Elegant cakes, intriguing experiences, and a treasure trove of raffle items await the guests at Lincoln County Historical Association’s annual Preservation Party. The event, which takes place this year on Sunday, Sept.

With under two weeks to go, anticipation is building for the Boothbay Sea and Science Center’s (BSSC) inaugural Paddlepalooza on Linekin Bay! Scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 8 (rain date: Sunday, Aug.

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.

The big question of the weekend comes up on Sunday morning. Where do you want to go for breakfast?

There’s an easy answer for that. If it’s Sunday, Aug. 2, breakfast is ready for you at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay.

Sayon Camara, a Master Djembefola from Guinea, West Africa, returns to conduct drumming workshops at the Community Center in the Meadow Mall, Boothbay Harbor, on Saturday, Aug. 8, noon to 1:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug.

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library welcomed community members of all ages for its second annual town-wide scavenger hunt July 25. The event transformed downtown Boothbay into an hour-long adventure as teams worked together to solve clues, answer questions and complete challenges while exploring business…

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 hos…

The next monthly meeting of Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 1:15 p.m. in the Boothbay Region Community Center, located in the Meadow Mall on Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.

Visiting us will be Bethany Schmidt, of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. The resources of the library will be discussed at our meet…

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.

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!

Fans of Jerry Farnham’s “Red At Night” series about the Finn family will soon learn how it all works out in the end when “Last Light” is published early in the fall. This final installment picks up four years after “Red in the Morning.”

Since 2019, the Edgecomb Building Committee has explored potential upgrades to the town hall. Selectmen created the committee to develop a strategy for the historic town hall's future use.  

From Portland to Pleasant Point, 10 communities came together July 21 to honor the lives of commercial fishermen lost at sea in Maine's first statewide celebration. Boothbay Harbor held a ceremony at the Fishermen's Memorial with speakers including Gov. Janet Mills, and White and Green Hope Founder and Downeast native Liz Micha…

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 bui…

Edgecomb is down a selectman. George Chase, elected in 2024, has resigned. Chase didn't attend the July 21 board meeting.

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Sailing and Tennis will be hosting another night of functional and decorative knotwork where participants can learn to tie 3-strand splices, make sailors' bracelets (turks heads), keychains (monkey's fi

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.

Sunshine and sea breezes lightened the atmosphere at our annual St. Andrews Auxiliary Volunteer Recognition Luncheon July 15 at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club.

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.

Community members gathered at Veterans Park in Newcastle July 18 to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the death of civil rights leader and longtime U.S. Congressman John Lewis, celebrating his enduring call to make "Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble."

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?"

As America celebrates its 250th birthday and looks back on the legacy of our founding fathers, a local talk July 15 looked back at the enlisted men and bodyguards, shipbuilders and boat captains, indigenous chiefs and everyday Maine civilians who helped win the American Revolution. 

“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.