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• WJD parades top meeting discussions

  Tue, 02/23/2021 - 8:00am

  

  Planning a festival of the size and caliber of Boothbay Harbor’s Windjammer Days (WJD) during these COVID-19 times is challenging, but the Friends of Windjammer Days continue moving plans forward. “The board of directors has decided to follow the lead of the Big Easy as far as the street parade goes,” said Pete Ripley. This year, a stationary street parade is planned and on the schedule for Wednesday, June 30. The parade has two themes: “Historic Schooners,” in honor of Grand Marshals John Foss...

• Newcastle church meets community needs creatively in pandemic

  Sat, 01/30/2021 - 8:00am

  

  Like many active churches in the Twin Villages, Second Congregational Church, UCC on Main Street in Newcastle has been hard hit by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since March 2020, Second Congo has been closed to the public out of caution for safety and spread. The downsides to closing the building are obvious and painful: The missed opportunities to meet and worship in person, share fellowship and provide regular community services have been felt deeply. Normally, Second Congo is humming...

• January Coffee online with Sen. Chloe Maxmin

  Tue, 01/26/2021 - 7:30am

  January has been a very hectic political month, so please join Senator Chloe Maxmin for her January "Coffee with Chloe" to debrief what’s been happening, get caught up on the Maine Legislature, and share any ideas or concerns. It will be held on Saturday, Jan. 30 from noon to 1 p.m. This event will be help via Zoom. You can log on by going to https://tinyurl.com/JanCoffee If you can't make it but still want to connect, please reach out anytime: Cell-207-200-6224, email chloe.maxmin@legislature...

• Postponed: Clothing Closet open

  Mon, 01/25/2021 - 7:45pm

  Wednesday, Feb. 4 Due to the impending snowstorm on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 2 and 3, this event has been postponed until Feb. 10. The Clothing Closet, behind the B oothbay Harbor United Methodist Church on Townsend Avenue, will be open from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Only one person is permitted in the closet at a time. Masks required. We are asking that no donated clothing be dropped off as we are not processing it at this time.

• Fun on the trails at Hidden Valley

  Wed, 01/20/2021 - 11:30am

  

  The trails are alive with the sound of music: the laughter and delight of kids on skis! Midcoast Conservancy’s annual six-week Youth Cross Country Ski Clinic is under way at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. On the first day, 50 masked kids strapped on their skis and broke into five groups to work with instructors. The seasoned crew of teachers are all repeat leaders, and have as their primary goal to make learning to ski as fun as possible. The legions of families who return year after...

• Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor virtual services

  Wed, 01/20/2021 - 11:00am

  

  Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at www.congochurchbbh.org , Facebook , or tune into BRTV , channel 7 or 1301 for Spectrum subscribers. Please join us for the third week of the Epiphany Worship Series, God is Holding Your Life: A Journey of Assurance for the New Year. We can swing between disappointment, helplessness, and gratitude on a daily basis. There are also seasons of our lives when we feel inundated with more of...

• St. Columba’s online services

  Mon, 01/18/2021 - 4:45pm

  St. Columba’s Episcopal Church continues to have online services available by going to: stcolumba’ smaine.org/media Other useful links are: facebook.com/stcolumbasmaine On Sunday, Jan. 24, Bishop Thomas Brown will conduct the service by Zoom. For further information go to episcopalmaine.org St. Columba’s continues to serve the community and thanks all who help in this mission. For further information, contact Senior Warden Patty Colhoun at 207-350-9051.
• Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

  Looking back, looking forward

  Tue, 01/05/2021 - 8:15am

  

  It was one sold out event after another at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor in 2020 – mind you, last year an audience of 50 equaled a sell out show. It was the year of a pandemic most of us had never lived through before since the last one was in 1918-1919. Opera House Executive Director Cathy Sherrill and the board of directors focused on how the shows would, or could, go on. “In brief, it was certainly not the year we had planned for the Opera House,” said Sherrill. “With artists cancelling...

• BRLT Story Trail

  Mon, 01/04/2021 - 1:30pm

  Jan. 9 - Feb. 9 Read the family friendly book “Over and Under the Snow” by Kate Messner, with illustrations by Christopher Silas Neal, on a walk through the winter woods at Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) Oak Point Farm. Follow the illustrated signs along the trail as they tell a tale that connects you to your natural surroundings. The free 1-mile story trail starts at the parking lot kiosk. Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and...

