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"Citrus Fruit Group #1" by Roz Davis from her show at Hall Gallery earlier this year. Courtesy of John Del Vecchio

Area artists are invited and encouraged to be considered for exhibiting during 2027 in the Hall Gallery at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, visited by hundreds of patients and visitor…

Southport town seal

#4380: Martha Bateman, 19 Gray Road…

LCSO patch

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor

Imagine walking into church and…

If you hear bamboo windchime-like sounds at Dolphin Mini Golf ... don't turn around! Stay calm and concentrate on your game the first two weekends in October. Courtesy photo

 

Dolphin Mini-Golf, at 510 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, is holding a benefit for Toys for Tots the first two weekends in “Spooktober!" 5-9 p.m. all four nights. 

That's…

Lincoln Theater
"The Maltese Falcon." Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

The stars were bigger, the stories were unforgettable, and some of Hollywood’s most enduring classics were born in the 1940s. This fall, the Lincoln Theater invites audiences to step back into…

The Winter Harbor’s propeller after its salvage from Wiscasset harbor. File photo

Wiscasset's Steve Erskine said his grandfather Roy B. Rowe and Rowe's brothers Clarke and Frank started Eastern Steamship Company and owned the Winter Harbor…

Kerr + Jones Gallery
Bidding began with a Philippe and Kim Villard a painted woodcut at the Kerr + Jones Artful Auction to benefit the CRC. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Regist

"The Artful Auction" at Kerr + Jones Gallery drew about 50 people eager to score a good find while supporting the work of the Community Resource Council (CRC). This year, the third biennial,…

The next monthly meeting of Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) will be held Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 1:15 p.m. in the Boothbay Region Community Center, located in the Meadow Mall on Townsend Avenue,…

Volunteers are needed for Southport Central School's new after-school play club, which promotes unstructured playtime in the surrounding forests. Courtesy of Shawn Gallagher

 

Nothing beats a home-cooked meal. After more than a decade, students at Southport Central School are getting just that with the scratch cooking…

Southport town seal

The Southport Planning Board will…

CSD school signs

 

A new fire alarm panel will be installed, likely in October, at Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES) after a power spike damaged it and the…

2026 Pemaquid Oyster Festival

Mine Oyster Raw Bar & Gathering Place hosted the 23rd Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Boothbay Harbor, Sept. 26-27, featuring freshly shucked oysters of…

Obituary

Amy Irene Pinkham of Skowhegan passed away unexpectedly at home on Sept. 13, 2026.

Born to parents Kim and Claudia (Townsend) Pinkham on May 11, 1978 in Boothbay, Amy attended school in the…

Obituary
Normand J. Bosse

 

Normand J. Bosse, 72, of East Boothbay, Maine, passed away peacefully on Sept. 20, 2026, after a brief illness.

Born on Nov. 27, 1953, in North Adams, Massachusetts to Armand…

Obituary
Elliot Schwartz

 

Elliot Schwartz died in Portland, Maine, on Sept. 24, 2026, at the age of 59, following a short battle with brain cancer.

Elliot was born…

Boothbay Baptist Church

Boothbay Baptist Church on Route 27/999 Wiscasset Road is holding a free Community Harvest Fair Sunday, Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be lots of food: Italian sausage subs,…

Photo ops and parking at the Lincoln Home in Newcastle Oct. 9-Oct. 12 during the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest. Kim Traina photo

The Lincoln Home is the Gateway to…

Edgecomb Eddy School

There is another committee in Edgecomb needing a new member. On Sept. 23, Irene Marchenay resigned from the Edgecomb School Committee. In an email read by Chairman Heather Sinclair, Marchenay…

Town of Boothbay

A local effort is trying to retain…

storm is tracking similar to March 2018 nor'easter
Evening cloud over East Penobscot Bay, looking toward Islesboro. (Photo courtesy Jeanne Thompson King))

The National Weather Service is determining that the strongest gusts from the approaching nor'easter will occur Saturday night in Sunday morning.

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BRHS Seahawk logo

Boothbay Region High School will celebrate Homecoming Week Monday, Sept. 28 through Saturday, Oct. 3.

Seahawk Spirit Week will feature dress up days and hall themes. Monday is PJ Day,…

BRHS NHS

At the Sept. 17 Induction Ceremony, 18 Boothbay Region High School students were honored as the newest members of the school’s National Honor Society.

Inducted were, in alphabetical order:…

There will be a Celebration of Life for Stanley Chenoweth on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. at the Stratton-Eustis Community Building. A brief Masonic service…

Think Pink

The Boothbay Region Garden Club is fundraising for the American Cancer Society with a local Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m.

The walk will start at St.…

Finding Our Voices

In the one month of September, five…

Obituary
Paul Cowan

Paul Cowan, 86, died Sept. 23, 2026…

Obituary
Kenneth Clark

Kenneth Clark, 86, of Brunswick…

A Veggies to Table garden. Courtesy photo

Veggies to Table is opening the farm this fall for more learning, gathering and giving back. Community members are invited for guided farm tours and workshops for gardeners of all experience…

Boothbay Region Dems

 

The Boothbay Region Democratic…

The Community Center
Community Center logo

On Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. the Community Center will welcome Spectrum Generations and its free 90-minute Medicare Workshop to the Center. …

Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative
Poster

Boothbay Region Clean Drinking…

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Some Midcoast Christian churches are banding together for the second time to raise funds for heating assistance for local families. They are holding a public event, the second “Helping Hands,…

Obituary
Lola F. Baldwin

Lola Fortmiller Baldwin, 92, was a…

Boothbay Region Elementary Schooler Lexi, 9, and her mother, Jenny Shae Rawn, compiled some regional favorites into kid-friendly recipes in new cookbook. Courtesy of Jenny Shae Rawn

 

It isn’t uncommon for Jenny Shea Rawn of Boothbay to wake up to her daughter Lexi, 9, already being in the kitchen. Sometimes she’s whipping up a…

sTEIN eRICSON

On Sept. 20, Edgecomb tried…

A graveside service for Eleanor D. Dodge will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 10:30 a.m. at Oceanview Cemetery, located on Country Club Road, Boothbay, Maine.

Family and friends are invited…

LCSO patch

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office…

Colonel Shanon Cotta was awarded a Legion of Merit and retired after 32 years of service from the United States Army on Sept. 13 in Bangor, Maine. After the retirement ceremony, he stands with his mother Helga Cotta of South China, Maine. Courtesy photo

Colonel Shanon W. Cotta, of Alna, Maine was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal by Major General Diane Dunn, the Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard, on Sept. 13 after serving over 32 years…

Town of Boothbay
boothbay municipal building

COGA 03, LLC, representing Colby and Gale Inc., received conditional approval Sept. 16 to install a second 30,000-gallon liquid propane tank at the Industrial Park, Route 27, Boothbay.

The…

Town of Edgecomb
property tax

Edgecomb selectmen received…

Image of St. Francis

Soon Wiscasset's Town Common will be graced with wagging tails and paw prints from our beloved pets! In honor of St. Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures and our natural environment, we'll…

southport town hall

The Southport Island Association (SIA), in conjunction with Nathan's Pharmacy, is conducting a flu vaccination clinic at the Southport Town Hall on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 4 to 5:15 p.m. All…

Author Tom Wessels. Courtesy photo

What can the natural features of our beautiful surrounding landscapes teach us about the ecological and human history of our environment?

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Cow Spa

 

Ten miles down River…