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Life

Isabel Wise O’Gara walking at New York Swim Week for Post Swim and The Chemo Club. Courtesy photo
Longtime Southport summer resident walks in New York Swim Week while in active chemo treatment
CSD school signs
CSD school committee nods new staff, protests Miles Labor and Delivery closure  

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School gets too cold and too hot

The Cody Sisters. BBH Opera House. Aug. 15. Got tickets? Photo courtesy of the venue
The Cody Sisters' unique bluegrass harmonies
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Building strong partnerships to protect children 

Local Resources

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

Education

  • Coastal Senior College offers ‘Revision Techniques: How to Cut and Prune Your Writing’
  • SBC season presents 'Music Unearthed'
  • New faces in new places this fall at Edgecomb Eddy School
  • Dunlap Broadside Declaration of Independence tour stop: Lincoln County
  • CSD trustees talk school maintenance, BRES renovations  
  • Advocating for designated and customized student parking
  • Art House Theater Day screening: 'Out Of Print'
  • Raising the passing grade at BRHS
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Health and Wellness

  • Student physicals Aug. 12 and 13
  • VIP meeting Aug. 4
  • MaineHealth/Lincoln Hospital Board votes to close Miles Hospital's Labor & Delivery unit
  • Auxiliary honors volunteers at harborside luncheon
  • 126 Midcoast businesses are spreading light in July
  • Relaunching Diabetes Support Group
  • Community Coalition unveils bold vision to transform Miles Family Birth Center into a national model for rural maternity care
  • Launching $25k Sunflower Dream Trip Sweepstakes
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Home and Garden

  • Bigelow Laboratory’s Café Sci program kicks off July 22
  • Kenniston Hill House opens its doors
  • Gardeners show up in spades
  • Tickets to 'Tea by the Sea' and Summer Home and Garden Market going fast
  • June 6 Plant Sale benefitting Memorial Library
  • Veggies to Table dahlia tuber sale, farm tours and more
  • Learn how to establish a wildflower meadow at the next Garden Club meeting  
  • Earth Day: Make it every day
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Social

  • Camden Summer Sounds concert series returns
  • This week at the Lincoln Theater
  • American Legion buffet breakfast Aug. 2
  • The essence of August on display at BRAF
  • BHML scavenger hunt brings community together
  • Annual Sunrise Photography Cruise from Boothbay Harbor Aug. 22
  • Maine Art Gallery’s 'Plein Air: Paint It Maine!' event
  • Aug. 13: Moanin’ Frogs Sax Band in BBH
  • The HAAS Sisters in concert Aug. 12
  • BHYC event July 30
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The Waldo Theatre
Northern Cross: A Tribute to CSNY
Northern Cross brings CSN&Y to The Waldo Theatre Sept. 25. Visit the Waldo website for tickets. Courtesy of the venue

The Waldo, at 916 Main St., Waldoboro, welcomes Northern Cross; New England’s premier tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to the stage on Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. 

Wawenock Golf Club to celebrate 100 years Aug. 1
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Wawenock Golf Club in Walpole will mark a full century of golf and community on Saturday, Aug. 1, with a day-long centennial celebration honoring the club's opening on Aug. 11, 1926, and looking ahead to its next hundred years.

The club's story began on that August afternoon a century ago, when Murray Shipley stepped to the first tee and sent a true, well-placed opening shot down the fairway — a swing that, in effect, opened Wawenock Golf Club to the community it has served ever since.

A night of laughter and giving raises $2,530 for Veggies to Table
The prize giveaway at Waldo Theatre by Jeff Wiseman and Savannah Compare. Erica Berman photo

A night out at the theatre became an opportunity to nourish neighbors across the Midcoast when The Waldo Theatre partnered with Veggies to Table during its June production of “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” Through a silent auction and raffles held across the production’s four performances, the community raised $2,530 for Veggies to Table, supporting the nonprofit farm’s work to grow and donate organic produce and flowers to people experiencing hunger and needing joy.

OBD Vintage Car Show announces entertainment and food
Organizers of the 2026 OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show are pleased to announce that mobile DJ “The Golden Gup” (pictured) and Damariscotta’s “Truckin’ Good Food” truck will be back for the festivities. Courtesy photo

Organizers of the 13th annual OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show announced that “The Golden Gup” will be back to spin the old tunes for the show. Gup will be joined again this year by Mallory Haeberlin with her “Truckin’ Good Food” gourmet food truck, featuring family fare at reasonable prices.

Moves for a Mission returns to BHML Aug. 26
Raza Patel teaches chess at last year's event at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. File photo

12-year-old chess prodigy Raza Patel, a 1900-rated player, of New York City is returning to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Wednesday, Aug. 26 for an Open Chess Social and fundraiser for BHML’s Children’s Library.

Raza’s Moves for a Mission nonprofit charity helps “children in need, one move at a time,” according to the website, https://movesforamission.org/

5-Mile Yard Sale in Edgecomb Aug. 8
Edgecomb Community Church. File photo

Cross Point Road in Edgecomb is hosting its annual 5-mile yard sale Saturday, Aug. 8, beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. The Edgecomb Community Church will be the first stop on the road holding its annual yard sale and bake sale. The Thrift Store will also be open from 8 to 1 along with a bake sale and Busy Hands homemade items hosted by the church downstairs in the church vestry. Free coffee will be available along with access to restrooms. 

Rev. Martin Smith to lead All Saints services Aug. 2 and 9
Rev. Martin Smith

Well-known throughout the Episcopal Church as a writer, retreat leader, spiritual advisor and teacher, The Rev. Martin Smith will lead services at All Saints by-the-Sea on Southport Island for the next two weeks. Holy Communion will be offered at both the 8 and 10 a.m. services on both Sundays. Mr. Henry Lowe will provide our music for all services. People of all faiths are invited to attend the services. 

