A coalition of Midcoast Christian churches banded together to raise funds for heating assistance for local families. They held a public event, “Helping Hands, Heating Homes” on Saturday evening Feb. 7 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Newcastle. The event included a spaghetti dinner, silent auction and concert. “Helping Hands, Heating Homes” raised over $8,200.

"Writers craving time, solitude, and salt air will soon have a rare opportunity to create in a special historical landmark," said a Millay House Rockland press release.

On Feb. 22, applications will open for The Millay House Rockland Writer’s Residency, a month-long solo retreat housed in the historic Rockland home where Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay was born.

In a quiet corner of the Boothbay peninsula, a refrigerator hums gently inside a small shed outside the Boothbay Town Office. The Community Fridge, along with the organization’s other programs like Food for Thought, is one of the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council’s eight core programs designed to address basic needs and food insecurity.

Update: BRTV has been notified that live broadcasts, other than those offered by a subscription from the NFHS Network, are not allowed during the MPA tournament. BRTV is looking to possibly enter into an agreement with the MPA which allows public access channels to broadcast games 72 hours after the conclusion of the game.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust announces major improvements to La Verna Preserve in Bristol, including a new, larger parking lot and expanded land conservation, while continuing a fundraising campaign for further enhancements. 

Lydia Currier, a 2025 Boothbay Region High School graduate, was recently named to the president’s list at Bryant University for her academic achievements during the fall 2025 semester. President’s list recognition is reserved for an elite group of full-time students that achieve a 4.0 semester grade point average.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust invites community members to gather for an evening of firelight, marshmallow roasting, and sledding. 

Sarah Currier, fourth grade teacher at Edgecomb Eddy School, recently gathered together an impressive assembly of experts and enthusiasts to brainstorm future plans for the school gardens and orchard.

Exciting ideas to engage students and the community sparked the imaginations of the invited guests at the late January meeting. Yoga classes, art shows, authors' teas? A stop on the Maine School Garden Network garden tour? Outdoor cooking classes, workshops on composting and pollination? Building birdhouses and bat houses?

Samuel Schultz of Woolwich, Maine, and a graduate of Morse High School, in Bath, Maine, earned Dean’s List honors for the fall 2025 semester at the University of Connecticut (UCONN). Schultz is in his junior year at UConn and is a data science and engineering major, and a computer science teaching assistant.

The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 board Feb. 4 approved a $2,442,959 budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year, rejecting an assistant superintendent job. The budget will go to public vote for final approval in March.  

From FY2026, there is a $308,616 (14.5%) cost increase, split between special education ($267,966) and system administration ($2,174,993). The budget also includes a $1,372,327 offset from funding sources, a 12.7% increase from last year.    

The Waldo is excited to have Saturday Night Live (SNL) cast member James Austin Johnson performing stand-up April 24 at 7:30 p.m. James Austin Johnson is a comedian and actor currently in his fourth season.

He is also known for his prolific voice-over work in both TV and film. His acting credits include “Barry,” “Better Call Saul,” “She Said” and “Hail Caesar!” He voices the Grinch in Wondery’s podcast series “'Tis the Grinch Holiday Podcast," which recently wrapped its second season.

The MathCounts team from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb placed second in the regional competition on Saturday, Jan. 31. The event was held at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield. This year’s team included Adeline Inman, Charlie Record, Enilea Burns, and Toby McKenzie, all seventh graders. Their coach, Nick Record, is in his fourth year with the team, which meets once a week as a free afterschool club at CTL.

If you’ve ever driven by Boothbay Region High School (BRHS), you may have noticed the annual appearance of a wooden lighthouse on the lawn. It's the campaign sign for Boothbay Region Student Aid Fund (BRSAF), which is celebrating 61 years of financially supporting post-high school education for BRHS alumni. However, it's out with the old and in with the new, thanks to a refresh from STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) class students, led by Chris Liberti and Chip Schwehm.  

The following article was written by John Cooper, a ninth grader at Boothbay Region High School. This is an article about Burnt Island history, and its education program for 4th-6th graders in the AOS 98 school district. He wrote this for an extra-credit in a college-prep English class.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Edgecomb resident Brynna Nelson, a member of the class of 2027 majoring in biomedical engineering, was named to the university's dean's list for academic excellence for the fall 2025 semester.

Community Lunch on Monday, Feb. 2 was a group effort of volunteers putting out what could only be described as a "chopped" potato bar. Everything and the kitchen sink was on the table for all to enjoy.

Over 60 people attended with a few more new faces in the crowd to meet new people and catch up with old friends.

Next week's lunch will be hosted by The First Bank. They will again be putting on a ham dinner with all the fixins.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike atKeyes Woods Preserve in Bristolfrom 2 to 4p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13.  

Join us at Harbor Theater on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m. for a free screening of "Ocean" (2025; 1 hour, 35 minutes) with David Attenborough sponsored by the Boothbay Region Climate Action Team.

"Ocean" takes viewers on a breathtaking journey, showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. Attenborough, the celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker, reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery.

Seniors High Honors - Sarah Harris, Hannah Kreft, Eleanor Marshall, Justine Marshall, Piper McKane, Abigail Orchard, Afton Warren-Burdin; Honors - Madeleine Andreasen, Hailey Babineau, Logan Bourne, Rose Campbell, Rebecca Fassett, Tatum French, Harry Hinkley, Aileigh Johnson, Lysander LeFevre, Matthew Little, Morgan Steane, Ella Watts, Griffin Yereance 

Juniors High Honors - Cole Hyson, Cale Roger; Honors - Allan J. Crocker, Ronan Drage, Joel Felten, Shawn Gamage, Aubrey Holmes, Jason Main, Lee Pangburn, Casey Phelps, Sabine Pochee