The flower beds at this beautiful home offer evolving interest and beauty throughout the seasons. The gardens at Umami Point were designed by Lesley Paxton whose tender loving care keeps the…
Life
Boothbay Sea and Science Center opens the 2023 summer season at 12 Carter Road in East Boothbay. The BSSC staff arrived June 5 and June 19 is opening day. Volunteers, staff, and donors have made…
Worshippers and seekers of all faiths are invited to join the community that is The Church of All Saints by-the-Sea for the 2023 season. Services will begin on Sunday, June 18 and conclude on…
Graduates of Coastal Rivers’ Midcoast Stewards program will soon be directing their interest and enthusiasm for the natural world and conservation to volunteer efforts in the Midcoast area.
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“Run, Grace, run!”
These were the words Grace Campbell heard echo in her ears (in the voice of classmate Rachel Barter) the morning she was called to Mr. (Allan) Crocker’s office at…
It was overcast and windy on Saturday, June 3 at Barrett’s Park. However, that did not stop excited family members, friends and teachers from turning out to honor…
Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but…
On Saturday, July 22, Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA) and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) will present “Deconstructing the Boundaries: A Future of Land and Food Resilience,” the first…
The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, UCC is hosting a Vacation Bible School called Operation Restoration: Mending God’s World. During this exciting week-long program, kids learn to be…
Lincoln County Historical Association's annual day camp for kids, “Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History,” is again offered for children ages 7 through 11…
St. Columba’s Episcopal Church on Emery Lane has hosted Sunday worship services since the early 1980s. It has also hosted weekly exercise classes, blueberry pancake breakfasts, Alcoholics…
Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Class of 2023 celebrated its upcoming graduation with a daylong field day Friday, June 2. Students began the morning with Grand March practice led by Dean of…
“Kevin, come on down. Something I want to show you ... before it disappears,” said Steve Edwards, Boothbay Register’s graphic artist, from the top of the stairs at the office on Tuesday morning,…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club was contacted by Sarah Currier, 4th grade teacher at Edgecomb Eddy School, for help in establishing a pollinator garden. Kevin Bowler and Karen Iliades from the…
Reagan Cola, a Lasell University (Newton, Massachusetts) student from West Boothbay Harbor, was named to the dean's list for their academic performance in the spring 2023 semester. The spring 2023…
Boothbay Region Ambulance Service EMS Chief Dan Gardner made a special appearance at Southport Central School on June 1. First grader Aiden Nunan was presented with a personal thank you, a…
The Boothbay region Building Exploratory Committee chose a design concept May 30 for updates to the Community School District campus. The committee voted to move ahead on estimating costs to…
There is little Rachel Barter has not done at Boothbay Region High School (BRHS).
Among her many activities and…
Thomas Nadeau, OD, as president of the Maine Board of Optometry, addressed The Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee of the Maine State Legislature on May 23.
Nadeau…
This stunning home on Pratts Island in Southport will present you with an exquisite mix of architecture, interior design and sweeping views. Your first glance will be through magnificent, curved…
Press release
Patty Seybold, treasurer of the Boothbay Region Health Center, has committed to match all donations received by the Health Center between May 30 and June 30, 2023 up to $25,000. Checks are…
The Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) Seahawk Singers performed their Spring Concert, Tuesday May 30, to a crowd of near 50 at Southport Methodist Church. A dozen singers, under the direction of…
Press release
The staff and board of the Boothbay Region Health Center are delighted to announce the imminent arrival of Christina Solak, family nurse practitioner and primary care provider. She will be joining…
Here on the Midcoast of Maine it’s just about time to plant the dahlias. They can be planted as soon as the soil fluffy and ready to be worked and, of course, when danger of frost has passed.…
Midcoast Literacy held its annual Meeting and Celebration in Bath on May 21, celebrating 53 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and northern Cumberland counties. The…
Native to Maine, S. Carson Harvey recently settled in the Midcoast, working as an attorney. She splits her time practicing real estate and corporate law, as well as child protection, serving as a…
Recently, several of our local First Responders met at The Community Center (185 Townsend Ave.) to show their support for the Emergency Sign Program. This program offers blue signs with white…
As the United States’ population increases and its freshwater delivery systems age, more communities around the country struggle to provide a consistent supply of clean drinking water to their…
I sat down with Boothbay Region High School senior Grace Campbell to talk with her about researching the history of The Boston Cane and those from Boothbay Harbor, who were recipients.
