Life

Following a hiatus in 2016, the Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous will return on Saturday, June 24 – bringing a motley crew of buccaneers both young and old to…

LincolnHealth, the Boothbay Region YMCA, and the Central Lincoln County YMCA encourage Lincoln County residents to learn the factors for…

Come hear a fun, uplifting talk that will give you practical tips for building strong bones.

The lecture takes place on April 1 from 1-2 p.m. at Crow Point Yoga,…

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood is offering a vacation day camp April 18–21, 8:30 a.…

The March wind blew up, the sun stayed behind the afternoon clouds, and the temperature went down, but that didn't stop 18 to 20 stouthearted, young and young-at-heart…

May 19 – The Ballroom Thieves
June 3 – Francine Reed

The Boothbay Region Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to welcome Jenna Howard to join in our Marketing Workshop Series on April 5 to present "Tips for Maine Businesses: Using Instagram & Twitter…

Students Tyson Barker and Hali Goodwin are representing the Boothbay area throughout March at the Portland Museum of Art. Their works were chosen by their art teachers to hang in the museum’s…

Good food, good fun and lots and lots of donated raffle prizes highlighted Southport Central School’s annual Winter Carnival held at the Southport Town Hall Saturday night, March 18.

For…

Volunteers for all events and activities related to this year’s Pumpkinfest & Regatta are invited to join the committee at its first monthly meeting on Thursday, March 23 at 4:30 p.m…

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will conduct an online-only live auction Wednesday, March 29, which will include an amazing diversity of decorative and collectible items, all with modest opening…

Aging is inevitable. At the Lincoln Home, we seek to empower seniors with information and education to age on their own terms with control over their health and well-being. Learn about maintaining…

LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the spring Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class, which begins on April 18. Becoming a CNA is a great way to begin a…

Boothbay Harbor Shipyard has a lot going on. The Ernestina-Morrissey, a 110-foot schooner built in 1894 for the Gloucester fishing fleet, is being entirely rebuilt. The Balmy Days…

On Thursday, March 16, the Boothbay Region Health & Wellness Foundation partnered with the YMCA to host a St. Patrick's Day Luncheon and Awards Ceremony. It was well attended by Y regulars who…

During the first week of April at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can begin planning your organic garden, troubleshoot issues with your computer, learn C.P.R. and first aid, and make…

Skidompha Public Library

Everyone is invited to join the volunteer staff and friends of the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop as they celebrate the grand opening of their new shop, with a half-price sale…

I live off the peninsula and often, when I am asked to do a story, I take a ride to see where I am supposed to be going the next day. Tomorrow, March 21, I'm shooting the Leprechaun Leap at…

The Downeaster train carried several Boothbay Region High School students to the University of New Hampshire in Durham to check out the campus March 9.

The trip was funded through the…

Boothbay Region Garden Club

This month's Garden Therapy theme at St. Andrews Village followed the oft quoted adage for March and we all know that March 2017 did, indeed, come in like a lion but…

Stuart Smith of Edgecomb is a busy man.

A former selectman, his last term ended in 2015. Now he spends a lot of his time at home with son Alex, 18, a senior at Boothbay Region High School…

Lincoln County Adult Education courses lined up through mid-April include  boating safety, cooking classes and self-publishing and solar know-how. Register for all online at  clc.maineadulted.…
Lincoln County Historical Association

It was Dec. 3, 1838 when the Jailer’s house, a wooden structure attached to the granite stone jail, burned in Wiscasset.

“Both Samuel Holbrook, the jailer at the time of the fire, and…

One of the most important services New Hope for Women (NHFW) provides to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking is the toll-free 24/7 Hotline.

