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Maine's small fishing businesses struggle to recover from winter storm damage
GEORGETOWN (WGME) -- Up and down the Maine coast, hundreds of small, family-owned fishing businesses are struggling to rebuild their storm-beaten wharves. "We have never seen a storm this bad," Lauren Crosby, who owns two seafood businesses with her sister, Sadia, said. The record tidal surge on January 13 battered...
June exhibition: ‘Nature’s Bond: A Lifelong Dialogue’
The Waldo Theatre, located at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, opens its June art gallery show with two accomplished artists that have created a life-long dialogue through their exploration of handmade paper, printmaking, painting and the natural world. Diana Arcadipone and Susan Hostetler met in art school in Michigan years ago and remain close friends today. This exhibition is a testament to the staying power of this deep creative bond that formed through the making of paper by hand. A lively exchange of ideas has woven in and out of art and life over years of developing an art practice, travel and family.
Wiscasset school committee candidate Jonathan Barnes
Education: Grace Baptist Academy, Maine Army National Guard, KVCC for EMT, Maine Criminal Justice Academy for Corrections and Law Enforcement, Crisis Intervention through NAMI, Civil Rights Officer. Political History (Board, Committees, other):. Clubs/Organizations:. Considering the office you are running for, what do you feel are the three most pressing issues...
Seahawks fall to Spruce Mountain
The Boothbay Region High School girls tennis team lost at Spruce Mountain, 3-2, on Tuesday, May 21. The loss dropped the Seahawks’ record to 6-3 while the Phoenix improved to 6-2. Scores. 1st singles: Laura Chapman (B) won 8-2 over Aubrey Kachnovich. 2nd singles: Sawyer Blake (B) won 8-3...
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
It's that time of year again. Trees are leafing out, bulbs are bursting with color and the perennials are pushing up through the spring ground. The birds are overjoyed and the deer are having a field day. Visitors have started to arrive from all parts of the country and from...
Worming still a good way to earn a living, says local harvester
Kacey Mullins of Wiscasset waxes enthusiastic about his profession of harvesting bloodworms for sale to be used for bait by fishermen around the world. “It beats working under fluorescent lights,” he said in a recent interview. “I have had other jobs, normal 9 to 5, it just wasn’t for me.”
Veterans banners and last day of classes
Driving around the region and seeing the veterans’ banners should make residents proud. Having covered the Memorial Day parades for decades, it’s great to reminisce about the times we have come in contact with these veterans, either during Memorial Day or otherwise. Many of the pictured people provided community service after their military service – and some still do.
SOLD OUT! John Hiatt
The master lyricist and storyteller plays the Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Doors open at 7 p.m., John Hiatt takes the stage at 7:30. Please note: Opera House members may purchase special advance tickets as of FEB. 1; Regular in-person sales begin FEB.15; phone sales begin March 5; online tickets available March 15. Tickets: Advance $40 through the box office 207-633-5159 and online $50 at https://boothbayoperahouse.com. Made possible thanks to support from the Muir Family and Pine State Trading Co.
‘To honor the lobstermen,’ Bailey Island artist paints their portraits
Portraits of lobstermen line a wall of Dennis Wilkins’ studio on Bailey Island. Wilkins hopes to persuade his subjects to stand for one more photograph so he can paint a group portrait to present to the town of Harpswell. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo) “I love Maine. Lobstering’s part of...
Busy days ahead for BRHS Class of 2024
The days are dwindling for attending classes for the 36 members of the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2024. However, a busy two weeks of participating in events and ceremonies lie ahead. The last day of classes for the seniors is Wednesday, May 29. That evening, some of the...
Sheepscot River Race July 6
Seaspray Kayaking will once again hold its Sheepscot River Race. This year’s race for canoes, kayaks, war canoes, sea kayaks and paddleboards will be on Saturday, July 6. The race starts in Newcastle at 1 p.m. and ends in Wiscasset. This is a six-mile race starting at the Route...
Carol Johnsen, notice
Carol Johnsen, age 86, of Lincoln County, died on Saturday, May 18, 2024. A time visitation will be held on May 21, 2024, at 2 p.m., at Hall Funeral Home of Boothbay, 975 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, Maine, where a funeral will be held at 3 p.m. To share a memory...
Ospreys build new nest on top of Bath utility pole after removal
BATH (WGME) -- The birds are back in Bath. An osprey nest has popped up again on top of a utility pole. It's the same spot where CMP cleared a nest earlier this month. CMP removed it in April, saying it was too close to wires carrying large amounts of electricity.
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