Life

• Knox-Lincoln spring plant sale catalog now available

  Thu, 01/23/2020 - 8:00am

  

  Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2020 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online. This year’s sale will be held at the Union Fairgrounds on the weekend before Mother’s Day, Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, May 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plants are available for pre-order online or by mail through Friday, April 3 for pick-up at the sale. Order early for the best selection or take a chance on cash-check-credit & carry at the sale. This...

• Children’s auditions at MSMT

  Thu, 01/23/2020 - 7:30am

  

  Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold local children’s auditions for both “Frozen, Jr.,” and “The Sound of Music.” Both auditions will be held at 22 Elm St. in Brunswick. These are open call auditions. Come early to sign up and you will be seen in order of sign-up sheet. Child actors should prepare a 16-bar cut (less than one minute) that best shows ability and range. Must bring head shot and resume, and sheet music printed and clearly marked. Pianist will be present. “Frozen, Jr. “...
• Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD

  Portland firm holds first public sessions on CSD’s future

  Wed, 01/22/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  Lavallee Brensinger Architects (LBPA) launched its first series of school master plan meetings with the Community School District and the wider community Jan. 17 and 18. The Friday evening gathering focused on input from students' parents and Saturday morning’s focused on business leaders and the wider community. LBPA’s Ron Lamarre said the meetings’ goal is to answer four important questions: What is significant about the schools? What are the top 10 desired outcomes defining success? What are...
• Where It’s At

  Stargazing

  Wed, 01/22/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  The night sky: Who doesn’t enjoy looking up at the stars musing about the distance between them and us? Imagining what civilizations from pre-historic times forward thought when seeing what we know as constellations until Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer living in the second century – AD, not BC – came up with names for the star formations above him. There are 44 Greek constellations (yeah, I looked that up). According to Sky-Watch, Orion and Ursa Major/Big Dipper are the two most popular and most...

• Boy Scout meetings

  Wed, 01/22/2020 - 1:00pm

  Youngsters in grades K-5 interested in Cub Scouting in the Boothbay, Wiscasset and Damariscotta areas will be happy to know there is a Monday group meeting from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and new members are always welcome. Contact Robin at 207-607-2965 for more information. Through the end of January the group is working on Duty to God pins/loops, starting on their cooking/nutrition activities, and will be cooking outdoors.

• Adventures in Golfing

  Wed, 01/22/2020 - 10:00am

  Thursday, Feb. 6 Come to the library at Schooner Cove Retirement Community for a 1:30 presentation by Bob Emmons is a retired professor of crop protection at The State University of New York. He also taught golf course management classes. Mr. Emmons had been the superintendent of a golf course for two years before entering graduate school and graduates of his program went on to manage many well-known U.S. golf courses. Emmons will do a humorous and interesting presentation about his many...
• Live, laugh and love!

  Tuscan meatballs

  Wed, 01/22/2020 - 8:00am

  

  Wicked cold snap … not liking it much myself. Co-ed Saturday morning basketball at the YMCA is done for another year. Watching the growth of all of the kiddos is so awesome to watch. I want to wish good luck to our Seahawks. Finish strong, guys and gals. Homemade Tuscan meatballs … they are easy and done quite differently than my meatballs. Grocery list includes: One pound of sliced all-beef baloney or ham; one pound of ground pork and one pound of burger; three slices of stale bread; one egg;...
• BRES PTO

  PTO potluck, Family Night book fair Jan. 28

  Wed, 01/22/2020 - 7:45am

  The Boothbay Region Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization will hold a free potluck dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the Family Consumer Science room. The PTO will also hold its Family Night book fair the same evening from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the Lady Dribblers will perform at 6 p.m. in the gymnasium. The potluck dinner is free, but donations will be accepted.
• Out of Our Past

  Boothbay's Lost

  Wed, 01/22/2020 - 7:00am

  

  I wrote the following article in 1989. Any updates are within bracketed sentences. We've all lost or broken family heirlooms. When it happens, it seems a trust is broken and that the link with our ancestors is weakened or cut off. The likelihood grows that eventually it will be as though our forebears never lived for the past is swallowed up in an instant by the present. Towns too lose their heirlooms and the continuity snaps between past and present—a public, not just a private, loss...

• AOS 98 budget meeting, vote Jan. 23

  Tue, 01/21/2020 - 10:15am

  

  Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 will hold its annual budget meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 23 in the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium. Voters from Southport, Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay, Edgecomb and Georgetown will determine the administration’s budget via a 15-article warrant: Article 1, $175,990 for special education; Article 2, $438,932 for system administration; Article 12, fiscal sum of $614,922 with assessments of $582,922; Article 13, transfer of $5,000 from undesignated...

