With their yellow legs and rusty brown upperparts, pectoral sandpipers look a bit like a larger version of the tiny least sandpiper. They breed in the Arctic but in migration favor shallow, grassy pools and muddy lake shorelines. Photo courtesy of Jeff Wells.

A Bird's Tale

Envision birds migrating, let’s say hundreds or even a thousand feet overhead (some birds fly even higher). To us, they’d look like specks in the sky, if we could see them at all. When it’s time for them to rest and find food, they must decide where to…

'Round Town

Damariscove

One of my favorite adventures, if you can call it that, has always been visits to Damariscove Island. It’s a pretty special place with tons of history, going way back, well before my times here in Maine. Much can be learned about the island from the research and…

Boothbay Region Elementary School students practice bird watching with Tracey Hall, environmental educator from the Boothbay Region Land Trust. Photo by Brass Duck Photography/Used with permission

Press release

Education Boothbay opens $1.2M campaign

This week, Education Boothbay launched the public phase of "Our Children, Our Community," a three-year, $1.2 million campaign to help prepare Boothbay Region students for the future. Funded entirely by private donations, the campaign goes beyond what school…

Seahawk tri-captain Zuri Smith pushes the ball into the goal in the third quarter of Thursday's 3-1 win at home over Hall-Dale. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

BRHS field hockey

Seahawks roll past Bulldogs

The Boothbay Region High School field hockey team got its eighth win of the season by defeating the Hall-Dale Bulldogs for the second time this season, 3-1, at Perkins Field Thursday afternoon. Junior Moriah Smith, the team’s leading scorer, gave Boothbay a 1-0…

Nick Prato as Todd Dadaleares, founding musician of the Boothbay Harbor 80s band, The Voyagers, soon to be a full length feature film. Courtesy of Uther Moon

Where It's At

The Voyagers: Reimagined, their beat goes on

For decades in most towns across the country, high school musicians were forming bands with gigs at high school dances, town halls and YMCAs, playing the music of the decade. In Boothbay Harbor, early – mid-80s, one such band was The Voyagers: Todd Dadaleares,…

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58th annual Fall Foliage Festival hits record high

Park hosts Fishermen's Appreciation Party

Business owners Dave Bean, left, talks with Kristin and Nick Page at the party. Courtesy photo

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BHSD eyes 3% budget increase

Oct. 20, Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) …

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Maine Hospice Council ceases operations

After careful consideration and extensive evaluation of available resources, the Maine…

Coastal Rivers offers native plant seed collection workshop

Many seeds, like those of goldenrod flowers, are very visible on their stalks in late fall and easy to collect. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is offering a free, hands-on native…

Jazz Ambassadors of the US Army Field Band Nov. 7

The Jazz Ambassadors. Courtesy of the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor is thrilled to be hosting the Jazz…

Samhain Gathering, Celtic New Year at Edgecomb Community Church Labyrinth

The labyrinth at Edgecomb Community Church. Courtesy photo

The Edgecomb Community Church is inviting any and all to a…

Southport Memorial Library

Horror film screening and talk with Dr. James Kopf

The Southport Memorial Library is…

A Lincoln Academy / Heartwood production

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' opening Oct. 30

Natalie Friehl, in the role of Bottom in a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" performances Oct 30 - Nov 7. FMI: info@heartwoodtheater.org. Jenny Mayher photo

Lincoln Academy will soon present William Shakespeare’s comedy of love, magic, and mischief…

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

On Oct. 12, 2026, we celebrated Indigenous Day. It brought to my mind memories of two special…

'Todd's Teed-Off' pub set for November opening

There is a new place coming to Boothbay Harbor to have a bite to eat, drink a brew, play some…

Joe's Journal

2 weeks to go

Have you seen enough political commercials? Me, too. Turn on any TV program, from football games to egg-headed…

Thrift Shop celebrates footbridge

These items are on sale in celebration of the Boothbay Harbor footbridge's 125th birthday celebration. Courtesy photo

St. Andrews Auxiliary Thrift Shop is happy to participate in the 125th Birthday Celebration of…

Letter to the editor

Fundraiser support appreciated

Dear Editor:

Our family at Our Lady Queen of Peace wants to thank everyone…

News and notes from the Community Center

October has been a great month for informative speakers at the Center. If you weren't…

Matching gift opportunity to support Lincoln Theater up to $50k

For 150 years, Lincoln Theater has been a place where our community comes…

It's cold and flu season; time to get your immunizations

It's important to get vaccinated for flu and COVID every fall. October is…

Take Two: Puttin’ on the Ritz

Take Two is a series from movie buffs Isabelle Curtis and Fritz Freudenberger to review entertainment options…

Southport Column: Time for some Halloween fun

Frost, how brilliant the sparkle on blades of grass and rooftops, how quick to melt away…

BHPD make 4 arrests between Oct. 1 and Oct. 18

Boothbay Harbor Police Department made four arrests between Oct. 1 and Oct. 18.

On…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

Gingerbread House Building with Kevin Kiley

A Gingerbread Spectacular entry holiday seasons past.Courtesy of the Opera House

Aspiring architects, baking engineers, creative spirits–all are invited to attend the…

Seahawk field hockey

Boothbay shuts out Telstar to conclude regular season

The Boothbay Region High School field hockey team scored 10 goals for its 10th win…

BHRCC Community Awards night

Pier One Pizza - Business of the Year. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce's Community Awards were held Thursday, Oct. 15 in at Boothbay Railway…

Letter to the editor

Concerned about litter

Dear Editor:

Do you, of a certain age, remember the anti-littering campaign of the…

Letter to the editor

Seeking votes for reelection

Dear Editor:

As State Senator since 2022, I’ve worked to support legislation…

Letter to the editor

God and country

Dear Editor:

I appreciate the honesty of science, math, and logic. These disciplines have brought us the wonders…

Tides

Wednesday, 10/21
1:44 AM	Low	1.39`
8:16 AM	High	8.44`
2:01 PM	Low	1.82`
8:28 PM	High	9.05`

Thursday, 10/22
2:32 AM	Low	1.10`
9:02 AM	High	8.96`
2:53 PM	Low	1.26`
9:17 PM	High	9.35`

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No tide data available.

Rockland Tides

Wednesday, 10/21
1:31 AM	Low	1.29`
7:54 AM	High	8.75`
1:48 PM	Low	1.92`
8:02 PM	High	9.35`

Thursday, 10/22
2:19 AM	Low	1.05`
8:39 AM	High	9.23`
2:39 PM	Low	1.40`
8:51 PM	High	9.63`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Belfast Tides

Wednesday, 10/21
1:23 AM	Low	1.50`
7:42 AM	High	9.11`
1:43 PM	Low	1.98`
7:57 PM	High	9.72`

Thursday, 10/22
2:11 AM	Low	1.17`
8:29 AM	High	9.65`
2:33 PM	Low	1.39`
8:46 PM	High	10.07`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

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