Join Hearty Roots and Glidden Point Oyster Farms for the 2nd annual Paddle for a Purpose charity event on Saturday, June 3, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Paddle the Damariscotta River, or…
Life
Reagan Cola, a Lasell University student from West Boothbay Harbor, participated in the institution's annual RUNWAY shows last month.
Cola was front of house manager for RUNWAY.
The…
Wiscasset residents Kari McArdle and Ryan Parrish, and Cassandra Williams of Boothbay, were named to the winter 2023 (January to May) president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University in…
Southport Central School’s two sixth graders are heading to the “Cradle of American Liberty” later this month. Haiden Blackman and Carter Townsend received Southport School Committee…
2023 Student Art Show
For the 69th year, students in Boothbay Region schools are exhibiting their artwork from the past year at Boothbay Region…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, invites craftspeople to join with the likes of basket weavers, hand stenciled items, or wood turned…
You may periodically be asked when checking in at your primary care practice if you have something known as an advance directive. If the answer is currently ‘no,’ LincolnHealth has scheduled…
The Alumni/Masonic Cookout at Barrett's Park will be held Sunday, June 4 at noon. Hot dogs/hamburgers, salads, dessert, beverages will be provided. The event is free to alumni members and…
Join us on Saturday, June 3, 9 a.m. to noon, when the gardeners of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library will offer their annual plant Sale & Silent Auction on the library lawn.
This…
We have much to celebrate!
On Sunday, May 21, members of the Barters Island Baptist Church are celebrating the church's 156-year anniversary of ministering in the Boothbay area.
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The Osher Map Library has selected Lucie Hollan from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to be one of the final Top Twelve in their annual Illustrated Mapmaking Contest. Students…
This event has been postponed due to a family emergency. It will be rescheduled.
Dozens of Boothbay Region High School students continued the tradition of gathering at Barrett’s Park, Boothbay Harbor for photography opportunities before their prom at Spruce Point Inn on…
The Art Foundation’s Gallery at One Townsend Avenue is displaying the art of the Boothbay Region’s youth – from Pre-K through grade 12 beginning Friday, May 12 through Sunday, May 14 and Thursday…
The Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District school board on May 9 approved a $9,406,638 proposed budget for 2023-24. That is up 15% from 2022-23.
The budget is almost $6…
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #36, Boothbay is supporting a national platform to reduce the rate of veteran suicide by sponsoring a Walkathon in Boothbay Harbor on June 3.…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta will launch its first event of the season: …
Early morning is Jonathan Tindal’s favorite time of day. The Boothbay man, a broker with Tindal & Callahan Real Estate in Boothbay Harbor, can achieve a good work flow then, when his phone…
Beer, wine and alcohol consumers may experience a different kind of “sticker shock” this month when buying adult beverages in local stores: Patrons will see warning stickers on adult beverages in…
Summers in Maine are magical. The air is warm, flowers are blooming, grills are sizzling. We move our entire lives outdoors. We take to our gardens, our yards, our patios. And then, there they are…
AUGUSTA — With the end of the federal public health emergencies related to the COVID-19 pandemic today, May 11, the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper is taking a…
Bees are keystone organisms, meaning stability in an ecological community significantly depends on the services they provide that environment. Pollination, their primary ecosystem service, is in…
Visitors to Boothbay Region Elementary School’s art room the week of May 8 may have been confused by a little mess. Piles of rope, bundled in a mix of bright orange, purple and green, were…
While Maine typically receives sufficient annual precipitation, the critical time for vegetable production often coincides with…
Scientists, conservationists, and gardening experts are encouraging us to treat our gardens, as part of the surrounding natural landscape. They want our gardens to nurture and sustain that…
Door knockers have been around since ancient Greece, according to the late history and archaeology scholar Dr. Sterling Dow. According to his research, Athenians attached slaves’ chains to a bar…
Coastal Rivers is seeking volunteers for three on-going community science initiatives focused on water quality, plus one new program collecting data on rockweed. Coastal Rivers provides technical…
Talking Food in Maine is back with an exciting guest, Chef Christian Hayes! Hayes is a seventh generation Mainer, Food Network’s Chopped…
Beginning Tuesday, May 9 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and continuing for 4 weeks, we will hold a series of special classes with our renown Nationally Certified Master Flower Show Judge Sandra Leonard,…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset is holding its annual plant sale this Saturday at the Wiscasset Municipal Building located at the corner of Routes 1 and 27 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. It is an outdoor…
Edgecomb Eddy School
We are pleased to open Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration for the 2023/2024 school year.
The Edgecomb Eddy School is an outstanding elementary school that…
Southport Central School
At age 98, Jean Luther Thompson is Southport Central School’s oldest resident alumna and teacher (Class of 1938). Mrs. Thompson, her daughter and town selectwoman, Mary Lou Thompson Koskela (Class…
The tulips and daffodils are in full bloom and Veggies to Table, a not-for-profit, organic, grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Damriscotta…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
To keep up with Maine's evolving COVID-19 response, Maine CDC is returning…
Fishing Partnership Support Services is working with the Maine Lobstermen’s Association to hold free Safety at Sea Trainings for commercial lobstermen and fishermen in two Maine locations;…
Drivers are needed to bring people from the Community Center in the Meadow Mall to the Boothbay Region Food Pantry during its open hours on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Dodge Caravan has an…
Talking Food in Maine is back with an exciting guest, Chef Christian Hayes! Hayes is a seventh generation Mainer, Food Network’s Chopped…
In November, Mainers will have the opportunity to approve a ballot measure that would create the Pine Tree Power Company, a nonprofit, consumer-owned utility.
On Sunday, May 21, at 1 p.m.,…
As the weather slowly warms up, thoughts of spring cleaning may be accompanied by renovation plans. However, most residential construction requires a building permit…
Healthy Lincoln County has named Larissa Hannan as its new executive director, effective May 8. Hannan succeeds Kelsey Robinson who served as the director since…
Maintenance and repair issues in the Boothbay Region Elementary School building were aired at the Community School District Board of Trustees’ May 2 meeting. Trustees discussed the need for…
Boothbay Regions Elementary School art educator Jessica Nadeau has been named Maine Elementary Art Educator of the Year by Maine Art Education Association (MAEA), a member-based group that…
On Wednesday, July 19, the Southport United Methodist Church’s Women (UMW) will be hosting a Made in Maine craft fair in conjunction with their popular annual “Lobster Roll Lunch To Go”and cookie…
Have you wondered what happens at the Merry Barn? Perhaps you think our Summer Adventures are only for kids who love writing and reading. While we do have many campers who are passionate about…
Boaters and shore-side residents along the New England coast have been reporting distress flare sightings for generations. Everyone takes a distress flare sighting seriously even when sometimes…
Veggies to Table, a local non-profit vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, was prominently profiled in the most recent issue of Decor Maine. The long feature article focused on many facets of…
The Southport Community Project (SCP) is showing signs of progress. In the early morning hours of Saturday, April 29, SCP committee member Sarah Sherman met with Mike Wallace and Peter Townsend,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
To keep up with Maine's evolving COVID-19 response, Maine CDC is returning…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host a panel discussion on May 13 with six Wabanaki leaders as they discuss a growing movement to center Indigenous knowledge and leadership in conservation…