• Health Center annual meeting

  Mon, 01/20/2020 - 4:45pm

  Monday, Jan. 27 The annual meeting of Boothbay Region Health Care (aka Boothbay Region Health Center) will take place at 2 p.m. at The Community Center, 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. The public is welcome to attend.

• Boothbay schools’ band concert

  Mon, 01/20/2020 - 3:30pm

  Thursday, Jan. 30 The band members at the Boothbay region schools still want to have a chance to perform their holiday music and more for the community. The original holiday concert was postponed due to weather. Come to the Opera House for this free concert at 6 p.m. Let’s celebrate the community’s young musicians under the leadership of Jeff Waldrop. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Free. Donations welcome! 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.

• Compassionate Touch

  Mon, 01/20/2020 - 12:00pm

  Thursday, Jan. 30 Do you wonder how to help ease the pain of the aging process with a loved one? Healing means more than just medical recovery. Touch can help both you and your loved one, by deepening your connection and communication. Learn Compassionate Touch. Free. At 2-3 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. To register (for one or all) call or text 207-315-5084, Linda Wacholtz. LMT, LE of Blissful Touch Skincare and Massage Wellness, 448 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay.

• Compassionate Touch

  Mon, 01/20/2020 - 11:45am

  Thursday, Jan. 23 and 25 & 30 Do you wonder how to help ease the pain of the aging process with a loved one? Healing means more than just medical recovery. Touch can help both you and your loved one, by deepening your connection and communication. Learn Compassionate Touch. Free. Dates/times: Thursday, Jan. 23: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 25: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and Thursday, Jan. 30 at 2-3 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. To register (for one or all) call or text 207-315-5084, Linda...

• New free diabetes prevention program groups starting soon

  Mon, 01/20/2020 - 11:00am

  Boothbay Region (BR) and Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, which helps adults lose weight through healthier eating and increased physical activity to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes, are starting new groups. Through partnership with MaineHealth and LincolnHealth, both YMCAs are now able to offer this program at no cost to all community members. The CLC YMCA group will start on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 4 p.m. while the BR YMCA group will begin Wednesday...
• Boothbay Region High School

  BRHS raises passing grade from 60% to 70%

  Mon, 01/20/2020 - 10:30am

  

  Classes’ passing grades at Boothbay Region High School next year are being raised to 70%. Student Will Perkins spotlighted the issue in a Champions of Change article in July in a bid to raise the bar for education standards. The Community School District School Committee asked Principal Dan Welch to investigate the standards of other Mountain Valley Conference schools. Welch came back to the board Jan. 15 with data from a staff and student survey as well as a recap on communication from other...

• Bad back? Free seminar Jan. 28

  Mon, 01/20/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Join our Empowered Patients' Group on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from noon to 1:30 p.m. to learn “How To Prevent and Mitigate Back Pain” from Brady Fergola, DC, SFMA. Fergola is the chiropractor who is taking over Ron Bouffard's practice (Boothbay Chiropractor) on West Street in Boothbay Harbor while Ron is doing an internship in Chicago. Fergola will describe the common back problems he sees in his office daily. He’ll cover the basic anatomy involved with the core and back. Then he'll give us some core...

• Garden Therapy participants decorate, feed birds

  Mon, 01/20/2020 - 7:45am

  

  On Tuesday, Jan. 7, the residents, while warm and cozy inside the Gregory Wing, enjoyed pursuing a winter craft project with the help of Boothbay Region Garden Club members. Participants created colorful snowmen that now decorate their rooms and their dining room. Not to be forgotten in winter, the birds and squirrels that grace the area just outside their windows were treated by the residents to peanuts and cranberries hung on the bushes beyond the walls and windows of the Gregory Wing dining...

• Drapeau on dean’s list

  Mon, 01/20/2020 - 7:45am

  J ohnson & Wales University (JWU) student Henry Drapeau of Boothbay, an integrated product design major in the College of Engineering & Design, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2019 term. To receive dean’s list commendation, students must earn a grade point average of 3.4 or above. Drapeau, a first-year student, is the son of Susan and David Drapeau and a 2019 graduate of Boothbay Region High School .

• Annual Benefit Dinner for Haiti Feb. 7

  Sat, 01/18/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  New owners of the Damariscotta River Grill, Tim Beal and Tamara Dica, have confirmed that the Grill will again prepare the food for the annual Lincoln County Haiti Benefit Dinner to be held Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, 380 Academy Hill Rd. in Newcastle. Since acquiring the Grill last year, Beal and Dica have established Tuesdays and Wednesdays as Neighbor Nights, offering an affordable tasting menu with 20% of proceeds going to selected local charities. “We enjoy this opportunity to...

