Life

• CLC and Boothbay Region YMCA

  Healthy Weight & Your Child program begins in September

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 3:30pm

  Central Lincoln County (CLC) & Boothbay Region (BR) YMCAs want families in Lincoln County to understand how adopting healthy habits together can help reduce childhood obesity. Many families need support changing their families’ habits with the goal of overweight and obese children obtaining and maintaining a healthy weight. That’s why the CLC & BR YMCAs— leading community-based organizations dedicated to improving health— want families to understand the dangers of childhood obesity and...

• Plein Air Painting Day at Castle Tucker

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 11:45am

  

  Join artist Jennifer Linskey on Thursday, Aug. 22 for a day of painting and drawing at historic Castle Tucker. Unleash your inner artist! The view is fabulous and the house is a fascinating Maine treasure. Beginners are welcome. The day begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Enjoy the day and gather for an afternoon critique with the instructor. Weather permitting. Bring your own materials, lunch and a hat. Jennifer Linskey brings over 30 years of drawing and painting experience working from...

• LincolnHealth OB nurses become first responders

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 11:45am

  

  While obstetrics nurses specialize in supporting newborns and their moms, many are prepared to use their skills in the event of a community emergency. In June and early July, three incidences turned LincolnHealth OB nurses into first responders. Without hesitation, each stepped into challenging and tragic situations and did all they could to care for those in need. On June 6, Cassidy Fielding, RN, approached a motorcycle accident on Route One near Old Ferry Road in Wiscasset. “As I drove closer...

• The 8th annual Boothbay Harbor Fest begins Friday, Aug. 30

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 8:30am

  Boothbay Harbor Festival fans love that every event is totally unique and different than other events and they are able to enjoy ocean views and breathe the salt air while attending every event. Why? Take a look at some of the Signature Events: A Taste of Local Flavor Aug. 30 – Sept. 1: Three days of food tastings and live music at 15 local restaurants for $20 (or $15 if you attend at least one other Harbor Fest event). There’s the 5k & Half Marathon Sept. 1: The perfect destination races...

• Nearly 300 turn out for Boothbay Harbor Eastside Waterfront Park celebration

  Tue, 08/20/2019 - 8:00am

  

  A festival celebrating a new waterfront park on Boothbay Harbor’s east side attracted roughly 300 people on Sunday, Aug.18. Held at the current site of Cap’n Fish’s Motel on Atlantic Avenue, the free event was open for the public to experience the future Boothbay Harbor Eastside Waterfront Park, which will open in 2020. Barbecue ribs, pulled pork and all the fixings were provided by the Cod Fish Head Restaurant and music was performed by local favorites, the Holy Mackerels. Organizers from...

• Hundreds attend eighth annual Set For Success

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 7:15pm

  

  Before the main event on Sunday, Aug. 18, Sue Burge, who has planned and organized each of eight Set For Success events at the Boothbay Region YMCA, said she was pleased that the event’s first-ever prelude — a free barbecue lunch — was well attended and helped speed up the process of people waiting to pick up school supplies. “This is working well,” said Burge, who stood at the doorway to the Y gym greeting people. “This saves the people from waiting long in the hot sun to get into the event.”...

• Forest Bathing Walk at Ocean Point Preserve

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 5:00pm

  Thursday, Aug. 29 From 10 to 11:30 a.m., discover the health boosting benefits of moving slowly and mindfully through the forest. Open your senses and connect with the natural world through a series of invitations designed to enhance your health, wellness, and happiness. This leisurely walk covers less then a mile of trail and allows time for reflection and connection. This walk will be led by Boothbay Region Land Trust Environmental Educator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide Tracey Hall...

• Trail Mixer at Zak Preserve

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 4:45pm

  Tuesday, Aug. 27 From 10 to 11 a.m., discover the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) Zak Preserve and meet fellow hikers! Our knowledgeable volunteers lead participants on a leisurely paced hike averaging one or two miles in length on easy to moderate terrain. The group will meets at the trail-head parking lot on Route 27, Boothbay. No registration required. FMI: BRLT Environmental Educator Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818.

