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Maine Coast Stone Symposium seeks local host families for artists
This August, 12 Maine stone sculptors and a guest from Japan will be creating sculpture from Maine granite on the grounds of the Boothbay Railway Village during the first ever Maine Coast Stone Symposium (MCSS.) More than half of the artists will be visiting the reg
Nadeau represents Maine Board of Optometry at ARBO meeting
The American Regulatory Board of Optometry's held its 98th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on June 18-20. Dr. Thomas Nadeau of Boothbay Harbor participated as the representative for the Maine Board of Optometry.
Art classes come to the Community Center
Starting Monday, July 10, Rebekah Rogers will offer art classes for beginners at the Community Center. The classes will meet for three consecutive Mondays (July 10, 17 and 24) between noon and 2 pm.
Skidompha Library program can save family historical documents
This summer Skidompha Library’s staff genealogist and volunteers are offering a service that will benefit patrons, future researchers, and the library collection.
Cod Cove Inn awarded 2017 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for fourth consecutive year
The Cod Cove Inn has announced that it has received the
Coastal Humane Society, Petco team up for BE A LIFESAVER mega adoption event
The Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick is teaming up with Petco of Topsham for a BE A LIFESAVER, a mega adoption weekend on July 1 and 2 at the Topsham Fair Mall store. Dozens of puppies, kittens, adult dogs and cats will be up for adoption and awaiting their forever homes beginning at 9 a.m.
Boothbay Harbor coastal resiliency update
The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission and Boothbay Harbor Board of Selectmen decided last year to combine efforts in a coastal resiliency project assessing potential flooding of the town’s waterfront businesses and town properties due to climate change.
Newspaper welcomes new reporter
Joseph Charpentier has been hired by the Boothbay Register as a full-time reporter.
Honeybee swarm collection service in Knox and Lincoln counties
As part of their natural reproductive cycle, honeybees will swarm. A swarm is when a queen and a good portion of the worker population of bees leave the hive to find a new home. While a honeybee swarm is relatively harmless, it can be a frightening sight to people.
Lucy-Ann Spaulding leaves kindergarten for new adventures
When Boothbay Region Elementary School held its end-of-the-school-year assembly June 19, Principal Mark Tess announced which staff and teachers were retiring. When Lucy-Ann Spaulding and Rita Arnold’s names were read, loud, mournful wails of “No!” filled the gymnasium from top to bottom.
Blessing of the Fleet at 1:30 Sunday
Readers are reminded that start time of the Windjammer Days Blessing of the Fleet event will be on Sunday, June 25 at 1:30 p.m. in the inner harbor. The original schedule, as printed in the newspaper’s Windjammer Days guide, had the event incorrectly starting at 4 p.m.
Hardina joins marketing staff
The Schooner Cove and Chase Point communities on the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus are pleased to welcome Bruce Hardina to their marketing staff.
Boothbay region welcomes international students
Tourists aren’t the only ones who descend upon the Boothbay region each summer. Dozens of international seasonal workers also travel to the Midcoast community each tourist season earning college tuition and experiencing American culture.
University of Hawaii professor to talk about herring at the DMC
On Friday, June 30, Dr. Alison Rieser will give a talk on herring at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center.
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Two stories from the golden age of American manufacturing
Creating a city in the desert, moving London Bridge to Arizona, and competing in business against his in-laws are just some of the unusual activities of outboard motor manufacturer Robert McCulloch which will be presented in “Tireless Entrepreneurs,” a talk by Larr