U.S. President: Clinton: 786 Trump: 380

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 454 Pingree: 780

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U.S. President: Clinton: 729 Trump: 541

U.S. Congressman: Holbrook: 595 Pingree: 756

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The numbers are in and Boothbay voters have approved the proposed roundabout.

The votes on the three articles which pertained to the roundabout were: Article 2, Yes 1093, No 889, Article 3,…

Shannon  W. Gilbert, 76, of Boothbay died in an accident in Damariscotta on Mon…

Eugena “Gina” Minde, 69, Boothbay Harbor, died Nov. 6, 2016 after a long illness.  

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Betty Rosalind Barlow Prescott, 85, died Nov. 1, 2016 in the presence of her loving family.

She was born March 13, 1931 in East Boothbay, Maine, daughter of Everett and Rosamond Barlow.

A Boothbay man, Shannon Gilbert, 76, was killed in a crash on Route One in Damariscotta on Monday, Nov. 7. The crash occurred at 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of Route One and Business Route One,…

Woolwich selectmen re-affirmed the tax-exempt status of two properties maintained by community organizations and amended the town’s personnel policy Monday night.

The South Woolwich…

Nathan Panarese, who grew up in Boothbay and graduated from Wiscasset High School in 2014, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia on Oct.…

Please join the Boothbay Region Garden Club in celebrating this most merry of seasons. Our theme this year is “Home for the Holidays.” There will be several shops offering holiday-themed goods to…

Studio 53 Fine Art will present its 7th annual Gifts For Giving Holiday Sale Nov. 17-20. The much anticipated show and sale features the Boothbay region’s finest  artists, authors and…

A line of residents stretched through the hallway outside the Wiscasset Community Center gym at the start of election day Tuesday. Voting, which continues until 8 p.m., has been held in the center…

"Alive Inside" is a stirring documentary that follows numerous visionaries in healthcare, including social worker Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization…

Every year area organizations and generous individuals, including Wiscasset schools’ staff and students, offer help to families who may need assistance in providing a Thanksgiving dinner.

If…

Lillian M. Parker died peacefully on Nov. 4, 2016 from the complications of Wegener's Granulomatosis, a battle she fought with both grace and courage.

Lillian was born on…

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a fatal accident occurred at Damariscotta’s Route One and Business Route One near Nobleboro Monday morning. The crash involved a tractor-trailer…

Sandra Rumery was asleep in her downstairs bedroom around 7 a.m. on Saturday morning, when she was awakened by the popping of fire. 

“The fire woke me up,” she said on Monday. Rumery and her…

Wiscasset Middle High School mock voters nearly split on some of the questions and candidates voters face for real on Tuesday. In results the school provided, participants favored Republican…

The Bath Antiques Show and Sale kicks off its 28th season on Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Bath Middle School at 6 Old Brunswick Road in Bath, Maine.

Bill and Ruth Garland have been…

Al Cohen has been doing a yearly early bird sale at Big Al’s on Route One since 1988. On Saturday, Nov. 12, for Cohen and other participating merchants, the tradition of the Wiscasset Early Riser…

Firefighters from the area responded to a house fire at 35 Back River Landing Boothbay at around 7:45 a.m. Saturday morning.

Boothbay firefighters were first on scene, but were quickly…

Students at Boothbay Region High School got to know several facets of U.S. Sen. Angus King, I - Maine, on Thursday, Nov. 3. One student asked what famous person King would like to be. He replied…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens did something so wondrous last year it attracted 36,000 visitors, most of whom would never have ventured onto the Boothbay peninsula…

Ernie Martin of Maine Department of Transportation met with the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission Nov. 3 to discuss the Route One upgrade. Martin said the $50,000 some citizens have…

Remember when you could go down to the seashore at low tide and pick mussels off the rocks for a free meal?

