Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) is once again teaming up with Kenneth Kortemeier of the Bristol Folk School to offer two great woodcraft workshops at HVNC. Beginners and experienced woodworkers…
Life
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 5:15 p.m., BRHS library
Edgecomb School Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 5:30 p.m., Edgecomb Eddy School
Boothbay-…
“Food can make the world bigger. It can change lives.”
Award-winning chef and author Kerry Altiero made this statement in the introduction of his book, “Adventures in Comfort Food.” He…
Out of Our Past
This series of article covers the clash of age-old land-based transportation and the coming of the motorized age. The struggle in the region, in the form of tax money, culminated in about 1926 and…
Even after they graduated, last year's seniors are still bringing in the honors.
The 2014-2015 Yearbook Club was just awarded the National Yearbook Program of Excellence Award, in…
Florence Haggett, 102, was recently given the Boston Post Cane for Boothbay Harbor. The Boston Post Cane is traditionally given to a town's oldest resident, and while Haggett no longer lives in…
Fall in Maine
Fall usually beckons the question: Where can I pick my own apples?
The answer is: all over the Midcoast. So pack up the car and take a road trip to the nearest orchard for a day of fun.
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Boothbay Region Ambulance Service
Several proposed regulations regarding Maine ambulance services are being discussed in Augusta.
The proposed rules include requiring more frequent training and putting more control over…
Foreign Automobiles of all marques and models take center stage at the Owls Head Transportation Museum’s Foreign Auto Festival, Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27.
The museum’s annual…
The Bristol Road Galleries
The Bristol Road Galleries, presents the final “Guests on the Lawn” event of the 2015 season Sept. 25-27. This event brings together an eclectic selection of artists appearing on the…
Marine microbes produce half the oxygen we breathe. They are the base of the food chain, and without them the food source for billions of people would be threatened…
Bath artist Sarah Greenier is teaching an eight-week workshop in oil and acrylic painting this fall. Greenier is an award-winning oil painter, who has shown her work throughout Maine and New…
Nicholas Krunkkala of The Thistle Inn has won the Judges’ Choice Award in the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce’s Claw Down Chef of the Year blind judging competition held Sept. 17.
…The Coastal Humane Society of Brunswick has received a Belvedere Animal Welfare Fund grant through the Maine Community Foundation in…
The Boothbay Region Community Center has just recently opened its doors, and its Artist of the Month for September is Helen Farnham.
Farnham has been painting since she was a child,…
For Your Health
Diagnosis for physicians is a matter of education and experience.
One of the easiest…
Grow It In Maine
Last time, you learned to bury bulgy little nuggets for spring flowers. There’s more.
Yes, there are many kinds of…
The Y Arts Youth Choir, for ages 6-13, had its first rehearsal Sept. 14 in the YMCA Annex.
This choir is a part of…
Your Story
I'd heard El Camino de Santiago, an ancient Spanish pilgrimage, can be counted on for the life lessons for which one is ready.
Here is what happened to me this…
The Rocktide Inn was packed like sardines for the second annual Fishin’ for Fashion show on Saturday, Sept. 12, the final event for Harbor Fest. Designers upped their game this year, using fishing…
If Facebook were a country, it would be the world's third largest; and yet, for many people, social media can be intimidating. A free workshop for anyone who is timid but curious about how to use…
Jakob Roth, 25, was a student in the GAPP program and came to Boothbay Region High School in 2007. It was his first time traveling abroad, and a life-changing experience for him, he said.
On…
St. Andrews Village
More and more elders and their families are realizing that choosing an Assisted Living community is a better option than living at home when it…
A group of parents, Boothbay Charities Classic volunteers, and Special Olympians spent their Saturday raising money for Special Olympics Maine at the Circle K in Boothbay Harbor.
Volunteers…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
Instructor Adeline Goldminc-Tronzo will lead a new two-day workshop, “Linear Perspective in Drawing and Painting,” at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) on Sept. 26 and 27.
