Skip to main content
Home
  • Visit our partners:
  • Wiscasset Newspaper
  • PenBay Pilot

Sub menu header

  • Business Directory
  • Classifieds
  • Public Notices

Search form

Sub menu 2 header

  • BE A SUPPORTER
  • Subscribe
  • eEdition
  • Contact Us
  • Contact us
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Home
  • News
  • Talk
  • Work
  • Calendar
  • Sports
  • Culture
  • Life
  • Business Directory
  • Classifieds
  • Public Notices
  • Be a Supporter
  • Subscribe
  • eEdition
  • Contact Us
  • Contact Us
  • Login

Life

Courtesy of Raye Leonard
Boothbay-Wiscasset Adult Regional Education named Top Performer
 East Boothbay’s internationally renowned master sailmaker Nat Wilson will talk about the “History of sailmaking in New England” Feb. 11. Courtesy of BRHS
UPDATE/SEATING IS FULL: Boothbay Region Historical Society kicks off 2026 Brown Bag Luncheon series with master sailmaker Nat Wilson

MaineHealth logo
Local, state and federal health care challenges to be discussed at Jan. 30 Community Meeting

MaineHealth logo
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital offers free January Diabetes Support Group
Midcoast Senior College announces spring term I 2026 course offerings

Local Resources

  • Church Services: Boothbay, Wiscasset and Damariscotta
  • Domestic Violence Resources
  • Addiction Recovery Resources

Education

  • CTL teacher Corbin Lichtinger to publish a children’s book anthology
  • Explore the work of Piero Della Francesca
  • BHML’s most popular books of 2025
  • Edgecomb students learn about gardening
  • Senior College course delves into epidemics and infectious diseases
  • Painting backyard wildlife course at Senior College 
  • Maine poster and essay contests now accepting entries from students of all grade levels
  • Coastal Senior College Course explores aviation and spaceflight
More

Health and Wellness

  • Scientists track health of local drinking water supplies
  • Tenants Harbor nurse recognized for exceptional patient care and dedication
  • First VIP meeting of 2026 Jan. 6
  • MaineHealth launches virtual support group for people living with ALS
  • Recanting in Domestic Abuse: Coercing the Narrative
  • Lincoln County’s community-driven opioid strategy delivers real results
  • State-of-the-art imaging technology added at St. Andrews campus
  • Stop the spread of head lice
More

Home and Garden

  • Seed Share at BHML Jan. 17
  • A year of growth, nourishment, and joy at Veggies to Table
  • Holiday Festival and Winter Market is on its way
  • Maine is building homes faster, but they are emptier
  • Mid-Coast Audubon bird seed sale fundraiser
  • Wildflower seed fundraiser underway
  • Boothbay Region Garden Club adopts new logo
  • Pumpkin flower arrangements at next meeting
More

Social

  • Jan. 10 event at Inn Along the Way
  • Community Resource Council serves Community Lunch
  • Sing Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms' with this spring
  • Join “100+ Women Who Care” for their January meeting
  • Barter wins Last Sunday Cook-Off at Brady’s
  • Dance your way into 2026
  • Community Lunch Dec. 29: Tacos!
  • Christmas party at House of Pizza
  • A festive Community Lunch Dec. 22
  • Another successful holiday fair
More

More Life >>

'Wintersong: A Midcoast Gathering of Voices' Jan. 13
Poet Zachary Cole will be reading his work at  "Wintersong" on Jan. 13. He writes vividly  about life and people on the Midcoast of Maine, with humor and surprise. Photo courtesy of Eleanor Cade Busby

"Wintersong: A Midcoast Gathering of Voices" will take place Tuesday, Jan. 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Porter Hall at Skidompha Library, Main St., Damariscotta with a snow date of Tuesday, Jan. 20. The event is free and open to the public. Please enter via the Elm Street side (rear entrance) of the library, as the event will be held after regular hours.

Books For Babies at BHML
Books for Babies

New year…new baby?!