• Fourth annual Tomato Festival

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 10:45am

  Sunday, Aug. 25 The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club’s fourth annual Tomato Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to choose from 15 varieties of tomatoes for sale. Gazpacho Contest at 2 p.m. Also, arts & crafts vendors, African market baskets, Nervous Nellie Hot Tomato Chutney, and other preserved specialties. And, fr om Eventide Specialties: heirloom tomato focaccia and sundried tomato bread. 156 Western Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. FMI about the club and the event at...

• American Legion breakfast buffet

  Mon, 08/19/2019 - 10:15am

  Sunday, Aug. 25 American Legion Post #36 is serving up another delicious, all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast from 7-9 a.m. at Sherman Hall. On the menu: hash, baked beans, blueberry and plain pancakes, bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs - and any style ordered, French toast, home fries, Belgian waffles, toast, cereals, milk, coffee, orange juice. Suggested donations: $8/adults, $3/all school-aged young people. Children under 5 are free. 25 Industrial Park Rd., Boothbay.
• Champions of Change

  An improved eligibility policy: Taking out the “freebie” failing class at BRHS

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 8:30am

  

  This is the fifth of several feature articles we are publishing which were written by Boothbay Region High School’s AP Language students. According to BRHS AP Language teacher Mark Gorey, the articles are a different incarnation of their Champions of Change proposals. One of the requirements for this assignment was to cite research sources. A student at Boothbay Region High School, I am here to speak for the student body. The extracurricular-eligibility policy has changed a lot over...

• Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival Aug. 22-25

  Fri, 08/16/2019 - 7:45am

  

  Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is celebrating its 53rd festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds, 30 Plains Road. Gates open at 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. Weekend tickets for each festival will cover four days of great music and camping from Thursday to Saturday and Sunday Morning Gospel Sing Along and Jam with Robinson’s Bluegrass Gospel (MA). Day tickets are also available at the gate. There will be several types of vendors located on the grounds and an extra large tent for cover. Just bring...

• Fourth annual Lobstermen’s Relief Fund benefit serves up fine local food

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 4:45pm

  

  If it’s September, it must be time for the annual Lobstermen’s Relief Fund Benefit, hosted by Cook’s Lobster & Ale House on Bailey Island! The benefit will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. The event raises money for the Relief Fund, part of the Maine Lobstermen’s Community Alliance (MLCA), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster thriving coastal communities and preserve Maine’s lobstering heritage . Fishing is the most dangerous occupation nationwide, according to...

• December events

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 12:30pm

  DECEMBER 1, 7, 8 - Christmas Tree Train - At Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington (WW&F) Railway, 97 Cross Road, Alna. Trains will operate in the evenings between Sheepscot Station and the end of the track at Top of the Mountain, from which passengers will disembark and travel a short distance to the SeaLyon tree farm where they may pick their tree. The Railway will haul the tree back to Sheepscot Station!...

• November events

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 12:15pm

  NOVEMBER 1-23 – ARTinME - Annual juried show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation. 1 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. FMI: https://boothbayartists.org 2 - Early Bird Sale! - Damariscotta and Bath. Local businesses offer holiday discounts beginning in the early morning hours ... Check the special pages in the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper before the events. 7 - U.S. Navy Band Commodores – 7 p.m. Opera House, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay...

• October events

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 12:00pm

  OCTOBER 2 - Rhiannon Giddens Trio - 7:30 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Box office: 633-5159. FMI: www.boothbayoperahouse.com 4 - Antonio Lopez & Friends - 7:30 p.m., Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Box office: 633-5159. FMI: www.boothbayoperahouse.com 5 - Oktoberfest - Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The best German bratwurst...

• September events

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 11:45am

  SEPTEMBER 1-7 - Boothbay Harbor Fest - the sixth annual celebration of the region. Music, food, Fishin’ For Fashion Show, A Taste of Local Flavor, The East Side Vibe, 5K and Half Marathon. For details: visit www.boothbayharborfest.com 1 - 5K and Half Marathon - 8 a.m. to noon; 5K course winds through one of Boothbay Region Land Trust’s preserves. Half marathon course offers water views – inner harbor to open ocean, to lakes and tidal rivers. Crosses...

