Education

BOY FARMER

Edgecomb students enjoy fall gardening and applying math and literacy concepts learned in the classroom. Sarah Currier's fourth grade class is thankful this season for Beth…

COVID-19 GRAPHIC

Coastal Senior College, serving Lincoln and Knox counties, is offering 11 winter courses this season. Classes begin the week of Jan. 13. Find more information…

Coastal Senior College logo

As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to expand its role in the active lifelong…

Registration is now open for winter term courses at Coastal Senior College, serving midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden. Classes begin the week of Jan. 13.…

File photo

Boothbay region schools will soon get a lighting upgrade from conventional lights to LED systems. Dec. 11, the Community School District (CSD) board of trustees…

edgecomb eddy school

A kitchen manager's position along with shared costs for a new Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 assistant superintendent and a shared Individualized education…

Snow-nastics! Courtesy of Hearty Roots

Two days of winter adventures await kids in grades 1 through 6 at Hearty Roots’ pop-up camps on Monday, Dec. 29 and Tuesday, Dec

1st grade

Familiar songs sung by tiny voices, the red and green of Christmas, head (and nose!) adornments, and dozens of happy faces in the front and in the crowd made for a cheerful and fun Holiday Concert…

Coastal Senior College logo

As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to expand its role in the active lifelong learning community in Lincoln and Knox counties and beyond, the College kicks off…

Tracey Brown-Gysi, the Community School District's new Director of Transportation. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

For Tracey Brown-Gysi, what started as a flexible job for a single mom turned into a career spanning over two decades. Brown-Gysi was…

Courtesy of Eileen Higgins

Under the direction of music teacher, Jen McIvor Southport School children sang many seasonal Christmas favorites at the Christmas Concert Dec. 17. The sixth graders, Aurora Wallace, Jonah…

Coastal Senior College, serving midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, is offering eleven winter courses this season. Three of these courses will be offered in person in Damariscotta and…

The Maine State Aquarium's resident ocean pout gets an unexpected tank mate this holiday season.  ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Maine State Aquarium invites visitors to enjoy an under-the-sea holiday during its first “Sea of Lights” festivities. The aquarium will be open on Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., until Jan…

Author Iris Murdock, circa 1940. Courtesy of CSC

As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to expand its role in the active lifelong learning community in Lincoln and Knox counties and beyond, the College kicks off…

BRHS students during a trash pickup day Dec. 11 to help clean up downtown Boothbay Harbor. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

This giving season, a group of Boothbay Region High School students gave something back to their community. Donned in winter coats, safety…

Education experts visit with faculty at the Center for Teaching and Learning. From left to right: Linda Rief, Stacey Adams, Corbin Lichtinger, Penny Kittle, Angela Lathem-Ballard. Courtesy of CTL

Since the school year began in September, teachers at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb have engaged multiple forms of professional development.…

Coastal Senior College, serving Lincoln and Knox Counties, is offering eleven winter courses this season, eight of them on Zoom, making them accessible to all from home…

Hearty Roots will host two overnight adventures, at its Bremen campus, for youth in grades 6,7 and 8 grades in January. The Girls’ Overnight will run from 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 to 10 a.m.…

Coastal Senior College logo

As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to expand its role in the active lifelong learning community in Lincoln and Knox counties and beyond, the College kicks off…

Principal Mewa

Math teachers at Edgecomb Eddy School are doing some extra "homework" in researching a new curriculum for the kindergarten through grade six school. On Nov. 24, two of the four…

Coastal Senior College

Coastal Senior College, serving Midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, is offering 11 winter courses this season, eight of them on Zoom, making them accessible…

Coastal Senior College logo

As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to extend its role in the active lifelong learning community in Lincoln and Knox counties and beyond, the College kicks off…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Coulombe Center & Lincoln Theater
Rushton passes out Yellow Tulip Hope bags during the Nov. 10 showing of “Screenagers: The Next Chapter” at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of Piper Wilber

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Coulombe Center for Health Improvement partnered with the Lincoln Theater to host two free community showings of “Screenagers: The Next…

Members of the recently formed ADEPTT club at BRHS talk the role of youth in addressing the region's changing climate. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Conversations about Earth’s changing climate have become a mainstay in coastal regions, and students at Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) are joining in through the formation of a new club:…

Inner structure of a Nautilus shell, illustrating Arnold Aho's class, Form in Nature and Design. Photo provided by CSC.

Coastal Senior College, serving Midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, is offering 11 winter courses this season, eight of them on Zoom, making them accessible to all…

Center For Teaching and Learning
 CTL fifth graders Lila Milden and Gannon Inman were honored by the Inkblot Writing Contest.

