Join Boothbay region neighbors on Friday, Nov. 13, from 4 to 9 p.m. for the annual free Gardens Aglow Community Night. This year, you can sign up for tickets ahead of time at the Gardens’ special Community Night event sign-up. Attendees must register their free tickets using the address that matches your ID proving year-round residency in Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb or Southport.

The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding its annual Thanksgiving pie sale on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon at both the church at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb, and at Ames True Value on Route 1, Wiscasset.

On Oct. 6, more than 200 local women gathered at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens to socialize, network and share joy. During the meeting, names for three nominated nonprofits were drawn at random: CHiP, Mainely Memory Foundation, and Healthy Lincoln County.

When I walked into the Boothbay Region Historical Society a few weeks ago, I was hoping that Society President, Kay Wilder, might be able to tell me a little something about the delicate, hand painted porcelain pitcher I had just found in one of the boxes dropped off at the St. Andrews Auxiliary Thrift Shop. And perhaps the Society might want it or know of an organization that would.

Looking for some good deals at great prices for everyone on your holiday list? Get yourself over to the Edgecomb Community Church Thrift Store which is again offering its Holiday Sales for three days: Tuesday, Nov. 17, Saturday, Nov. 21, and Tuesday, Nov. 24.

Southport Central School invites veterans, family, friends and community to its Veterans Program on Monday, Nov. 9.

The program will begin with breakfast at 9 a.m., followed by an hour-long veteran appreciation program at 9:45, with songs by SCS students.

The school asks that people RSVP by calling 633-3132 to help with attendance.

Come help the school celebrate the brave men and women who have served our country.

There will be something a little different about the 2027 Windjammers Days celebration. In each year since COVID-19, the Windjammers Days' theme has honored a group such as the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, or local boat builders. This year, the theme honors famous sea shanties or songs about the sea.

After 15 stops, and tens of thousands of visitors, the Maine Historical Society’s rare copy of the Declaration of Independence will finish its tour of Maine’s 16 counties at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. The Dunlap Broadside will be on view Oct. 30–31.

For decades in most towns across the country, high school musicians were forming bands with gigs at high school dances, town halls and YMCAs, playing the music of the decade. In Boothbay Harbor, early – mid-80s, one such band was The Voyagers: Todd Dadaleares, Nate Campbell, Dennis Creaser, Russell Sherman and Jon McLaughlin, later replaced by George Kazakis.

The band rehearsed at the Shermans' house and eventually at the Creasers' every Saturday morning in Marge's Head Start space.

The Edgecomb Community Church is inviting any and all to a special event on Sunday, Nov. 1. Guests are asked to gather at 11:30 a.m. A Samhain Gathering and Celtic New Year ritual will be offered at noon at the 15 Cross Point Road site of the ECC Labyrinth which is located behind the church.

St. Andrews Auxiliary Thrift Shop is happy to participate in the 125th Birthday Celebration of the 1901 footbridge. It is a pleasure for visitors and residents alike to admire our beautiful harbor while strolling across the expansive footbridge. We will mark the celebration by offering three high end items representative of our shop’s fine merchandise:

A warm hat or pair of mittens can make a meaningful difference during Maine's cold winter months. This fall, First National Bank is inviting community members to help keep their neighbors warm through its Warm Hands, Warm Hearts Hat & Mitten Drive, taking place now through Nov. 16.

Throughout the drive, all First National Bank branches will serve as collection locations for new hats, gloves, and mittens to benefit local children and families. Handmade items are also welcome, giving community members another meaningful way to contribute.

This week, Education Boothbay launched the public phase of "Our Children, Our Community," a three-year, $1.2 million campaign to help prepare Boothbay Region students for the future. Funded entirely by private donations, the campaign goes beyond what school budgets can cover, so that every student has access to the Boothbay Region’s amazing resources.

The Community Resource Council (CRC) Fuel Fund will open Sunday, Nov. 1 to provide heating assistance to residents in need.

Available to residents of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport, and Edgecomb, the CRC Fuel Fund and Woodchucks Program aim to ensure everyone in our community stays warm this winter. Thanks to the generosity of local donors, we offer heating assistance for oil, propane, and K-1 fuel. For those who rely on wood heat, the Woodchucks Program provides dry, seasoned firewood, split and delivered by our dedicated volunteers.

Join us at Historic New England’s Bowman House on Sunday, Nov. 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. to celebrate the installation of Stopping Stones, commemorating Cicero and Cornelius, two enslaved Black men who lived and worked here. Nov. 1 is the 251st anniversary of the day Cicero self-emancipated and walked away to join George Washington’s Continental Army. 

The Rotary Club of Bath is once again encouraging nonprofit charitable organizations to submit applications for Community Service Grants. It’s often a juggling act for nonprofits to direct limited funds in a way that benefits those who need it most. Many times a few thousand dollars can be enough to expand a critically needed service.

Approximately 75 Boothbay Region High School student-athletes are on the fall sports teams -- cheerleading, field hockey, cross country and football -- this season. 

Good luck the rest of the season, Seahawks, from the Boothbay Register.

The Voices of Love concert, which will be presented at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125 Townsend Ave., at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, is a program featuring local musicians and readers. Concert goers will be inspired by American music performed by Timothy Wissler, retired organist from The Cathedral in Atlanta, the handbell and vocal choirs of the Congregational Church; flutist Carolyn Lanigan,  singer/songwriter Ed Parker, and Genie O'Connell conductor, organist and pianist.