• Group hopes to secure Maine’s next specialty license plate: Maine lighthouse

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 11:45am

  

  The Maine Lighthouse Trust has announced it is in the final phase of securing the mandated number of advance purchase lighthouse license plates needed to advance the campaign to the legislature for final approval. Said Maine Lighthouse Trust founder Sean P. Murphy, “We’ve had a great response to the new lighthouse license plate. Support has come from all over Maine.” Murphy reports the group is on record pace to make the lighthouse license plate Maine’s next specialty license plate. The non-...
• Live, laugh and love!

  Mama D’s omelet

  Wed, 08/14/2019 - 7:45am

  

  I’m so excited to be on my new adventure … breakfast. Yes, I’m traveling around to some of my favorite places. I’m on vacation this week and so is my very dear friend Kris Hepburn. Now there is no special order that I’m dinning in. Mama D’s came to mind so I texted Kris up and said let’s go ... she was on board. Lorie and Noel have been friends of mine for many years – good people all around. All three of my girls have worked for them; the twinners still do. Lorie has been good to all three of...
• Lincoln Arts Festival

  It’s time for the Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 8:00pm

  

  Summer in Maine is prime time for art shows, exhibitions, and spending time on the water – among so many other activities and pastimes. At Lincoln Arts Festival’s annual Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale held at Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport Island, you can find these three – the only difference is rather than spending time on the water aboard a vessel, visitors can check out a few yachts out of the water – along with some very cool models of various sizes. This four-day Lincoln Arts...

• Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Blues master Chris Thomas King

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 3:30pm

  

  Born in 1962, guitarist Chris Thomas King became the last major folk blues discovery of the 20th century when he was discovered in Louisiana in 1979 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D. C. He was introduced to the world the following year by venerable folk label Arhoolie Records as an authentic folk blues successor to Huddie Ledbetter, Muddy Waters, Mississippi John Hurt and Manse Lipscomb. On Saturday, Aug. 24, blues master Chris Thomas King comes to Maine to perform...

• Forest Bathing Walk at Ocean Point Preserve

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 11:45am

  Thursday, Aug. 29 From 10-11:30 am, discover the health boosting benefits of moving slowly and mindfully through the forest. Open your senses and connect with the natural world through a series of invitations designed to enhance your health, wellness, and happiness. This leisurely walk covers less then a mile of trail and will be led by Boothbay Region Land Trust Environmental Educator and Certified Forest Therapy Guide Tracey Hall. Free event. Registration required - contacti Tracey at thall@...

• Dinner at the Wiscasset Senior Center

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 11:30am

  Wednesday, Aug. 21 A dinner will be held at the Wiscasset Senior Center at 5 p.m. We will be serving beef stroganoff, pasta, vegetables, soup, salad and dessert. Chicken may be ordered as a substitute and reservations made by calling 882-8230 before Aug. 19. The cost for the dinner is $8 for members and $10 for non-members.

• BRLT’s Babes in the Woods

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 11:30am

  Wednesday, Aug. 21 Join the Boothbay Region Land Trust at Hendricks Head, Southport, from 10-11 a.m. for Babes in the Woods, geared to children ages 2-5 with their families or caregivers. Participate in age-appropriate games, crafts, stories and other activities. For this session: tide pooling. Please wear shoes that can get wet, clothing that can get muddy! Group will meet on the beach. Free event. No registration required. FMI: Environmental Educator Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818.

• Labor Day event to benefit Wiscasset Public Library

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 9:00am

  

  Friends of the Wiscasset Library invites you to the sixth annual Bands for Books event, 5-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2 at Marianmade Farm in Wiscasset, a lovely scenic setting that includes a large barn and covered patio bordering the Sheepscot River. The event, organized by the Friends, is the chief yearly fundraiser for the library and always brings out a festive crowd to enjoy the food, music and silent auction. The auction this year will offer a variety of items and experiences including several...

