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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…
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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…

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Ocean on Tap is an informal, ocean-centric speaker series organized by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory. Our goal is to bring people of the community…
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Imagine searching through the…

Cafe Sci reveals new deep-sea organisms

Thirty-one new species in just two weeks of exploration in the South Atlantic Ocean’s vast midwater range – that’s what researchers Dr.

Southport Town Hall
Helen Hayes on Pratt's Island during the filming of "A Sense Of Wonder" - 1967-68. Hayes narrated the documentary. Courtesy of SML

The Southport Memorial Library and the Hendricks Hill Museum bring the 1968 ABC TV documentary, "A Sense of Wonder," filmed on Southport and discovered rusted, deteriorating, and fused in a…

John Butke's work is among those found in the August show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation. Courtesy of the gallery

 Self-guided journeys ... led by an art lover’s imagination. Paintings ... sculpture ...…

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Concerts feature bird song and Brahms; a percussion extravaganza with a world premiere, and free music at Coastal Maine Botanical…

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Schools are meant to be…

Salt Bay Chamberfest's 32nd Chamber Music Festival
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This summer’s Salt Bay Chamberfest will bring audience members on a journey of exploration through time-honored masterworks, new works by living composers, and two world premieres. Titled ‘Music…

Edgecomb Eddy School

Edgecomb Eddy School will welcome three new faces and two familiar ones when school starts. On July 27, the school committee filled…
Maine Historical Society and Bigelow Lab
One of the 26 remaining copies of the Declaration of Independence on Dunlap Broadside. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

In celebration of our country's 250th anniversary, Maine Historical Society (MHS) is on the road with its Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence Statewide Tour through October. MHS is…

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The student parking lot is a…

Lincoln Theater
"Out Of Print" director Julia Marchese. Courtesy photo

Movie lovers are invited to celebrate the enduring magic of independent cinema when Lincoln Theater hosts a free screening of the documentary, "Out of Print" on Thursday…

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If a craftsman builds 60% of…

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AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Arts Commission, in partnership with the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) and Lifetime Arts, a national leader in creative aging advocacy, training, and capacity building…

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum
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The Boothbay Railway Village Museum will be hosting the third annual Cocktails & Chrome event on Saturday, Aug. 29 – a community-wide celebration in support of Maine's automotive heritage.…

Finding Our Voices
Chris and Karli of Peter Ott's on the water in Camden. Patrisha McLean photo

Sushi grade yellowfin tuna, saffron seafood paella, yellow rose gelato, banana caramel bonbons, golden milk lattes, pineapple spritz mocktails; plus yellow books,…

Wiscasset selectmen
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Wiscasset selectmen July 21 were set to consider asking voters in November this non-binding referendum question: "Should Wiscasset explore the possibility of a single regional high school…

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Sarah Currier, a local educator and longtime teacher at Edgecomb Eddy School, has been named the 2026…

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July 9, Community School District (CSD) trustees floated getting legal counsel for general representation, following an exploratory search by Chair Sewall Maddocks.  

However, before…

BRHS Class of 1971

On July 11, twenty-two members of…

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Boothbay Region High School is…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital
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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is relaunching its Diabetes Support Group, offering free meetings for people living with diabetes, family members, caregivers and anyone interested in healthy living…

Filmmaker Cheryl Dean close to mom and calf in a scene from the documentary  “The Right Whale: Tales of Resilience and Hope," screening at the Harbor Theater July 26. Courtesy of the theater and documentary filmmakers

While Southern right whales show signs of recovery, their Northern cousins face mounting threats from ship strikes, entanglement, and industrial noise. Join us at 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 26 for a…

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Boothbay Sea and Science Center
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Last week at the BSSC was filled with lots of fun and field trips as we learned about the similarities and differences between the North Pole and South Pole. We kicked off the week focusing on…

Debra Arter - "August Garden" - mixed media collage. Arter will be holding a class on the art of collage at MAG. Courtesy of the gallery

Summer is the perfect time to pull out the paints and pencils, and even tissue and glue, for experimentation or to develop one’s creative talents. Upcoming classes at the Maine Art Gallery…

Bowdoin International Music Festival
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The internationally esteemed Jupiter String Quartet, a uniquely intimate ensemble built around family bonds, will present two distinctive programs at the 2026…

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As a rising senior at BRHS, I am…

Veggies to Table kicked off its expanded educational offerings with "Tiny Farmers," an opportunity for children to get their hands dirty while learning about the process of growing food. Courtesy of Erica Berman.

Alongside fresh food, “Veggies to Table” is serving up knowledge to Lincoln County residents with expanded youth and adult educational programming. Founded in 2019, the Newcastle-based nonprofit…

Friends of Thai Daughters
A group of the newest arrivals at the Friends of Thai Daughters residential program in Mae Chan, displaying a poster for FTD’s Sunflower Dream Trip Sweepstakes. Courtesy of Ellen James

Enter to win a dream trip anywhere in the world — 100% of proceeds wupport At-Risk Girls in Thailand.

Trevett-based anti-trafficking nonprofit Friends of Thai…

Photographer and photo archivist Kevin Johnson. Courtesy photo
On Monday, July 13, at 7 p.m. at the Southport Town Hall, the Hendricks Hill Museum, Southport, presents Kevin Johnson, photographer and photo archivist at the Penobscot Marine Museum at the…
Sara Gladu, community science director for Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, will give a talk about the way air impacts the landscape on Saturday, July 11. Photo by Kris Christine

In conjunction with its current exhibition, “Song of the Wild,” Maine Art Gallery is hosting two upcoming programs relating to the environment.  First is a…

Longtime Boothbay Region High School STEM teacher Chip Schwehm (above) stands in his classroom, where he spent 22 years teaching students the value of hands-on learning, problem-solving and craftsmanship before retiring this year.

Boothbay Region High School is saying goodbye to the man behind one of its most hands-on classrooms. On the lower level of the school, Chip Schwehm — better known to generations of students as Mr…

BRHS 2026 graduates and chaperones at their Project Graduation outing. Courtesy photo

Project Graduation for the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2026 was a tremendous success! This parent-led tradition provides…