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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…

Boothbay Region High School

No matter what ideology, to be successful in debate is to gather, assemble and present evidence and fact, said Boothbay Region High School AP Language teacher Mark Gorey. A  project has been…

This is the time of year when fresh food donations become scarcer at food pantries, while the line at the pantry door often gets longer. Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) in Damariscotta has been…

Maine-Wabanaki REACH is sponsoring an educational day workshop - open to the public - Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Snow date will be Saturday, Dec. 15. Maine-Wabanaki REACH workshops…

In the Boothbay region the holiday season begins with the Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party and Gardens Aglow in mid-November. The holiday lists unfurl as we make our way to our favorite shops…

If it’s November, it’s Early Bird sales season. Early bird shoppers have flown to Bath, Wiscasset and Damariscotta this month and on Saturday, Nov. 17 they will be flocking to the Boothbay region…

Live, laugh and love!

Hello folks, I’m so incredibly blessed with all the positive feedback from my food column. It’s been awesome with phone calls and the private messages from all of you. What makes me really happy…

All are invited the annual Thanksgiving Day yoga class fundraiser for the Boothbay Region Food Pantry taught by Romee May.

It is the…

A Boothbay Harbor specialty popcorn shop is sending veterans a sweet surprise. Coastal Maine Popcorn Co. collected surplus Halloween candy earlier this month for distribution to the region’s…

Studio 53 Fine Art

During the annual four-day Gifts For Giving Holiday Show & Sale at Studio 53 in Boothbay Harbor there will be many items to choose from for those on your shopping list. The event begins…

The Maine Songwriters Association (MSA) and Boothbay Region TV have teamed up to produce a monthly live show, Maine Songwriters Live. 

The November program will be broadcast from the…

Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA’s 38th annual Holiday Bazaar will be held in the newly renovated building this Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event features beautifully handcrafted…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the BRHS library.

The committee will host education improvement consultant Mary Jane McCalmon…

Since the end of World War I in 1918, the veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces have been honored each year on the 11th day of the 11th month for their service to the country. 

One such…

Do you just love homemade pies for your holiday meals? No time to make them or don’t know how? This year plan on buying those homemade pies at the Edgecomb Community Church’s Thanksgiving Pie Sale…

Y-Arts

Later this month Y-Arts is presenting “Elf Jr” at the Lincoln Theater. With a large cast that includes quite a few young children, director Emily Mirabile is looking for backstage volunteers.…

From the past

Author’s note: In the late 1820s there was a series of altercations and confrontations between two men in Edgecomb. In May 1829, one of the men was sent to the county jail for assault…

For some area residents, VIP has an even more significant meaning. A local group called “Visually Impaired People” has been coming together for almost 18 years to support and encourage one another…

Boothbay Region High School

Boothbay Region High School celebrated the induction of 14 members to the National Honor Society Nov. 8. Principal Dan Welch welcomed parents and community members, introduced master of ceremonies…

United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s fall campaign succeeded in reaching its $1,750,000 goal, Chair Joel Merry announced at the Campaign Finale held at Bowdoin College. Volunteers on the Campaign “…

World War II Army veteran Bob Eaton and Korean War Navy veteran Ron Orchard each gave Southport Central School students a brief lesson about military history during their presentations at the…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees

The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees on Nov. 7 made a list of upgrades that could cost millions of dollars. Besides prioritizing items from one to three, one highest, the board…

Come and enjoy some German food, such as bratwurst and other side dishes, at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club, 66 Montgomery Rd., on Tuesday, Nov. 13 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation…

Boothbay Region Garden Club

A featured shop for the upcoming Festival of Trees is Nature's Corner featuring works of art made from organic components such as bark, shells, moss, pine cones, seed pods and other natural…

Two Boothbay Region students recently became the first to complete the Community Center’s program to teach area students how to sew.