• Understanding addiction as a chronic disease helps ease stigma

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 7:45am

  

  Dr. John Knight, founder and director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Boston Children’s Hospital said it best: “Addiction is a pediatric disease.” Children and adolescents often make risky, impulsive decisions and can become addicted before their brains are completely formed — which is why addiction is treated as a chronic disease. The need to reduce physical or emotional pain, to fit or to belong, can drive behaviors that result in lifelong addictive behavior. The pre-...

• Massachusetts couple donates $25K for BRSAF named fund

  Tue, 08/13/2019 - 7:15am

  Summer residents who read about the Boothbay Region Student Aid fund in the Boothbay Register have started the 73rd named fund in the organization’s history. Terry Koster and her husband Errin Siagel recently donated $25,000 to establish a named fund. The couple live in Boston and have spent summers in Boothbay Harbor for decades. They became part-time residents in 2013 after buying a summer home. The couple typically spends a couple weeks per summer and weekends in the peninsula. Checking the...
• Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee

  CANCELLED: CSD Committee to meet Aug. 14

  Mon, 08/12/2019 - 5:30pm

  

  The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District School Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. The committee will be introduced to new Boothbay Region Elementary School Principal Shawna Kurr, receive updates on school work by Facilities and Transportation Director Dave Benner, vote on several policy reviews, and vote on hires and resignations.

• Mixer at Linekin and Burley preserves

  Mon, 08/12/2019 - 4:30pm

  Tuesday, Aug. 20 From 10 to 11 a.m. discover the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Linekin and Burley preserves. This leisurely paced 1-2 mile hike will be led by Linda Burley. The group meets at the trail-head parking lot on Route 96, East Boothbay, and registration is not required. FMI: BRLT Environmental Educator Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818.

• Behind the closed doors of Castle Tucker

  Mon, 08/12/2019 - 4:15pm

  Saturday, Aug. 17 Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker (built 1807) on a Behind Closed Doors Tour from 10-11:30 a.m. that includes rooms and stories not included on the general tour. 2 Lee St. in Wiscasset, this unique mansion is filled with the original furnishings and decoration of the Tucker family who lived here for over 140 years. Admission: $10 for members of Historic New England, $15 for nonmembers. Advance registration and payment is required. Space is limited. To purchase/...

• Pie sale!

  Mon, 08/12/2019 - 3:00pm

  Saturday, Aug. 17 The Boothbay Harbor United Methodist Pie Ladies will be cooking up our popular pies. You can find us across from the Opera House, 81 Townsend Ave. in Boothbay Harbor. 9 a.m. until they’re gone! Thank-you for all your support this summer!

• Fresh blooms brighten the day

  Mon, 08/12/2019 - 10:00am

  

  This is the time of year that finds Maine gardens at their peak performance and also, not coincidentally, the month of the year that the Garden Therapy team of the Boothbay Region Garden Club traditionally takes advantage of the brilliant colors and variety of blooms to bring live cut flowers from their home gardens into the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village for residents to enjoy. Turning the gift of flowers into a participatory exercise, the team provides vases, necessary tools and guidance...

• YMCA hires Emily Barker to lead Montessori Center

  Mon, 08/12/2019 - 8:30am

  

  The Harbor Montessori School and Child Enrichment Center welcomes Emily Barker as its new director. A certified teacher and an experienced educator, she brings great dedication and strong communication skills to this key leadership role. In addition to many years of public school teaching, she has experience training and evaluating teachers. Emily demonstrates an appreciation for and a commitment to the Montessori Method and looks forward to supporting teachers in implementing the approach in...
• Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees

  Trustees talk BRHS entryway, oil tank

  Sat, 08/10/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Trustees got up to date Aug. 7 about this summer’s work on Boothbay Region Elementary School and work planned for next year. Concrete and flashing repair work have been the latest task for firm Lewis and Malm which reviewed project bids and scopes with the board. From up to $1 million for improvements, the Trustees have $89,000 budgeted toward concrete work at BRES. L&M President Charlie Earley presented three alternate bid items he...