• Heartwood presents youth production ‘Firebird’

  Fri, 01/17/2020 - 6:00pm

  

  Heartwood’s seventh annual winter middle school production is well underway, as 25 Midcoast youths - grades 3-8 - prepare to present the Japanese Noh theater tale, “Firebird,” along with three more short, stylized Japanese pieces. This top notch ensemble of committed students auditioned and were cast into roles in early December. As school resumed in January, they dove into four weeks of focused and intensive rehearsals, which will culminate in school-day and evening public performances in the...

• AOS 98 launches Education Service Center

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 2:15pm

  

  Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 school board members made the new Rocky Channels Education Service Center (ESC) official Jan. 14. The meeting was the first time the board – which also acts as board of directors for the ESC – functioned by holding two meetings separating the duties of the AOS 98 board from the ESC. AOS 98 board members voted to serve as the ESC’s fiscal agent and to approve a 2020-2021 AOS operating budget of $614,922 with assessments of $582,922. Since former AOS...

• Bereavement group

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:45am

  Tuesday, Jan. 21 A bereavement group will be held at The Community Center from 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21; Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Monday, March 2. Future dates to be added. This group is free and open to anyone who is experiencing grief from any loss or life transition. Facilitators: Lynne Tobin, LPC and Shawn Lewin. The Center is at 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.

• Bereavement group

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:45am

  Tuesday, Feb. 11 A bereavement group will be held at the Community Center from 2-3 p.m. Feb. 11 and Monday, March 2. Future dates to be added. This group is free and open to anyone who is experiencing grief from any loss or life transition. Facilitators: Lynne Tobin, LPC and Shawn Lewin

• Bereavement group

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:45am

  Monday, March 2 A bereavement group will be held at the Community Center from 2-3 p.m. Future dates to be added. This group is free and open to anyone who is experiencing grief from any loss or life transition. Facilitators: Lynne Tobin, LPC and Shawn Lewin

• Piano music by Dennis Boyd

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:45am

  Thursday, Jan. 30 Join local musician Dennis Boyd for an afternoon of wonderful classics to classical takes on some newer favorites at 2 p.m. Musical selections range from Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, to Elton John and Billy Joel - and everything in between on piano. Schooner Cove Retirement Community library, 35 Schooner Street (On the LincolnHealth – Miles Campus), Damariscotta, ME. Free and open to the public. (207) 563-5523.

• Send a Singing Valentine!

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 11:30am

  

  The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus of Midcoast Maine will be offering Singing Valentines for Friday, Feb. 14. The area covered would be from Bristol to Brunswick and all places in between. The Nor’easters, clad in tuxedos, will appear at the designated location per the order requested, to sing two love songs, and present a card and a rose from the sender of the Singing Valentine. The Nor’easters have sung to women, children and men at work places, homes, restaurants and many other locations...

• Local nurse recognized by national foundation

  Thu, 01/16/2020 - 8:00am

  

  LincolnHealth was pleased to present Waldoboro resident Kathryn Genthner, RN, with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. This award was created in 1999 to recognize those who go above and beyond to provide exemplary care for their patients. What makes this award so special to many is the nominations come from former patients. Genthner’s many nominators not only spoke of her clinical expertise, but of her warmth, patience, compassion and dedication. “Katy took care of my fears and made my...

• BRHS seeking information

  Wed, 01/15/2020 - 3:45pm

  As part of ongoing efforts to engage our community and learn all we can, Boothbay Region High School’s Dropout Prevention Committee is soliciting community input. Throughout the rest of this year the Committee has several tools designed to garner feedback as to how we can make school as accessible as possible for all learners. Using this data we are hopeful to make informed decisions as to how to make changes to current practices thus helping all students to complete high school and earn their...

• Hear Blue Fuse Jazz at CCAC

  Wed, 01/15/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  The Chocolate Church Arts Center, at 804 Washington Street in Bath, will present Blue Fuse Jazz on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. The Maine-based quartet of virtuosic musicians performs unmistakable “hot club” or “gypsy” jazz in the style of guitar legend Django Reinhardt, made popular in Paris in the 1930s and 1940s. The group is composed of guitarists Adam Yeager and Craig Hensley, accordion player and vocalist Sonja Florman, and bassist and vocalist Craig Hensley. Together, Blue Fuse...