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is excited to announce the launch of a new ongoing program: Books For Babies!

We want to celebrate our newest little readers with a warm welcome, so Boothbay Region families with babies under one (and/or expectant parents) are invited to visit the Library and receive a free baby board book.

Where It's/Was At
Behind the gingerbread baking door
Rimar Reed's "Candy Drop" interactive gingerbread.

Gingerbread Spectacular baker/designer/architect Rimar Reed’s entries have long been part of the much anticipated event held at the Opera House. For this year’s 19th show she decided to challenge herself by creating an interactive game gingerbread, Candy Drop. To her delight and surprise, judges Alyssa Allen, Wendy Bellows, Margaret Branch and Pandy Dickinson selected it for the Best Holiday Spirit award.

Harriet McKane reins in her future
Courtesy of Harriet McKane

Life can take you in unexpected directions; a chance meeting or being at the right place at the right time can change your fate. In the case of Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) alum Harriet McKane, 19, it was attending her cousin’s birthday party at Burke’s Island Farm in Boothbay almost a decade ago. The theme of the day was horseback riding, and McKane’s younger sister, Piper, was taking to the activity easily. 

Staff's Best Photos of 2025
Staff photographer Steve Edwards spent a morning and an afternoon on the water during the 2025 Boothbay Harbor Tuna Challenge and captured this and many other great shots. STEVE EDWARDS/Boothbay Register

Covering the various events -- towns, schools, organizations, etc. -- is what we do here at the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper and photographs add a lot to the reporting of the events. Staff members have submitted their best photos here for our annual end-of-the-year gallery for our readers to reminisce and enjoy. Got some time off during the holidays? Take some of that time to scroll through the gallery.

P.S. The newspaper won five Maine Press awards for our photography at the last MPA conference. Hopefully some of these photos will capture awards at the next conference.

CSD goes LED
File photo

Boothbay region schools will soon get a lighting upgrade from conventional lights to LED systems. Dec. 11, the Community School District (CSD) board of trustees approved an over half-million-dollar purchase from Affinity LED Light, LLC after months of consideration.

New positions among options Edgecomb school committee pondering for FY 27 budget
edgecomb eddy school

A kitchen manager's position along with shared costs for a new Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 assistant superintendent and a shared Individualized education program coordinator position are among potential additions to next year's Edgecomb school budget. Dec. 15, the school committee discussed priorities for the next budget.

Winter fun at Hearty Roots Pop-up Camps
Snow-nastics! Courtesy of Hearty Roots

The colorful and fun BRES Holiday Concert
1st grade

Familiar songs sung by tiny voices, the red and green of Christmas, head (and nose!) adornments, and dozens of happy faces in the front and in the crowd made for a cheerful and fun Holiday Concert put on by the pre-K through fourth graders at Boothbay Region Elementary School Friday, Dec. 19 – the last day of school before winter break. As usual, the BRES gym was packed with parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, other relatives and friends.

Under the direction of music teacher Nancy Cole, eight songs were performed, with the final song sung by members of the BRES staff.

Generative poetry writing course at Senior College
Coastal Senior College logo

As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to expand its role in the active lifelong learning community in Lincoln and Knox counties and beyond, the College kicks off the winter 2026 semester on Jan. 13 with a varied collection of four- to six- session courses, both in person in a variety of settings and on Zoom.

Registration for all courses opened on Dec. 16 and reservations are high to date with eight of the 11 courses offered remotely on Zoom avoiding winter travel. 

New CSD transportation director takes the wheel
Tracey Brown-Gysi, the Community School District's new Director of Transportation. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

For Tracey Brown-Gysi, what started as a flexible job for a single mom turned into a career spanning over two decades. Brown-Gysi was recently hired as the Community School District's director of transportation. She started in mid-November.    

