Join the Maine Outdoor Film Festival for an evening of outdoor adventure and conservation films at The Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St. in Waldoboro Friday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The film program…
Life
One of the highlights of “Preservation Party,” Lincoln County Historical Association’s (LCHA) annual fundraiser dinner, is the auction of cakes by the delightful veteran auctioneer, Kaja Veilleux…
Wiscasset Art Walk
Charles Richards did not start his…
More than $100,000 has been distributed from Finding Our Voices to bring safety, freedom, and comfort to Maine women and children survivors of domestic abuse through the group’s Get Out Stay Out…
An important topic in education remains the learning impacts from Covid-19. How students are progressing toward the Maine Learning Results is something that…
The Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees voted Aug. 22 to approve referendum questions to fund the $89 million Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor school renovation project. The questions will…
Coastal Maine Regional Broadband (CMRB), a regional partner of the Maine Connectivity Authority, has partnered with the Southport Memorial Library to help improve the digital landscape and…
The Building Exploratory Committee is refocusing its mission toward educating voters on the $89 million Community School District project. The group met Aug. 21 to discuss ways to help share…
Meagan and Andy Hamblett of East Boothbay announce with great pride the graduation of their daughter, Helen Kittredge Hamblett, from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts on…
Elaine Ricci is a lifelong crafter.
“This is something I have been enjoying since I was a little girl” she says “and I will be doing it for the rest of my life, no doubt…
Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point
The Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason will lead the service at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, Aug. 27. This will be the last Wilson Chapel service of the summer 2023 season. Her…
Hearty Roots completed its summer adventures with two, week-long offerings of Sunbeam Camp at Oak Point Farm in Boothbay Harbor last week. The Sunbeam Camp annual offering provides an opportunity…
In July, sixty children entering grades 4-6 at Southport, Boothbay Region, and Edgecomb elementary schools participated in the ultimate camp experience on Burnt Island. Three sessions of outdoor…
Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper
It truly has been a privilege writing for The Boothbay Register. For a brief time, I covered all four towns, but my primary coverage area is Boothbay, Southport and Edgecomb.
I’ve always…
Reese Davis, 53, is a traveling nurse. The job requires long hours on the road as she travels back and forth between Vermont and her hometown of Boothbay. She was…
On Sunday, August 13, the Frances Perkins Center’s board of trustees, staff, and supporters celebrated the grand opening of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark with the…
International Overdose Awareness Day
Healthy Lincoln County is proud to present "716 Candles," a transformative series of events commemorating International Overdose Awareness Day. Taking place throughout late August 2023, this…
About 250 people turned out for the 30th annual Southport Fireman’s Auction Saturday, Aug. 19. Over 100 registered bidders pushed the total raised to a record $35,328, according to Clayton Pottle…
Wiscasset Speedway
Sunny skies were finally in the forecast for coastal Maine on Saturday allowing for Wiscasset Speedway to successfully host a full Group 1 racing program. The night’s events…
It all started with a desire to bring running water to East Boothbay United Methodist Church. In the 1950s, a women’s group began selling pies and other baked goods to raise money so the church…
Maine Authors Publishing will be hosting their fourth annual book festival Saturday, Aug. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 12 High St. in Thomaston. Forty-eight authors will be in attendance to sign…
Midcoast Conservancy
Sunday, Sept. 10, Midcoast Conservancy will hold the 11th annual Live Edge music festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center from 12-6 pm, a fun-filled day of live music, great local food and beer and…
Bluebird Ocean Point Inn
Learn to paint with wool with artist Kristen Walsh on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m.at Bluebird Ocean Point Inn, 191 Shore…
Veggies to Table
Veggies to Table, a grow-to-donate farm, is one of four beneficiaries of the 2023 Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon in Portland on Sunday, Oct. 1. In addition to providing thousands of pounds of…
It’s almost here! The 60th reunion of the Boothbay Region High School Class of 1963 being held at the Boothbay Harbor Inn, 31 Atlantic Ave. on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 4:30 p.m.
We still need…
The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign will take place from Aug. 16 through Sept. 4. The Maine Bureau of Highway…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Just because you choose to homeschool your child, doesn’t mean you necessarily want them to be isolated from their community. We all need social integration at some level, and our kiddos are…
It’s August, and that means that it’s time for the mostly-annual Solo Cup Turnabout Race started by Dr. Hugh Snyder. It’s never listed on the calendar and always…
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as we begin preparing our December “Ceremony of Lessons and Carols” concert. Drawing inspiration from the world-famous King’s…
Boothbay Region High School
All Boothbay Region High School students are provided a Chromebook. This device is used as a tool in…
See the Gardens in a Whole New Light: Nov. 18 through Dec. 31. At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, planning is underway for the ninth annual Gardens Aglow. Consistently ranked in USA…
On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lakehurst Lodge, 30 Lakehurst Lane, in Damariscotta, the Bands for Books Fundraiser for Wiscasset Public Library returns with its silent auction…
Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper
If you grew up doing the Portland Press Herald crossword, reading “How Joe the Bear and Sam the Mouse got together” over and over because it was that good, reading the dictionary page by page…
The Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative is a collaboration of organizations working to protect the quality of our drinking water. This summer,…
It was a beautiful summer day Aug. 10, and the streets and piers of downtown Boothbay Harbor were teeming with people. Some were shopping while several others were busy working, exercising, or…
The Community School District school board and board of trustees have approved a referendum question around funding an $89 million project for the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor schools by bond. The…
The Chapman-Hall House Historic Site is holding its annual yard sale on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 22 Lewis Point Road, Damariscotta. A large and varied selection of antiques…
Join Ablaze Worship at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 for an evening of worship music, testimony, scripture, and fellowship. The evening will be hosted at the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, 3…
One thing that has been proven to assist people when grieving a loss of any kind is having the ability to connect with others who are on the same journey. Two new support groups begin this month…
Eleven people participated in the Aug. 3 Hearts of Hope painting for a purpose event held at the Charles E. Sherman Post 36 American Legion hall in Boothbay, according to one of the organizers,…
First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its fifteenth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fifteen color photographs have been chosen from over 250 entries, and each winning…
Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations are bringing their 100% old-school soul revue to The Waldo in Waldoboro this Saturday, Aug. 12, at 7:30 p.m. A loving tribute to the female giants of soul music…
Two hundred attendees gathered on a stormy Friday night at the Boothbay Playhouse for Boothbay Region Land Trust’s quadrennial Art Auction, which netted over $100,000 to benefit land conservation…
The Center for Teaching and Learning has received “continued accreditation” status from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. On June 30, Head of School Kay Inman received the…
The Boothbay Region High School Class of 1973 will hold its 50th reunion on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Boothbay Lobster Wharf at 97 Atlantic Avenue.
A group of us met at…
On Saturday, Aug. 5, the Boothbay American Legion Post underwent a casino-themed transformation to help raise money for Action…
Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper
I have been a news contributor since summer 2021 when I got the opportunity to complete my college journalism internship right at the Boothbay Register! Last summer, I graduated summa…
Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration opens for the next session on Tuesday,…
Flare Night at Popham Beach will take place on Friday, Aug. 18, beginning with the annual parade at 7:30 p.m. from the Ft. Baldwin parking lot. The parade, led by founder George Popham and his…
The Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith returns to Southport Island for his 18th year where he will preside over the service of Holy Communion for the next two Sundays at All Saints by-the-Sea. Services are at…