• United Methodist in-person Christmas Eve candlelight services

  Wed, 12/16/2020 - 7:30am

  In order to insure compliance with the CDC, each church’s attendance on Thursday, Dec. 24 will be limited to only 35 to 40 people for these 45-minute services. We’ll also do contact tracing upon entering. Masks and distancing are required. 4 p.m. - Southport UMC: 372 Hendrick’s Hill Road, Route 27, Southport, 633-6528 5:30 p.m. - East Boothbay UMC: Route 96. Corner of Ocean Point Road and Church Street, 633-2131. Remember to ring your bells at 6 p.m. in honor of “essential workers” everywhere...

• Men’s Night this Wednesday

  Tue, 12/15/2020 - 7:30am

  

  Hear ye, hear ye! The popular Men’s Night holiday sale event in Boothbay Harbor is Wednesday, Dec. 16. Over the past 30 or so years, the evening arrived with super discounts printed in the Boothbay Register and heralded by a town crier; often that role was played by Peter Panagore who would walk the street announcing sales; there was a petting zoo set up near Logan’s, Pat Farrin offered hayrides, the Y-Arts group would be out caroling; there were gift wrapping stations, grilled foods over at...

• ‘A Sailor’s Treasure’ opens at Maine Maritime Museum

  Tue, 12/15/2020 - 7:30am

  A new exhibit exploring sailors’ sea chests opened this week at Maine Maritime Museum. “A Sailor’s Treasure: Sea Chests & Curiosities” will be on view through spring 2021. Sea chests provided a secure place for sailors to store their personal belongings --- from everyday essentials to exotic curios --- and the contents of these chests could reveal a lot about a person. This exhibit examines the function and decoration of these chests and allows visitors to take a glimpse of the items that...

• Holiday ornament contest winners announced

  Mon, 12/07/2020 - 8:00am

  

  Congratulations to the following people have been chosen to receive a prize for their entry in the Christmas Ornament Decorating Contest, an Eastside Waterfront Park holiday event. “The judging was very difficult as all 60 entries were very special,” said Park Committee member Deborah Todte. Over 14 Division: First Place: Sara Watts - Second Place: Karen Grindall Age 9-14 Division: First Place: Meredith Ames - Second Place: Dylan Chryplewicz Age 8 and under Division: First Place: Evelyn Lessner...

• Wiscasset Marketfest: Shopping and more

  Sat, 11/28/2020 - 12:00pm

  

  The Christmas season is more than just gifts, and Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest is more than shopping. It will also offer a hearty batch of holiday good cheer from Friday, Dec. 4 through Sunday, Dec. 6. Community events dot the calendar, all with masks and distancing for safety. On Friday afternoon, Dec. 4, from 1 to 2 p.m., rendezvous on Wiscasset Common and join in the singing of traditional carols and festive seasonal tunes. With Terry Heller on keyboard, the makeshift choir will be directed...

• Just in the (St) Nick of Time!

  Tue, 11/24/2020 - 1:15pm

  

  As we move through a quiet Thanksgiving holiday, the coronavirus has not stopped the enthusiasm of St Andrews Auxiliary volunteers gearing up for a merry, albeit, reimagined Christmas season. Auxiliary elves have been working steadily to inject joy into the season by creating one of a kind, beautiful Christmas stockings for the residents of the Gregory Wing. The stockings, hung with care, will add holiday cheer not only for the recipients but also the staff as they move through their day amidst...
• Where It’s At

  Gardens Aglow: A magical ride into fantasy

  Fri, 11/20/2020 - 4:00pm

  

  I didn’t want to leave. I wanted to keep driving around through the dazzling light show at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens this time of year. Gardens Aglow has been taking the breath away from visitors for six years now, but unlike the first five it’s not a walking tour. This year in particular we’re all in need of a beautiful distraction. Our eyes, mind, and spirit are hungry for respite from the year’s unending stress and anxiety, and Gardens Aglow is just the ticket. When you begin the drive...

• Holiday Gift Shop features stylish masks, earrings from pipes

  Fri, 11/20/2020 - 1:00pm

  

  The Wiscasset Holiday Gift Shop, a Marketfest feature, will offer one-of-a-kind gift items from a large selection of regional artisans. The shop will be chock full of unusual finds, some useful and practical, some just to warm the heart. In 2020, the Holiday Gift Shop pops up at 75 Main St., in the heart of the Village. Wicks’ Forge from Pownal introduces a new item to its inventory – earrings – in addition to the wrought iron hooks, trivets, ornaments, and other useful items for which the...