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For Knickerbocker Group President Danielle Betts, mentoring and supporting other women has always been a top priority. As the leader of the Boothbay and Portland-based design-build firm, Betts…
Skidompha Book Shop
Children’s books and movies are on sale at half-price from June 1 through June 14 at the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta.
All genres of books are included, with…
Evenine Paultre, a communication arts major at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, has been named to the dean's list with distinction for the spring 2023 semester. Evenine is a 2019 graduate of…
Anne Davis Barker is a familiar healthcare provider in the Boothbay Region as advanced practice registered nurse-family nurse practitioner at Family Care Center in Boothbay Harbor. And…
Hearty Roots (HR), a Bristol-based nonprofit dedicated to improving children’s lives through social-emotional learning and outdoor adventure programs, has launched a $1.5 million capital campaign…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust and the Damariscotta Historical Society (DHS) worked together this month to improve access to the House-Day cemetery, a small family plot located in the woods off…
Teachers at Boothbay Region High School honored students in a casual and relaxed awards ceremony Wednesday, May 24 in the high school gymnasium. Educators shared stories of students’…
“This was one of the best historic talks I’ve ever heard,” said one of the 50 attendees at the Maine Art Gallery’s event on May 18 featuring reminiscences of the gallery’s founder, Mildred Burrage…
Maine Art Gallery
There’s still time to sign up for three classes to be offered by the Maine Art Gallery in June. Classes in Wood Assemblage and Appreciating Nature Photography are open to adults and youths over…
We are all capable of creativity, and when we create space for it in our lives we are rewarded with vibrancy, connection, joy, and resource. Creativity, Community, and Curiosity is the mission of…
Boothbay Harbor Sewer District honored John ‘‘Jolly’’ Arsenault May 20 for his service to the community by dedicating the water reclamation facility on Sea Street in his name. Arsenault, a…
This May, Boothbay Region High School student Dominick Dow found out what life is like as a marine scientist. Dow, alongside 15 other Maine juniors, participated in Bigelow Laboratory’s annual…
This month's Celebrate CTL! Auction was a big success! Faculty, caregivers, and community members enjoyed an exciting evening connecting as a community and raising funds for the Center for…
Grace Campbell, Suzannah Edwards and Hannah Hills participated in the 2023 Maine Music Educators Association’s All-State Music Festival at…
A send-off dinner for the captain and crew of the schooner Bowdoin will be held at Mine Oyster, Boothbay Harbor on Monday, June 5. Only 50 tickets are available. For more information and…
Ciara Moroney of Boothbay, a member of the class of 2024 majoring in biology and biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), was a member of a student team that recently completed an…
Crow Point Yoga will once again be offering outdoor yoga classes on the deck at Spruce Point Inn starting Monday June 5. Classes are held Monday through Saturday at 9 a.m. and are…
It’s mid-May on Sprucehead Island, and Bob Baines and crew are wrapping up their 2023 kelp harvest. Baines farms four acres near the Lower Gangway Ledge, 13,000 feet of line for a haul of about 50…
Southport Central School’s teaching philosophy has always been rooted in our community, the world around its students, and how it relates to them. Whether it is…
During the pandemic, many people took up new activities to stay active while being safe. Some began bird watching, others learned to bake and some dug into their backlogged reading lists. Boothbay…
Lincoln County Historical Association presents an online talk by author Amy Truesdell on Thursday, May 25 at 5:30 p.m. Truesdell will discuss her new book, “From Binghamton to the Battlefield…
