St. Giles Episcopal Church in Jefferson will host the last of its free 2017 wintertime suppers for Midcoast residents Saturday, March 11 beginning at 5 p.m. No…
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David Nutt knocked on wood one day last week, after saying he was in the best physical shape he'd ever been in. Considering the line of work he chose over 50 years ago, and the sailing adventures…

First off, Friends of Windjammer Days has a new website for the Windjammer Days Festival – www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org. Write it…
The Reflexology workshop originally scheduled for Feb. 15 was rescheduled due to the weather. The new date is Wednesday, March 22. Discover how this ancient method stimulates the…
At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD School Committee will meet in the BRHS library. Agenda items include:
- Call to order
- Recommend the…
Boothbay Region schools were closed much of February due to two major blizzards and a week of school vacation. “February just didn't happen,” said Alternative…

Wendy Dinsmore, RN, a South Bristol native and current nurse manager at St. Andrews Village, didn’t always know that nursing was her calling … but everyone around her did. While working at a…

The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold its spring open house on Sunday, March 12, from 3:…

Girl Scout Troop 526 will sell cookies at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Saturday, March 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (snow date March 18). Packages are $4, and cookie sale proceeds will help fund “…
Hooray! Hooray! It's Dr. Seuss Day!
Now all of the readers and children can play!
Wake all the Sneetches, and foxes, and Sam!
Make breakfast for Horton, from green eggs and…
Boothbay Region Elementary School Principal Mark Tess has posted a letter on the school's Facebook page reminding parents and guardians that food allergies and other food-related health issues…
Celebrate local art (and good wine) at Rising Tide! Join us Friday, March 3, from 4-6 p.m. for our monthly gallery opening and wine tasting. This month's Art at the Co-op…
The Damariscotta Open Mic is now at Savory Maine and the next one is a benefit for the Lincoln County Animal Shelter (LCAS). …
Each Wednesday evening during Lent, from 5:30-7 at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, there will be a simple soup and bread supper followed by a presentation and discussion on some of…
Winter is a great time to start soothing your mind and pampering your skin. In Aromatherapy: Salt Scrubs and Bath Soaks you'll learn to make amazing…

Happy new year!
This is the first …

Midcoast Conservancy will be holding three timber frame courses at Hidden Valley Nature Center; the first will be offered from April 27-30, followed by one July 6-9…

This is National Reading Month and the Lincoln County Historical Association encourages young readers to engage in “historical” theme reading. Our…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s winter session of dog obedience. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from March 7-28. Beginner class is 5-6 p.m.,…

When a family member begins struggling to keep up with daily tasks such as cooking meals, maintaining a home and caring for themselves, it may be time…
The upcoming Central Lincoln County Adult Education course All Things German is for anyone whose mouth waters when hearing the words schnitzel, spaetzle, and strudel! The class…
Luck of the Irish is a one night cooking class offered through Central Lincoln County Adult Education and will be held Tuesday, March 7 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Be prepared for St. Patrick’s Day…
The Lincoln Home is once again, happy to announce, the Spring Art Exhibit featuring the primary schools of Nobleboro and Bristol. The children’s art will be…

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Somerset County…

What kind of social media and traditional and online marketing make sense for your business? How can small businesses thrive in local, state, and global markets? A…

Join us for a cooking series beginning March 8, using the Maine Local Twenty, which is the name the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) has given the 20 foods…

Tune in to HGTV’s series “Island Life” Sundays, Feb. 19 and March 5 at 10 p.m., to glimpse a few familiar sights and people. The March 5 episode features …

Water is splashing around at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta the week of Feb. 20 as Gizmo Garden creates an electro-artistic water park. Twenty-three area students in this free, selective-…

The AOS 98 school district office has released March dates for its school boards and trustees meetings. They are as follows:
Boothbay-…

St. Andrews Auxiliary will hold its annual spring brunch on March 15 at St. Andrews Village. The Auxiliary is pleased to host Mary Hanley, community advocate for New Hope for Women (NHFW), as its…
A great way to breeze through the rest of winter is to treat yourself to one or more of the many and diverse classes offered through Boothbay Region Adult Education…

So this food column has been running for a solid year! The first one, “What’s for supper?” ran on Feb. 23, 2016. Man! How time flies. A lot has happened around Boothbay Harbor and the rest of the…

On Sunday, Feb. 19, McSeagull's held a charity event to benefit area residents and our local food pantry. The event…
On Saturday, Feb. 18 the sun appeared and temperatures soared, after a week of cold and snow in Boothbay Harbor. The improved weather and a redistribution event at the…

The Homeward Bound Hospice Choir holds open rehearsals and invites all those who have an interest in joining to attend. …

Dr. Rick Wahle and graduate student Carl Huntsberger are testing a new technique for aging lobsters at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole.
Wahle pointed out that…

Boothbay Region High School held a pre-February vacation pep rally celebrating the sports teams competing throughout the long winter season, including Nordic skiing, wrestling, cheering, swimming…
The Curtis Memorial Library, 23 Pleasant Street, Brunswick will be holding a series of…
On Jan. 27, ten local seniors initiated a group devoted to planning and organizing monthly outings for Boothbay area residents who are in the early stages of memory loss. Under the…
Four Boothbay Region Elementary School eighth grade students, Zada Smith, Maren Whitney, Kayla Latter and Marissa Peters, will be packing up their bathing suits and shorts and heading to Florida…

Underhound Railroad, a nonprofit that saves 90 to 110 dogs a year, will hold its annual fundraising silent auction beginning March 3.
Renee Coombs, the organization’s president-director…
The week of Feb. 13 was sketchy for school attendance. By Wednesday, Boothbay region kids had stayed home two out of three days, snowed in by Orson, a blizzard packing an attitude and plenty of…

For a local mother and daughter, LincolnHealth’s Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course was the perfect opportunity to continue and begin their healthcare careers…
Garrett Carter of East Boothbay was named to the Husson University (Bangor) fall 2016 honors list. Carter is a junior who is currently enrolled in Husson's bachelor of science in communications…

Helen and Bob Johnson have always had a desire to help people, so when they had an opportunity to turn that passion into a business, they decided to…
Husson University in Bangor is pleased to share their fall 2016 President's List. Students who earn President's List honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn…
Merritt and Patricia Grover of Boothbay Harbor are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alyson Dey Grover, to Daniel Peter Boyd, son of R. Garry and Marlies Boyd of Ocean Point.…

Pam Baldwin of Southport and Skip Rideout of Ormond Beach, Florida are pleased to announce…
If someone asked you what the deadliest illness in the country is, what would you say? Many would probably say cancer. However, they would be mistaken. The…