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.

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. 

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. 

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.

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 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. 

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.

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 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.

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?'"

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.

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 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?"

“Boscar” is bringing his 2008 AM General HMMWV U.S. Marine vehicle to the 2026 OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show on Saturday morning, Aug. 8 to be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Bristol Consolidated School in Bristol.

The Rev. Charles Carrick will lead the service at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, July 26. Margaret Mceldowney will serve as organist. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!

Fort Edgecomb, a historic gem in Edgecomb’s front yard, is perched high on a peaceful, scenic bluff at the tip of Davis Island, with breathtaking views down the Sheepscot River. When was the last time you experienced a visit to this old, majestic octagonal blockhouse?

July 9, Community School District (CSD) trustees floated getting legal counsel for general representation, following an exploratory search by Chair Sewall Maddocks.  

However, before this, Maddocks brought up an executive session agenda item regarding potential unauthorized negotiations and entering into an agreement on behalf of the board without authorization. Maddocks said he wanted to have a public discussion, not an executive session.  

St. Giles Jefferson mounts its annual Country Fair and fundraiser under the tall pines on the church grounds Saturday, July 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Giles Episcopal is located at 72 Gardiner Road (Route 126) in Jefferson.

The fair has activities for all ages. Plus, 21 local artists and crafters have reserved tables to display their offerings.

On July 11, twenty-two members of the Boothbay Region High School Class of 1971 gathered for a reunion at the high school. Classmates first met in the gym for a photo. They were greeted by Cole Hyson, BRHS incoming senior, who took them on a tour of the school. This was extra special for Mike Giles, a member of the reunion class, who is Cole’s grandfather.