“It’s our tenth-anniversary show,” said OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show” founder Jeff Friedman, “so we wanted to do something special. We are pleased to announce that the vintage show is…
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Join us on the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library lawn on Friday, July 21 at 6 p.m. for an Author Talk with travel writer Ryan Bernsten discussing his fascinating new book “50 States of…

The Rev. Tom Kerr will lead the service at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, July 23. Jim Swist will serve as our organist. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!
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The organ concert at All Saints by-the-Sea scheduled for this Sunday, July 16 has been postponed until later in the summer.

Gabe Tonon and his Country & Western Revue are coming from Nashville to play the Opera House at 7:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 16. The band: bassist (and fellow Mainer) Elijah Ocean, drummer…

The Olde Bristol Days 10th anniversary Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show will be held at Bristol Consolidated School during the annual Olde Bristol Days celebration on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 10:30…

The lawn of Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library was the place to be on Saturday, July 1 if you were a kid. An old-time carnival with a giant bouncy house was held and fun was had by all! The carnival…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) announced plans to host its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 6 from noon to 3 p.m. The event will occur under…

The Friends of Wiscasset Library’s Fundraising Committee includes some who have planned all eight Bands for Books events, as well as some new additions over the years. Up until 2012, the Friends…

The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Bureau of Parks and Lands welcomes history enthusiasts and curious visitors to experience 17th century Maine during the "17th…

All day July 4 everyone was anxiously counting raindrops hoping for a sunny evening, and we were not disappointed! It was wonderful to…

On Thursday, July 6, it was the first seasonal open mic night at the Southport General Store. Starting at 7 on a beautiful evening,…

The Southport Island Association’s July 4th parade at Newagen went on as planned, despite the threat of rain. It was a smaller parade than usual, but a good number of local residents cheered on…

Families of the Boothbay Region are invited to a free Family Fun Night at Boothbay Baptist Church on Wednesdays July 12 ̶ Aug. 9, from 5:15-7 p.m. A free dinner is included to start the evening.…

The Rev. Charles Carrick will lead the Sunday, July 9 service at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point. Jim Swist will serve as organist. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!
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CONGRATULATIONS! Our winner of our semi-annual lobster raffle is Patty Wrobel. She has won a Bucket ‘A Lobsters generously donated by Atlantic Edge Lobster.
Have you recovered from your 4th…

This summer there are few days when Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House will go quiet. As part of the organization’s 20th anniversary celebration music, theater, storytelling, and even an…

Olde Bristol Days announces a fun Saturday morning on Aug. 12 beginning at 10 a.m. The traditional Olde Bristol Days Parade and the OBD Williams-Fosset 10th anniversary Vintage Car Show are part…
On Labor Day, the Friends of Wiscasset Library will hold their 9th Bands for Books fundraiser. From the first year in 2014, Katharine Martin-Savage was a major force on the committee which still…

While galleries and shops open their doors to summer visitors during the first Wiscasset Art Walk of the season on Thursday, June 29 from 5 to 8 p.m., Village sidewalks will also be pulsing with…

This beautiful Greek Cape revival circa 1840 was purchased by the owners in 2006. It is a perfect blend of modernization, historical and family antiques and remembrances. Lovely gardens, stone…
The sky was blue, the sun sparkled off the water, and about 35 fishing boats took part in the annual Windjammer Days’ Blessing of the Fleet Sunday afternoon, June 25.
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Summer services at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point will begin this Sunday, July 2. The Reverend Wesley A. Smith will lead the service. Victoria Harvey will serve as organist, and the…
The Maine State Aquarium, a program of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), will hold an open house for four days, June 28 through July 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to preview the…

The grounds of the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden will be filled with the sounds of a perfect summer day on Sunday, July 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This annual free event, open to…

Preparations are underway for a day-long festival this summer to celebrate Maine’s lobstering heritage. “Music, Masts, and Lobster Traps” will be held on Sunday, Aug. 27 at Maine Maritime Museum…

The Rev. Paul Tunkle, our neighbor from Dresden, Maine, will be presiding over the service of Holy Communion for the first two Sundays of this summer season at All Saints by-the-Sea Episcopal…
St. Giles Episcopal Church In Jefferson is planning its annual fundraising event and is renting tables to all crafters, organizations, or people who may simply want to sell white elephant items.…

Ms. Angela Dunning and Mr. Brett Lewis of Trevett are proud to announce the marriage of their daughter, Adelina Lewis, to Dylan Small of South Portland. The wedding took place June 3, 2023 at the…
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…
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…
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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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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,…

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…

Be it a labor of love or the know-how that has been passed down over generations, it takes an accomplished group of shipwrights and boat builders with a unique set of skills to restore the wooden…

The Town of Rockport has announced that the inaugural Rockport Donut Festival will take place Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 in downtown Rockport.
The festival pays homage to the…

Music has a special way of bringing people together and creating a sense of belonging. And, for generations, lobster has brought Maine natives and those “from away” together not only to enjoy this…

When we fully inhabit and care for our bodies, we make space for our creative energy to flow. In this vein, the Merry Barn welcomes Elissa Rioux to teach a weekly Essentrics class.
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The Boothbay Region High School Interact Club, a youth extension of Rotary, raised $1,087 Thursday, April 13, for the Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF) and Education Boothbay (EB) with a…

The Boothbay Region High School Interact Club, a youth program within Rotary Club, will host their annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser this Thursday, April 13, at 6 p.m. Suggested donation is $10…
April is Child Abuse Prevention month and Healthy Kids, Lincoln County’s parenting and professional Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) Prevention Council, wants you to know we are here and you are part…
The first ever Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at the Boothbay Fire Station, organized by the Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary, was one of those times when it was OK, preferable even, to put all your…

“I was out at an all-day training seminar for staff and volunteers from YMCAs across northern New England and I’m pretty jazzed about the opportunities for our Y,” said Boothbay YMCA Board of…

The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta is delighted to announce the 16th Annual Festival, Oct. 6-9, as the demonstration of the wacky wonders of whopper pumpkins returns to Damariscotta!
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March 27 marked the end of the Community Lunches held at Brady’s that started in October of 2022. The support for the lunches steadily grew throughout the season with a much different format than…

Forty years ago, the first Maine Maple Sunday was held celebrating a process and product colonists learned from Native Americans here in the Northeast. Before the colonists arrived with their iron…

The streets of Boothbay Harbor were bustling like a busy summer afternoon Friday, March 17, but it’s not tourist season yet. It was St. Patrick’s Day, and the first-ever Boothbay Harbor Paddy Pub…

The Merry Barn’s March Community Literacy Event, on Saturday, March 25, is a celebration of Maine Maple Weekend. Join us from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. as we take part in a beloved Maine tradition,…
Stephanie Erspamer and Colin Wilson were married on July 29, 2022 in the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point. Joyful music, performed by Castlebay, accompanied the ceremony. Afterwards, friends…

Another great Community Lunch was held the first day of spring March 20 at Brady's hosted by Freedom Auto. Over 80 people were in attendance (with at least a third being related to a Hyson!).…