In these politically charged times, I know I am walking on eggshells. But, politics aside, I am remembering Mrs. Cowan, a very dear friend to us and our communities.
A holiday season never…
Life
Santa’s Elves descended on the Center on Friday, last, and the place is a hub of Christmas spirit. The Gift Shop is full of wonderful gift items—handcrafted by our sewing and…
Energy level was very high as over 50 boisterous Rotarians, Friends of Rotary, and guests mingled and exchanged local news and prepared Christmas presents for children of veterans…
It started out quietly. It was still light and people were just beginning to gather Friday night for the Southport Lights Up celebration. But it wasn't going to be a silent night despite the carol…
Our last meeting for this year will be Wednesday, Dec. 12. We will be having a ham dinner, cooked by Kate, and it will also be our Christmas Yankee Swap. So bring a $5 gift and be prepared to…
It was a small gathering in Boothbay Harbor on the afternoon of Dec. 1 and the tidings weren’t of joy but hopefully of comfort to the guests assembled at Hall Funeral Home to remember their loved…
Thanks to 20 flu clinics hosted by Lincoln Medical Partners (LMP), 1,130 community members are vaccinated against the flu. An additional 3,650 patients were vaccinated during regular office visits…
The Midcoast Green Collaborative and the Midcoast Outreach and Peace Center invite you to a panel discussion by area legislators and local experts on developing a much needed Comprehensive Energy…
Frank 106.9 FM, WBQX, will broadcast local high school basketball for a ninth straight year beginning Friday, Dec. 7 when the Lincoln Academy Eagles travel to Rockport to play the Camden Hills…
The annual Harbor Lights Festival opened with a warm reception from the Boothbay Region Garden Club to donors and sponsors to this year’s event. This year’s theme tree – central to trees of all…
Attention photographers of Maine! Acceptance of entries for the 2019 Maine Photography Show (MPS) begins Saturday, Dec. 1 through the stroke of midnight Jan. 18, 2019. MPS has been the annual…
Seacoast Community Orchestra
The public is invited to the Seacoast Orchestra Fall Concert on Tuesday evening, Dec. 4 at 7. This free performance will be held at the Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St. in Damariscotta.
The…
Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor
The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor will hold its annual Christmas Fair this Saturday, Dec. 1 in the Fellowship Hall.
Starting with “Breakfast with Santa” and his elves from 8-10 a…
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Craft Show at the Boothbay Harbor Fire Station
10 a.m.-5 p.m…
River Arts
River Arts is inviting the public to attend the opening reception for its newest exhibition, "Small Works." The opening reception will be held Friday, Nov. 30 from 5-7 p.m. The “Small Works…
Wouldn’t it be fun to see what career artists could come up with for tree ornaments? That’s the idea behind the centerpiece of Gleason Fine Art’s “Art for the Holidays” show running Thursday, Nov…
The Boothbay region has a new peer support and recovery center through Amistad, a Portland-based nonprofit. The Boothbay Region Peer Center at 35 School St. in Boothbay Harbor officially opened…
Live, laugh and love
This is a family tradition in our household, made from generation to generation from as far as I can remember.
My very French grandmother Evelyn Mary Gallant Orne stood barely 4 foot, 11…
How do you make the school library a place students want to be?
For Boothbay Region High School librarian Kerrin Erhard, the answer is a bleacher, a couple of students and Chip Schwehm, the…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
Help celebrate the holiday season by entering the “Light the Shore” contest sponsored by the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce. Now in its second year, the “Light the Shore” contest…
It’s that time! Loads of parties, lots of entertaining, hostess gifts aplenty, and what would be great to have on hand for such occasions? Why, sweets from Feed Our Scholars bakers, of course!…
Kathleen Morgan, New Hope for Women’s executive director, was recently honored as a Champion of Change by the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence at its annual Blaine House Tea in Augusta.…
Harbor Theater
“Beautiful Boy” is the heartbreaking story of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with their beloved son’s drug addiction over many years. The film plays Dec. 7-13 at Harbor Theater…
I smiled all the way home.
I felt relaxed and some of the rhythms that we’d been groovin' to were still in my head.
Before going to the drum circle at River Arts, led by Boothbay…
Healthy Kids
Healthy Kids will start an Active Parenting: 5-12 on Nov. 30. The class will run six Fridays from 1-3 p.m. at their office, 15 Belvedere Rd., Damariscotta. There will be no class on Dec. 28.
