Sales of single-family existing homes continue to recover from the impacts of the early months of COVID-19; Maine Listings reports a sales jump of 12.43 percent in July 2020, when compared to July…
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 27, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
On Aug. 18, Spruce Point Inn received TripAdvisor’s Annual Traveler’s Choice Award for the eighth consecutive year. According to TripAdvisor, the designation puts Spruce Point in the top 10% of …
132 Candles, an International Overdose Awareness Day event, will be held Monday, Aug. 31 on the Boothbay Common, Boothbay, Maine. From 5:45 to 6:30 p.m., live music will be provided by Naloxone…
A Jefferson man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Alna Aug. 25. At 5:31 p.m., Lincoln County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the crash on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 26, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 132.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 26, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Carolyn Shubert, land and water stewardship manager for Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, was recognized recently by Maine Lakes for her work as a champion for water quality in the Pemaquid River…
Thirty-seven years ago, while still completing his surgical residency, Ed White visited the area and introduced himself to orthopedic surgeons along the Midcoast. A few years later, Dr. White came…
Obituary
Herbert Donald Kroitzsh, Don to his friends and family, 80, of Edgecomb, Maine passed suddenly Aug. 22, 2020. He left us in the way he always said he wanted to, in full control of his vast mental…
For the third year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab, Aug. 27-31. This indoor/outdoor exhibit will highlight…
Edgecomb selectmen are hoping a letter posted on the municipal website and published in local newspapers will create “awareness” of the proposed 2020-21 school budget. Both the school and…
Obituary
Brett M. Decker, 38, of Biscay Lake Shores Road, Bristol died Aug. 21, 2020.
He was born in Bath on April 15, 1982, a son of Robert W. and Ida May H. (Wright) Decker.
He attended…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 25, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Times have changed. Over the past 100 years fishermen have seen many advancements including boat design and construction materials, fish finders, hydraulic haulers, engine design, and trap and…
Death notice
Ray C. Cave, 91, former managing editor of Time magazine and reporter and editor with Sports Illustrated magazine, died at his Boothbay home on Aug. 17, 2020.
A private family service will…
After months of teleconference calls due to the pandemic, Westport Island selectmen met in the old town hall Monday night. Chairs were spaced more than six feet apart, attendees wore masks, and…
Taylor McGraw, Jim Amaral, Peter Tischbein and alternate Laurie Hiestand have all asked Alna selectmen to consider keeping them on the planning board, Second Selectman Doug Baston said Monday.…
Obituary
Steven R. Hasenfus, 61, passed away on July 21, 2020 at the Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center with friends and family by his side.
Born in Waterville, Maine, he was the eldest…
One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1980, Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) has been doing just that for the people of…
Labor Day marks the traditional end of summer, while at the same time celebrating the contributions of workers in building and sustaining America. This year we’re especially grateful for medical,…
Obituary
Mary Day Hull, 91, passed away peacefully on Aug. 22, 2020 in Boothbay Harbor.
She was born in Boothbay Harbor on April 7, 1925 the daughter of the late Arthur and Emma (Fuller) Stone.…
The Friends of Westport Island History (Friends) met with a couple of surprises at their annual meeting on Sunday, Aug. 17. Portland artist and descendant of Westport Island’s Colby family, Maizie…
Obituary
Stacey Lynn (Hodgdon) McLellan, 47 of Boothbay passed away on Aug. 11, 2020.
She was born on Nov. 15, 1972 to her parents Neil and Gail Hodgdon. She was born and raised in Boothbay Harbor…
Woolwich voters passed ordinances permitting the future cultivation and recreational sale of marijuana and the select board’s proposed 2020-2021 budget at an open-air town meeting Saturday. The…
Obituary
Jeanne Marion Pailes-Cromwell, 76, of Marshwood Center, Lewiston and Wiscasset passed away on Aug. 19, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston after an illness.
She was born in Portland,…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee held a good old Great American Picnic Aug. 22 with food aplenty and fellowship galore.
After filling our plates with delicious food, we heard from…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday the formation of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program to support Maine…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 24, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
approval would temporarily add $300 to weekly unemployment benefits
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Labor announced Friday it will apply for Lost Wages Assistance funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which would temporarily add $300 to…
Wiscasset will hold its annual election on Tuesday Sept. 8, the same day voters will consider the proposed 2020-2021 municipal and school budgets. The three, two-year terms on the select board are…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 23, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 131.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 23, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
It’s back to school season in the time of coronavirus, and for many families it means more working from home and attending school from home. Scammers will take advantage of this to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 22, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 130.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 22, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
The barn’s red facade and a bee hive will remain, but the Watershed Center for Ceramics Arts facility will receive a new look beginning this fall. Aug. 20, the center received the Edgecomb…
Death notice
Martha A. Stetson, 95 of Boothbay Harbor passed away peacefully on Aug. 19, 2020 surrounded by her loving family.
A full obituary will follow when available.
More than $585,000 was raised in one night at Boothbay Harbor Country Club, when Southport residents Paul and Giselaine Coulombe hosted local leaders to learn about the Center of Excellence in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 21, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 129.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 21, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Town of Edgecomb
On Aug. 29, voters will decide disagreements between Edgecomb selectmen and the school committee on some articles on the referendum town meeting warrant. About a dozen residents and elected…
UPDATE: At 7:03 a.m. Friday, State Police announced “Joyce Benner has been located safely in Waterville by Waterville Police.”
Original post:
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has…
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will present its sixth annual Gardens Aglow, but due to safety concerns surrounding the global coronavirus pandemic, the event will be a drive-through…
New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only domestic violence resource center since 1981, has recently added a member to its board of directors and a new staff member to its leadership team.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has announced, Aug. 20, an additional COVID-19 death in the state, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 128.
Below is a table of all the COVID-19 cases in…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 20, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.
Each morning, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest…
Dresden selectmen
Aug. 18 via Zoom, Dresden selectmen voted to open their meetings back up to the public starting Sept. 15. At the next meeting Sept. 1, still via Zoom, they will check in about the status of COVID-…
