In order to raise funds to pay the bill for fixing its iconic New England steeple, St. Philip’s Church, Wiscasset, is holding an iconic New England event: a baked…
Life
The fields at Morris Farm may be sleeping under a winter blanket of snow and ice, but new programs are sprouting up at the educational farm in…
Lucille Machon turned 100 on Sunday, Jan. 22, at a party thrown for her and a community of her closest friends at the House of Pizza in Boothbay Harbor. There, in…
Traditionally, healthcare was a service you used when you were sick or injured. Today, there is an increasing emphasis on wellness and prevention — one of the many…
We hope you picked up last week's Boothbay Register with the Adult Ed Winter-Spring class brochure. If you missed it, the brochure is also available…
Get creative for a cause! Get tickets now for the paint night fundraiser taking place at McSeagulls, Pier One, Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 6 to 8 pm…
The following students were named to the second quarter honor roll at Boothbay Region High School.
Seniors
High Honors: Colette Bertin, Samuel Betts,…
Community School District School Committee
Preliminary 2018 budget figures for Boothbay region schools show increases in both health insurance rates and retirement costs. On Jan. 25, Alternative…
Many retirees wish they had begun focusing on financial, retirement and lifestyle planning much earlier in their lives.…
Finding a few good people to drive a school bus hasn't been easy on the Boothbay peninsula lately. The drivers busing kids around the Alternative Organizational…
If not for the two dogs who greet you at the door, and the warm atmosphere that makes you feel welcome the minute you walk into Ron Sanchez’s home on Birch Point Road in Wiscasset, you might feel…
Boothbay Region High School and Boothbay Region Elementary School coaches and advisors for the 2017 spring season will be as follows:
BRHS
Varsity baseball, Joshua Garneau
…
Coastal Studies for Girls
The board of trustees at Coastal Studies for Girls (CSG) in Freeport has formally announced that Jennifer Mathews has been unanimously selected as the school’s interim…
On Eating and Loving Food
I love waking up on a Saturday or Sunday morning. My first thought is about what I'll have for breakfast.
My weekend breakfasts can be a little (or a lot) less healthy than weekday…
In keeping with their decades of support for the LincolnHealth-Miles Campus organizations, the Miles League has pledged $250,000 in support of a new outpatient Health Center. The two and a half…
On Saturday, Jan. 21, Boy Scout Troop 238 earned their Fingerprinting and Crime Prevention merit badges. The Scouts attended the physical fitness testing for new Lincoln County Sheriff's…
Shelly Shehan, daughter of Leila Barter of Boothbay Harbor and the late Herman Reed, and Jeffrey Clifford, son of Claire and Earle Clifford of Boothbay, exchanged their wedding vows at the…
A very excited group of Boothbay Region High School students will embark on the experience of a lifetime during April vacation, when they will travel to France. They will be holding a fundraising…
Look for the Boothbay Region Adult and Community Education 2017 Winter/Spring brochure as an insert this week's Boothbay Register. We hope you'll…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s winter session of dog obedience. Classes will be held on Tuesdays Feb. 7-28. Beginner class is 5-6 p.m., Intermediate…
LincolnHealth Director of Volunteer Services Connie Bright will discuss the many health benefits of volunteering at the Diabetes Support Group meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 1:15. The group will…
Lucille Machon was born at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor on Jan. 22, 1917. On Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, she celebrated her 100th birthday at the House of Pizza in her town. The place was…
For those with a passion for conservation, Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is offering a unique overview of natural resource topics and…
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is accepting applications for the Envision Chamber Music Workshop, a week-long intensive music camp for youth ages 12-18. This five-day program is open to…
Students from the Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts group won national awards at the 2017 iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival Atlanta, Jan…
Boy Scouts working on their Eagle Scout service projects in Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox, Somerset and Franklin counties in 2016 provided more than 6,500…
Have you been looking for a place to lift up your voice to sing? Do you enjoy getting together with people to sing a variety of music? Well, here is your chance! The Edgecomb Community Church, UCC…
Merriment abounded at a medieval banquet Thursday, Jan. 19, at Boothbay Region High School, when Mary Miller’s performing arts class provided a comedic twist to William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth…
A coin and stamp show will be held in the Exhibition Hall at the Topsham Fairgrounds in Topsham on Sunday, Feb. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Coin & Stamp Club of Brunswick, the…
Sarah Elizabeth Spencer, daughter of David M. Spencer of Dresden and the late Lisa Tavenner Spencer (daughter of Priscilla and Thomas Tavenner of…
Hannah Winslow a junior studying at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst majoring in legal studies, was named to the fall 2016 semester dean’s list with a 3.9 GPA. Hannah is currently…
Gretchen Elder of Edgecomb, daughter of Rick and Monica Elder, was named to the fall 2016 semester dean’s list at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Sarah Caron of Boothbay Harbor was named to the 2016 fall semester dean's list at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts where she is majoring in biology. She is currently in Costa Rica with a…
Camden Spear of Boothbay, an environmental science major, was named to the fall 2016 semester dean’s list at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts.
For most, Christmas is a special time. But for 15-year-old Shuyu Pang, Christmas 2016 was a unique experience. It was the Chinese teenager’s first time celebrating the Holy Christian event. Pang,…
Myron Hahn of Boothbay, a marine engineering operations major, and Collin Thompson of Southport, a marine engineering technology major, were named to the fall 2016 semester dean's list at Maine…
Courtney Brewer of Boothbay Harbor and Gabrielle Ericson-Wenners of Edgecomb were named to the fall 2016 semester dean's list at Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts.
Learn great skills that will come in handy if you are a new homeowner, a renter or just tired of getting someone else to do the work. This “hands on” field course facilitated by local contractor…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
The thousands of holiday lights have been packed up and stowed away for another year, but on Saturday, Jan. 28, the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor will pulse back to life for the 2017…
Boothbay Region Adult Ed
The Learning Center at Boothbay Region Adult Ed began the winter/spring semester on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Prep to…
All gardeners out there, both beginners and experienced, who enjoy growing new plants, will enjoy Pollinator Seed Swap Day (Jan. 28) at Spectrum…
As the Maine representative for Miracle Recreation Equipment, Eric Welzel designs playgrounds and travels all over the state. Recently, he…
The Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church was the setting for a Tuesday, Jan. 17 Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast honoring community volunteers who serve under the umbrella of the Boothbay Region…
On Eating and Loving Food
Okay, so last week I wrote about curried chicken. That contains apples and raisins, making it a savory AND sweet dish. Who doesn't like that combo? Not me, that's for sure. (It could also be…
Online registration for Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) summer 2017 programs is now open. BSSC…
Nicolas Gorey, a freshman majoring in international business, was named to the fall 2016 dean's list at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, Rhode Island, with a GPA of 3.80. Nicolas is the son…
Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE) invites you to join them this Thursday, Jan. 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Boothbay Community Center if you have Lyme, think you may have Lyme,…
In 2016, the Edward A. Myers Marine Conservation Fund donated $2,000 to the K-12 education program at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole.…
Gabriel Purin of Boothbay and Luke Huntington of Newcastle were named to the 2016 fall semester dean’s list at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont.
If you think a subject like the life cycle of seaweed might be a bit, well, boring, you should have been at Edgecomb Eddy School on Jan. 10.
Most of the students appeared transfixed during a…
