As Boothbay Harbor prepares to celebrate the 64th annual Windjammer Days, this year’s theme proudly honors the past, present, and retired members of the United States Navy who have served our nation with dedication and distinction.

Are you passionate about the environment? Do you want to help do something for the planet? Do you love expressing yourself through  art—or willing to  try for the first time? The Boothbay Region Climate Action Team (BRCAT) wants your art. 

Maine is a very special place for artists. Its ragged coast and interior woods, fields, and mountains have long provided inspiration for creative expression. Maine Art Gallery (MAG) in Wiscasset has chosen to focus its 2026 exhibition season on the ways in which imaginative individuals respond to the natural world and to the state’s place in the sustainable agriculture movement. 

Veggies to Table has launched its annual Dahlia Tuber Sale, offering gardeners in Maine and across the country the opportunity to grow beautiful blooms while helping provide fresh, healthy food to community members experiencing hunger.

Midcoast Conservancy is pleased to announce the successful completion of a new conservation easement protecting 108 acres of forest, wetlands, and wildlife habitat along Pettengill Stream in Union. The property, now called Herbie Hill for the landowner’s beloved tortoiseshell cat, will remain permanently conserved, safeguarding an important stretch of land within the Upper Medomak River watershed.

As part of an intergenerational series St. Andrews Village is holding, 15 members from the Boothbay Region High School Interact Clubrecently joined residentsfor a rousing game of bingo. 

The Boothbay Region High School Class of 2026 is fundraising for its Project Graduation trip. Project Graduation provides graduates with a safe, substance-free activity to celebrate their graduation night.This year’s class is planning an exciting trip north for a white-water rafting adventure, and two fundraisers are coming up to help make it happen. 

A longtime participant of the Sheepscot Regional Education Program (SREP), the Community School District (CSD) School Committee voted unanimously March 10 to become a program member.

SREP is an alternative learning structure designed for eighth through 12th graders in the Midcoast region who are experiencing severe school-related anxiety, chronic absenteeism, or disrupted educational pathways. The CSD has been using the program for about five years.  

It's time to start thinking about registering your pre-kindergarten or kindergarten eligible student for next year. If your student is already enrolled in pre-k, you do not need to complete the form. We will automatically enroll them in kindergarten unless we hear differently from you.

Monday, March 9 saw the sun rise and a literal heatwave hit the Harbor as all the volunteers and the hosts, Our Lady Queen of Peace, gathered at Brady's for the final Community Lunch of the 25/26 season. Everyone was a little sad to see the end but also a little happy because it marks the beginning of what everyone hopes will be warmer weather and a busy season for everyone.

The patriotism of Revolutionary War soldiers lives on through the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)’s Pemaquid Chapter.   

The members’ commitment to fostering education, historic preservation and patriotism manifests through community involvement. DAR donates about $3,000-$4,000 a year to support veterans' causes, like the Boothbay V.E.T.S. trailers for  veterans experiencing homelessness.DAR also maintains a $500 Good Citizen Award scholarship for regional high schoolers.   

Since its inception last October, 100+ Women Who Care Lincoln County Maine has been the catalyst to raise over $33,000. By year’s end, they have a goal of raising $100,000 to support the tireless work of local nonprofits.

The annual Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) budget meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 at the Boothbay Region Elementary School gym. Residents will vote on the 14-article warrant, including a $2,442,959 budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year.  

March 23, Wiscasset’s planning board is set to hear from Ed Harmon about a school and much more to help veterans thrive. The Boothbay man, founder of Boothbay V.E.T.S., said this would also help fill area workforce needs, by teaching the veterans a trade. And Harmon's goal has big help from the man who for years brought shoppers to “Route One, Wiscasset,” and continues to spend much of his time serving local causes, Allen “Big Al” Cohen, retired from his famous Big Al's store.

The BugTussle Annex in Waldoboro is a beautiful meeting space in which to explore plays together. Joseph Cote will lead just such a group of explorers on Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon, beginning April 9.

In the heart of winter, Camp Kieve is quiet. The cabins are swept clean and locked tight. No trace of wet swimsuits or half-finished puzzles. No backpacks left behind, heavy with headlamps, binoculars and hand-scrawled maps. No letters from home tucked beneath mattresses. In a few short months there will be a line of cars snaking up the road from Reunion Station, delivering young campers to the promise of summer.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is inviting community members to help grow the local conservation movement by becoming volunteer ambassadors. A training session for outreach and events volunteers will be held on Thursday, March 19, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Coastal Rivers Denny Conservation and Education Center in Damariscotta. 

Our 21st century culture is often focused on urban, electronically-connected life. In “Time Drives the Flocks From Field to Fold”: Voices of Modern Shepherds,” Coastal Senior College instructor Ann Nesslage introduces students to writing by 21st century shepherds each Friday, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m., beginning on April 10 in person at the Bremen Library.