The Edgecomb Eddy School invites parents to an Open House on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 6 to 7 p.m., to learn more about your child's education, to get to know Edgecomb Eddy's teachers better, and…

A new wound care center that is scheduled to begin accepting patients this winter in the Family Care Center will use the latest evidence-based practices to help patients who suffer…

The Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation, the nonprofit that formed out of local opposition to proposed changes at St. Andrews Hospital, will hold its first annual meeting at the Railway…

It was 1974 and Rik Allen had spent part of the summer in his family's cottage in Boothbay Harbor.

At that time, the biggest boat he had ever sailed was a 15-foot Sunfish on Lake Champlain…

This week’s column was inspired by a lovely visit over lunch with my friend Sue.

After we’d had a chance to catch up on the comings and goings of our kids, parents, dental work, vacations (…

Boothbay Region Adult Ed’s fall classes begin October 15 so be sure to pick up a copy at any of the following locations: Hannaford, YMCA, Video Loft, Memorial Library, Southport…

This small pond on McKay Road in Edgecomb appears to be covered with a plant known as duckweed.

According to www.lakelawnandpond.com, duckweed is a…

The Boothbay Lions kicked off our 2013-2014 year with a full house of returning faces, plus a few visitors and our first new member of the year, Elizabeth McKim.…

The 100-plus people in attendance at the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club's 12th annual Hometown Heroes event on September 12 were introduced to a new friend, Duke.

Duke, soon to be the newest…

Four days a week, Jim Stormont works for the town of Boothbay Harbor, “walking & chalking” the parking spaces.

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Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering two very different yet creative courses that allow participants to take home a completed product.

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“What are you going to write about this week?” asked Jane.

Our meetings have resumed for the season. It was good to see the members again after the hectic summer months. From now until June, we meet every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Pythias Hall,…

Rev. Ericka Hewitt begins her ministry with the Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship with a reflection on “Whose Am I” at the service on Sunday, Sept. 15.…

The Learning Center at Boothbay Region Adult Ed begins the fall semester on September 24, 6:15-8:15 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The Learning Center provides not only GED…

Monarch butterflies are one of the delights of a Maine summer. From late July into early fall, we are graced with their companionship in the garden and we are allowed a glimpse into the miracle…

Here are some Southport events to keep you busy. The Southport Island Association and Southport Yacht Club are hosting an end of summer walk and potluck dinner on Saturday, Sept. 21…

Boothbay Region Adult Ed’s fall classes begin October 15 and the brochure will be available late next week.

With school underway, it’s the perfect time to…

Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ special collectibles sale on Thursday, Sept. 19 will feature over 240 lots of rare coins and 192 vintage toy lots.

Thomaston Place owner and auctioneer…

On October 1, when Miles Memorial Hospital and St. Andrews Hospital merge, the name of the new two-campus critical access hospital will change and healthcare prices will begin to…

Attention artists and animal lovers!

During Thanksgiving week, the Harlow Gallery is hosting Cheryl Miller's 46 Million Turkeys project.

Miller, an artist based in Augusta, is…

Fall is fantastic at the Gardens. In addition to admiring drifts of flowers in autumnal hues and tall, tawny grasses, visitors find the cooler weather perfect for a stroll through gardens or along…

This article is not going to be nearly as long as Pat’s article last week. There isn’t as much going on, and many people have left for the season. It’s easy to get a parking spot these days!

The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has announced its upcoming fall and winter programs, including the popular “Frogs and Pollywogs” monthly program for…

The weather prophets had been predicting rain. At last it came, heralded by middle-of-the-night thunderstorms. These continued through Labor Day.…

Colleen Elizabeth Higgins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Higgins of East Boothbay, exchanged wedding vows with Marshall Weston Fanham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Farnham of Boothbay Harbor,…

On September 17, local schools with be putting on a community dinner featuring the same meals local children eat every day at school.

“It will be like a food show,” Food Service Director…

A crowd of about 65 folks were treated to the cooking skills of Howie and Brian. With the supervision of Sally, they prepared a delicious of fish chowder using 30 pounds of haddock…

Here to stay: Julie Higgins is back at Edgecomb Eddy School this year teaching science to fourth, fifth and sixth graders, and language arts to fifth and sixth graders.

The 2008 Boothbay…

Flowers of the Forest: Let us send our deepest condolences to Ray and Pat Shadis for the loss of their granddaughter, Elizabeth Anne Hewitt Shadis of San Jose,…

It was a fun-filled educational day for children who attended an open house at Seeds of Knowledge Education Center on September 8 in Wiscasset.

Children from around the Midcoast enjoyed a…

When you were a kid, did your mom tell you to eat your carrots because they were good for your eyes? My mom certainly did. I often found a sandwich bag chockablock full of carrot sticks in my…

When Violet Wilson-Wood was in Boothbay recently, she wondered what all the red hearts were for.

After the 9-year-old Alna girl found out people there had been…

The good looking dude in the cockpit is quite obvious – he signed the photo. I must admit that the girl of his dreams back home, who ultimately became Mrs. Scotty the First, was unaware at the…

Arborist Rolf Briggs shares it all

Certified arborist…

Here’s September, part summer, part autumn.

It’s a month of dahlias and Japanese…

There is no time like the present to incorporate exercise into your schedule and Central Lincoln County Adult Education in Damariscotta makes it easy. Starting immediately are…

If you love music, whether making it or dancing to it Central Lincoln County Adult Education has a class for you.

Learn how to play the ukulele in Ukulele for You, starting Wednesday, Sept.…

Coastal Studies for Girls will host an open house Friday, Oct. 4 from 3 to 5 p.m., at 308 Wolfe's Neck Road, Freeport.

Coastal Studies for Girls is a science and leadership semester school…

Listen. Can you hear that? It’s the clock ticking the countdown to the expiration of the current version of the GEDtest. What that means is that those who have taken the 2002…

Emily Jean Crider and Logan Kensell Krah, United States Marine Corps, were joined in marriage on August 10, 2013. The wedding and reception were held at the home of Eric and Darci Harrington, aunt…

Well, you've just read one of the two greatest publications in the known universe, the Boothbay Register or the Wiscasset Newspaper. Now what to do with it? Here are a few ideas you might like!…

For a lot of people in the Boothbay region during the summer, Thursday means “Farmers Market.”

And the Boothbay Farmers Market on the…

Crescent Chapter #54, Order of the Eastern Star will be having its stated meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall in East Boothbay. Program will be…

Two fun, creative workshops will be offered in September in the Midcoast area. Doodle-ography workshops help students build on their innate…

Art plus gardens plus food equal a great combo. Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, on Barters Island Road in Boothbay, has five exhibits on view now…

The summer of 2013 is sadly coming to an end. The younger crowd on our Point have mostly headed back to school and us seniors citizens are trying to squeeze a bit more out of the summer before we…

Jim Taliana spent his last days doing what he loved.

It was late November of last year when Taliana discovered his grandson had an eye for photography. He took young Andrew under his wing…

First I am sending our community and personal condolences with regrets to Pat Farrin and his family on the passing of his wife. To send a card to Pat Farrin, his address is: 27 Farrin Road,…

The Southport Yacht Club and surrounding area were filled with friends and family of Robin, Pat, Kelly, and Kipp Farrin last Sunday afternoon. The “Island Woman” sail floated over…