St. Andrews Auxiliary (SAA) held its annual spring Meet n’ Greet Open House April 25 at the auxiliary’s Thrift Store. The celebration incorporated volunteer appreciation, and the bi-annual…
Life
The next Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 6, at 1:15 p.m. in the Community Center located in the Meadow Mall, Boothbay Harbor.
Garron Dorr, a Registered…
April 30 | 5–7 p.m. | Railway Village Museum Old Town Hall
What do you do when a loved one is lost in…
Robert Jon and The Wreck will be performing for the first time at The Waldo on Aug. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in anticipation of their ninth studio album, "Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes," due out Aug. 22…
Not everyone thinks crabs are cute, but 10-year-old Delia Downes sure does. Downes was in good company as one of over 50 participants at an April 23 tidepooling event…
In an April 24 referendum, voters from the Boothbay region approved allowing the Community School District (CSD) to borrow up to $1.6 million. According to the ballot, this will cover “life…
Domestic abuse is one of the most difficult challenges facing our communities today. Join New Hope Midcoast, Midcoast Maine’s Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center, from 4-5:30 p.m. on…
The concept behind the proposed Damariscotta Green is simple: an in-town restorative greenspace dedicated to relaxation and recreation for all. The planning is well underway for this common…
Southport Central School is gathering information regarding kindergarten enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year.
Children who reside on Southport Island and will be…
With technology part of daily life, parents and teachers often must try to keep kids’ attention on the real world instead of the digital one. Some ways were…
Sunday evening, April 20, Brady's welcomed reality TV into the house as Discovery Channel’s. "Naked & Afraid" star Mike Douglas screened his episode for the first time. Family, friends,…
From undersea helpers cleaning up pollution to mean rich girls making everyone’s lives worse, there was a diverse array of characters taking shape at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s (BHML)…
Maine Art Gallery
Students and parents poured into The Maine Art Gallery (MAG) on the afternoon of April 17 for the opening of the annual Wiscasset Student Art Show. Over 100 works in all…
Forests to Faucets: PFAS in Our Waters: Where They Come From and Where They Go with Christoph Aeppli
Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative’s final Forests to Faucets Lecture of 2025 is…
Classic and new children's song soundwaves wafted in the air as families arrived for the Easter EGGstravaganza at the Boothbay Fire Station April 19. …
Boothbay Region Elementary School’s (BRES) 2nd annual “Trashion Show” saw middle schoolers channeling their inner Project Runway contestants by turning clutter into couture. Potato sacks, milk…
Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor residents have several upcoming opportunities for their voices and votes to be heard on school developments. The Community School District (CSD) will be hosting a…
St Andrews Auxiliary has a strong, vibrant scholarship program that assists anyone in our area who is interested and qualified in pursuing certification or degrees in the medical field. We are…
In the past year, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital volunteers donated more than 8,000 hours across departments and different facilities. Their support includes greeting patients, assisting with…
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration continues for the 2025/2026 school year. We will be having our open house for new students on Thursday, May 22, 5:30-6 p.m. At this event, families…
Principal Tom Landberg has submitted his resignation effective June 30 to the Edgecomb School Committee. On April 15, Landberg thanked the committee, school and community members for the past…
Alcohol Awareness Month
“My recovery must come first, so everything that I love in my life doesn't have to come last.”
Harry Hall, 50, of Boothbay still tears up when…
Spectrum Generations’ Lincoln County Community Center in Damariscotta has a new home! You can now find us just a short walk from our previous location at 741 Main Street, Damariscotta.
We…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Saturday, May 10
Festival events begin at the Harbor Theater's screening of "The Train" (https://youtu.be/guShTdbHjL8) - Free admission courtesy of BRVM. RSVP to the theater to attend at…
Leigh Sherrill, for 23 years and three months, was known by readers of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper as the columnist for Southport. She shared Island news – including reminders…
"OOOOOK-lahoma! Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain, And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet, When the wind comes right behind the rain..."…
Finding Our Voices three-day event
Finding Our Voices is proud to announce Bath and Brunswick coming together to get really loud about domestic abuse with a multi-faceted program May 9 - 11. The educational march, survivor-led…
On Wednesday, April 30 at 6 p.m., Seaside and Bayview Lodges will hold a Rusty Nail Night with a Corned Hake dinner at the Masonic Hall, Route 96, East Boothbay. The purpose of the night is to…
Friends of Thai Daughters
Boothbay-based anti-trafficking organization Friends of Thai Daughters (FTD) is 20 this year and is holding an extra-special Sunflower Celebration in East Boothbay Thursday, June 26 from 4 to 6 p.…
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Healthy Kids is committed to working with our community to prioritize child and…
Members of the Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees were surprised to learn …
Boothbay Region High School has announced the names of the students in the Class of 2025 who will be receiving Mountain Valley Conference Academic Honors of Distinction at a…
On Thursday, April 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., The Peace Gallery in Damariscotta will host a free screening and community discussion of "…
The Down East Yacht Club is pleased to offer one $1,000 award availablefor Boothbay…
Join Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library for an afternoon of celebration in honor of planet Earth. Earth Day Fest will take place on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Library lawn…
Movies and trains have a long and productive relationship; more than 300 films have captured the anticipation and thrill of leaving, traveling, and returning by train.
From May 6-11, a…
On Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m., Wiscasset's Museum in the Streets Committee will offer Boom to Bust and Back Again, a free walking tour held as part of the global Jane’s Walk festival of free…
Midcoast Senior College invites you to explore our Summer Wisdom 2025 through a series of five presentations.
The June 3 presentation by Don Carrigan will be held at the Unitarian…
Recently our federal government has made cuts to programs and departments that greatly impact feeding our students two free meals per day regardless of income, and there are more proposed cuts…
Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Interact Club, a youth extension of Rotary, raised $1,085 April 10 for Education Boothbay (EB). About 20 Interact Club students, using the Rotary Clubhouse…
Three times a year, the alcove under the stairs at Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES) is transformed into a book lover’s paradise. It’s a splash of color, beckoning young readers in and…
Okay, adults, this one’s for you! On Saturday, May 10, Hearty Roots is offering an immersive experience to nourish your mind and body. The half-day “InterlUde” retreat is open to all female-…
The Community School District (CSD) boards approved a proposed $11.4 million budget for the 2026 fiscal year this week, but there were bumps along the way. April 8, the School Committee…