Maine Seacoast Mission and Castlebay at Wilson Chapel Aug. 2
Rev. Scott Planting, former president of Maine Seacoast Mission. Courtesy photo

The Rev. Scott Planting, former president of Maine Seacoast Mission, will lead the service at the Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point on Sunday, Aug. 2. This will be Maine Seacoast Mission's 102nd year leading service at Wilson Memorial Chapel. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!

Margaret Mceldowney will serve as organist, and special music will be provided by the renowned Maine duo Castlebay. Castlebay weaves together the heritage of New England with Celtic lands in their ballads; their music transcends time and place.

Popham Beach’s annual Flare Night and Parade Aug. 21

Flare Night at Popham Beach will take place on Friday, Aug. 21, beginning with the annual parade at 7:30 p.m. from the Ft. Baldwin parking lot. The parade, which celebrates the arrival of the Popham Colonists in 1607, will be led by founder George Popham and his second-in-command, Raleigh Gilbert, portrayed by Popham residents in costume. The parade will progress through the village ending at Ft. Popham. Town vehicles such as fire trucks and an ambulance have been invited to the parade, along with local children and antique cars.

It’s time to rock around the jailhouse block
Jailhouse Rock at the Old Jail on Federal Street in Wiscasset is a fun event for all ages. Photo by Bob Bond

It’s party time at the Old Lincoln County Jail on Federal Street in Wiscasset! Gather your friends and family for a rousing good time at Jailhouse Rock on Saturday, Aug. 8 beginning at 5 p.m. Jailhouse Rock is an event for all ages with dancing, food, lawn games, and tours of the jail cells. 

Maine Arts Commission
Maine launches creative aging Maine certification program
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AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Arts Commission, in partnership with the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) and Lifetime Arts, a national leader in creative aging advocacy, training, and capacity building, is launching Creative Aging Maine, a statewide certification program designed to expand access to meaningful arts experiences for older adults throughout Maine's 16 counties.
 
“Lifetime Arts is proud to partner with Creative Aging Maine, an example of how collaboration among state-level leaders in the arts and aging sectors can build lasting capacity for creative aging
Some history behind Boothbay Region Historical Society’s ‘Tea, Treats, and Tales’ Aug. 12
A 1933 postcard to Elizabeth Reed. Courtesy of BRHS

Readers may wonder how the Boothbay Region Historical Society, the Elizabeth Freeman Reed House at 72 Oak Street, the Boothbay Harbor Monday Club, and Tea are woven together in the fabric of history. Everyone driving into Boothbay Harbor past the triangle passes by the tall stately building on the right and might get a view of the outside. Some are curious enough to park and come inside the house built in 1873 by Captain Freeman K. Reed on the estate of his wife Annie Fisher Blair’s family. The master of the schooner James S.

Drone Show amazes
KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

The highly anticipated Drone Show, featuring over 20 formations of local and patriotic displays, drew thousands of people to the shorelines and on boats in Boothbay Harbor Friday night, July 17. Cheers and boat horns rang out over the harbor as each formation took shape.

The 700-drone light show, which lasted about 20 minutes and was rescheduled from Saturday to Friday due to Saturday’s weather report, was in celebration of America’s 250th bithday and was the largest in Maine thus far.

Burnt Island Light welcomes visitors for the summer
Burnt Island recently hosted a reporting team from Boston’s ABC TV affiliate that is doing a story on the Boothbay Harbor region. Courtesy photo

Burnt Island Light is once again open for the season! After some unavoidable delays in getting to the island to clean up after a long winter, the island is looking beautiful and ready to welcome visitors.

Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Cocktails & Chrome fundraiser Aug. 29
586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay. Courtesy logo

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum will be hosting the third annual Cocktails & Chrome event on Saturday, Aug. 29 – a community-wide celebration in support of Maine's automotive heritage.

The event is a one-of-a-kind experience that will feature a lobster bake, silent auction, tours of the Antique Auto Museum, music by the Don Campbell Band, dancing, and of course train rides. Registration is now open at railwayvillage.org. Tickets are $110 for the general public and $100 for Railway Village Museum members.

Local author weaves Boothbay Harbor into his mystery novels
Charles Thayer's newest books.

For Charles Thayer, retirement didn't mean slowing down — it meant beginning a new chapter. About seven years ago, after retiring from a career in banking, Thayer turned to writing mystery novels, a passion inspired by wife Molly.

"I read mysteries on my flights back and forth," Thayer said. "She suggested, 'Why don't you write?'"

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library to host second annual town-wide Scavenger Hunt
Photo Courtesy Jennifer Betts - Last year’s scavenger hunt

Residents of all ages are invited to put their observation and problem-solving skills to the test during Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library's second annual town-wide scavenger hunt on Saturday, July 25.

The event will take place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and begin at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library before sending participants throughout downtown Boothbay in search of clues, hidden items, and answers to a variety of challenges.

Let the bidding begin!
Stay in Aix donated by Daria and Ed White

The countdown is on for Veggies to Table's biggest event of the year: the To the Nines Auction & Gala. The online silent auction goes live Sunday.

Wiscasset selectmen
Straw question eyed on exploring regional high school idea
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Wiscasset selectmen July 21 were set to consider asking voters in November this non-binding referendum question: "Should Wiscasset explore the possibility of a single regional high school serving students from multiple area towns?"

Currier named 2026 Knox-Lincoln Conservation Educator of the Yea
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