Last year, New Hope for…

The Boothbay Region YMCA and Central Lincoln County YMCA are partnering again this summer to provide the best summer ever for children and teens in Lincoln County. Summer camp at the Y is a place…

I gave my Irish-American mother a tiny pot of shamrocks last St. Patrick’s day. I picked them up at a grocery store and they sat on her kitchen table. She loved the sentiment. My mother loves…

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD

The announcement of the Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) testing period at the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District (CSD) committee meeting on March 8 prompted questions from…

Kate Marone, director of Healthy Lincoln County (HLC), will address the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club at its Thursday, March 23 dinner meeting, on what to expect locally with the legalization of…

On Eating and Loving Food

Have you ever had clams casino? Have you ever even heard of them?

They’re one of those things that were on every restaurant menu in the ’70s, but that was way before my time :-0

My…

Boothbay Region High School Principal Dan Welch announced that 20 students have been selected for induction into the National Honor Society. 

Welch said the students met the four criteria…

During the last week of March you can take a class at Adult Ed to learn more about using you tablet or smart phone, how to make your computer run…

A varied roster of spring classes from “Easy Bluegrass Jamming” to a study of “Chaucer’s Pilgrims: Their Lives, Many Sins, and Occasional Virtues” offers stimulating…

Overwhelmed by all those functions on your GPS or chart plotter? Want to use your tablet or smart-phone to help you navigate on your boat? Interested in using a desktop computer program to plan…

Boothbay Region Health Care, Inc.

The “Fit, Flexible and Strong” program sponsored by Boothbay Region Health Care, Inc. (BRHC) that began in October and continues through May has reached its mid-way…

This is the fourth in a series of articles on the 5 Rs of Positive Discipline. This, among other…

Lincoln County Historical Association

“May kind protecting angels/Their watchful vigil keep/And guide thy bark in safety/Across the pathless deep.” Sarah Augusta Prescott wrote these words to her husband-to-be, Capt. Sam Goodwin,…

Talent abounds in the Boothbay region. Galleries are everywhere. The place is rich with music, the written word, and creativity in all its forms. Sculpture gardens, garden gardens, shop windows…

Those longing to be in the Greek Isles in March can enjoy the next best thing by cooking up a Greek meal with friends in Maine! Join instructor Debra Arter for "Greek Cuisine Night…

On March 7, the Edgecomb School Committee went before the town budget committee to present two options. Neither included a requested five percent reduction. Selectmen…

Boothbay Region Ambulance Service will soon roll out its new ambulance, which arrived about a month ago.

“The fundraising response for the ambulance was phenomenal,” said BRAS Director of…

Who can resist a cuddly little animal? Join instructor Debra Arter for "Needle Felted Animals" and take one home that same night. This course will be offered through Central…

The smell of fresh bread baking is almost irresistible and so is the upcoming Central Lincoln County Adult Education course, "In the Know-In the Dough" offered Tuesday, March 28…

Being in a classroom is nothing new for Allison Crocker. The University of Maine at Farmington senior has spent most of the past 17 years learning about reading, writing and arithmetic. But as her…

It's always a warming sight to see the Good Shepherd Food Mobile in the parking lot across the street from the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, on the corner of…

Musicians Jamie Oshima and John Pranio — from the wilds of Whitefeld – are headlining the Second Friday Contradance Friday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. This is a family dance where easy…

Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering Ballroom Dance classes on Thursday nights beginning March 30 and running through May 11.

Join the party…

Get creative by registering for Watercolors for Beginner and Intermediate Students beginning Wednesday, March 22 at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. Class will run from 3:30…

On Eating and Loving Food

You know how sometimes you meet someone and within a very short time you know they’re destined to become lifelong friends? Such was the case with the Maryellens.

Mary-Ellen Pecci and Mary…

There is a new peer group forming on the Boothbay peninsula to support those who have been addicted to any substance or behavior -- whether opiates or alcohol or gambling, etc. This group is a non…

"The Gift of Dialogue" 

This Sunday, March 12, at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, the second of a series of sermons for Lent will be offered by the Rev. Dr. Sarah Foulger.…