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Boothbay Region Land Trust

It is an art extravaganza this summer at Oak Point Farm, and you are invited! This year Boothbay Region Land Trust will be hosting the Art for Acres Stone Symposium & Art Auction, which…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 722 calls for service for the period of June 27 to July 18. Year to date, LCSO has responded to 5,943 calls for service.

Summonses

A bill from Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, was recently signed into law by Gov. Mills.

Wiscasset Parks and Recreation and Partners in Education (PIE) are partnering July 28 for a family fun night at the community playground opposite Wiscasset Community Center on Gardiner Road. The…

Lincoln County Television in Newcastle is proud to present another week of original summah’ programming for Midcoast residents and visitors on Spectrum/Tidewater 7 and…

A July 24 disposition hearing has been scheduled for a Boothbay Harbor man facing three felony charges stemming from a March 19 shooting incident. Matthew A…

Wet weather did not deter the Maine Obsolete Auto League from its Antique Auto Day at Boothbay Railway Village Museum July 15. Despite heavy mist and light rain, several dozen dedicated owners and…

Obituary

Evelyn “Evie” Turner, 82, of San Antonio, Texas, and East Boothbay, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on Feb. 26, 2023.

Evie was born in Sayre, Pennsylvania to Robert and…

Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good

The Boothbay Region YMCA was thrilled to welcome 86 community leaders to the 2023 Community Leader Forum on Tuesday, July 11. The purpose of the Forum was to solicit input…

Wiscasset Police Department reported the following for July 1-15: 

Arrests/Summonses

July 1, Brooke Stratton, 43, of Wiscasset was arrested for OUI (alcohol) and Violating…

34th Maine Open Farm Day

Join Cape Newagen Alpaca Farm on Sunday, July 23 for the 34th Maine Open Farm Day to celebrate agriculture in the state of Maine!

The event is free to the public. They require registration…

A memorial service will be held for Harry “Terry” Lowd on Saturday, July 29 at 10:30 a.m. at the Little Brown Church, 1431 Route 32 in Round Pond. A Masonic service will be included.

Obituary

Malcolm “Mac” Andrews passed peacefully at home on July 9, 2023. 

Mac was born in Boothbay Harbor on Dec. 14, 1931, the first born child of Emerson (Bud) Andrews and Catherine (Lewis)…

The Edgecomb Community Church will be hosting several guest preachers throughout the summer as their minister, Katherine Pinkham, has retired as of the end of May. As the Search Committee works…

The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset was founded 250 years ago on Aug. 6, 1773. As part of the 250th celebration, the church is offering weekly historical snippets about the church and its…

Ahoy Sailors! Great racing begins July 22 with the 49th annual BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge to be held July 22 and 23. Large colorful sails will be seen in the outer harbor on…

One of two plans Amistad has announced for space at St. Philip’s Church on Hodge Street in Wiscasset heads for selectmen’s consideration Tuesday night, July 18. The board meets at 6 p.m. at the…

Asked if a currently smaller group of lifeguards at Wiscasset Community Center has forced pool or program shutdowns, Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud told Wiscasset Newspaper July 12,…

LincolnHealth

LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the summer Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class until August 1. The seven-week training begins Aug. 29 and runs until Oct. 13. The class is offered…

Longtime Democratic activists Chris and Valarie Johnson of Somerville have been named honorary chairs for this year’s Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) Family…

Wiscasset selectmen will hold a public hearing on sewer rates at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 18 at the town office. The town previously announced a wrong location.

