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Winter Supper Series at Southport General Store
Southport General Store & Barn

Join us this winter forour Winter Supper Series!
Don’t miss our first supper: Soup,Bread & Book Swap!

Enjoy all you can eat soup and chowder selection with house-made breads, coffee, tea, and cookies.
Book Swap: Bring in your gently loved books and swap them out with your neighbor’s gently loved books!

Join us in the dining room on Friday, January

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SNAP FORUM AT HARBOR THEATER MONDAY JAN 12
Harbor Theater

Join us at Harbor Theater for sandwiches, cookies, beverages, and a SNAP Benefits Town Hall discussion! Monday, January 12 at 5:30 pm.

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GIVE THE GIFT OF BETTER/SAFE BOATING!
Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Courses

Sign up for Coast Guard Auxiliary

Boating Courses (Zoom/in-person)

 Suddenly in Command:

an introduction to avoiding emergencies and what to do if they occur.

 Boat America:

satisfies most state boater ed requirements, including Maine. Completing the course can also lower boat insurance

 Navigating Mid Coast Maine:

learn how to use charts

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Video: Varsity Basketball - Boothbay Seahawks vs NYA Panthers (Jan. 6, 2026)
Boothbay Region TV & Media Center
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Buy a bouquet & help Meals on Wheels serve a meal!
MCH Making Community Happen

This month, every time a shopper purchases a bouquet with the red circle sticker at Hannaford in Camden, MCH/Meals on Wheels will receive a $1 donation.This is a great opportunity to bring some winter cheer into your home while helping us feed our friends & neighbors in Knox County. Thank you for helping us with your support. 

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Holiday Sparkles at The Lincoln Home
The Lincoln Home Lifestyle

Holiday decorating, preparations and celebrations! Music, performances, Christmas lights, tree decorating, cookie baking, gingerbread houses, children, family, friends... A wonderful holiday season full of sparkles and fun! Happy New Year !

The Lincoln Home is located at 22 River Road in Newcastle. To learn more about vibrant senior living, visit

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Cold rooms, high heating bills, and what winter can reveal
Evergreen Home Performance

If one room in your house always feels colder than the rest, winter may be the best time to find out why.

Thermal imaging is a diagnostic tool commonly used during home energy audits to identify insulation gaps, air leaks, and cold spots. While energy audits can be performed year-round, Maine’s long, cold winters create the ideal conditions for

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Watch the video: Chasing Time with Tim Lewis featuring Genealogist Ellen Stevens Newton
Boothbay Region TV & Media Center
Boothbay native Ellen Stevens Newton joins Tim Lewis in the Boothbay Region TV Studio to discuss her passion for genealogy and her new show "Relatively Speaking" coming soon.
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The Librarians
The Waldo Theatre

TICKETS HERE. 

An award-winning documentary that explores the growing movement to restrict access to books and information will screen Jan. 11 at The Waldo Theatre, followed by a panel discussion with local librarians.

“The Librarians”, directed by Academy Award nominee Kim A. Snyder, will be shown Sunday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. at The Waldo Theatre

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Help feed our friends & neighbors in Knox County
MCH Making Community Happen

Meals on Wheels is the only nationwide community-based network dedicated to ending senior hunger. But demand continues to rise in midcoast Maine, which is why we're counting on generous supporters like you. You are a key to helping Meals on Wheels serve more seniors. Bring joy to a senior this year. Your gift today delivers more than a meal. It

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Watch the Video: Spotlight on Harbor Theater - January 2026
Boothbay Region TV & Media Center
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CLASSIC FILM WITH MEDIEVAL FEAST
Harbor Theater

Join us at Harbor Theater on Tuesday, December 30 for the 1968 Classic The Lion in Winter, accompanied by a medieval feast made from 12th century recipes. Lunch begins at 12:30; the film starts at 1:00.