Under the guidance of Angel Ames, member of the Center’s…

Specialty adult classes at the FARMS at the Y kitchen at Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA are open for registration for December. Only twelve spots are available per class, so early registration…

November has returned. The last of the leaves will drop from the trees, even the oaks, while our thoughts turn to Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, Christmas, Yule or Kwanzaa. And following those…

This year’s Boothbay Region High School sailing team isn’t your typical crew. There are several reasons why the young sailors don’t resemble a typical high school team.  First, sailing isn’t a…

Live, laugh and love!

Well, with the cooler nights, it’s comfort food time. One of my husband’s favorite dishes is shepherd’s pie.

First thing you do is march yourself up to Pinkham’s Gourmet Market and buy a…

The Clamshell Quilters group will meet at the Faith Baptist Church on Mills Road in Newcastle Monday, Nov. 12. Guests, visitors, and new members are always welcome. There will be an informal sew-…

On Saturday, Nov. 17 at Boothbay Railway Village, distinguished historians Julia A. Hunter and Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. will present two unique perspectives from their 2003 book “Fly Rod Crosby:…

On Saturday, Nov. 3, an enthusiastic group of quilters from three local guilds joined Rotarians at the Rotary Clubhouse to produce hand made quilts for Wrap-A-Smile.  It was a day of shared…

Keana Pitcher, grade 7 student at Boothbay Region Elementary School, has taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the…

The VIP will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 1:30 p.m. in the Community Center in the small mall in Boothbay Harbor. David Barnswell, the new director of the Iris Network, will be the guest. The Iris…

A new WW at Work workshop session will be starting soon, which will be open to the public. Sign-up will take place at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Boothbay Town Office. If there are 20…

Garden Therapy at St. Andrews Village on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. Upcoming Festival of Trees workshop: Nov. 9, 9:30 a.m., Southport Town Office – Candy (to sell). Also on Nov. 9, at 11 a.m.…

LincolnHealth Director of Emergency and Urgent Care Services Nancy Jackson, RN, MSN, and Great Salt Bay Community School and LincolnHealth Nurse Kerri Lilly, RN, BSN received statewide awards from…

‘Re-Envisioning Education for the Boothbay Region’

Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Keith Laser offered the wisdom of Bob Dylan’s 1963 hit “The Times They Are a’ Changin’” at a breakfast meeting at St. Andrews Village…

The Boothbay Region Garden Club’s “Mantle and Table” shop at the Festival of Trees event will feature beautiful holiday arrangements of live greens in unique containers designed by our very…

The Morris Farm will hold its annual Thanksgiving Community Potluck dinner on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 156 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset. The Morris Farm supplies the turkeys, dressing, gravy and a few…

Midcoast Conservancy and the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District will be hosting a gravel roads workshop on Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Jefferson Fire…

The Pittston First Congregational Church at 21 Arnold Road in Pittston will hold its annual Craft Fair and Cookie Walk on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The cookie walk features…

Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's Dog Obedience Classes to learn the best basic training for your dog. Held each Tuesday, the next program runs from…

This year there are two distinctive opportunities to volunteer during Boothbay Lights and we are looking for your help! Whether you are part of an organization, student group or non-profit who…

Midcoast Humane with campuses in Brunswick and Edgecomb announced the expansion of its adoption program on Monday, Oct. 29 with the goal of bringing more adoptable pets home.

The shelter…

LincolnHealth Registered Dietitian Joan Atkinson will share tips on how to maintain control over your eating habits during the holidays at the Diabetes Support Group meeting on Thursday, Nov. 15…

Southport Central School students arrived at school Oct. 30 to discover it was not going to be just another Tuesday. Principal Lisa Clarke had something else in mind. It came as a great surprise…

Wayfinder Schools is now accepting applications for its Passages Program. Passages is a home-based high school diploma program for young parents and other Maine teens who are struggling in…

Boothbay Railway Village

Saturday, Nov. 10 kick off your handmade holiday gift-making with a little help from Boothbay Railway Village. We’ll open the doors of the historic 1847 Boothbay Town Hall for two hands-on art…