Education

BRHS
Interact Club members at their first meeting of the 2026-2027 school year. Courtesy of Bruce Harris

The Boothbay Region High School…

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After months of researching, interviewing and editing, Boothbay Region High School's (BRHS) Adolescents Driving Environmental Progress through Teaching and…

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According to a Sept. 10 review of the Community School District's (CSD) unaudited financials for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, the school has $542…

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Join the Railway Village Museum and the Boothbay Region Historical Society for a special presentation of "Boothbay Now and Then: New and Historic…
Maine Lighthouse Day
Burnt Island Light, the second oldest lighthouse in Maine (1821), ready for Maine Lighthouse Day, Sept. 9. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

The Miss Boothbay transported visitors to and from Burnt Island Light on Saturday, Sept. 12, Maine Lighthouse Day. 

Members of the Keepers of…

Finding Our Voices
Patrisha McLean, CEO+Founder of Finding Our Voices (FOV) and Livi Kessel, director of trhe documentary "Out at Six." Courtesy of FOV

Movie theaters in Rockland, Portland, and Waterville are partnering with the statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices to roll out October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month with the screening…

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Sept. 8, Educate Boothbay's board chairman, Bruce Harris, announced that the place-based learning program is ready…

A life and science of adaptation

While many evolutionary biologists trace their passion to an early childhood love for dinosaurs, Senior Research Scientist John Burns…

Bay Chamber Music School
Executive Director & Violin Faculty Josie Davis and student. Courtesy photo

 

Bay Chamber Music School, at 5 Mountain St. in Camden, is enrolling for the fall 2026 semester. The Music School welcomes students of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to study…
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The creative team of author and poet Susan Schadler and artists Lynne and John M.T. Seitzer recently released “Growing Wild: Four seasons of New England and Native Plants and Their Creatures.”…

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The Railway Village Museum is proud to announce the launch of the organization’s new Marketing Intern Program – a hands-on learning opportunity…
Spruce Point Inn
Spruce Point Inn Artist In Residence Michael Vermette. Courtesy photo

 

This September, Spruce Point Inn, at 88 Grandview Drive in Boothbay Harbor, will celebrate the connection between artists and the Maine coast with Art Week, Sept. 14–20, bringing…

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For the third consecutive year, the Railway Village Museum hosted Cocktails & Chrome, a one-of-a-kind community-wide celebration in support…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
A past Family Harvest Day at BRVM. This year's event is on Oct. 3. File photo

 

The Railway Village Museum is proud to share opportunities for the community to get involved on the museum campus. Would you like to learn…
Dawkins hearing

The 18-year-old charged with aggravated assault against a then-fellow Wiscasset Middle High School student last May has agreed to anger management and mental health counseling in a two-year deal…

Midcoast Literacy

Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit…

Read Together Tutor Training

Coastal Senior College
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“Seeing Ourselves: New Research on…

 Designer Diane Farmer harvesting Veggies to Table flowers. Courtesy photo

Monday, Sept. 14, from 3 to 5 p.m…

BRHS Champions of Change commentary
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Bullying at Boothbay Region High…

Coastal Senior College
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This fall Coastal Senior…

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Boothbay Region Elementary School’s (BRES) new assistant principal, Nicole Mathews, knows how to handle a crisis, in more ways than one.  And saying she's…

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Aug. 17, the Community School District (CSD) continued its review of Boothbay Region Elementary School's (BRES) $30 million renovation project. Due…

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“Transportation for cooperative…

This life-size inflatable humpback whale, “Chunk," is at the Maine State Aquarium this Saturday! Immersive and interactive experience with  wildlife educator Jessica Woodend. Courtesy of Dottie Yunger

The season is coming to a close at the Maine State Aquarium, but not before visitors have a chance to have a whale-y good time!

On Saturday, Aug. 22, visitors can experience the thrill of…

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Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 has one or more schools that participate in Special Provision II or Community Eligible Provision. This alternative is referred to as Provision II or…

Boothbay Region High School

Freshmen device pick up:

Brain Health Seminar

 

Dr. Allan Teel presented 25 years of research on preventing and managing cognitive decline to a crowd of about 120 on Aug. 17 at Bigelow Laboratory, East Boothbay.…

Katerina Nein of Boothbay and…

MaineBiz has just named Patrisha McLean an Outstanding Woman in Business for her work empowering Maine's women survivors of domestic abuse as CEO+Founder of Finding Our Voices. Photo by Wyatt McLean

Patrisha McLean, founder and CEO of Finding Our Voices, has been named one of six Outstanding Women in Business by Mainebiz.

The magazine's Aug. 10 feature on the six "remarkable leader"…

Historic New England
Looking into the dining room of the Bowman House. Courtesy of Historic New England

Want to hear fascinating stories, see exquisite 18th century furnishings and objects that will make you smile? Come to Historic New England’s 1762 Bowman House in Dresden for this special extended…

Robin Lord and Michael Turner volunteer at the FARMS Kitchen at the CLC YMCA. Photo courtesy of DSP support staff

Mobius, Inc. is looking toward the future with the planned sale of its longtime building at 319 Main St. in Damariscotta, while continuing the full range of programs and supports it currently…

Emily Mirabile, center, with Sarah Harris and Sophia Mansfield at the 2026 Junior Theater Festival. File photo

“We are deeply thankful to Emily for the extraordinary chapter she has given Y-Arts, building on the vision her mother began more than 25 years ago. Her…

Cafe Sci

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS) presented the fourth and final Café Sci lecture of the 2026 season Aug. 12, to an audience made up of the public, fellow researchers and supporters of…

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Worries about the strain student transfer agreements (superintendent agreements) have on local taxpayers were again on the minds of Community School District (CSD) trustees Aug. 6. 

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Don't worry, he doesn't bite! The excitement was palpable Aug. 7 as attendees got a tour of Mr. Drew's exotic animals from his organization in Poland, Maine. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Looking like a page had been ripped from National Geographic, a menagerie of exotic animals touched down at Boothbay Harbor Town Hall Aug. 7 for a presentation from "Mr. Drew and His Animals Too…

Maine Art Gallery
"Butterfly House,” monotype with tissue and beading by Deb Arter, who will lead a class in tissue paper collage at the Maine Art Gallery. Courtesy of the venue
“Letting Loose with Tissue and Glue: Diving into Translucent Collage” is the next and last class offered this summer by the Maine Art Gallery on Tuesday, Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the…
A sail and lunch aboard Schooner Sycamore is among the prizes offered at Preservation Party Sept. 13. Courtesy of Capt. Fred Bowers
Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) has gone far and wide to find experiences that will add spice to your life while you support their important work of keeping our local…
 Cheryl Cayer - "Musicians."

The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) Art Show has been held since 1995, and almost always at a shipyard. For many years now, Hodgdon Yacht Services, at 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport has generously…

Guest speaker Passamaquoddy basket maker Debora Nicholas at the Southport Town Hall on July 25. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

A vivid memory of Passamaquoddy basket designer/maker Debora Nicholas’ youth was the sound of male family members pounding ash logs of 8-12 feet with a mallets or the back of an axe to split the…