• YMCA’s Livestrong program begins Sept. 3

  Sat, 08/10/2019 - 7:00am

  

  The Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration is currently open for the session that begins on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Class sizes are small to provide individualized attention: and therefore, space is limited. LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program is an evidence-based physical activity and well-being program to help adult...
• Local Flavors Summer Series

  Susan Bartlett Rice exhibit at Newcastle Realty

  Fri, 08/09/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  Cheney Financial Group is hosting the second of three fun summer events Thursday, Aug. 15, from 4:30-6 p.m. The events support and showcase local artists, local musicians, local food, local brews and wine. Artist Susan Bartlett Rice will exhibit her paintings and live music will be performed by Chris Hight and Annette Rundall. Hors d’oeuvres and tastings of local beer and wine will be provided by Lurie Sprague-Palino of Seacoast Catering and Lobsterbakes and Damariscotta River oysters will be...
• The Lincoln Home

  Exhibit at Lobster and More features 20 artists

  Fri, 08/09/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Join us on Saturday, Aug. 17, 4 p.m. for the fourth annual Lobster and More event! Peruse the “Art Under the Tent” while enjoying fresh oysters from the Damariscotta River, delicious hors d’ oeuvres, and a locally brewed beer or cold drink. Twenty talented Maine artists will exhibit work in a variety of mediums for sale in the Art Tent. Professional artists and photographers include: Valerie Borgal, Marcia Brandwein, Sandy Crabtree, Sandra Leonin Dunn, Steve Dunn, Virginia Forrest, Douglas...

• Annual Antique Car Show at Lincoln Home Aug. 13

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 11:00am

  

  Cruise on into our annual vintage car show Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. (no rain date). Enjoy conversations with the car owners, live music by the Rusty Hinges, and free orange or root beer floats. The Lincoln Home is located at 22 River Road, Newcastle. For more information, please contact Rhonda Hanna, 563-3350, or rhonda@lincoln-home.org Visit our website, www.lincoln-home.org and follow us on Facebook for photos and events of daily life at The Lincoln Home.

• Live Edge Music Festival this weekend

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 10:00am

  

  When the eighth Live Edge Music Festival, at Hidden Valley Nature Center, kicks off on Sunday, Aug. 11, it will feature four Maine bands whose wide-ranging styles will keep every toe tapping and every face smiling! From 11:30 a.m. ‘til 6 p.m., attendees will enjoy great local music, as well as performances by the local belly dance troupe Sirumem. Local food and beer will available for purchase. The four bands showcase a wide range of styles. Primo Cubano is a perennial...

• Eleventh annual Champagne on the Sheepscot fundraiser for Midcoast Conservancy

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 8:45am

  

  Spend a bucolic evening on the shores of the Sheepscot River in Alna, sipping Champagne and enjoying hors d’oeuvres while a Lincoln Academy student jazz combo provides the soundtrack at Champagne on the Sheepscot. And if that’s not enough, ticket sales support the work of Midcoast Conservancy, promoting healthy lands, waters, wildlife, and people in Midcoast Maine through conservation, education, and outdoor recreation. Join fellow conservationists on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 4:30-7 p.m.; in...

• BICA potluck

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 8:45am

  Wednesday, Aug. 21 The August potluck will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Barters Island Community Association hall. Please bring an appetizer, main or side dish or dessert to share along with your beverage of choice. All are welcome. Any questions, please let Evelyn know at 633-6977.

• Hospice program hosts remembrance gatherings in Bristol and Boothbay Harbor

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 7:30am

  

  MaineHealth Care at Home (MHCAH) and hospice volunteers will host Remembrance Gatherings for community members who have experienced the recent loss of a loved one. The Remembrance Gatherings will be held at the Pemaquid Lighthouse in Bristol on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 10 a.m. and at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor on Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. These special interfaith gatherings provide opportunities to honor and pay tribute to loved ones with words of encouragement by the Rev. Dr. Edward Wynne Jr...

