edgecomb Board of Selectmen. On May 27, Harbor Master Terry Stockwell reported the discovery of an abandoned sailboat in the…
A Celebration of Life gathering for Craig Paine, who died April 10, 2025, will be held at the Knights of Pythias Hall, Lakeside Drive, Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, June 14 at noon.
The Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation and HM Payson have once again partnered to generously donate $25,000 to support the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services – Maine Veterans’ Dental Network (…
Maine Department of Transportation's Rockland rail branch, that includes Wiscasset, is starting to see regular rail traffic again; it's freight and, by fall, might be excursion, too. Wiscasset…
Wiscasset Middle High School is pleased to announce three seniors in the Class of 2025 who have earned the distinction of being a “Top Scholar. ” To be recognized as a “Top Scholar, ” a…
Woolwich-Wiscasset Baptist Church at 15 Fellowship Drive hosted Woolwich’s 122rd annual Memorial Day Service of Remembrance honoring the men and women who lost their lives serving in America’s…
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 222 calls for service for the period of May 20 to May 27. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,237 calls for service.
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Press release
Alna’s Climate Action Committee (CAC) is pleased to announce that after six months of continuous run-time, the Town of Alna’s new municipal solar energy conversion project is a…
As all stood at the veterans' wall at Wiscasset's town office Memorial Day morning, American Legion Post 54 placed a folding chair and fit a POW/MIA cover over its backrest.
Post Cmdr…
Alna selectmen
Alna selectmen on May 23 went with Treasurer Amy Stockford’s recommendation to finance the next fire truck through Bath Savings. First Selectman Nick Johnson said the interest rate is 6.17…
AUGUSTA (May 22, 2025)— The arrival of spring is catching the interest of home buyers across Maine. Today, Maine Listings reported 942 homes changed hands in April 2025, a slight decrease of 0…
Historic New England
Celebrate the start of summer at Bowman House in Dresden, Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House in Wiscasset on Historic New England’s annual Open House,Saturday, June 7. Free guided tours will…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset's school committee May 20 approved senior and other trips that were set to have students in cabins, a duck boat, canoes, an amusement park and more.
Wiscasset Middle…
The 20th Annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race will take place this year on Sunday, Aug. 17 on …
Wiscasset selectmen
From treating townspeople to her Christmas cookies, to helping Wiscasset Public Library and other local institutions, including First Congregational Church's Summerfest fundraiser for area…
Maine's most experienced 'paper boy'
Some rise with the sun, others with the moon. The latter is true of Arthur Carter, 78, and his 13-year-old Havanese Gizmo, who start their days a couple hours past midnight.
By…
Friends of Thai Daughters
“I was born in a small village near Myanmar and knew as a little girl that I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up, but my family was too poor to send me to school…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
The Boothbay Railway Village Museum opens this weekend for its 61st season. Museum hours will be 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. with train rides on the hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the…
The Maine Republican Assembly will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m. at the American Legion…
