Each year, some of Maine's most exceptional students are chosen to attend one of the United States military service academies. One of my greatest honors as a U.S. senator is having the opportunity…
Life
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Four respected organizations (HVNC, MOFGA, Maine Farmland Trust, and Maine Forest Service) are coming together to present “Women and Their Woods,”…
The Midcoast Outreach and Peace Center will host an open house to launch the new center 1:30-3 p.m., May 4 from at the Quaker Meetinghouse…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District holds its Spring Plant Sale, Backyard Conservation Sale & Garden Fair at Union Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to…
Video: Fishermen’s Festival 2014
Check out our Fisherman’s Festival page here for the events schedule,…
If you are interested in getting to the roots of your family tree but are not sure where to begin, Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering a course to help you get…
Come join the fun of making music with your ukulele! Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering a four-week “Weekly Smiles from the Hawaiian Ukulele” course taught by Celia Jones beginning…
Central Maine Community College
Shelby Neuschwanger of Boothbay Harbor has been selected as “Student of the Year” at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). She and six other Maine community college students were…
Maine Artists
Get an inside glimpse into the life of a potter.
This year 19 pottery studios from across the state will be open for the Maine Pottery Tour on May 3 and 4. With tour legs in southern,…
Grow it in Maine
One day, spring trudges out of mud, the next, it dances.
Quickly, look up at the rise above Oak Street at the patch of blue squills, or scilla. Planted years ago, the tiny flowers have…
What’s Cooking
I’ve been so busy getting ready to make the trek from Florida back to my beloved home state of Maine that I forgot to wish you a happy Pecan Day on April 14. I do apologize! So nuts to the column…
Boston Marathon 2014
Robert McArtor’s legs were tiring on Heartbreak Hill in Monday’s Boston Marathon, and it was warmer than ideal, but the energy of the crowd carried him and other runners onward, the 75-year-old…
New Business
On Saturday, April 26, Sarah J’s Fitness located at 951 Wiscasset Road in Boothbay (the former Short Cuts salon) had its grand opening party.
The studio was packed with 35 people attending,…
The Boothbay Region Ambulance Service’s Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s) now also make non-emergency…
Southport Island's Sherman Brewer is over halfway through his semster-at-sea with the Ocean Classroom program.
Since January, Brewer and the other students have learned how to sail the…
Wes Anderson's new comedy-drama recounts the fictional adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his…
New Business
Juliette Cohen, who has been a registered nurse for 15 years, has started a new business called Above and Beyond Scheduling.
“We act as a liaison between clients and caregivers,” Cohen said…
Boothbay Region High School
The region got a small facelift on Good Friday, April 18, as dozens of Boothbay Region High School students cleaned up properties, lugged items, took water samples and more during the school’s…
While the rest of Maine’s high school students slaved away in classrooms statewide, 900 young men and women, 10 of the finest students from virtually every high…
Upon hearing he won the drawing for the luxury guest house in sunny Salento, Apulia in southern Italy, Alden Jordan fell over backwards while reaching for his Italian dictionary.
OK, so he…
Coastal Enterprises (CEI), a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the First-…
Community members are invited to come together and pray for our nation starting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 at Boothbay Baptist Church in a meeting sponsored…
Students on the Move
This column recognizes not only the philanthropic endeavors of the Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF) and its generous donors, but also, and in particular,…
The next meeting of the Boothbay Region Seniors Citizens Club will be on Wednesday, April 23, our Easter Luncheon, at 11:30 a.m. at the Boothbay Fire Station on the…
Southport School is having a 4-year-old/kindergarten registration on Wednesday, May 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. Please call the school (207-633-3132) to set up an appointment for your…
The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid is offering the sixth graders of the Bristol Consolidated School a chance to experience living history at Plimoth…
On Holy Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m., there will be a Maundy Thursday service of Tenebrae (diminishing light) with Holy Communion.
On Friday, April 18, the church will participate with…
Boothbay Baptist Church will observe Good Friday with a service April 18 at…
Teen Yoga with Romee May every Wednesday, 1:45-2:30 p.m. in the YMCA’s Studio.
Cardio…
Due to low attendance Monday, April 14, we held an open meeting that lasted about 20 minutes. Members are reminded that the Lodge meets every Monday at 7 p.m.
Cribbage tournaments will…
What’s Cooking
When I hear “Easter dinner,” the first picture that pops into my head is my father carrying a huge glazed ham to the dining room table and of course, everyone ooh-ing and ahh-ing as he placed it…
A Bird’s Tale
After reading in our column about how robins often overwinter in Maine (and thereby shattering some folks’ illusions of winter’s end in, say, January) we were asked recently about which species we…
Adult Education
Now that spring is finally here and the weather is getting warmer, soon it will be boating season. Boothbay Region Adult &…
Local Scout Troop 144 and their leader Brittany Carter recently met with MaryAnn Look and Linda Blomquist of the Ecumenical Food Pantry of Newcastle to learn what…
Spectrum Generations
Has it been awhile since you’ve seen the top of your table or desk?
On April 24 at 1:…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor School Committee
Superintendent Eileen King's March projection of what the 2014-2015 school budget might look like ended up being dead on. And on April 9, the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor School Committee approved the…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
Boothbay Region Elementary School is beginning to gather information regarding incoming kindergarteners for the 2014-2015 school year.
The 4-year-old program: The state requires that a child…
There is still time and room to join our Coastal Senior College spring classes.
Consider the lobster and its ways,…
There are finally signs of spring appearing all around: Our daffodils are beginning to show growth, the days are getting warmer and the daylight hours are longer.
…
Boston Marathon 2014
Like other entrants in the Boston Marathon on April 21, runners with ties to Wiscasset and the Boothbay peninsula have different reasons for taking part: They're honoring a friend's…
Senior Emma Leonard of Boothbay, daughter of John and Donna Leonard, recently received the most improved player award in girls varsity basketball for her achievement during the winter trimester at…
Join the Lincoln County Composting Committee and composting guru, Mark King from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at Treats in…
Boothbay Methodist Cooperative Parish
The Boothbay Methodist Cooperative Parish announces the following Holy Week schedule:
April 17: Maundy Thursday Service and Soup Supper at The East Boothbay United Methodist Church at 5:30…
Spring is the perfect season for motorists age 50 and older to sharpen their driving skills and update their driving knowledge by participating in the AARP Driver…
Kindergarten screening for the 2014-15 school year at Edgecomb Eddy School will be held on Wednesday, May 14. All parents who will be registering new kindergarten…
Boothbay Region YMCA
New to recreational boating? Thinking about buying a boat and getting out on the water this summer? Then come to the Boothbay Region YMCA on May 3 where the Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron will…
There’s a dangerous, distracted driving behavior that’s becoming more prevalent on the roads. People are striking a pose while driving.
The activity is trending as thousands of young drivers…
The Bath Antique Show and Sale winds up its 25th season this Sunday, April 13. For this last show, Rusty Farrin of Farrin’s Country Auctions in Randolph will be on hand to appraise your antiques.…
Bath
Classic theater returns to the Chocolate Church Art Center with the presentation of Anton Checkhov's “The Cherry Orchard.” This last work by Russian playwright is the spring production opening the…
Minors aged 14 and 15 must have a work permit before they can begin employment. Work permits are not issued to minors under the age of 14 and not required for…
