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The Grinch at Community Lunch Dec. 15. Jen Mitchell photo

Community Lunch Dec. 15 was hosted by Norm's Used Cars with yet another huge crowd attending and a special guest appearance by the Grinch!

Smiles were the catch of the…

BRHS students during a trash pickup day Dec. 11 to help clean up downtown Boothbay Harbor. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

This giving season, a group of Boothbay Region High School students gave something back to their community. Donned in winter coats, safety…

Education experts visit with faculty at the Center for Teaching and Learning. From left to right: Linda Rief, Stacey Adams, Corbin Lichtinger, Penny Kittle, Angela Lathem-Ballard. Courtesy of CTL

Since the school year began in September, teachers at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb have engaged multiple forms of professional development.…

Edgecomb Community Church. File photo

As the story goes, Mary and her new husband Joseph were away from home, looking for a place to sleep on the eve of Christmas before Christmas was even a thing. The only…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital Imaging Manager Pam Hepburn, left, and Technologist Cindy Noonan are excited about the addition of state-of-the-art imaging technology in Boothbay Harbor on the St. Andrews campus. Courtesy photo

The recent installation of state-of-the-art imaging equipment on the St. Andrews campus marks a significant advancement in the quality of images available at MaineHealth Diagnostic Imaging,…

Courtesy of Terri Herald.

Some children may be coming home with an unwanted companion this holiday season: lice. It’s a common childhood ailment with an estimated 6-12 million infestations each…

Finding Our Smiles Dental Advisors Dr. Rob Berube and Dr. David Pier, flanked by other Team Smiles members from left: Patrisha McLean, CEO+Founder of Finding Our Voices, Nicole Larrabee, board member and treasurer, and Mary Kamradt, operations director. Photo by Karen Pier

Maine dentists have donated $325,000 in pro bono dental care to women survivors of domestic abuse in a groundbreaking program that fixes damage from…

Coastal Senior College, serving Lincoln and Knox Counties, is offering eleven winter courses this season, eight of them on Zoom, making them accessible to all from home…

Alyssa Allen

Over 250 local women have joined 100+ Women Who Care Lincoln County since its October inception. Meeting quarterly at local businesses, the organization serves as a…

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Janson's Clothing, $25 gift card, Riley Sullivan, Natalie Allen, Kelly Camp and Monica Swan.

Mama D's, $40 gift certificate, Daphne, Christmas ornament, Cindy.

Mung Bean, $100 gift…

Holiday trees flew out the door during the Boothbay Region Garden Club's (BRGC) annual holiday event - just ask club member Laura Blake.  LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Shoppers arrived early to Boothbay Region Garden Club's annual holiday event, with several having to park on Emery Lane due to a full parking lot at St. Columba's Episcopal Church.

"They…

Janson's during a Men's Night past. File photo

Men's Night. Why is there a men's night? Because some men leave holiday shopping, or any shopping, to the last minute. According to The Good Men Project website, Canadian retail analyst David Gray…

BRVM Polar Express

For the first time this year, Boothbay Railway Village Museum's annual Polar Express train left Freeport Station, at 10:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 with a full passenger list. There are eight trains…

Hearty Roots will host two overnight adventures, at its Bremen campus, for youth in grades 6,7 and 8 grades in January. The Girls’ Overnight will run from 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 to 10 a.m.…

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Monday's Community Lunch at Brady's hosted by Wiscasset Ford had a massive turnout even with a little snow on the ground.

Chef Super Dave outdid himself with stuffed meatballs, slow cooked…

A volunteer at the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop has offered to gift-wrap books bought at the shop, for free, during designated times before Christmas.

The service will be available from…

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As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to expand its role in the active lifelong learning community in Lincoln and Knox counties and beyond, the College kicks off…

Y Arts ballet teacher Imij Armstead shows her class of Itty Bittys basic ballet moves. JANE CARPENTER/Boothbay Register

For most of us, the thought of teaching ballet to a group of toddlers might seem daunting. How do you encourage a group of 3-6 year olds to plié? Or tendu? For Y Arts…

Mike Leonard photo

The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper's wonderful contributing photographer Mike Leonard once again captured the Boothbay Lights' Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks display to end the Saturday…

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Schedule of Christmas services  

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Sons of Serendip. Boothbay Harbor Opera House. Dec. 20. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Billboard charting classical-crossover quartet, Sons of Serendip, won the hearts of fans and judges alike as finalists on America's Got Talent (NBC) with their ethereal…

Winners announced Dec. 18
Lottery wreaths. Courtesy photo

Please support the Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary’s biggest fundraiser of the year by buying raffle tickets to win wreaths made of $250, $100, or $50 in scratch ticket face…

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On the coldest morning of fall thus far, our intrepid staff member Steve Edwards braved the single-digit weather to capture sea smoke and the stillness of the various waterfronts around the region…

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The Bearly Dead band concert tickets on sale now at The Waldo Theatre. Courtesy of the venue with band permission

