Well, it’s official. Winter is here. We have had two snowstorms in the past week and the ski resorts are fully operational!

Julie Brown sent me a beautiful picture that was taken down by the…

The Lincoln County College Connection (TLC3), a collaboration of four Midcoast adult education programs, begins a new Maine College Transitions semester in January.

Experienced academic…

Coastal Senior College is offering a diverse group of classes for its winter session. Enrollment began in early December with the first classes to start in mid-…

Holidays are often difficult for anyone who has experienced the death of someone they loved. Rather than being times of family togetherness, sharing and…

The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor’s annual fundraiser, Loaves and Fishes, has returned. The fundraiser benefits the Boothbay Region Fuel Assistance Program.

Loaves and Fishes…

Miles & St. Andrews Home Health & Hospice has been named one of the nation’s top home health agencies by HomeCare Elite.

The recognition identifies…

Some years ago, Sandy and John planned a broad berm between a curving road and their new hillside house.

What is a berm?

Possibly you just received a new e-reader for Christmas and are learning about all the things it can do for you. One thing the Maine State Library offers is for…

It seems that the mantra of most of my circle of friends is "I'm so tired." Everybody seems to be feeling just a tad worn out from all the hustle and…

Teens To Trails or “T3” is pleased to announce that we are again partnering with the Chewonki Foundation to offer…

Christmas morning at the Burnham house was always joyful and noisy. Mom and Dad would watch as their…

Growing up in Wiscasset, Heidi Sutter always wanted to live somewhere with a lot of open land and not many people.

From photographs she saw of Alaska, it looked…

For the fourth consecutive year, the New York-based clothing design company Eileen Fisher hosted a special sale to benefit New Hope for Women (NHFW), the domestic violence, dating violence, and…

Some end of the year thoughts. If you have a dog, remember to register him/her by the end of the year at the town office. Last year Donna Climo, our town clerk, reported 57 dogs licensed in the…

Bravo to the combined forces of the Edgecomb, Wiscasset, Newcastle and Boothbay Fire Departments, who rescued an injured Deck House student last week. Glad to hear the injuries were not too…

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has announced that Vacation Days Nature Camps will be offered Monday, Dec. 30 and Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. These programs will…

On December 20, Boothbay Region Elementary School's gym filled up completely with parents and visitors, leaving standing-room only for the eighth annual Holiday Concert. Each class, from…

Sometimes, the dream finds the person.

Becky Abbott wasn't looking for a cause when she started looking for some land about a dozen years ago; it was just so she…

Once a month, Boothbay Region Elementary School holds a “Take Your Parents to Lunch Day” in the school cafeteria. Parents can go through the lunch line with their children, and get a chance to…

Christmas just got a little merrier in the Boothbay region.

What started as a “mitten tree,” morphed into an outpouring of community kindness.

Boothbay Town Office Deputy Clerk (and…

Sometimes mere words do not adequately describe an event. Last week, at Damariscotta River Association’s annual holiday party, well over 100 people…

Maine’s First Ship will celebrate a significant milestone in the reconstruction of the Virginia on December 31, 2013, New Year’s Eve, from 6 to 10 p.m. A…

The only new wrinkle in the long debate over healthcare changes on the Boothbay peninsula is that state regulators will now officially bless, or less likely, unbless the changes that have already…

One of the unique rules of emergency medicine is that social norms often don’t apply inside the ER doors.

Often patients can’t tell you what is wrong or even where it hurts, because they are…

The winter solstice, Yule (ewe-ell) to the pagan and Wiccan among us, on Saturday, Dec. 21, is the shortest day and longest night of the year. The word yule is derived from the ancient Nordic word…

Kwiltz 4 Kids/The Scrap Divas of Boothbay Harbor have once again delivered 20 amazingly, beautiful quilts, runners, hot plate pads and wall hangings for Healthy Kids to deliver to families for the…

Bill and Pat (High) McMurry of East Boothbay will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with family during the Christmas holidays. The McMurrys were married on December 28, 1963 at Myers Park…

When I was younger, due to my cerebral palsy, I didn’t do very well in foot races with my classmates. Now, however, I can keep up with my friends and instructors swimming in the YMCA pool.

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Don't forget the eighth annual “12 Woofs of Christmas” in full swing at The Animal House in Damariscotta. Customers choose a pet to sponsor from the two dozen photos featured from the Lincoln…

Due to bad weather earlier in the week, the popular yearly shopping event for holiday procrastinators, Men’s Night, will continue during the day on Thursday, Dec. 19.

Many (but not all)…

The men, in a generic sense, have redeemed themselves in the person of our neighbor, Bruce Crosby. Sunday morning in the midst of the…

There will always be a need for well educated children in all learning institutions. But what exactly should students in each grade be proficient at by the end of a school year? The Common Core…

The Flag Officers, Holly-Lunt Houston, Nancy Custer Carroll, Dave Smith, Will Brinegar, Susan Coppolla and Jen Heil, and the board of directors of the Southport Yacht Club extend to all our…

We started Monday evening with a great fish chowder supper at 6 p.m. It was great to see Henry, Herbie, Jimmy and Steve in attendance. We had about 25 members and guests, not too bad considering…

River Arts welcomes the public to the opening reception for “Abstract,” a juried exhibition, on Friday, Dec. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. with music, refreshments, conversation and art. The exhibition of…

Parents and friends of the Edgecomb Eddy School, you won't want to miss it! The school's Holiday Concert is Thursday, Dec. 19, starting at 6 p.m., expected to last about one hour. All EES students…

An intergenerational "Holiday Service of Lessons and Carols" will be held on Sunday, Dec. 22 at the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. There will be special music, a brief reflection and…

All Saints by-the-Sea, Southport, will celebrate Christmas with a special service on Christmas Eve at 10 p.m. weather permitting. Allow five to…

It was the last Thursday in the old Rotary Clubhouse on December 12, a historic event celebrated with a cake and memories.

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The Christmas Pageant, “A Lamb's Tale,” directed by Emily Moore and featuring the Sunday School children of the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, will take place this Sunday morning, Dec.…

Art appreciation and education are an ongoing mission of the Pemaquid Group of Artists, which funds financial aid to local organizations and schools.

Following the close of the gallery…

The Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund takes great pleasure in announcing its latest Named Scholarship: The Grace B. Rowe Fund Scholarship. A Named Scholarship is created when a family or individual…

Preschool aged children throughout the Midcoast area have been warmly welcomed at the Seeds of Knowledge Education Center in Wiscasset in their new…

All afterschool activities today, Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Boothbay Region High School and Boothbay Region Elementary School have been canceled, according to the schools.

Each June, for almost three decades, the American Lung Association of the Northeast has hosted the annual Trek Across Maine on Father’s Day weekend, the organization’s largest fundraiser…

The Boothbay Region YMCA recently replaced its cardio room's equipment with 19 brand-new machines from Matrix. These include new treadmills, steppers, ellipticals, ascent trainers, regular and…

Maine Prep's SAT prep classes for Brunswick area high school students will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday, Jan. 9 through March 6, to prepare students…

Eddie Crocker wants kids to focus on both eating right and exercising.

Crocker, the…

In the midst of seasonal hustle, bustle and weather, please put “entering The 2014 Maine Photography Show (MPS)” on your calendar. The deadline is midnight on Friday, Jan. 24, but it will creep up…

Most patients of the new Urgent Care Center on the St. Andrews campus of LincolnHealth are on their way home an hour after they arrive.

The new Urgent Care…