2025-2026 school seaweed farming program off to a strong start
Planting seaweed droplines with Ken Sparta on Spartan Sea Farms in Casco Bay. Courtesy photo

The Boothbay Sea and Science Center’s 2025-2026 Exploring the Science of Seaweed Farming school program in its ninth year is off to a strong start as we wrap up our annual seaweed planting season. This year we are in 23 classrooms in nine Maine counties. We are supporting science projects in a high school in St.

Southport Central School Christmas concert
Courtesy of Eileen Higgins

Under the direction of music teacher, Jen McIvor Southport School children sang many seasonal Christmas favorites at the Christmas Concert Dec. 17. The sixth graders, Aurora Wallace, Jonah Fessenden and Shepard Griffith, led the crowd in a Christmas carol medley. Merry Christmas everyone from all the staff and students of Southport Central School!

Senior College class explores the 'Troubles' in Ireland through poetry

Coastal Senior College, serving midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, is offering eleven winter courses this season. Three of these courses will be offered in person in Damariscotta and Newcastle.

Tidal

In a big white house

Perched beside the Atlantic,

With tidal water

As the backyard,

That was the site

Of my childhood.

It’s where I could

Row a boat

Before I could

Ride a bicycle.

 

We timed the coming

And going of the tide,

As the inner harbor was

Our summer sandbox.

Lifting seaweed,

Combing eelgrass,

Searching tidepools,

And digging in the flats

Revealed crabs, minnows

And objects to keep

In milk-carton aquariums,

Dive into holiday fun at Sea of Lights
The Maine State Aquarium's resident ocean pout gets an unexpected tank mate this holiday season.  ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Maine State Aquarium invites visitors to enjoy an under-the-sea holiday during its first “Sea of Lights” festivities. The aquarium will be open on Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., until Jan. 3.  

Department of Marine Resources’ (DMR) Education Division Director Dottie Yunger explained the aquarium decided to stay open for multiple reasons, including capitalizing on the visitors drawn by Gardens Aglow and giving locals who may not have time, or avoid the facility during its busy summer months, a chance to visit.  

Women writers of the British Isles course at Senior College
Author Iris Murdock, circa 1940. Courtesy of CSC

As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to expand its role in the active lifelong learning community in Lincoln and Knox counties and beyond, the College kicks off the winter 2026 semester on Jan. 13 with a varied collection of four- to six-session courses, both in person in a variety of settings and on Zoom. 

Registration for all courses opened on Dec. 16 and reservations are expected to be high based on past history. 

Community Lunch Dec. 15
The Grinch at Community Lunch Dec. 15. Jen Mitchell photo

Community Lunch Dec. 15 was hosted by Norm's Used Cars with yet another huge crowd attending and a special guest appearance by the Grinch!

Smiles were the catch of the day as faces lit up, and everyone laughed heartily as Mr Grinch made his way around the room giving everyone hugs. Norm and Bev, along with Lisa and Kris, served the group by table as Steve again was the caller for table bingo! Caroline manned the kitchen, Nancy, Lori and Judi waited on all the tables greeting the new attendees and introducing them to regulars.

BRHS ‘Solutionaries’ help clean up streets
BRHS students during a trash pickup day Dec. 11 to help clean up downtown Boothbay Harbor. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register

This giving season, a group of Boothbay Region High School students gave something back to their community. Donned in winter coats, safety vests and latex gloves, students walked from the school around downtown Boothbay Harbor Dec. 11 to pick up trash and help clean up the streets.   

Fall professional development at CTL
Education experts visit with faculty at the Center for Teaching and Learning. From left to right: Linda Rief, Stacey Adams, Corbin Lichtinger, Penny Kittle, Angela Lathem-Ballard. Courtesy of CTL

Since the school year began in September, teachers at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb have engaged multiple forms of professional development.

More

Support the Boothbay Register

Please help sustain local journalism. Become an online member today:

Hi,

Welcome and thank you for your support.

To manage your account, just hover and click on your name above.