It's Christmas 1183, and King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) is planning to announce his successor to the throne. The jockeying for the crown, though

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"Lettuce Taco 'Bout Community Lunch
Brady’s

Monday's Community Lunch is being hosted by Byron Cortez & Stanley Hornsby and the Mexican spread they have planned is epic. From scratch EVERYTHING!! There may be a little rain in the forecast but that has never slowed us down. Come on down Brady's at 11:30 and enjoy a free weekly event hosted by The Community Lunch Bunch. 

Cheers

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New Hope Midcoast: A Message From Our Executive Director
New Hope Midcoast

After seven incredible years with New Hope Midcoast, I will be stepping down from my role as Executive Director as of Dec. 10.  It has been the honor of my career to work alongside such a dedicated and mission-driven staff and board. Together, we navigated intense moments of change and growth, including the early days of the pandemic, when we

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LOCAL TOWNS SPONSOR FREE HOLIDAY FILM
Harbor Theater

On Saturday, December 20 at 2:00 p.m., the Towns of Southport, Boothbay Harbor, and Boothbay are sponsors for the holiday classic “Elf” (2003, PG, 1h 37m). Admission to the film is free, along with a free large popcorn per family.

Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among

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FINAL WEEKEND OF NORTH POLE EXPRESS
Boothbay Railway Village Museum

EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC!

Limited tickets available for the final weekend.  Tickets and information at RailwayVillage.org

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Earl's Eats, Elliott & Elliott Hosting Community Lunch!!
Brady’s

Are you ready for it?!?!?! Rich Elliott is co-sponsoring Community Lunch and has Earl Brewer (of Earl's Eats Instagram fame)doing all the cooking so we KNOW this is going to be an amazing lunch. Earl has an elite team of seasoned professionals lined up to help him pull off this extravaganza and if you aren't here Monday you are missing out!!

We

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WATCH THE GAME: Varsity Basketball - Boothbay Seahawks vs Spruce Mountain Phoenix
Boothbay Region TV & Media Center
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Welcoming a New Co-Owner to the Allen Team
Allen Insurance and Financial

Ashley Rackliff has joined Allen Insurance and Financial as a Client Service Associate in the company’s personal insurance division.

Rackliff brings a strong background in customer service and management, with prior experience in banking, hospitality and retail leadership. Ashley holds an associate degree in business administration and is

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12/17 Yarn Swap in Southport!
Southport General Store & Barn

Wednesday, December 17th from 2-4pm in the dining room of the Southport General Store 

This week the Southport Knitting Group is hosting a stash-liberating, joy-sparking yarn swap! Bring one skein from your collection (bonus points if it still has the label and isn’t covered in cookie crumbs). We’ll put all the yarn treasures on the table and draw

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Baby Back Ribs & All You Can Eat Haddock Thursday open 11-5
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Story Songs of the 70's - Winter Edition with Tom DiMenna
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Winter Wonderland Contra Dance
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We're Still Here!! open 6 days a week... and Community Lunch Monday
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Trad Irish Music Night
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The Blue Café: Bobbylene
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SoundCheck: “The 39 Steps”
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Evergreen Home Performance named top insulation rebate contractor in Maine
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Winter Supper Series at Southport General Store

Winter Supper Series at Southport General Store

Southport General Store & Barn
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SNAP FORUM AT HARBOR THEATER MONDAY JAN 12

Harbor Theater
Varsity Basketball - Boothbay Seahawks vs NYA (Jan. 6, 2026)

Video: Varsity Basketball - Boothbay Seahawks vs NYA Panthers (Jan. 6, 2026)

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Holiday Celebrations at The Lincoln Home

Holiday Sparkles at The Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Lifestyle
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Cold rooms, high heating bills, and what winter can reveal

Evergreen Home Performance
Watch the video: Chasing Time with Tim Lewis featuring Genealogist Ellen Steven

Watch the video: Chasing Time with Tim Lewis featuring Genealogist Ellen Stevens Newton

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The Librarians

The Librarians

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Watch the Video: Spotlight on Harbor Theater - January 2026

Watch the Video: Spotlight on Harbor Theater - January 2026

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