Grace S. Tellefson passed away on April 23, 2023 in Boothbay Harbor. A celebration of life service will be held at the Boothbay Baptist Church, Boothbay on Saturday, July 22 at 11 a.m. A reception…

The Council of State Governments (CSG) has announced that Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, has been selected…

Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

This May, the R/V Bowditch set sail on its maiden voyage, providing 16 Maine high school students with hands-on research experience as part of Bigelow Laboratory’s Keller BLOOM program. A…

With two members approving and one opposed, Alna’s selectboard set the 2023-24 tax rate July 13 for $21.45 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. The 13.2% hike followed three tax years with…

Wiscasset School Committee

Changes are coming to Wiscasset Middle High School’s athletic programs. Cameron Bishop, athletic director and assistant principal, told the school committee Tuesday, July 11, the Wolverine…

As LifeFlight of Maine celebrates 25 years of service, Tom Judge has decided to step back as the executive director of the internationally renowned air medical and aviation service. Under Judge’s…

Arrests

Paul Hreha, 46, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico was arrested July 6 for Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault on Commercial Street in Boothbay Harbor by Deputy Kasey Doyle who was…

Take pride, Wiscasset, as people from all over Maine, and other parts of the country, came to peek inside our fascinating collection of homes on tour!

The weather on tour day, Saturday,…

The Boothbay Region Veterans’ Banner Committee is looking for the names of Edgecomb veterans (World War II to present) who enlisted or were drafted from the town or who currently reside there. The…

Obituary

Dorothy A. Albrecht Gregory, passed away peacefully on June 17, 2023 after an illness.

She was born in Berkshire, New York on May 24, 1939, the third daughter of John and Johanna Klossner…

Obituary

Eleanor Jean (Harris) Aldrich passed away peacefully at her home in Vienna, Virginia on April 7, 2023, at the age of 85.

Known to many as “Ellie,” she was…

First Congregational Church of Wiscasset’s 40th annual Summerfest is Saturday, July 22, from 9 am.to 1 pm. on Wiscasset Common. Summerfest is among several events planned for this year’s 250…

The Olde Bristol Days 10th anniversary Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show will be held at Bristol Consolidated School during the annual Olde Bristol Days celebration on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 10:30…

Westport Island selectmen

Westport Island is starting an ordinance review committee (ORC). Selectmen Monday night said an ORC could do research, including looking at other towns’ ordinances. “We may have holes in our…

Midcoast Youth Center (MYC) in collaboration with Chewonki Foundation, is excited to announce that beginning Sept. 1, Waypoint, a six-year mentoring program for the Bath-based Regional…

Obituary

Richard W. Miller, 87, of Wiscasset, Maine, died peacefully on July 4, 2023, in Damariscotta, Maine. Despite living a long and mostly healthy life, Richard fought courageously against several…

Regina Godfrey passed away on June 10, 2023 in Southport. A graveside service will be held at Keene Cemetery, on Mathews Road, Boothbay on July 18 at 1 p.m. with Deacon Bob Curtis officiating.…

Audrey Marie Gulla passed away on April 8, 2023 in Damariscotta. A graveside service will be held at Decker Cemetery, Southport on July 20 at 10 a.m.

To extend online condolences, light a…

June 1: 8:21 a.m., Route 27, one vehicle MVA, car vs deer. Minor damage.

June 2: 5:59 p.m., Mutual aid to Boothbay for structure fire.

June 3 9:02 p.m., Route 27 at Town Hall Road,…

The gazebo at Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA)’s 1811 Old Jail and Museum, 133 Federal St., Wiscasset is being restored this summer, thanks to a lead gift from First…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

For the sixth year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab, July 26-30. A perennial favorite, this exhibit will…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) announced plans to host its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 6 from noon to 3 p.m. The event will occur under…

New Hope Midcoast

New Hope Midcoast’s boutique clothing and accessory sale is Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 27, 28 and 29 at the Flanagan Center in Rockland. Shoppers will find bargains for the entire family…

Alna planning board

Alna now has a tool a resident said the town was lacking for its shoreland zoning. Planning Board Chair Jim Amaral July 5 brought up the concern resident and past planning board chair Jeff Spinney…

Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 29 to attend the annual fundraising fair at St. Giles Episcopal Church In Jefferson. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the church grounds under…

On Saturday, July 22, Veggies to Table, a grow-to-donate produce and flower farm in Newcastle, is partnering with forager and wild food cook Rachel Alexandrou to offer two classes on safely…

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Bureau of Parks and Lands welcomes history enthusiasts and curious visitors to experience 17th century Maine during the "17th…

Beautiful, often perilous, but rewarding. 

That is how Arend Thibodeau describes the process of researching and…