Boothbay photographer Peter Felsenthal will be speaking and presenting slides from his recent book, "New Growth: A Portrait of Six Maine Organic Farms," at the FARMS Community Kitchen above the Rising Tide Community Market on Thursday, March 12 at 1 p.m. The event is co-hosted by the Maine Coast Book Shop.

Boothbay Region High School seniors are gearing up for graduation this coming May 29, 2015 and will be ready to celebrate post-graduation. In order to help raise funds for Project Graduation, the students, parents, and community supporters are hosting a ‘Winter Carnvial’ this coming Sunday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Boothbay Region High School.

Boothbay Selectman Charles Cunningham told Frank Fassett it was time to “stop beating a dead horse” during the Feb. 25 board meeting.

Cunningham and Fassett previously sparred over the board’s decision in January not to renegotiate outgoing Town Manager James Chaousis’ contract.

There’s more than one way to make the mountains of snow that have been accumulating over the past several weeks disappear.

We can wait for warm, sunny days, to melt it. We can wait for rain to wash it away — or we can dump it into the harbor.

That was the case on Feb. 25, a relatively warm, sunny day in Boothbay Harbor.

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library will showcase the artwork of Boothbay Region High School students for the month of March in celebration of Youth Art Month. The community can admire the display by these talented students through March 30.

Friends, well-wishers and staff will say goodbye to outgoing Boothbay Town Manager Jim Chaousis during a Feb. 27 farewell party, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Boothbay Craft Brewery.

Chaousis served as Boothbay town manager for 4.5 years. He will become Rockland’s city manager on March 2.

Chaousis, 37, is from Livermore. He served two years as the Livermore Falls town manager before coming to Boothbay.