• Beekeeping classes begin in February

  Wed, 01/15/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  Just in case you have been thinking about what it would be like to begin a new adventure as a beekeeper, the opportunity to do so is just around the corner. The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers is offering its annual Bee School to individuals interested in learning more about keeping bees. Instructors of the classes are members of the KLCB in addition to the Maine state apiarist who will speak one evening on honey bee pests and pest management. While attending Bee School one night per week for...

• Annual seed swap in Waldoboro Jan. 25

  Wed, 01/15/2020 - 11:00am

  

  The fifth annual Seed Swap & Saving Seeds Workshop is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Knox & Lincoln Counties Extension office, 377 Manktown Road in Waldoboro (snow day, Saturday, Feb. 1). Master Gardener volunteer Jean Vose begins the workshop with a short slide show covering the history of and reasons for saving seeds. Discussion and questions are welcomed during the presentation. The swap will begin at the conclusion of the slide show presentation. This...

• Riddell on dean’s list

  Wed, 01/15/2020 - 10:30am

  Saida Riddell, a 2016 graduate of Boothbay Region High School, was named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at Florida Southern College. The list recognizes students with outstanding academic achievement who have completed at least 12 semester hours and earned an academic average of 3.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• Lincoln County College Connection

  Free classes, college advising and career planning offered

  Wed, 01/15/2020 - 10:00am

  

  If you are 19 or older and planning to go to college but don’t know where to start, Lincoln County College Connection (TLC3) could be the solution for you. TLC3 provides one-on-one counselling, mentoring and academic support to help you successfully move on to college and earn a degree and/or decide on a career that is the perfect fit for you. TLC3 gives you support from start to finish with free academic courses that prepare you for the college placement tests (Accuplacers) and set you up for...

• Bereavement group starting

  Wed, 01/15/2020 - 9:45am

  A bereavement group will be held at the Boothbay Region Community Center, Meadow Mall, Boothbay Harbor on Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 2 to 3 p.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 2 to 3 p.m.; and Monday, March 2 from 2 to 3 p.m. Future dates to be added. This group is free and open to anyone who is experiencing grief from any loss or life transition. The group will be facilitated by Lynne Tobin, LPC and Shawn Lewin.
• Live, laugh and love!

  Pan-seared fresh scallops

  Wed, 01/15/2020 - 7:15am

  

  Hope everyone is keeping up with this crazy weather. Saturday it was over 50 degrees in January. I was very fortunate to have the time for a nice long walk. It was an absolutely gorgeous day … such a gift this time of year. Not going to lie. It was a hard adjustment coming from blue skies and 80 degree weather in the Bahamas. My twinners and I had a blast; we just laid low, read, ate and consumed lots of adult beverages. R&R is just what the doctored ordered ... LOL. I was going to write...

• Southport kids turning loose change into real change

  Tue, 01/14/2020 - 6:30pm

  

  When you look at a quarter, what do you see? That was one of the questions World of Change founder Matt Hoidal asked students when he visited Southport Central School on Monday, Jan.13. Hoidal started the nonprofit three years ago. He said he had worked in nonprofits many years but wanted to start something that would engage kids, all kids, in fundraising and donating. “There aren’t enough accessible low-barrier ways to engage kids. Kids love loose change and this is something all kids...

• Maine’s Bicentennial Food Podcast

  Tue, 01/14/2020 - 4:00pm

  

  In celebration of Maine's 200th birthday, Maine resident Cherie Scott, creator and founder of ‘Mumbai to Maine’ — a popular culinary blog — is launching her podcast with a signature series, Maine's Bicentennial Food Podcast, sponsored by Eat Maine. This special series will take a deep dive into Maine's food story — past, present and future — showcasing some of Maine’s most creative and accomplished culinary taste-makers, food innovators and entrepreneurs. Some of the podcasts’ notable guests...

• Break a leg, Bo Bo!

  Tue, 01/14/2020 - 2:30pm

  

  Corey “Bo Bo” Tibbetts was feelin’ the love at the Break-A-Leg Send Off Party at Brady’s Restaurant Jan. 12. He leaves Thursday, Jan.16 for Nashville to audition Jan. 18 in the open call for “The Voice.” Brady’s owner Jen Mitchell, Julie Roberts, Darrell Gudroe and Tom and Patty Minerich cooked up the idea. “We talked about having this for him so everyone could come together and show their support.” And that’s just what several hundred people did. And, said Mitchell, “It was crazy fantastic!...