• Something spectacular is coming ... to the Opera House

  Thu, 11/19/2020 - 2:30pm

  

  Due to pandemic precautions, there won’t be live music and dancing, delicious hors d’oeuvres and hot cocoa, but the Gingerbread Spectacular at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor will still include the stars of the show – the gingerbread and confectionery structures created by community members near and far! From Dec. 2 – 5, the Opera House will open its doors from 10 a.m. to 4 .p.m. daily for this much anticipated, free community event. The Gingerbread Spectacular burst on to the...

• Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor virtual services

  Wed, 11/18/2020 - 11:00am

  

  Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at www.congochurchbbh.org , Facebook , or tune into BRTV , channel 7 for Spectrum subscribers. This week, the Rev. Jonna Jenson, Transitional Conference Minister of the Maine UCC, will be preaching. She will explore Matthew 25:31-46. Her sermon is titled, “Nellie's Basket.” Rev. Jenson and Pastor Ilgenfritz will be holding a Zoom discussion after...

• Eastside Waterfront Park Ornament Decorating Contest

  Sat, 11/14/2020 - 8:45am

  

  There are two very special days at Eastside Waterfront Park, 65 Atlantic Avenue, during the Boothbay Lights Festival, Saturday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Dec. 5. Those are the days that you can participate in our first ornament decorating contest. Here is how it works: On Nov. 21, swing by the park between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and pick up your Christmas ball from Santa and Mrs. Claus to decorate. Families may take one ornament per family member. If you would like to just keep your ornament to hang on...

• Go artsy with this year’s gift giving

  Thu, 11/12/2020 - 7:45am

  

  The Gifts For Giving holiday sale, hosted at Studio 53 in Boothbay Harbor, returns for three weekends this year. The event kicks off with a four-day weekend from Thursday, Nov. 19 through Sunday, Nov. 22; then come a pair of three-day weekends, Friday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 29 and Friday, Dec. 4 through Sunday, Dec. 6. Hours each day are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. And, this being the year of COVID-19, people have the option of shopping by appointment. If this interests you, call Leslie Volpe 350-...

• Boothbay Lights schedule begins Nov. 20

  Tue, 11/10/2020 - 7:15am

  

  With the holiday season fast approaching, what better way to celebrate than with Lights! That’s right, Boothbay Lights is right around the corner and although there have been many changes to the season, we are still looking forward to being able to celebrate a safe and healthy, socially distanced holiday while still rejoicing in the holiday spirit. The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has been working diligently with the Boothbay Lights in our new collaborative partnership, looking to...

• Church holding turkey giveaway

  Thu, 11/05/2020 - 11:30am

  The Edgecomb Community Church is sponsoring a Turkey Giveaway for Thanksgiving. The turkeys are being purchased at Main Street Grocery in Damariscotta. Ten winners will be drawn on Thursday, Nov. 19. There will be an entry box in the store. Entries can also be submitted by regular mail and email. Please send your name, phone number and email address. The addresses are: The Edgecomb Community Church, P.O. Box113, Edgecomb, ME 04556, and Edgecomb.church@gmail.com One turkey per family please.

• Gingerbread season on the horizon

  Tue, 11/03/2020 - 8:45am

  

  For more than a decade the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor has been one of Maine’s sweetest gathering places during the holiday season. This year the historic building will once again serve as the host and backdrop for the annual Gingerbread Spectacular, Dec. 2-5. While the pandemic has altered much of life in Maine and around the country, it has also meant that more families and friends are staying home. If home bound this season, or even if you are not, it’s the perfect time to start designing...

• Pre-order your Thanksgiving pies

  Mon, 11/02/2020 - 2:45pm

  Friday, Nov. 20 The United Methodist Women are taking orders for the Thanksgiving pie sale. Holiday pie choices are apple, blueberry, pumpkin, pecan, mixed berry and chocolate cream. All pies must be pre-ordered by 4 p.m. on Friday Nov. 20 (firm). We don't have a lot of pie makers so order early to insure you get your pie. Call Doris Welch at 633-4304 or Cathy Blake at 633-4254 to pre-order. You may leave a message at both numbers, but be sure to leave your name and phone number. Pie pick up is...

• Merchants rally to provide safe Trick or Treat

  Fri, 10/30/2020 - 7:15am

  

  If there ever was a holiday perfect for mask wearing then Halloween is it. But concerns about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic resulted in two longstanding Halloween events’ cancellation. Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library canceled its annual Halloween parade and Boothbay Baptist Church canceled its “Trunk or Treat.” In an effort to preserve a semblance of the traditional October celebration, over three dozen merchants are offering a safe alternative to trick-or-treating. Coastal Maine Popcorn Co...

