This is the second installment in a limited series on Maine’s “quaint holdover,” the annual town meeting. This week we turn on the Wayback Machine and visit a Maine village about the time of the Model T.

We at Boothbay Sea and Science Center are very pleased to learn that many of our students and instructors have gone on to continue their studies and careers  in the marine field. Periodically we reach out to our alumni to check on their careers. This is the latest in a series we call BSSC High Tide:

Jane Marvin 

Join us on Friday, June 19 for the Boothbay Region Garden Club's inaugural "Tea by the Sea" and Summer Home and Garden Market. Enjoy beautiful harbor views at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club while being served a variety of teas and an assortment of savory and sweet treats to include finger sandwiches/small bites and an assortment of tea cakes, scones, and other delicate confections!

The Boothbay Region Climate Action Team (BRCAT) cordially invites everyone to attend a complimentary screening of the acclaimed film, “Ocean” with David Attenborough at the Harbor Theater.

Year-round peninsula families looking to get their kids into summer camps should mark their calendars for Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ camp pre-sale! From Jan. 20, parents can sign their kids up to summer camps and youth art workshops ahead of the online general sale. This presale is available to all kids, regardless of school age, who reside in Boothbay/East Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Southport, and Edgecomb. Registration is limited to two camps per child. To register, please call the Gardens’ main office at (207) 633-8008 between the hours of 9 a.m.

Monday may have sent snowfall again around the region, but it didn't stop over 60 people from attending Monday's Community Lunch. 

I have been privileged to be elected moderator of the Southport Town Meeting for the past several years. I say “privileged” because the legacy of the “town meeting” is rooted in the oldest roots of America. To be able to lead that ongoing legacy is more than a privilege. It is an unearned honor.

On Saturday, Feb. 21, from 1 to 3 p.m., the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and the Boothbay Region Land Trust are teaming up with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences to present an unforgettable, free, family-friendly educational event at Bigelow Laboratory (60 Bigelow Drive, East Boothbay).

Interested in advocating for the best interests of a child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its summer training for volunteer advocates from March 9 through March 13.  

Brynna Nelson, from Edgecomb, a member of the class of 2027 majoring in biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), was a member of a student team that recently completed a professional-level research-driven project titled "Assessment of DPI and Stakeholder Willingness to Pay."

Solas is lighting up stages across the globe as they celebrate three decades of pushing boundaries and honoring traditions in Irish music. And on March 15, Solas comes to Waldoboro for a 7:30 concert at The Waldo Theatre.

Hailed by The Boston Globe as “the finest Celtic ensemble this country has ever produced,” and by The Wall Street Journal as “an Irish traditional band bearing all the marks of greatness,” Solas continues to captivate audiences with their spellbinding musicianship and genre-defying creativity.

Y Arts performers are bound for the annual iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta Jan. 16-18. For this year’s adjudication piece, a cast of 30 will perform “Elf the Musical Jr.” based on the the film starring Will Farrell. The performance is directed by Emily Mirabile. There are five musical numbers included in their 15-minute adjudication performance. Most of the Y Arts group, and chaperones, are traveling Wednesday, Jan. 14 or Thursday, Jan. 15.

Angela Lathem-Ballard, of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, has been nominated for the Maine Council for English Language Arts’ Teacher of Excellence award. The award is given annually to English language arts teachers who have taught for at least three years in public, independent, or private schools in Maine. 

MaineHousing is excited to present the 2026 edition of Maine’s Housing Outlook Report.

In its second annual release, this comprehensive report offers an in-depth overview of housing conditions and key issues affecting Maine residents.

Drawing on up-to-date data from state and national sources, the report explores the dynamics of housing production, homeownership, affordability, and homelessness, while situating Maine’s housing market within the broader economic landscape, including current trends in inflation and unemployment.

This winter’s Noontime Series programs feature a trio of CSC members whose governmental careers total nearly a century of service. The first program, “What Determined President Carter’s Foreign Policy Decisions?”, led by Bob Rackmales, will be held at noon on Monday, Jan. 26, at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in Camden.

While the emphasis of this presentation will be on process, Rackmales will briefly discuss some of the long-term implications of Carter’s policy choices with regard to China, Russia, the Middle East and the issue of human rights.

Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education celebrated the graduation of four adult learners with a ceremony Jan. 8, in the library at Boothbay Region High School. Graduates include Brody Giles, of Boothbay Harbor; Madison Lorrain, of Boothbay; Jeffrey Mckinney, of Newcastle; and Kyla Warren, of Edgecomb.

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Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education (BWRAE) is one of 12 programs recently recognized as a Top Performer by the state of Maine, out of 64 eligible programs.