When Boothbay Region Health Care, Inc. held annual and monthly board meetings Jan. 28, directors of the organization that operates its Boothbay Region Health Center in the Meadow Mall at 185…
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You remember what Haiku is, right? It's that Japanese style of poem writing you were forced to learn in middle school for some unknown and protested reason. The first stanza of the poem has five…
Tom Dewey of Boothbay has been busy connecting with newly found family for over six months. Tom was the youngest of two, he and his sister Debi, but in mid-June last year, he found out he had a…
Boothbay Region High School will host a talent show on Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the BRHS Auditorium.
Community members are invited to watch BRHS students and staff perform…
Y-Arts is now home to a new Ukulele Choir under the direction of professional musician and local teacher Dave Gagne. Interested in joining?
All ages and experience levels are invited to…
Training is being offered again to local restaurants, bars, and stores this February to prevent underage drinking and over consumption. Healthy Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s…
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Last week marked the first gathering of a new Science Advisory Board established to provide guidance to Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) Coastal Water Monitoring Program. The board members…
On the playground, they call him Ismael, but in the classroom he’s known as a spelling champion. Sixth grader Ismael Martinez defeated 11 other Edgecomb Eddy School students Feb. 1 in winning the…
The annual Haiti Benefit Dinner traditionally offers participants the opportunity to purchase Haitian paintings and handicrafts.
“This year,” dinner co-founders Susan and Frazier Meade said…
Food addiction often stands apart from drug and alcohol addiction, but is defined similarly: an unhealthy relationship with food. It’s not just overeating. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA…
The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb won the Alpha Chapter Mathcounts competition on Jan. 26 at Kennebec Valley Community College.
Middle schoolers Maren Cooper of Westport…
A Red Cross blood drive will be held Wed., Feb. 13 from 1 to 6 p.m. on the Red Cross bus at St. Mary Church, 144 Lincoln St.,Bath. Call 800-RED-CROSS for an appointment. Drop-ins also OK.…
Get ready for a celebration of the human form with the Third Annual “What’s Nude in Boothbay Harbor?” a show featuring nude paintings, paper work, fiber, sculpture and…
The VIP will meet on Tuesday Feb. 5 at 1:30 p.m. in the Community Center in the small mall on Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. Our guest from the Iris Network will demonstrate the best way to…
Musician Rob Duquette will perform twice in one day at the Chocolate Church Arts Center Saturday, Feb. 9. at 3 and 7:30 p.m. once with Amanda Panda and later with the band Duquette.
The 3…
Musicians!
Poets (original work only)!
Comedians!
Find the spotlight at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Friday, Feb. 1 during open mic in the historic upstairs bar.
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During school vacation in February, Damariscotta River Association (DRA) invites students to enjoy a winter wonderland at vacation camp. Camp runs from Tuesday, Feb. 19 through Friday, Feb. 22…
Nonprofit and public organizations in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to Maine Community Foundation’s Community…
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My first memory of being fascinated by the body’s ability to “self-heal” was falling off my bike on gravel and making a mess of my knees. My mother patiently clean the wounds (while I screamed my…
The Boothbay Region Special Olympians are hot off the slopes from the 2019 Winter Games which ended Jan. 29. Coach Toby LeConte reported her Boothbay region athletes won nine gold medals, 12…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees, 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, BRHS library
Southport…
Chair Feldenkrais classes will recommence at St. Andrews Urgent Care on Thursday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. These ongoing classes are perfect for those with movement limitations who seek to again enjoy…
By popular demand, a second singles’ mixer has been planned and just in time for Valentine’s Day!
The next mixer will be held at the Newcastle Publick House upstairs lounge, 52 Main St.,…
New Hope for Women will be offering a support group for adult women who have experienced domestic violence or stalking. The group will begin in mid-February 2019 and take place in Boothbay Harbor…
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is accepting applications for the Envision Chamber Music Workshop, a week-long music camp for young musicians ages 8-18. This year’s program will begin Monday…
Ahhh fairy tales … man they sure could scare the bejesus out of you! Especially the ones by those Grimm Brothers … And yet, as a kid I couldn’t stop reading them and I’ll bet many of you out there…
Isabelle Curtis of Boothbay Harbor earned high honors and was named to the dean's list at the University of New Hampshire in Durham for the fall 2018 semester.
