Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) once again offers summer day camp sessions at its historic sites. Three week-long sessions are open to children ages 7 through 11. Each session will be…
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On Eating and Loving Food
Do you order onion rings in restaurants? I don’t, unless I’ve seen some there, and I know they’re freshly made, and prepared and cooked right.
There have been too many times I’ve asked if…
BRHS sports
The Seahawks track and field teams went to the Mountain Valley Conference Championships on May 24. The boys placed fourth out of 13 teams and were only five points behind Monmouth Academy and 11…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
Before the start of the Boothbay Region Elementary School Grandparents and Grandfriends event Friday, May 25, Assistant Principal Tricia Campbell made an announcement.
“BRES is proud to…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
The Friday, May 25 Boothbay Region Elementary School Grandparents and Grandfriends Day brought smiles and laughter to families and the community as students from kindergarten to fourth grade…
Coming up at Spectrum Generations, 521 Main St., Damariscotta, has the following events planned. For more information, call 563-1363.
June 20: Paula Jackson-Jones and Angele Rice of…
Skidompha Public Library
The Skidompha Library Genealogy Group invites the public to its June Roundtable event, “Share a Story from your Ancestor’s First Decade in North America.” This topic will be the focus of both…
Heartwood Regional Theater Company and Lincoln Academy will hold auditions for “Man of La Mancha,” their annual fall youth musical collaboration, on Wednesday, June 6, from 2:45-5 p.m., in the Poe…
The seventh and eighth grade class of Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning spent three days at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, as participants in Maine’s Model United Nations…
Boothbay Region and CLC YMCAs
The Y believes that all children in our community, regardless of income, deserve the opportunity to experience summer camp. Camp registration is open, and scholarship dollars are…
Newagen Seaside Inn will host the 18th annual Southport Firemen’s Dinner on Thursday, June 7. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with live music, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the Inn’s elegant…
Gretchen Elder of Edgecomb, a Northeastern University student majoring in communication studies, was recently named to the University’s dean’s list for the spring…
Rescue Day at the Railway
On Sunday, June 3 the Boothbay Railway Village (BRV) will host its fifth annual day dedicated to dogs and their families. Admission to…
Castle Tucker
Join artist Jennifer Linskey on Thursday, June 7 for a day of painting and drawing at historic Castle Tucker, overlooking the Sheepscot River and Wiscasset Harbor. Beginners are…
Ari Leach and her partner Steph Knaus-Tucker are having a custom-made tiny house constructed, but it won’t just be any run-of-the-mill, custom-made tiny house. This one will be an energy-efficient…
Chef Nathaniel Adam is entering another cooking competition – this time pitting his culinary skills against other chefs from all over the U.S. and Canada.
Adam, the executive sous chef at…
For Todd Hyson, family and tradition are of utmost importance, and when he recently started his own business on land that has been in his family for generations, it was, in his words, a dream come…
Find out about hosting a Fresh Air Fund friend from New York City for a week - or two - this summer.
Fresh Air Fund children are boys and girls, ages seven to 18,…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District's gifted and talented program is a go after CSD school budgets passed…
A collaboration with Lincoln Academy’s Eagle Term, a two-week program exposing students to a wide range of learning experiences outside traditional curricula, will see horticulturist and…
The national Click it or Ticket campaign has started in Maine. The program aims to increase law enforcement participation by coordinating seat belt enforcement and providing seat…
Bailey Bartlett loves digging in the dirt. She started her business, Bailey’s Blooms, two years ago, and is transforming the grounds around Montsweag Farms Restaurant on Route 1 in Woolwich, after…
Get inspired for one’s own gardens
BOOTHBAY— If it’s rain, clouds or sunshine this weekend, it doesn’t matter. Mainers will be able to get into Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay for free this Saturday through Monday, May…
CLC YMCA
The Central Lincoln County YMCA invites youth, ages 6-12, to participate in a fun week learning to be artistic while repurposing and recycling.