• AOS staffing decision means changes for Edgecomb

  Tue, 01/14/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  A recent Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 board decision to outsource work formerly done by finance manager Kathleen Pearce created a change in process for Edgecomb, town officials were told at the Jan. 13 selectboard meeting. Superintendent Keith Laser, Marc Roy of Berry, Talbot and Royer and Fred Brewer of William H. Brewer & Co. met with Edgecomb selectmen and Town Clerk and Treasurer Claudia Coffin to explain the changes needed for school finance processes. Laser told...

• School Master Plan public sessions Saturday

  Tue, 01/14/2020 - 8:00am

  Do you want to have input influencing the “Master Plan” for the Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor schools? Parents and community members will have an excellent opportunity to have their voices heard, developing a plan for the future of our schools. For many years the schools have effectively served the community, and they will continue to do so. Nonetheless, they were built decades ago, and a lot has changed in public education. Our parents are strongly encouraged to come to the high school library at 5...

• Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 5:15pm

  The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse, 66 Montgomery Road, Boothbay Harbor. The evenings include a brief business meeting, dinner and guest speaker. At the Jan. 16 meeting, the guest speaker will be Kate Dickerson of the Maine Science Festival. FMI: www.boothbayharborrotary.org

• Youth Fiddle Jam

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 4:00pm

  Thursday, Jan. 30 At the Bath Dance Works, 72 Front St. 3rd floor, Bath from 3:30-4:30 p.m. $10/ person and $15 per family. Call Sharon Pyne for list of tunes and more information: 207-522-3900 sharonpynemusic@gmail.com

• Thompson and Lamb to perform at Lincoln Home

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 2:45pm

  Monday, Jan. 20 Vocalist Julie Thompson and seven string-guitarist Neil Lamb will share their musical talents with residents and the public from 3-4 p.m. at The Lincoln Home. Besides publishing songs, Julie is an internationally published author and narrator of several children’s books. Throughout Maine and New England, Neil’s seven string guitar plays melodies that inspire and delight. 22 River Road, Newcastle. FMI: Rhonda Hanna - 563-3350, or rhonda@lincoln-home.org and www.lincoln-home.org

• The Boneheads and Holy Mackerels Show

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 2:30pm

  Saturday, Jan. 18 It’s the annual don’t-let-the winter-get-you-down show at the Opera House with The Boneheads and the region’s local band The Holy Mackerels. And that means ... dancing! Call the box office to get discounted tickets -$10- ($15 online) to usher in 2020 at the Opera House. Music starts at 7 p.m., doors open at 6:30. 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI and online tickets: https://boothbayoperahouse.com

• Purin on dean’s list

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 1:45pm

  Gabriel Purin of Boothbay was named to the fall 2019 semester dean’s list at the University of Vermont. To be named to the dean's list at the University of Vermont, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

• Nursing school applications being accepted

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 9:00am

  The Central Maine Community College Nursing Program at LincolnHealth continues to play an important part in training students for a rewarding healthcare career in nursing while helping to combat the growing nursing shortage in Maine. Established in 2008, CMCC’s program in Damariscotta brings together top educators and clinicians to offer an associate’s degree in nursing. “This collaborative allows for people from Lincoln, Knox and neighboring counties to pursue their dreams closer to home,’’...
• Press release

  Dr. Brady Fergola to take over as ‘The Boothbay Chiropractor’

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 8:45am

  

  Dr. Ron Bouffard, “the Boothbay Chiropractor” for the past 25 years has announced he is taking a leave of absence from the practice to immerse himself in a clinical practice of functional nutrition in Chicago. Bouffard has been studying functional nutrition for the past five years and has recently become a board-certified clinical nutritionist and chiropractic intern. He has been offered a tremendous opportunity to develop his skills under a mentor in the Chicago based clinics of “Aligned...

• Merry Barn celebrates first year success; 2020 events

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 8:00am

  

  The Merry Barn received huge support in its first year as a literacy center and community gathering space. A year ago, we could not have imagined the magic that has already unfolded. The 2019 highlights began with its official opening on June 29. Followed by Community Writes! — an afternoon to share stories of the Merry Barn; Summer Writing Adventures for Kids, ages 7-13. Kids sketched in the wildflowers, wrote memoirs, poetry, graphic novels, and persuasive pieces. We sang, performed, and...

• Souper Bowl luncheon

  Mon, 01/13/2020 - 7:45am

  Monday, Jan. 20 Don’t miss Southport Memorial Library’s annual Souper Bowl event, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Southport Town Hall. At least 15 different homemade soups (including chowders and chili), homemade rolls, biscuits and cornbread and delicious homemade desserts. Presented by the Southport Memorial Library Aides. Donations to support the library are welcome.

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