Taylor Walby of Boothbay Harbor, a psychology major at Lasell College in Newton, Massachusetts, was named to the college’s fall 2018 dean's list.
Do you have a business idea you want to put into action? New Ventures Maine (newventuresmaine.org) will offer a free…
Live, laugh and love!
I’m writing about doing my part for our local Coast Guard Station. When the government had a partial shutdown and it affected our peninsula, I knew like many others, Paul Coulombe had given the…
Imagine, if you will, Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library as Joanna Breen sees it — not just as a fixed location on terra firma, but as a living, breathing community organism that reaches patrons…
Miles Memorial Hospital Gallery
Brunswick-based artist Ed McCartan’s acrylic paintings of botanical/spiritual themes will be on exhibit at the Miles Memorial Hall Gallery Feb. 9-March 15.
“These works represent my…
Saturday, Feb. 9
The public is invited to join in on the 2019 kickoff event of the Southport Island Association (SIA) from 3-5 .m. as we meet at the Zalucky residence, 28 Joppa Rd., for a…
Helen Farnham’s new 42” X 52” needlefelted piece, “January Run" is an example of how this local fiber artist spends the winter months.
Farnham, a member of the Boothbay Region Art…
The following students who live in the newspaper’s coverage area attained honor roll status for the first semester of 2018-2019:
Highest Honors
Grade 5: Kennedy Haedrich of…
St. Giles Jefferson will host the second of its free suppers this winter, Saturday Feb. 2, starting at 5 p.m. This time the supper will feature a chili cook-off, with offerings from Melanie Hilton…
How’s this for a prop list: a big knife, a Magic 8-Ball, a chain saw, a bloody leg and a ... big plate of cookies? Intrigued? Of course you are!
Here’s the synopsis for the show these props…
Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) hosted its first lecture of 2019 on browntail moths last week. In spite of the icy roads, members of the public filled the lecture room at Oak Point Farm to hear…
Alexis Miller of Boothbay was named to the fall 2018 dean's list of the Stiller School of Business, Champlain College, in Burlington, Vermont.
To receive this honor, a student must attain a…
The weather was perfect for soup as 20 people attended the Community Center's first “soup night” on Saturday, Jan. 26. The Center offered soup, chili, homemade breads and desserts. The dinner was…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
CANCELED on Feb. 5 - due to a family emergency. See notice online. To be rescheduled.
Come one, come all to The Once Upon a Time Family Dance at The Opera House at…
AOS 98
Alternative Organizational School District 98 – Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Georgetown and Southport – voted in favor of the 14-article budget Jan. 24. The budget, amounting to $613,457,…
From Monday, Jan. 28 to Friday Feb. 1, the Boothbay Region Health Center is conducting a training week. The Center, located in the Meadow Mall, Boothbay Harbor, will see patients from 2 to 4 p.m.…
Chocolate Church Arts Center
Papa Tim and his Desperate Man’s Blues Explosion return to where Papa Tim began his journey through time and space of Rhythm and Blues in the intimate Annex of the famous Chocolate Church Art…
Shannon Schmelzer had always wanted to be her own boss, running her own business, she said in an interview before launching Shannon's Unshelled in spring 2014, as a seasonal lobster roll and hot…
The AARP Tax Aide assistance will again be available in both Boothbay Harbor and Wiscasset starting the first full week of February. Monday services at the Boothbay Region YMCA. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.,…
Bath Savings Institution wishes to evidence support of the local business community by highlighting one of our business or non-profit Neighbor to Neighbor customers each month.
For the next…
The public is cordially invited to the annual meeting of Boothbay Region Health Care, Inc., also known as the Boothbay Region Health Center. The annual meeting will start at 2 p.m. on Monday, Jan…
Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a Twelve Step Fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is recovery from co-dependence and the development and maintenance of healthy relationships. A new…
