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The Bremen Library will again be hosting its popular wreath sale fund raiser this year.  The sale will take place Saturday, Nov. 25 and Sunday, Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bremen…

Hearty Roots is all about seeing in the dark, under the stars, away from screens. This fall, the local outdoor youth organization piloted two “Teen Retreat Weekends,” which consisted of outings…

The Kennebec and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field office in Augusta, will host a public…

New Hope Midcoast is holding a holiday sale starting Nov. 15. Large and small holiday collections may be ordered for Christmas or Hanukkah and include chocolate caramels from Bixby Chocolates,…

Boothbay Region District Nursing Association is pleased to welcome two members to its board of directors.

Patricia (Trish) Monroe and Sara Watts both have extensive firsthand experience and…

After Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor voters rejected two town referendum questions to fund an $89 million school project, one big question remains: Now what? The Community School District (CSD)…

The Student Health Advisory Board (SHAB) is a group of Boothbay Region High School students and advisors who care about students’ health, life, and voice by fighting…

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Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Monday, Nov. 20.

The deadline for the Nov. 23 issue will be Friday, Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. for both classified and display…

The Southport Memorial Library will host a Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11 to remember and honor those who served. All are invited to gather inside the library at 10:45 a…

Edgecomb Community Church is gearing up for a wonderful Advent season.  The church’s search committee has been working hard to fill their pulpit this fall while in search of a new permanent…

Take the Steam train to visit Santa and enjoy Christmastime fun! The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum (WW&F's) first Victorian Christmas Trains will depart Sheepscot Station…

The heart has been characterized as the engine that makes the human body run. If that metaphor is not exactly spot-on, it still serves as a good indicator as to just how vital a healthy heart is…

Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) is pleased to announce the purchase and conservation of a large tract of forested land off River Road in Edgecomb. The property, which transferred ownership…

Hundreds of people will take a cold dip into the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day for the 36th Annual Lobster Dip. It is the biggest winter party on Old Orchard Beach to kick off the New Year, all…

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Happy and Healthy for the Holidays is a six-week program (Nov. 13-Dec. 22) offered by Kelsy Hartley, Dynamics Trainer, Bodies of Water BCST Therapist, and Two Maine Mermaid…

Community Lunch is served by a local business, church or organization each week every Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Brady’s Restaurant, Union Street, Boothbay Harbor.

The first lunch of the…

Madelyn Teele of Boothbay was named to the President's List at Husson University in Bangor for Term 1 of the 2023-2024 academic year.

Certified Qigong instructor Judy Milinowski will be holding classes at Crow Point Yoga and Boutique at 24 West St., Boothbay Harbor beginning Nov. 6 through the winter. Qigong is the 6,000-year-…

Efforts to explore a new regional high school on the Boothbay peninsula are facing barriers. Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Long Range Planning Committee co-chair Kelly James said…

Throughout the month of October, groups from local schools have been taking part in the full-day Wabanaki Living Skills and Culture program hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust at Salt Bay…

Check YouTube for the latest episode of Nourishing Maine “Harvest the Maine Way- Potatoes!” featuring Tim Hobbs, former Deputy at the Maine Potato Board. The show highlights Aroostook…

Brent McHale, horticulturist and lighting designer for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG), gave a lecture on lighting design, installation and safety at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library…

Veggies to Table in Newcastle is thrilled to announce they have been awarded a $7,500 Nourishment grant from the Quimby Family Foundation to be used for operating expenses on their grow-to-…

Dozens of community members gathered Saturday, Nov. 4, at pier one to construct Boothbay Harbor’s 900-plus buoy tree.

Eric Gimbel, Jay Quinn and Ren Jones began installation of the wood…

Ariel Alamo, Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) senior and officer of Interact Club, a high school arm of Rotary International, has designed “Lewiston Strong” bracelets for sale for $3 each. All…

Thanks to a grant from Coastal Maine Regional Broadband, Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education, in collaboration with Boothbay Region High School, will host a Tech Night from 5 to 7 p.m…

Most Edgecomb grade 7-12 students prefer Boothbay schools over other local options. During the Oct. 23 Edgecomb School Committee meeting, Superintendent Bob Kahler shared the school destinations…

Bayview Lodge #196 will hold its regular stated meeting Nov. 9 and confer the Fellowcraft Degree on Brother Andrew Zuber. Macaroni and cheese dinner at 6:30 p.m. with degree and business meeting…

Hearty Roots offers year-round, outdoor programming. Maine offers its share of foul weather. Last week, Great Salt Bay teens took shelter from the pouring rain to learn flute making with Josh…

The president of the Iris Network, David Barnwell, will be welcomed back to the next meeting of the Visually Impaired Persons group on Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 1:15 p.m. The meeting takes place in the…

On a cold and windy Veterans Day in November 2010, the Boothbay Region Garden Club dedicated a Blue Star Memorial Marker in Boothbay Harbor.  Each year a new wreath is placed on the marker to…

The Community Center in the Meadow Mall is hosting a Medicare Seminar next Tuesday, Nov. 7 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., presented by Renata Lahner, an experienced insurance broker who specializes in…

Seaside Lodge #144 will hold its regular stated meeting Nov. 6 beginning with a corned hake dinner at 6:30 p.m. with a Master Mason degree conferred on Brother Matthew Burnham immediately…

The human body needs salt to survive. Sodium chloride is required in a nominal amount to conduct nerve impulses, contract and relax muscles, and maintain a proper balance of water and minerals.…

A balanced diet and routine exercise are the recipe for a healthy lifestyle. Such an approach can help a person maintain a healthy weight and even avoid many illnesses.

People tend to be…

Calling all Midcoast writers! Join us at the Merry Barn for the Nov. 9 Sounding Board featuring Matt Cost. 5:30 p.m. - Gathering and refreshments; 6-8 p.m. - Readings and feedback

For nearly two decades Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House has been transformed each December with a display of dozens of gingerbread houses and castles, cabins and camps and more. The exhibit…

Mid-Coast Audubon will be accepting bird seed orders through Nov. 11 to raise funds to support bird conservation and education programming. Seed must be picked up on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m…

Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Robert Kahler announced Oct. 30 the school district will soon need a new accountant. The AOS 98 accounting services firm contacted…

Finding Our Voices
The head of Maine’s Department of Corrections Randall Liberty is publicly breaking his silence about his father’s violence to his mother, on a Finding Our Voices radio show hosted by the…

A group of passionate individuals from Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor have united under the banner of the Boothbay Region Climate Action Team (BRCAT), driven by a shared commitment to tackle the…

Gruesome ghouls, ghastly ghosts and a plethora of princesses filled the streets at the annual Halloween parade in Boothbay Harbor Oct. 31. Hundreds of families dressed in their spookiest best…

Ron and Deb St. Jean of East Boothbay were chosen as winners of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper Halloween decorating contest.

The St. Jeans have chosen to receive a free…

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, hosted a group of teaching interns from SUNY Buffalo State University last week. For 30 years, educators have…

In light of recent events in the Middle East, and in our beloved Pine Tree State, the Merry Barn welcomes community…

“God help the children of Ukraine,” Westport Island’s Damian Sedney said. Sedney, telling Wiscasset Newspaper about a nonprofit he and wife Katrina have started for Ukrainian relief, was…

On Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 4, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop will hold a store-wide, half-price sale from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.

On sale at half-price will be thousands of hardcover and…

It’s that time again! After a summer break, weekly community lunch at Brady’s…

The Southport Climate Action Team (SCAT), together with Sunrise Ecologic and Sea Grant, would like to thank everyone who took part in the recent Climate Action Planning public workshops. These…