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Adult Education

Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering a new course; Armenian Soup and Patties on Wednesday night, Nov. 6.

Nothing beats a good, hearty, warming…

Adult Education

Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering our popular course; Edible Holiday Gifts on Wednesday night, November 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Nobleboro Central School.

Damariscotta and Newcastle
“OPEN FOR BUSINESS,” by the late watercolorist Maurice “Jake” Day will be on display at the Maine Art Prints Shop during the Twin Villages ArtWalk.

Celebrate the sixth Twin Villages ArtWalk on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 4 to 7 p.m., a free, self-guided walking and driving tour of art shows in Damariscotta and Newcastle.

Over 22 businesses…

Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation

Dr. Chip Teel’s message to a crowd gathered at St. Columba’s on October 17 was a simple one: Aging at home can be made easier with the help of technology and senior volunteers.

Teel was in…

Adult Education

The Lincoln County College Connection and Maine Educational Opportunity Center (MEOC) is offering free Essentials of College Planning Workshops for adults in three Midcoast locations in…

Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation

The Wellness Foundation thought that one of our efforts going forward should be to provide a listening post for people in the community to share problems and concerns about their experiences with…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
“The Brother Gardeners” will be the first selection in the Gardens’ new Fireside Book Club, which begins on Tuesday, November 19.

Dormant is a word in every gardener’s vocabulary, but there never seems to be a truly dormant period at the Gardens. Not only do planning, ordering…

Adult Education

Boothbay Region Adult Ed has some new classes as well as some returning favorites during the first two weeks of November. If you want to learn a relaxing new hobby, take

At the Theater

Set in 1905 Tsarist Russia, “Fiddler on the Roof” centers on Tevye, the father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and Jewish religious traditions, while outside influences…

Vicki and Dennis Mosier at their anniversary party. Courtesy of Sandra Emerson

Dennis and Vicki Emerson Mosier of Woolwich celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on October 8 with a surprise lawn party on August 10 at the home of their oldest daughter and husband, Heidi…

Registered Dietitian Ann Boe, right, will join Speech Therapist Jennifer Bryce at the November 7 meeting of the Lincoln County Parkinson’s Disease Support Group. Boe will discuss the specific nutrition issues affecting people with Parkinson’s. Courtesy of LincolnHealth

Lincoln County Healthcare Registered Dietitian Ann Boe will discuss nutrition for people with Parkinson’s at the November 7 meeting of the Lincoln County Parkinson’s Disease…

The Wiscasset Public Library
Esme Stucker and her twin sons Maddox and Tiegen collaborate on their picture during a recent Story Time.

Is there always room for one more? According to the picture book, “Room on the Broom” by Julia Donaldson, the witch and her five polite friends were too much of a load for her sturdy broom.

Edgecomb Column

You are cordially invited to join the Schmid Preserve Stewards for their next work party on Saturday, Nov. 9. Meet the gang at the Old County Road entrance at 9 a.…

St. Andrews Village Column

A St. Andrews Village bus took a small crowd of Village residents to Damariscotta to see the lively display of giant pumpkins ranged along Maine…

Celebrate
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Mirabile

Emily Hester Moore and Nicholas Jonathan Mirabile were married by the Reverend Kit Sherrill on Saturday, Sept. 7 at All…

Lincoln County Democrats
Malory Shaughnessy, Outreach and Education Specialist with Maine Community Health Options, talked about the Affordable Care Act at Lincoln County Democrats October meeting. Courtesy of Lorraine Anderson

About 140,000 Maine residents have no healthcare insurance and are eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), said guest speaker…

Boothbay Region Lions Club

King Lion Mike Giles praised the Boothbay Lions' rejuvenated attitude at our October 23 meeting, and you didn't need to look beyond the person sitting next to you…

Ocean Point Column

I hope this column finds that you all arrived safely to your winter residence after a spectacular holiday weekend, It was difficult not to be there this past week especially if you saw the amazing…

Boothbay Region High School
A display at the African Museum in Portland. Courtesy of Victoria Rackliff

I learned a great deal of information on our freshman class trip to the African Museum in Portland on October 15. I enjoyed our guide who mixed humor and modern activities into his…

Boothbay Region YMCA
Michelle Bouchard as a field hockey coach. Courtesy of the YMCA

My family joined the YMCA 13 years ago. Originally we joined for the youth swim lessons, which then progressed to basketball, field hockey, tennis and the Y’s Child Enrichment Center.

The Y…

BHYC Column

Sixteen years ago, member Laird Cleaver provided 10 sparkling new 420 sailboats for use by the Junior Program Advanced sailors. The magnificent gift has been the…

Boothbay Region Senior Citizens Club

Meetings are held the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Boothbay Fire Department.

The club met on…

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Warning: Story contains descriptions of violence and abuse.

What is domestic violence?  