• Ride the train with the WW&F to SeaLyon Farm

  Thu, 10/22/2020 - 11:00am

  Saturday, Oct. 31 Board the Pumpkin Pickin' train at Sheepscot station (97 Cross Road, Alna) for a 15-minute steam-powered train ride (open and closed coaches) and then board a hay ride or take a short walk to the pumpkin patch at SeaLyon Farm. Call 882-4103 for departure times. 50-minute layover before the narrow gauge train returns you to Sheepscot station. choose your pumpkin in the patch to take home. Pumpkins are priced by size and can be purchased by cash or credit/debit card. Other fun...

• Ride with the WW&F to SeaLyon Farm

  Thu, 10/22/2020 - 8:15am

  

  Board the Pumpkin Pickin' train at Sheepscot station (97 Cross Road, Alna) for a 15 minute steam-powered train ride to the Top of Mountain, where passengers can either board a hay ride or take a short walk to the pumpkin patch at SeaLyon Farm. the train will feature open and closed coaches to provide plenty of space for passengers to remain socially distant. Call for departure times! Bonfires on Saturday, Oct. 24 and 31. At SeaLyon Farm, visitors will be able to go into the patch and pick their...

• Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor virtual services

  Wed, 10/21/2020 - 10:00am

  

  Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at www.congochurchbbh.org , Facebook , or tune into BRTV , channel 7 for Spectrum subscribers. Our Fall Worship Series is Humility Revisited: Values to Ground Us. This series is based on “Twelve Steps to Inner Freedom: Humility Revisited,” by Joan D. Chittister. We’ll consider this fall the value and gifts of Humility and how the practices we’ll consider of remembering and restoring...

• Scary Readings for scary times

  Tue, 10/20/2020 - 8:30am

  

  With the leaves beginning to skitter across increasingly empty sidewalks, and darkness settling in early, Halloween cannot be far behind. In celebration of the season, the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor is once again presenting an evening of Scary Readings, under the masterful guidance of Chief Ghoul Kevin Kiley, on Thursday, Oct. 29. Instead of preceding the readings with the traditional community Halloween potluck dinner, this year participants are invited to bring dinner for themselves...

• Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor virtual services

  Wed, 10/14/2020 - 8:15am

  

  Please join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor for live worship Sundays at 10 a.m. You can join us at www.congochurchbbh.org , Facebook , or tune into BRTV , channel 7 for Spectrum subscribers. Our Fall Worship Series, Humility Revisited: Values to Ground Us, begins today. This series is based on Twelve Steps to Inner Freedom: Humility Revisited, Joan D. Chittister. We’ll consider this fall the value and gifts of Humility and how the practices we’ll consider of remembering and...

• Gingerbread building 101

  Mon, 10/12/2020 - 11:15am

  Wednesday, Nov. 18 Kevin Kiley leads this free class on designing and building magical gingerbread structures. Hopefully bakers young and old will then work to create something to enter in the upcoming Gingerbread Spectacular! 3-5 p.m. Due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions apply. Advance registration required. Absolutely no exceptions! Call 633-5159 to reserve your space. All participants will be socially distanced and must wear a mask inside the Opera House. 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.

• Clamshell Quilters meeting Oct. 12

  Thu, 10/08/2020 - 7:15am

  Clamshell Quilters will be meeting on Monday, Oct. 12, at Faith Baptist Church, Mills Road, Newcastle. Social distance seating and everyone will need to wear a mask. Open sewing time will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Meeting at 5 p.m. with one big show 'n tell. Come at 2, come at 5, or anywhere in between. Visitors are always welcome.

• Boothbay Craft Brewery, Dogfish Head celebrate 10th, 25th anniversaries

  Wed, 09/30/2020 - 8:00am

  

  The Boothbay Craft Brewery and Dogfish Head Brewery families celebrated their respective 10th and 25th anniversaries together Sept. 26 with the release of their “second generation collaboration,” Awe-Spray. BCB’s Mitchell family and Dogfish’s Calagione family came together over the summer to run trials in the Calagione’s Dogfish Head cabin’s new home brewing system. “The Calagiones have been part of this community their whole lives … They donated some of the timbers that went into building this...