Join Today Member Login
real estate

Sponsored Content

Main Street Shop

Custom image
Baby Back Ribs & All You Can Eat Haddock Thursday open 11-5
Brady’s
Custom image
Story Songs of the 70's - Winter Edition with Tom DiMenna
Rockport Opera House
Custom image
Winter Wonderland Contra Dance
Rockport Opera House
Custom image
We're Still Here!! open 6 days a week... and Community Lunch Monday
Brady’s
Custom image
Trad Irish Music Night
Camden Opera House
Custom image
The Blue Café: Bobbylene
Camden Opera House
Custom image
SoundCheck: “The 39 Steps”
Camden Opera House
Custom image
Evergreen Home Performance named top insulation rebate contractor in Maine
Evergreen Home Performance
More

Sponsored Content

Main Street Buzz

Varsity Basketball - Boothbay Seahawks vs NYA (Jan. 6, 2026)

Video: Varsity Basketball - Boothbay Seahawks vs NYA Panthers (Jan. 6, 2026)

Boothbay Region TV & Media Center
Holiday Celebrations at The Lincoln Home

Holiday Sparkles at The Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Lifestyle
infrared camera

Cold rooms, high heating bills, and what winter can reveal

Evergreen Home Performance
Watch the video: Chasing Time with Tim Lewis featuring Genealogist Ellen Steven

Watch the video: Chasing Time with Tim Lewis featuring Genealogist Ellen Stevens Newton

Boothbay Region TV & Media Center
The Librarians

The Librarians

The Waldo Theatre
Watch the Video: Spotlight on Harbor Theater - January 2026

Watch the Video: Spotlight on Harbor Theater - January 2026

Boothbay Region TV & Media Center
Henry and Eleanor

CLASSIC FILM WITH MEDIEVAL FEAST

Harbor Theater
Byron Cortez & Stan Hornsby host Community Lunch

"Lettuce Taco 'Bout Community Lunch

Brady’s

Classifieds

Recent Listings

Housekeeper/caretaker
Service Technician - Installer
Services
Sheds Built On Site Sheds Built On Site
Function Room For Rent Function Room For Rent
Now Scheduling Winter Tree Work Now Scheduling Winter Tree Work
Chimney Cleaning Chimney Cleaning
Rioux and Sons Construction Rioux and Sons Construction
Tree Management Services Tree Management Services
 Quality Firewood Quality Firewood
More Classifieds>>

Upcoming Events

Boothbay Region Food Pantry
  • Friday, January 9, 2026 - 11:00 am to1:00 pm
SoundCheck: “The 39 Steps”
Friday, January 9, 2026 - 07:30 pm to8:45 pm
The Boneheads ...'Still Kickin' ... get tickets!
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 07:30 pm
It's a Boneheads Album Release Party!
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 07:30 pm
The Librarians
Sunday, January 11, 2026 - 02:00 pm to4:00 pm
Community Lunch at Brady's
Monday, November 3, 0025 - 11:30 am to1:00 pm
Parkinson’s Disease Support Group
  • Monday, January 12, 2026 - 12:00 pm to2:00 pm
Mah Jongg winter hours
  • Monday, January 12, 2026 - 03:00 pm to5:30 pm
Winter warming lunch
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 - 11:30 am to1:00 pm
Winter warming lunch
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 - 11:30 am to1:00 pm

Sections

  • Home
  • News
  • Talk
  • Work
  • Calendar
  • Sports
  • Culture
  • Life

About Us

  • Contact Us / Who we are
  • History
  • Site Policy
  • Refund Policy
  • Where to buy the paper?
  • Do you want to Subscribe?

Sources

  • e-Edition
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Advertise

  • In Print
  • Classifieds
  • On the web
  • Main Street Advertising
© 2024 Maine-OK Enterprises, Inc

Forging ahead ...

We continue delivering the news our communities need during these ever-changing times. We, as with all of our local businesses, need your support, too.

If you already subscribe in print or online, thank you.

If not, please subscribe or become an online supporter today. New print or eEdition subscriptions are available at a 30% discount (use 'subscribe-to-support' coupon code at checkout). Or become an online supporter for as little as $2.99 per month.