In Memoriam

On Thursday, Nov. 14, Bath Regional Career and Technical Center (BRCTC) welcomes the public to attend its open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Join us for program demonstrations, building tours…

Anna McConnell with her parents, Mike and Karen McConnell. Courtesy of Mike McConnell

Anna McConnell, daughter of Mike and Karen McConnell of Boothbay, was one of two students who received the prestigious Kirsten Frohnmayer Research Prize for a junior majoring in human biology at…

Boothbay Region YMCA

The YMCA Fall II program session begins the week of November 4 and runs through December 21.

Congratulations
Airman Nicholas Timberlake

Air Force Airman Nicholas A. Timberlake graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

Cheese at Boothbay Region Historical Society. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register

On October 12, the Boothbay Region Historical Society hosted its final event of the summer, its annual Grafton Village cheddar cheese and sweet treats sale. 

Knights of Pythias

Lodge opened October 21 at 7 p.m. with 15 members present.

We started with a discussion about getting members to help at every Lodge function. Any member can show up to the Monday meetings…

Pemaquid Chapter NSDAR

Pemaquid Chapter, NSDAR held its October 8 meeting at the Lincoln Home conference room in Newcastle. Nine members were present and were greeted by regent Louise Brown.

The meeting opened…

YMCA Annual Fund Drive
Eric Wilde

I joined the Y because I needed a healthy routine. I had left school and needed a place to stay in shape. At first I joined as part of my parents’ YMCA Family Membership. For two years now I have…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Bill Cullina. Courtesy of Amity Beane

On October 17, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Executive Director William Cullina was in Wellesley, Mass., to receive the George Robert White Medal…

Southport Column

Well, October 17 came and went. The Boothbay Register was published. The world financial markets continued to function. Government employees are back…

Adult Education

During the first week of November at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can learn how to use MS Excel for home or business, and the measures you can take to guard your computer when…

For a Good Cause
DENNIS BLACKMAN, left, Lou Scala and Blaisette Gauthier load boxes of food into a truck on October 18 at Hannaford's in Boothbay Harbor. The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association donated 30 boxes of food to the Boothbay Region Food Pantry. BEN BULKELEY/Boothbay Register

Members of the Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association (BRF&GA) recently approved the donation of 30 food boxes, purchased at Hannaford in Boothbay Harbor,…

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Bill and Jo Haney with their family. Courtesy of Barb House

The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library has just kicked off its Annual Appeal for 2013-2014, and we are thrilled to be asked to chair this year’s campaign. Please look for our recent mailing asking…

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

The wheels are turning as the new cadre of flags have started meetings to plan for the 2014 season and beyond. Of major interest to all is the fact…

A big donation of hats and gloves for little ones has arrived just in time for the cold weather at the Free Clothing Closet. We also have a large collection of good sneakers and shoes for children…

The benefits of early education are widespread. This is one of the reasons that consideration is being given to starting a public pre-K program at Edgecomb Eddy School for the 2014-2015 school…

What’s Cooking

I recently received an email singed “a fan of What’s Cooking” asking for instructions for making your own pumpkin puree for a pie. Easy peasy!…

Grow it in Maine

In settler days, most farmers planted apple trees.

They were focused on apples to…

Edgecomb Column

This afternoon, Thursday, Oct. 24, at 2, is the Edgecomb Historical Society's October meeting. Once more we'll gather at 94 Cross Point Road, home of Sue Carlson…

Ocean Point Column

The last official weekend of the season here at Ocean Point was very busy, however, the weather did not indicate the end of the season. Despite what was predicted, it was still very summer like.…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Piled into wheelbarrows and displayed here, there, and everywhere, pumpkins in all shapes and sizes will be free to visitors beginning on October 28, while supplies last. Courtesy of Barbara Freeman

The Gardens’ horticulture staff and volunteers will soon plant 23,000 bulbs, so we can all look forward to a fabulous display of color next spring. They may be…

‘Round Town
OOOEEE BUBBA! Mr. C’s infamous Bubba Burger will take the chill out of any winter day. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register

Melancholy. That's a word that comes to mind this time of year.

Get to Know...
Julia Olsen with students at Juniper Hill School in Alna. Courtesy of Susie Stedman

Born and raised in Cape Elizabeth, Julia Olsen taught for 25 years at the Touchtone Community School in Grafton, Mass.

Boothbay Region High School
Boothbay Region High School students and their German partners, along with teachers and chaperones, gather for a group photo during one of their field trips. Courtesy of Taras M. Schkrioba Jr.

The 18 German-American Partnership Program students and their 17 partner students had an incredible time during the 17-day exchange in the Boothbay Harbor…

For a Good Cause
The Team Dyer Neck Gang with Patrick Dempsey during the Dempsey Challenge October 12 and 13. Courtesy of Sarah Blackman

In March of this year, Team Dyer Neck Gang embarked on reaching a goal of raising $10,000 for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer, Hope &…

Bay View Masonic Lodge

Bay View Masonic Lodge will be holding a public open house at the Lodge in East Boothbay on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The new award winning video entitled “Freemasonry and the…