Alongside the welcome shift to warmer weather, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens once again opens its gates to the public on May 1. This year, the Gardens remains steadfast in its mission to connect people to plants and nature and promote plant conservation. Visitors of all ages are invited to escape to the Gardens to prioritize their physical and mental health.

No need to miss the burnt french toast and spilled orange juice in bed on Mother’s Day in order to join other female-identifying folks for the Hearty Roots “Interlude” gathering on Saturday, May 10, from 1 to 6 p.m. This is a chance to fill your cup, recharge your batteries, and find whatever your spirit is needing during this time of seasonal transition.

The concept behind the proposed Damariscotta Green is simple: an in-town restorative greenspace dedicated to relaxation and recreation for all. The planning is well underway for this common space that will include a graded, eight-foot-wide trail around the property as a way to accommodate multiple mobilities.  

Sunday evening, April 20, Brady's welcomed reality TV into the house as Discovery Channel’s. "Naked & Afraid" star Mike Douglas screened his episode for the first time. Family, friends, students of Maine Primitive School, and fans of the show watched as Mike battled the jungles of the Philippines.  

Students and parents poured into The Maine Art Gallery (MAG) on the afternoon of April 17 for the opening of the annual Wiscasset Student Art Show. Over 100 works in all mediums are represented by the students in elementary school art teacher Elizabeth Proffetty’s classes and Shalimar Chasse’s middle and high school classes.

Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative’s final Forests to Faucets Lecture of 2025 isTuesday, May6 at 5:30 p.m., at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Bosarge Education Center.  

Boothbay Region Elementary School’s (BRES) 2nd annual “Trashion Show” saw middle schoolers channeling their inner Project Runway contestants by turning clutter into couture. Potato sacks, milk cartons and chip bags were all the rage as models strutted across the gym for a crowd of their peers and community members.  

The event was a fundraiser for a trip to nearby Egg Island to see the puffin habitats. This trip is part of middle school science teacher Alyssa Mitchell’s current puffin-themed curriculum, which aims to get students out into the field to see science at work.  

Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor residents have several upcoming opportunities for their voices and votes to be heard on school developments. The Community School District (CSD) will be hosting a bond referendum in April, the FY26 budget meeting is in May, and the Budget Validation Referendum is in June.  

St Andrews Auxiliary has a strong, vibrant scholarship program that assists anyone in our area who is interested and qualified in pursuing certification or degrees in the medical field. We are fortunate through our support of our St. Andrews Thrift Shop to be able to award nearly $30,000 in scholarships this past year.

These scholarships would not be possible without the community friends who contribute goods to St. Andrews Thrift Shop, the volunteers who manage our shop and the shoppers who purchase items at our shop.

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration continues for the 2025/2026 school year. We will be having our open house for new students on Thursday, May 22, 5:30-6 p.m. At this event, families will be able to meet the Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers, and see their classrooms. Our bus driver, Mr. Matt will also offer a trial bus run, so new students can experience riding the bus, perhaps for the first time!

Principal Tom Landberg has submitted his resignation effective June 30 to the Edgecomb School Committee. On April 15, Landberg thanked the committee, school and community members for the past three years. "It's been a honor and priviledge. I'm proud of the work done here," he said. 

“My recovery must come first, so everything that I love in my life doesn't have to come last.” 

Harry Hall, 50, of Boothbay still tears up when he reads those words, which were printed on the front page of his inpatient workbook, part of his recovery journey after a 34-year-long battle with alcohol addiction. He still keeps them hanging on his wall.  

"That was a change in my life right there, when I read that ... it means everything to me.” 

Spectrum Generations’ Lincoln County Community Center in Damariscotta has a new home! You can now find us just a short walk from our previous location at 741 Main Street, Damariscotta.

Leigh Sherrill, for 23 years and three months, was known by readers of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper as the columnist for Southport. She shared Island news – including reminders about meetings of the boards, and she recorded school-related news, art, music and holiday events, acknowledged the passing of Island residents, and often referred her readers to read about the “rest of the story,” on some topics, elsewhere in each edition of the newspaper.

"OOOOOK-lahoma! Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain, And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet, When the wind comes right behind the rain..."

Join the BRHS drama club in a production of "Oklahoma!,” Friday, May 2 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, May 3 at 1 and 5 p.m. 

Boothbay-based anti-trafficking organization Friends of Thai Daughters (FTD) is 20 this year and is holding an extra-special Sunflower Celebration in East Boothbay Thursday, June 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. to mark the occasion!

In honor of the event, 10 of our Thai daughters will be joining us in Maine, flying all the way from Thailand, and we're delighted that all of them now have their passports and visas.

Boothbay Region High School has announced the names of the students in the Class of 2025 who will be receiving Mountain Valley Conference Academic Honors of Distinction at a reception on May 8.

The Center for Teaching and Learning is putting on productions of “Twelfth Night” and “The Tempest” on Wednesday, April 16. Students in CTL’s middle school, grades 5-8, have been hard at work learning their lines and rehearsing. Additionally, students have showcased their strengths and taken on responsibilities for tech and sound set up, costumes, props, and set design.