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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.…
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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…
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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 — 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday the formation of the Maine Economic Recovery Grant Program to support Maine…
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.
…
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…
Fewer than a dozen voters turned out for a public hearing on Wiscasset’s combined municipal and school budgets of just under $12 million Aug. 18. Selectmen held the hearing before their meeting in…
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-…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 19, 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 disappearance of the red Lobsterman’s Wharf building in East Boothbay a few years ago marked the end of an era. And a new era has begun. The former restaurant, built around a minesweeper…
The curtains covering the silver screen of the Harbor Theater have not opened on a film since mid-March due to COVID-19, but a lot has been going on behind the scenes.
“As the world…
A question on how the public perceives local enforcement resulted in a brief discussion Aug. 18 about Sheriff Todd Brackett’s plan to possibly create an advisory group. County Commissioner Mary…
AUGUSTA — Maine Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced Tuesday he is joining a coalition of state Attorneys General led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in filing a federal lawsuit…
Recent reports of cyanobacteria on Damariscotta Lake have led to concerns about water quality and safety there. On Saturday, Aug. 15, Dr. Peter Countway, senior research scientist at Bigelow Lab,…
Maine’s financial stability depends on further federal action
A committee of Maine economic experts and industry representatives this month outlined a $1.1 billion plan to steady the state economy in July.
The plan from the …
Obituary
Jack M. Bremer, 91, of Boothbay quietly passed away at home on Aug. 14, 2020.
He was born in New York City on Dec. 11, 1928 the son of Clark Bremer and Gladys McClellan.
Married 24…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, Aug. 18, 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…
To help keep Westport Island healthy, the town now has touchless hand sanitizer dispensers and public health posters available for island businesses who have walk-up customers. The dispensers come…
The Woolwich select board on Monday finalized procedures for the Saturday, Aug. 22 annual town meeting. It will be outdoors next to the municipal building. Town Clerk Anthony Blasi will call the…
Down a member Monday night, Westport Island selectmen put off deciding any internet plans for the town office, Wright Landing House and possibly the old town hall. First Selectman George…
Obituary
Richard F. McLellan, 85, passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 4, 2020 with his loving family by his side.
He is survived by two daughters, Richelle and Melanie; granddaughter, Katie;…