• Popham Beach’s Flare Night Parade and Bonfire Aug. 16

  Thu, 08/08/2019 - 7:00am

  Flare Night at Popham Beach will take place on Friday, Aug. 16, and the annual parade will begin at 7 p.m. at the Ft. Baldwin parking lot and progress through the village, ending at Ft. Popham. The parade is led by founder George Popham and his second-in-command, Raleigh Gilbert, portrayed by Popham residents in costume. Town vehicles like fire trucks and an ambulance are invited to participate, along with antique cars, other vehicles, and children’s groups. Popham Beach's Annual Historic...
• Arts & Yachts Show and Sale

  Twenty-two artists and artisans featured in 2019

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 12:30pm

  

  Lincoln Arts Festival’s Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale at Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport Island, is just one week away with this year’s opening reception on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 5-7 p.m. with harpist Suki Flanagan, appetizers and beverages ... and it’s open to the public. The yachts exhibit returns this year, with different boats and participants - these beauties always draw the eye their way. In past years yachts have been on land and in the water. More on this year’s yachts next...

• Boogie-woogie returns to Boothbay Harbor Opera House

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 11:30am

  

  Bob Milne is considered to be the best ragtime/boogie-woogie pianist in the world. He was filmed and documented for future generations in 2004 during three days of interviews at the Library of Congress, and was declared a National Treasure at the conclusion. On Thursday, Aug. 22, this "national treasure" comes to the stage at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. Mr. Milne's natural ability to hear and play music goes back to his early childhood. He makes the statement, "I knew how to...

• NYA second semester honor roll

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 11:00am

  The following students who live in the newspaper’s readership coverage area attained honor roll status for the second semester at North Yarmouth Academy: Highest Honors Cocoe Haedrich of Wiscasset, grade 5; Courtney Swenson of Woolwich, grade 9; Natalie Farrell of Newcastle, grade 10; Ellen Hilscher of Boothbay Harbor, grade 11; Abram Buehner of Newcastle, grade 12 High Honors Emma Collins of Woolwich and Lexington Haedrich of Wiscasset, grade 10; Katherine Larson of Southport, grade 11 Honors...
• Live, laugh and love!

  Halibut with capers

  Wed, 08/07/2019 - 10:45am

  

  Wow, I can’t help but love this beautiful weather we’ve been having. Get out in it, LOL. I told you all I was going to find more tuna but it didn’t happen. I was going to Pinkham’s to get a fresh piece of tuna but they were sold out. All was not lost, however. I’m not sure about anyone else but halibut is my most favorite fish ever, so that’s what’s cooking in my kitchen this week. First, I want to apologize to Trudy Mayhew. I saw her Saturday morning at Hannaford and told her I was going to...

• Edna Greenleaf turns 100, honored with Boothbay Harbor’s Boston Post Cane

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 4:00pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor selectmen and town officers awarded Edna Greenleaf the Boston Post Cane on her 100th birthday Aug. 5 at St. Andrews Village. The tradition of the cane started in 1909 when the Boston Post gave them to 431 Maine towns to present to the oldest living resident. Presenting the award to Greenleaf was Selectmen’s Chair Mike Tomko, flanked by fellow selectmen Wendy Wolf and Ken Fitch, Town Clerk Michelle Farnham and Acting Town Manager Julia Latter. “On behalf of the town of Boothbay...
• Gleason Fine Art

  Super turnout for Issacs show book talk

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  Friday afternoon, Aug. 2, artist Henry Isaacs and arts writer/historian Dan Kany entertained an overflow audience at Gleason Fine Art, 31 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. The subject was “Travel Notes: The Paintings of Henry Isaacs,” written by Isaacs’ close friend, Kany, also the arts critic for Maine Today Media. The book talk coincided with the opening reception for Isaacs’ new show at Gleason: “Moving Pictures,” paintings from Isaacs’ spring trip to Nepal to paint the Himalayas. The show...

• Greenleaf on dean’s list

  Tue, 08/06/2019 - 10:00am

  Hailey Greenleaf of Boothbay, a freshman at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, was named to the school’s spring 2019 dean’s list. She is studying engineering and had a grade point average of 3.8.

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