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With a distinctly nautical flavor, the Harbor Lights Festival is fun for the entire family and without a doubt, helps get everyone in the holiday spirit! The “Lighted Boat Parade” is the highlight…
On Saturday night, Nov. 24, Boothbay Fire Department and Bayview Lodge hosted their annual welcome party for Santa and Mrs. Claus on the Boothbay Common. Before the pair arrived, guests gathered…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce
The Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting everyone in the surrounding communities to the first ever Snow Ball to celebrate the successful Holiday Marketfest held Dec. 6-8 on the streets…
The next time you enter the YMCA, the Tree of Giving will greet you. On Tuesday, Nov. 20, it was carried into its place of honor in the main lobby. It might look like a traditional evergreen tree…
The tables were turned recently when the Community Center received a helping hand from five Boothbay Region High School students.
As part of their community service work for the year, the…
Please join the Boothbay Region Garden Club in celebrating this most cherished of seasons at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Our Festival of Trees theme this year is “Merry and Bright.” There…
We welcome the public to join us at The Lincoln Home in a musical celebration of the holiday season, Monday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 3 p.m. Heralded by Sing Out! Magazine as “one of the…
Pies, pies and more pies! Apple, pumpkin, pecan, cranberry, mincemeat, cherry, blueberry, chocolate cream and lemon meringue – all freshly baked: For the third year in a row, the ladies of…
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will hold its 82nd annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 27 Pleasant St. in Brunswick (corner of Pleasant and Union streets). All proceeds…
The American Red Cross has launched First Aid for Opioid Overdoses – an online course to teach people how to respond to a known or suspected opioid overdose.
“An opioid overdose is a life-…
The Boothbay Region Health Center is hosting a healthy potluck benefit dinner at the Boothbay Fire House on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. Bring a healthy dish to share, or just come and enjoy…
Experience a 19th century-style Christmas with 21st century flair at Historic New England’s Nickels-Sortwell House Dec. 7-9, from noon to 3 p.m., part of Wiscasset Village’s annual Holiday…
Live, laugh and love!
OK folks, here’s the deal … I never … ever … thought I would be writing a food column. My spelling stinks, grammar … forget about it, but here we go again. I am who I am. If I can get a chuckle…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
How can anyone know what they need to be doing if they have no idea where they are going? Mary Jane McCalmon drove that point on strategic visioning and planning for school systems at the Nov. 14…
The LincolnHealth Wound Center, which opened in Boothbay Harbor in 2014, is expanding and will begin seeing patients at the new Watson Health Center on the LincolnHealth – Miles Campus in…
The Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar & Wreath Sale is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 29, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Mid Coast Hospital Café, 123 Medical Center Drive in Brunswick. All…
Take a "Journey to Bethlehem" this weekend at Boothbay Baptist Church and experience the dramatic story of one very special night when Christ was born.
Your journey begins inside the church…
Good sleep is the most important determinant for wellbeing and health, according to sleep researcher, Dr. Matthew Walker. His book, “Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and…
Chocolate Church Arts Center
A Motown Christmas will fill the house of The Chocolate Church Arts Center with the sounds of Christmas music, rhythm and blues style, on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Pat Colwell and his…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth Facilities Manager for Senior Living Neil Genthner has received the 2018 Webster and Elise Van Winkle Excellence in Healthcare Award for his tireless commitment to patient and…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow event opened to the public Nov. 15. More than 650,000 LED lights have been woven through 14 acres of central gardens. In a press release announcing…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Let it be known that the popular holiday event, Art in the Square, is not held outdoors in the middle of Townsend Square! It is held indoors at the Boothbay Harbor Art Foundation (BRAF) gallery…
Holy Christmas List boys and girls!
Santa is coming to Boothbay Saturday, Nov. 24 just to find out what you’d like for Christmas this year. You know he makes that big list, the one he…
At the annual membership meeting Oct. 7, the Hearts Ever Young Inc. Board of Directors was expanded from five to seven members. The three officers coordinate original, annual productions of Hearts…
Southport Memorial Library Aides will present Broadway actor Will Rhys in “A Christmas Carol” at Southport Town Hall, Route 27, on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.
Mr. Rhys has adapted the Charles…
