The fifth and final Damariscotta-Newcastle Twin Villages ArtWalk of 2015 is happening Friday, Oct. 16. This month brings huge bonuses of giant pumpkins used as palettes along the…
Life
Jake Marionette, a 15-year-old author, spoke to grades 3 through 8 at Boothbay Region Elementary School on Oct. 6 about his publishing experiences. He wrote his first book, which made the New York…
When lightning or a storm knocks down a tree in the bustling city of Nairobi, sculptor Irene Wanjiru is usually not far behind. She arranges to have the fallen tree — trunk, roots, and all —…
BRHS Soccer
The Boothbay Seahawks varsity soccer team played its rescheduled homecoming game on Monday, Oct. 12, against Oak Hill.
“Started strong, let in a few late goals, but played fairly well…
Video
The annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta features pumpkins in many settings — as boats, as art, and as spectacle.
On Sunday, Oct. 11, one of the massive squash was dropped 180 feet…
Come join the fun of making music with your ukulele. Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering a six-week Ukulele for Beginners course taught by Heather Hardy beginning Monday, Nov. 2, at…
The 15th annual Senior Appreciation Day sponsored by the Lincoln County TRIAD will be held on Saturday,…
Healthy Kids
Childhood sexual abuse is pervasive in our communities. Stories appear regularly in our local papers about arrests made right here in Lincoln County. Statistics report one in three girls and one…
Gain the skills necessary to get a good job by attending three free job seeker workshops being offered through a partnership of Central Lincoln County Adult Education and Goodwill Workforce…
The Boothbay Fire Department hosted its annual open house on Tuesday, Oct. 6, to massive crowds of kids and their families.
Kids ran through the EDITH (Exit Drills in the Home) trainer,…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold its fall open house on Sunday, Oct…
Fall classes at Boothbay Region Adult Ed begin during the week of Oct. 12. Are you always searching for files on your computer? Did you know your computer can slow down when files and photos…
Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine (SASSMM) is excited to announce Yoga for Survivors, a trauma sensitive yoga based support group for female…
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
In this newspaper’s continuing commitment to highlight National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October, here are 13 ways to stand against domestic violence.
13. Educate yourself. Read as…
Homecoming is a high school and college tradition during the fall sports season. Locally, Boothbay Region High School celebrates during the week leading up to the games with dress-up days in…
Certified Nurse Midwife Stacey Rees was in a Ph.D. program in comparative literature at Princeton University when she realized, early one morning, that she wanted a more hands-on…
A pilates class will be held on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. at the new studio, Crow Point Yoga, 24 West Street in Boothbay Harbor.
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Nine community members recently completed Miles and St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice Patient Volunteer class of 2015.
The purpose of the 20-hour hospice volunteer training is to prepare…
Mark your calendars for the annual Great Salt Bay School Harvest Fair, Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Great Salt Bay School Gymnasium. GSB 8th graders and their parents have worked hard to…
Two Salty Dogs is currently gathering donations to send overseas to dogs serving in the United States military through the The United States War Dog Association, Inc. (…
To celebrate the Lincoln County community, Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty invites you and your entire family to an evening of fun, with a free screening of “Mr. Blandings Builds…
Boothbay resident Siubhan Saal, 17, recently received the prestigious Judges Award at the Common Ground Fair in Unity.
The Judges Award a special ribbon given to an entry "deemed to be…
Looking for a great way to spend a Saturday? Join Central Lincoln County Adult Education on a day trip to Boston’s Chinatown and the Museum of Fine Arts from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5…
Americans have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals (Black Friday and Cyber Monday). Now, we have Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to giving…
Fall Foliage Festival
For many months now, Fall Foliage Festival organizers in Boothbay have been collaborating with the volunteers who plan the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest…
I just have to hear the word “mead” and I’m on my way to Britain in the Middle Ages, transported by my imagination — lacking Mr. Peabody’s…
Megan Closson, a 2007 graduate of Boothbay Region High School, married Brendan Gill on Aug. 29, 2015, at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Boothbay Harbor.
The two were married by Father Frank…
The deadline for submissions for the Oct. 15 edition is 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9.
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Richard Gaeth, chief operator of the Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BBHSD), recently received a diploma for his participation in Management…
Bring the kids to a fascinating presentation on amazing astronomy, based on the award-winning kids book, “The Secret Galaxy” by Fran Hodgkins, perfect for the…
Nursing homes are the most highly regulated industry in Maine, with everything from the distance between beds and windows to what items can be laundered together specified and…
To coincide with National Diaper Need Awareness Week, United Way of Mid Coast Maine released the results of the Diaper Project it started last year.
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Fall job fair season is underway around Maine, providing an opportune time for job seekers looking for work. The Maine Department of Labor’s network of 12 CareerCenters will be sponsoring and/or…
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta
Autumn: When pumpkins fall like leaves in the Midcoast.
When wood and aluminum and fiberglass boats are put away for the winter and pumpkin boats instead dot the Damariscotta River, it’s…
Good food, good music, and keeping it local are what the upcoming Farmers’ Feast Dinner and Dance event is all about, according to …
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
The Boothbay Register's…
Boothbay Harbor Selectmen
It was to a full crowd of supporters on Sept. 28 that Robert Maroon Jr., owner of the Chowder House, made a proposition to the Boothbay Harbor Selectmen: It is time to take a serious look at the…
Lisa Evans and Tim Smith have been growing microgreens in their greenhouse in Roslindale, Massachusetts, since January, ever since Evans…
Brooke Spaulding loves cooking and designing, so she has come up with a plan to combine these interests to start a business.
Spaulding, a 2007 graduate of Boothbay Region High School, is…
Instructor Judy Nielsen has returned to Boothbay Harbor and will offer beginner classes in tai chi chuan at the Yoga Firm Studio in Boothbay Harbor,…
The Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine is proud to be participating in The Big Draw, an international drawing festival based in the United Kingdom. The theme for this year’s Big Draw is “every…
Fall is a great time to take a class at Boothbay Region Adult Ed. We offer a variety of classes, and we hope you'll find a class or two that interests you! Adult Ed also offers…
The Morris Farm Store will be transitioning into fall hours beginning Friday, Oct. 2. The store will be open Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and…
The same doctors and nurses will treat patients. The same staff will greet people at LincolnHealth Hospital and Lincoln Medical Partners practices, but over the next year, the name of the parent…
Spencer Pottle and Sarah Harris are two of the 29 Y Arts Youth who will be attending the Junior Theatre Festival in January 2016.
The group will perform songs from “Godspell Jr.” in the…
Discover history and mystery on a lantern lit walking tour led by The Lady in the Red Cloak. Tour the streets of Boothbay Harbor and Wiscasset this October and get into the “spirit” of the season…
Boothbay Charities Classic 2015
Handicapped, celebrity and Boothbay area golfers joined together at the Boothbay Harbor Country Club on Saturday, Sept. 26, to raise money for Special Olympics Maine.
Taking to the course…
Chris Haskell of Boothbay Harbor was volunteering his time at the Community Center in Boothbay Harbor on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Many classes ranging from chair yoga to knitting to photography…
Harvest Fest is Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31, at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library.
This event has been…
Twice diagnosed with breast cancer in the past ten years, Mary Craig has a survivor’s understanding of the disease.
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