Two young poets from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb were recognized by the 2025 Inkblot Writing Contest at the Maine Coast Waldorf School. 

logo

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is now accepting applications for its next Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program, which runs Jan. 5 through Feb. 12, 2026.…

Schools based in Bath and Frenchville can get state funding to rebuild after both were damaged by fire, while a long list of other schools await funding for construction…

Cemetery Chronicles
Grave of Samuel Adams. Courtesy of Sara Fahnley

Settlers came to Boothbay from Ireland, Scotland and England. Some made their way from Londonderry, NH long before the town was incorporated in 1764. The next few Chronicles will highlight some of…

logo

The next Ocean on Tap is at Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way in Boothbay Harbor on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. 

Boothbay Region High School students accepted into the District III Honors choir, from left: From left: Rose Campbell, Frida Kerchhauser, Sophia Mansfield (chorus), Jayden Coulombe (band). Photo courtesy of Dr. Mary Miller

Boothbay Region High School students Rose Campbell, Sophia Mansfield, Frida Kerchhauser and Jayden Coulombe auditioned, and were…

Courtesy of Sarah Harris

Sarah Harris may be a name you’ve heard before. Recently deemed a Youth Rising Star in Community Excellence by Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce, the high…

BRHS Robotics team competing in York.  Courtesy of Chris Liberti

BRHS Robotics Teams made the trek down to York for their first competition of the 2025-2026 Vex V5 Robotics season to test their early season designs and strategies. …

File photo

What goes down doesn’t always come up. Community School District (CSD) Director of Facilities David Benner…

Outdoor adventuring with Hearty Roots. Courtesy of Erin Quinley

Hearty Roots is thrilled to announce a new partnership with support from The John T. Gorman Foundation, whose mission is “to make Maine a more equitable place where all…

Frida Kirchhauser of Stuttgart, Germany talks school spirit and the American high school experience. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Whether it's decorating for Homecoming, watching your team score on the football field or getting ready for prom with friends, these are experiences most high schoolers don’t think twice about.…

The January '25 annual Winter Drama Adventure youth cast of "Jack and the Beanstalk." Auditions for this year's show, "Treasure Island," will be Dec. 1 in the Poe Theater. Courtesy of Joy Braley

Heartwood Theater will host youth auditions for ”Treasure Island” open to all Midcoast middle school students in grades 4-8, on Monday, Dec. 1 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Poe…

Coastal Senior College
Coastal Senior College logo

Coastal Senior College (CSC) is pleased to announce its series of winter 2026 courses in Knox and Lincoln counties. CSC offers lifelong learners the opportunity to…

AOS 98 logo

The Community School District (CSD) School Committee and Board of Trustees agreed on several proposed changes to the district charter at a joint meeting Nov. 13. The…

 The Center for Teaching and Learning welcomes Maine's Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

The Center for Teaching and Learning, a Pre-K–8 independent school in Edgecomb, recently welcomed Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. 

Edgecomb Eddy School

Please join us Saturday, Dec. 6  for a day of art, crafts, and local goods at the Edgecomb Eddy Artisan and Vendor Show! Featuring over 40 local artists and vendors, come meet the makers, 9 a…

Local genealogist Ellen Newton is partnering with BRTV for a new show that uncovers local family histories. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Who do you think you are? Ellen Newton may have the answer.  

Newton is partnering with Boothbay Region TV and…

A teacher at King Middle School with strand of sugar kelp planted at Spartan Sea Farms in Casco Bay. Courtesy Boothbay Sea and Science Center

For almost a decade, Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) has been bringing pieces of the ocean into Maine classrooms. BRCC’s Exploring the Science of Seaweed Farming…

File photo

The Community School District School Committee (CSD) Nov. 4 eyed upcoming work. The committee discussed FY 27 budgeting and a joint meeting with the Board of Trustees…

BRHS junior Cole Hyson joins Station Manager Lang Sheppard and the BRTV team as part of the high school's mentorship program. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

“Put people in their wheelhouse, and they come alive.” 

The words of Station Manager Lang Sheppard are apt when describing Boothbay Region TV and Media…

Gingerbread Spectacular past creation. Courtesy of Cathy Sherrill

In preparation for the 19th annual Gingerbread Spectacular, the Boothbay Harbor Opera House is offering a free class in the fine art of designing and building…

Plunge for a Purpose participants

Ready to chill out with Hearty Roots? Registration is open for this year’s Plunge for a Purpose on New Year’s Day at Pemaquid Beach. All are invited to take the plunge…

Eureka County Middle School 8th Graders with teacher Mrs. Gearty. Courtesy photo

Education through newspapers is a very viable way to educate. Especially today when, in…