• 2020 Miss Windjammer gets crowned

  Mon, 09/21/2020 - 10:45am

  

  Former Miss Windjammer winners and the reigning King of the Harbor came together this past weekend to officially crown Miss Windjammer 2020, Scout Martin. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 competition was fully online but the competition director, Emily Mirabile, felt it was important to give Martin another moment to shine. The group met at the Water’s Edge Events Center in Edgecomb and took part in a photo shoot with the new Miss Windjammer. For the competition Martin sang “Sing Your Own Song”...

• Community Lunch delayed until January

  Fri, 09/18/2020 - 3:30pm

  The start of the weekly Community Lunch served on Thursdays at St. Columba's Episcopal Church will be delayed until January, 2021. The continuing concerns with COVID-19 necessitated the change. Community Lunch has been served every Thursday from November to April and hosted each week by a group from area churches and the Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club. About 60 people gathered each week to enjoy food and fellowship, and donations from those in attendance went to the Boothbay Region Food Pantry...

• October events

  Thu, 09/17/2020 - 2:45pm

  8 – Behind Closed Doors Tour of Castle Tucker - This special tour includes rooms not seen on the general tour. Filled with original furnishings of the Tucker family. Admission is $15 for Historic New England members, $25 for nonmembers. Advance purchase recommended. Space limited. Buy at www.HistoricNewEngland.org or call 882-7169. 9 – Tom DiMenna - Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, performing his Cat Stevens Tribute, plus originals. Seating limited to 50. All...

• November events

  Thu, 09/17/2020 - 2:45pm

  7 – E arly Bird Sale! - Damariscotta and Bath businesses offer holiday discounts beginning in the early morning hours ... Check the special pages in the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper the week before for specifics. 14 – Early Bird Sale! - Wiscasset businesses offer holiday discounts. Check the special pages in the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper the week before for specifics. ...

• December events

  Thu, 09/17/2020 - 2:45pm

  1-31 – Hike the Holiday Story Trail - Follow the illustrated signs that tell a tale along the trail at Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Road, Boothbay Harbor. Easy one-mile loop. Suitable for children of all ages. Free. FMI: Environmental Educator Tracey Hall at thall@bbrlt.org or 633-4818. 1-31 – Gardens Aglow - At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. This year due to COVID-19, the event is a driving experience. See the gardens...

• Waldo Theatre looking to cast volunteers

  Wed, 09/16/2020 - 3:00pm

  

  We’re ready to start reupholstering the Waldo Theatre's seats and we need your help: Waldo Board Member and sailmaker, Heidi Sawyer, and two of her professional upholstering friends are standing by to revive our 1930s seats with updated cushions and new fabric. Before they can do this, the seats and backs have to be disassembled and prepped for fabric. That’s where you come in. We’re scheduling three weekend work mornings, asking volunteers to come to the theatre and - safely distanced- take...

• Church’s Road Rally winners announced

  Mon, 09/14/2020 - 1:30pm

  

  The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor is pleased to announce the teams that won the raffle prizes for the three trivia questions included in the rally course. Winner of the first prize, a copy of Rachel Carson’s book, “The Edge of the Sea,” was Team Karma made up of Germaine and Rodney Waltz, Lyndell Brackett, Melody Davis, Jenna Davis and Levi Smith. The Rachel Carson memorial on the shoreline and its moving message, “Here at last returned to the sea-‘to Oceanus, the ocean river, like...

• ‘You Be the Light’: Walk Around Wiscasset theme

  Sun, 09/13/2020 - 7:45am

  

  Dusk settles early in late September and so Walk Around Wiscasset invites strollers to help light up the Village. ‘You be the Light’ is the evening’s theme with participants carrying – or wearing – lights! Only two days after the Autumnal Equinox, the final Walk Around Wiscasset on Sept. 24, 5-6:30 p.m., becomes a communal farewell to summer and a hearty welcome to autumn. ‘Accessorize!’ Is the final fashion theme for the Walk Around season. This is the last chance to show off that new hat, new...

• LCRC chicken barbecue fundraiser

  Tue, 09/08/2020 - 10:45am

  On Sept. 19 the Lincoln County Republican Committee will hold a fundrising chicken barbecue dinner. The event will be held at the LCRC headquarters located at 241 Route 1, Damariscotta from 1-4 p.m. The menu will include barbecued chicken, potato salad, coleslaw, a roll and dessert. There will be a ‘pick up and go’ option for those who wish to contribute and take their food home to enjoy. The donation will be $15 per adult with a reduced rate for children. We will have a voter registration...