Join Deb Schaeffer of InSpIRe Mixed Media Art…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee
On May 16, Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee Chair Larry Colcord announced CSD teachers retiring this year are Judy Dorr (39 years), Cathlene Parkhurst (34 years), Jo Haney (33 years…
For those seasonal workers requiring transportation to and from work the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club will begin their annual…
Memorial Day, Monday, May 28 is fast approaching. Once again, the peninsula’s five parades are being organized by the Boothbay American Legion, Post 36.
We are honored this year to have…
On Eating and Loving Food
Okay so I’ve written about lobster before, but it’s spring in Maine, and that means lobster season is coming.
It’s not that you can’t eat lobster in the off-season, but it’s usually far…
Celebrate the start of summer at Historic New England’s annual Open House at Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House on Saturday, June 2. Free guided tours will be given at each…
Rising Tide Co-op is excited to share that we will be opening our doors earlier beginning Friday, June 1. For all of you morning commuters and early birds, the Co-op will now be opening at 7:30 a.…
Remembering our fallen soldiers
Growing up in Boothbay, I never understood why the rest of the country considered Memorial Weekend to be the unofficial start of summer. Memorial Day was…
You, too, could be having lots of fun while contributing to your community by volunteering at the St Andrews Thrift Shop, located in the Meadow Mall!
Come and join our sales team. A couple…
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library (BHML)will hold its biannual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 26, from 9 a.m. until noon.
Choose from a wide variety of hardy perennials such as the ever…
THEY SAID WHAT?!
“You’re too sick to have chronic Lyme,” “Once you have Lyme, you can’t get it again,” “You didn’t get the bulls-eye so you’re all set,” “You been treated so any residual…
Summer is almost here—next Monday is Memorial Day and The Center will be closed so that we can all celebrate with our families and then we will be up and running, as usual on Tuesday.
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Skidompha Chat
On Tuesday, June 5 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library’s Chats With Champions program will feature Bill Cullina, executive director of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) in Boothbay Harbor. His…
Congratulations to North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) senior Rick Hilscher (Boothbay Harbor), who was named a National Merit Scholar! Hilscher was selected by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) announces “It’s Our History," a contest for Lincoln County residents between the ages of 10-13 and 14-18 years of age. The youth are invited to explore…
Edgecomb Green, one of seven assisted living facilities Eldercare Network of Lincoln County operates, held a tea party Saturday for residents and friends at its facility at the former Eddy…
If you live in a house that’s more than a few decades old, you might wonder about its history. What were the circumstances surrounding its construction? What families lived there before you moved…
They came back: A mini series
As with the facilities in Damariscotta, East Boothbay, and the waterfront docks in Boothbay Harbor, Hodgdon Yacht Services in Southport hires young workers who fit the skill levels the company…
On Thursday, May 10, third-grade students from Mrs. Gregg’s, Mrs. Taylor’s, and Mrs. Pinkham’s classes at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta enjoyed a springtime class trip to Pinkham…
The LincolnHealth Emergency Department is hosting the third annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) basket raffle during National EMS Week, May 20-26. Funds raised will go toward a scholarship…
Healthy Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are working together to provide local restaurants, bars, and stores with three Responsible Beverage Server trainings this May and…
On May 1, students from Boothbay Region High School’s Health Advisory Board worked with staff Tammy Blackman and Kacy Pound, School Resource Officer Larry Brown, and local stores to place…
On Eating and Loving Food
I’ve written about tacos in general, but I’m going to get specific here: Haddock tacos. Most restaurant menus list them as simply fish tacos. If they do that, and there’s no description with the…
The annual Student Art Show, hosted by Boothbay Region Art Foundation, is a treasure trove of creative expression. As you walk in the front door of the Art Foundation, your eyes may seem like they…
In November, Boothbay Region, Southport and Edgecomb elementary schools began exploring the science of seaweed farming. Students were assisted by the Boothbay Sea and Science Center and a Maine…
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 School Board announced Tuesday, May 8, Dr. Keith Laser as the next superintendent. He follows interim superintendent Bob Webster. Laser was chosen…
