The 2015 annual Haiti Benefit Dinner will be prepared this year by Damariscotta River Grill chef/owners Rick Hirsch and Jean Kerrigan.

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After a brief holiday hiatus, the Boothbay Pickers will return to Mama D’s Café Mercantile on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

The acoustic music is most often by Noel Arrington, left, and Gabe Tonon,…

An open mic and community sing-along will be held on New Year's Day (Jan. 1), from noon to 3 p.m. at Savory Maine.

Musician Sylvia Tavares is organizing this free event. Last…

McSeagull’s manager Alyssa Allen and co-worker Jeff Stoddard presented checks to local charities on Dec. 16 at the Boothbay Region Elementary School.

A total of $5,790 was raised from the…

The boys from the south who ran the Lighthouse Lobster Shack at the Heritage Village in Wiscasset are at it again.

Robert Harris and…

The twinkling lights, the forest of magical trees and the holiday magic of the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor will serve as the backdrop for one final performance this year.

Savory Maine Dining and Provisions is pleased to exhibit the “Katahdin Fantasies” of Yarmouth watercolor artist Harry Beskind from Dec. 4 through Jan.…

Thursday, Dec. 4 was a day of mixed emotions in Boothbay Harbor.

After 40 years, to the day,…

Savory Maine in Damariscotta announces its December music series featuring local musicians. Every Thursday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast entertain diners at…

Patricia Moroz is an artist. She makes sculptures that delight people. Photos are taken of them, and people gush over them. Then they eat them.

Just in time for the holiday gift giving season, Art at the Grill will host three artists (Jan Kilburn, Will Kefauver and Marnie Sinclair) all of whom have galleries on Bristol Road. The…

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce's latest Business After Hours event was held at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Nov. 19.

The business networking event gave people an…

It’s that time of year. With loads of parties, lots of entertaining, hostess gifts aplenty, what would be great to have on hand for such occasions?

Why, sweets from Feed Our Scholars bakers…

Exactly 40 years after Peter and Nancy Gilchrist bought the Ebb Tide restaurant — 7 p.m. on Dec. 4 — the doors will close for the season, and the couple will retire.

The restaurant has been…

This weekend only at Trevett Country Store, stop by and pick up one of the Boothbay region store’s many specials, including a crabmeat roll with chips for $8.75 or a blueberry pie slice at $2.75…

For those of us who are lucky enough (or not) to be in the Boothbay region for the fall/winter, many eateries do remain open either the entire offseason, or a good…

Savory Maine's November music series features musicians every Thursday (except Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27) and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., from…

Chef Steve Richards of The World is Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor is the…

A fresh, new exhibit livens the walls of the Damariscotta River Grill as part of The Art at The Grill series. Opening on Monday, Oct. 27, this exhibition showcases five Maine based artists working…

Barbara Vanderbilt's exhibit will include stunning interpretations of Maine’s rock, wood and ice formations. Her pastel paintings capture the subtle changes in texture…

There were 28 entries to the pumpkin dessert contest at Skidompha Library on Saturday, Oct. 11 as part of the Pumpkinfest weekend in Damariscotta.

Savory Maine’s October music series will feature musicians from around the Midcoast. Every Thursday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. they entertain and delight diners at Savory Maine in Damariscotta…

Mongiare! The River Company is partnering with Savory Maine to offer a three-course Italian dinner on Sunday, Oct. 5 starting at 5 p.m. The cast of “Over the River and Through the Woods” will…

Savory Maine’s September music series lineup will feature popular local musicians every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. These Midcoast musicians entertain and delight diners at the…

If you enjoy fine wine, good food, beautiful music and stimulating poetry, then you’ll not want to miss the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s 2nd Annual Poetry of Wine event at Mine Oyster on…

A band best known for playing their music on the streets of New Orleans is bringing their unique “Big Easy” sound to Damariscotta's Schooner Landing Pub on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 8 p.m.

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D-E-C-A-D-E-N-T.

Decadent is the word to describe the “On the Move” event at Mine Oyster on August 16 attended by 70 people; most of whom are oyster lovers. Those who were not, such as my…

NacNab's Tea Room.

Who among us doesn't have a handful (at least) of anecdotes about a trip to 5 Yu Lu Tea Lane in Boothbay to see Proprietress Fran Browne and that High Priestess of Tea (as…

I popped the sushi oyster roll into my mouth.

I was intrigued first by the textures — rice, fried oyster,…

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast entertain and delight diners at Savory Maine restaurant in Damariscotta.

On August 5 Kathi Nordone…

There's a new pizza joint in town. Well, not exactly a joint, but definitely a place to get one of the best, freshest wood-fired pizzas in the area.

Savory Maine in Damariscotta announces its July music series featuring local musicians. Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast will entertain and delight…

A new waterfront deli is serving its version of a classic American sandwich. Ava's Seaside Deli opened last month with a menu consisting of breakfast and lunchtime sandwiches. But the one sandwich…

Most Mainers have had boiled or steamed lobster with a side of corn on the cob. The combo is hard to beat, especially during the summer, when the lobsters are “sheddas” and the corn is sweet and…

The Maine lobster roll has made the final round of Congressional Quarterly Roll Call’s Taste of America contest, and the polls are currently open for Americans to…

A new restaurant will aim to bring fresh food to the Twin Villages.

Van Lloyd's Bistro is expected to open in mid-June in Damariscotta…

Lara De Pietro likes to joke that in her family, “the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.”

The Westport Island chef is bringing a farm-to-table benefit dinner to Westport Island’s historic…

Shannon Schmelzer, owner of Shannon's Unshelled lobster shack, has been awarded a $1,000 grant in the Company Corporation'…

Every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast entertain and delight diners at Savory Maine. Playing in the month of June the lineup includes pop, country and…

The Oxbow brewery, located in a renovated barn in Newcastle, has reopened its popular Tasting Room after installing a brand new draft system.

Oxbow has been producing unique farmhouse style…

Savory Maine in Damariscotta May music series will feature local musicians. Every Thursday and Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast will entertain and delight diners at…

Spruce Point Inn, the 85-room resort located on 57 waterfront acres at the entrance to Boothbay…

The local musicians performing in Savory Maine's Music Series in April will bring folk, country, inspirational, gospel, bluegrass, ragtime, classical, contemporary, Flamenco, Spanish, Brazillian…

Shannon Schmelzer of Boothbay Harbor has always wanted to be her own boss, running her own business. Now, at the age of 26, her dream is coming true.

Schmelzer is opening up Shannon's…

Savory Maine’s March music series will feature local musicians. Every Thursday and Saturday in Damariscotta, from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast will entertain and charm diners at…

Savory Maine in Damariscotta announces its February music series featuring local and Midcoast musicians. These entertaining and talented musicians perform every Thursday and Saturday, from 6 p.m.…

Come and see what the high school drama kids have been up to as they present a comedy entitled, “Hard Candy,” by Jonathan Rand, on Wednesday, February 5. The 40-minute one act takes a hilarious…

The Haiti Dinner, to be held at St Patrick’s Church in Damariscotta Mills on February 7 at 6 p.m., will be prepared by the chef/owner of King Eider’s Pub and Stone…

Throughout the winter, area restaurants and cooks will be providing hot lunches to benefit Hidden Valley Nature Center.

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Savory Maine of Damariscotta is beginning its December music series featuring local musicians. Every Thursday and Saturday, from 6 to 8 p.m., musicians from around the Midcoast will entertain and…