The Waldo is excited to have The Bearly Dead return to the stage Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. after last year’s SOLD OUT show. Not just another Grateful Dead cover band- this is a cosmic exploration of the…

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MaineHealth Primary Care Damariscotta will no longer offer care in the office on Saturdays, but patients can get same-day care for minor illnesses or injuries at…

A weathered spruce tree stands at the tip of Feldspar Point at Plummer Point Preserve. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Plummer P…

The starting line at the 2025 Boothbay Harbor Turkey Trot. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

What started as a gray, drizzly morning turned into a crisp, sunny day as a crowd of runners and walkers crossed the starting line for the…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Get your ticket to the "North Pole" for a visit with Santa and lots more Christmas fun! Courtesy of Lori Reynolds

The anticipated "North Pole Express" event series begins this weekend in Boothbay, transforming the Boothbay Railway Village Museum

A mother and child share a moment while carolers sing before Santa's arrival Nov. 27 at the Boothbay Commons. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

Mr. and Mrs. Claus came to Boothbay Common for an early Christmas appearance Nov. 29. Boothbay Civic Association put on the event, which included games, caroling and hot cocoa.…

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Midcoast Humane is proud to celebrate 75 years of compassion, connection, and community…

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Don't miss the next Community Meeting on Friday, Dec. 5 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Watson Center Community Room, in Damariscotta.

Join host Cindy Wade for an informative hour during which…

Community Lunch. Courtesy of Jen Mitchell

Jimmy Merril, Teresa Orne, and members of the Boothbay Region Dart League hosted Community Lunch Dec. 1 featuring an amazing pulled pork casserole prepared by Jimmy. The slow roasted pork was…

Dr. Barclay Shepard at his book-signing event at Sherman's Bookstore on Nov. 29. Courtesy of Sarah Sherman

Sarah Sherman hand delivered the first copy of Dr. Barclay Shepard's memoir, "A Surgeon's Slice of Life," to him on Friday, Nov. 28 and by Saturday afternoon, Nov. 29 he was at Sherman's Bookstore…

Craft items on sale at the Skidompha Book Shop. Courtesy photo

Volunteers and friends of the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop include a number of crafters who are currently donating their work to be sold at the shop for the benefit…

Southport Memorial Library

Come celebrate the holidays with us…

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Math teachers at Edgecomb Eddy School are doing some extra "homework" in researching a new curriculum for the kindergarten through grade six school. On Nov. 24, two of the four…

Coastal Senior College

Coastal Senior College, serving Midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, is offering 11 winter courses this season, eight of them on Zoom, making them accessible…

Courtesy of Eve Jamieson

This Sunday, Dec. 7,  the Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary invites you to help fill the fire truck with donations of food for the community fridge at…

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As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to extend its role in the active lifelong learning community in Lincoln and Knox counties and beyond, the College kicks off…

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It was one of those feel-good meetings when we do what Rotarians do best: give back. The goal of the night was to create 200 Holiday kids Goodie Bags for distribution…

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Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library calls for all hands on deck for our third annual Giving Tuesday (Week!) matching gift campaign. Would you give $10, $25, or $50 knowing…

Theme decorated holiday trees and more await at the BRGC's annual holiday event, this weekend, at St. Columba's. Courtesy of David Applegate

Join us for one of the highlights of the Boothbay Harbor holiday season and get a head start on your holiday shopping at this year’s Boothbay Region Garden Club Holiday…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Coulombe Center & Lincoln Theater
Rushton passes out Yellow Tulip Hope bags during the Nov. 10 showing of “Screenagers: The Next Chapter” at the Lincoln Theater. Courtesy of Piper Wilber

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Coulombe Center for Health Improvement partnered with the Lincoln Theater to host two free community showings of “Screenagers: The Next…

 Ornaments by Joelle Webber:  Make ornaments like these with paper artist Joelle Webber during Marketfest. Kid friendly workshop. Joelle Webber photo

With the help of local creative makers, Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest shoppers can add that special handcrafted touch to their holiday celebrations. Workshops throughout Marketfest weekend, Dec. 5-…

Members of the recently formed ADEPTT club at BRHS talk the role of youth in addressing the region's changing climate. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Conversations about Earth’s changing climate have become a mainstay in coastal regions, and students at Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) are joining in through the formation of a new club:…

Boothbay Region YMCA: Community Catalyst for Good
All of the volunteers at the Community Meal. Courtesy of Allyson Goodwin

Many Thanksgiving feasts start with preparing the potatoes. We peel them early and place them in water to keep them fresh until it’s time to boil them. Then most often…

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Monday Community Lunch at Brady's
Brady's Monday Community Lunch. Jennie Mitchell photo

Another almost full house landed at Brady's for Richard Hallinan's beef stew, homemade biscuits, salad, and Paula Warford's apple pie mini desserts on Monday, Nov. 24 at 11:30…

Inner structure of a Nautilus shell, illustrating Arnold Aho's class, Form in Nature and Design. Photo provided by CSC.

Coastal Senior College, serving Midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, is offering 11 winter courses this season, eight of them on Zoom, making them accessible to all…