Adeline…
Two local students were named to the dean's list at Bates College for the semester ending in April 2015. This is a distinction earned by students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.71 or…
After more than two years of discussions and planning, the former tennis court area will begin its transformation into a recreational park.
The Boothbay Harbor selectmen voted unanimously at…
Edgecomb Eddy School in Edgecomb has launched its fall fundraising season with Close Buy Catalog, a local goods school fundraising catalog featuring products only…
There is now an easy way for LincolnHealth patients to recognize the great care they received from the LH nursing staff.
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Finding the courage and confidence to age “my way” in “my community” can be a challenge. At this year’s fourth annual "There’s No Place Like Home 2015 Aging in Place Symposium" on September 17 at…
A fundraising supper will be held at the Edgecomb Community Church on Saturday, Sept. 19, to benefit the Edgecomb Fire Department. Sponsored by the Mission Outreach Committee, it will be held in…
Boothbay Region Adult Ed’s fall classes begin Oct. 13.
The fall brochure will be out this week and available at the following locations: Hannaford, YMCA, Video Loft, Memorial Library,…
The Learning Center at Boothbay Region Adult Ed will begin the fall semester on Thursday, Sept. 24, 6:15-8:15 p.m. Prep to take the HiSET high…
BRHS Girls Soccer
The Boothbay Region High School Seahawks varsity girls soccer team defeated the Lisbon Greyhounds 3-2 at home on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Goals were scored by Angie Perkins, Ella Spear and Summer…
The 4th Damariscotta-Newcastle Twin Villages ArtWalk of 2015 will be held on Friday, Sept. 18 from 4-7 p.m. The event is a self-guided walking/driving tour of art shows in the towns.
The…
Boothbay Region High School
When the schedule for Boothbay Region High School changed last year to just four classes a semester, the extracurricular eligibility policy remained the same so as not to make too many changes at…
Pemaquid Oyster Festival
David Seybold, coordinator of the Maine Champion Oyster Shucking Contest, has issued a challenge to oyster…
Boothbay Region YMCA
With a new school year upon us, the Boothbay Region YMCA is seeking to expand offerings for its members, including middle and high school students enrolled in the after-school program.
“We…
Longtime educator Tricia Campbell has taken a new position, closer to home and closer to her heart.
She is the new assistant principal of Boothbay Region Elementary School, replacing Brandon…
The Lincoln Home held its annual meeting on Monday, Aug. 31, and welcomed Anne Poole of Newcastle and Mary Ann Reynolds of Boothbay to the board of directors. Both new members bring a…
The Community School District Board of Trustees has two major projects planned for the beginning of the school year: having new bleachers installed at the high school and updating the crosswalk…
In 1983, Henry C. Rowe had completed 20 years working at the Central Intelligence Agency. At age 50, as far as Rowe was concerned,…
Thanks to a grant from the United Way, ElderCare Network residents have been able to participate in the Therapeutic Horticultural class led by Irene Brady Barber at the Coastal Maine Botanical…
In its first 12 months, the St. Andrews Urgent Care Center saw 4,146 patients, an increase of over 7 percent from the last year that the St. Andrews…
Video
Over Labor Day Weekend, 16 Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor businesses participating in the Taste of Local Flavor Harbor Fest event. The businesses were competing for Best Taste, Best Band, and Best…
Kathryn Young, LD, of Lincoln County Dental Inc., will discuss dental health and how it relates to diabetes at the next LincolnHealth Diabetes Support Group Meeting.
…
Your Story
I was born at the Lincoln County Poor Farm in Boothbay Harbor. I was a full-term baby and weighed four pounds. My mother walked there the evening before…
Do you or someone you know need help with basic math, reading, writing, or English language skills? Would you like help improving your math or writing skills for work? Are you planning to take the…
At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Boothbay Fire House, Dr. Steve Cook will lead an interactive talk to educate us…
On Sept. 1, a film crew arrived in Boothbay Harbor.
Award-winning journalist Parker Kelley and producer/director Gene “Cap” Allen were…