A few years ago they…

The Wiscasset School Department has found its next special services director up the coast. The School Committee Thursday night met in a closed-door session, then re-opened the meeting and voted 4-…

The Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May:

Alna Pierce, Steven H., P. R., Pierce, Jeffrey D., P. R. and Pierce, Doris L. (…

Following a two-day trial in Superior Court at the Lincoln County Courthouse, Brian Merryman, 39, of South Bristol was found not guilty Nov. 2 on 11 counts of assault, sexual misconduct with a…

Douglas Stevenson, 44, of Bowdoinham has been charged with operating a watercraft under the influence as a result of a boating accident in the early morning hours…

Maine will decide six ballot questions Tuesday.

Question 1 reads, “Do you want to allow the possession and use of marijuana under state law by persons who are at least 21 years of age, and…

At the Nov. 2 Damariscotta Board of Selectmen meeting, the issue of how the town might enact Question 1, the marijuana legalization initiative arose. Chairman Robin Mayer proposed a six-month…

Former Alna treasurer Aaron Miller has paid the town $800, ending the board’s efforts to recoup losses in tax penalties, selectmen said Nov. 2. Third Selectman Doug Baston described the payment as…

Maine lobstermen younger than 40 years old are invited to take part in the second Maine Lobster Leadership Institute, offered by the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance. The…

On Sunday, Oct. 30, the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset distributed $8,150 to representatives of 23 local non-profit agencies in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the area…

Area residents are invited to attend a free screening of the documentary film "Searching For Home, Coming Back From War” on Sunday, November 13 at 1…

At the Lincoln County Commissioners meeting on Nov. 1, the commissioners accepted the bid offer of Ron Beaulieu to do the county’s audit. County Administrator Carrie Kipfer said Beaulieu’s bid…

Rachel Anderson, 36, of Boothbay will serve 2 1/2 years in prison on child pornography charges. She was sentenced to 10 years, with all but 2 1/2 years suspended, for dissemination of child…

In an executive session Nov. 1, the Lincoln County Commissioners discussed separating the duties of the directors of the Emergency Management Agency and the Lincoln County Communications…

Please join the family and friends of Elizabeth Katherine (Brown) Kelly for a celebration of life gathering at the Tugboat Restaurant, Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor on Sunday, Nov. 13 from 1…

A group of residents from Monhegan Island are calling on the partners in the Maine Aqua Ventus offshore wind project to move their massive turbines further away…

Westport Island selectmen met Monday, Oct. 31 to discuss agenda items including a new generator for the fire department and recent notices regarding emergency management.

Maine’s Emergency…

Wiscasset selectmen heard arguments for and against Maine Department of Transportation’s downtown improvement project.

The estimated $5 million project includes eliminating all Main Street…

American Legion Post 54 of Wiscasset will hold a Veterans Day observance Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. at the veterans wall, on the municipal building lawn at the intersection of routes 1 and 27.

Clarence W. Burnham, 70, of Southport, died Oct. 30, 2016 at Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine.

Clarence was born in Boothbay Harbor. He attended schools in Phillips, Maine before…

The Wiscasset Middle High School Alternative Education program is doing a primary source research project around our community's Veterans of Foreign Wars. Each student will create a biographical…

A memorial service for Joan A. deGarmo will be held Saturday, Nov. 5 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Newcastle. The Reverend John Nieman will officiate.

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, a good time for people to gauge their risk for prediabetes and diabetes and to talk to their doctors…

The Board of Trustees of the Wiscasset Library announces the completion of a winding brick path joining the brick patio on the library’s lower level with the sidewalk. J and H…

Did you notice the barrels on either side of the bridge in Wiscasset brimming with flowers this summer and still into the fall?

It is our "Bridge in Bloom" project and members of the Garden…

Robert Alexander Norton, 82, of Damariscotta, Maine died Oct. 28, 2016 at the Maine Veterans Home in Augusta, Maine.  

Born on Jan. 13, 1934 in Beverly, Massachusetts, he…