May 23, students at Bigelow Laboratory’s Keller BLOOM program capped off their week-long immersive experience with a public presentation. The event also christened Bigelow’s new Harold Alfond Center for Ocean Education and Innovation.    

Veggies to Table is excited to announce that it has been awarded a $4,000 Bowdoin College Common Good grant.

The next monthly meeting of the Visually Impaired Persons group will be held on Tuesday, June 3, in the Community Center in the Meadow Mall in Boothbay Harbor, at 1:15 p.m.

On Tuesday, May 20, Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, and Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, honored Vietnam War veterans from the Boothbay region at the State House.

In a town where community values run deep, the enduring partnership between First National Bank (FNB) and the Boothbay Region YMCA is a heart-felt beacon of what local collaboration can achieve. Their shared commitment to social responsibility and community well-being is not only visible—it’s transformative. 

AUGUSTA (May 22, 2025)— The arrival of spring is catching the interest of home buyers across Maine. Today, Maine Listings reported 942 homes changed hands in April 2025, a slight decrease of 0.74 percent compared to April of 2024. Realtors across Maine’s 16 counties sold 942 single-family existing homes with a m…

Do you enjoy meeting new people? Do you have an interest in local history? 

The Boothbay Region Historical Society has a need for museum greeters during our busy summer season beginning in June through the end of August. As a greeter you will welcome visitors, describe current exhibits, and offer info…

                                                                    The 63rd year! 

EVENTS CALENDAR

All events held in Boothbay Harbor unless otherwise noted

Sludge disposal fees for Boothbay Harbor Sewer District (BHSD) will increase following a review of the 2025 pricing from its current provider Casella. According to operator-in-charge Chris Higgins, the plant generates 375 tons of sludge per year, whose disposal costs about $185 per wet ton.  

Although Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) educator Dennis Dacus teaches health, he tried a social experiment this spring. Dacus asked students in his class to put their phones away in a pouch at the front of the room. By the second day, he saw something special.  

“I heard conversation, and I never hear…

We continue to add more seeds to the Clothesline for Caring at the Boothbay Harbor United Methodist Church! Come on down to see if there's anything you might want to try to grow. We are hoping these seeds give you hope for our future.

“I was born in a small village near Myanmar and knew as a little girl that I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up, but my family was too poor to send me to school after Grade 9. That’s when I met FTD. They invited me to join their family, go to high school and then my dream of going to nursing school came true!

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum opens this weekend for its 61st season. Museum hours will be 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. with train rides on the hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the hour. The museum will be open weekends only until Father's Day, when summer hours will begin, Tuesday-Sunday.

The Maine Republican Assembly will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m. at the American Legion in Damariscotta on Business Route 1, next to Subway and the YMCA. The meeting is held on the 2nd floor. Registered Republican guests are always welcome.

Local high school students from Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) and Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) recently participated in Sticker Shock, a youth-led initiative aimed at raising community awareness about the dangers of underage drinking.

The newly formed "Future of our Schools" Committee is seeking a solution to a statewide concern about public education. The committee is focused on providing a quality education during a time of rising costs and decreasing enrollments. 

Consider all the veterans who have been part of your life. Now imagine life without them. The very sad truth is we are losing, nationally, 24 veterans to suicide each day.

The first time was a charm for Forrest Carver as he won his election to the selectboard. During Edgecomb's May 17 referendum and municipal election, Carver defeated former Selectman Stuart Smith, 213-90. All other municipal races were uncontested. John Allen won election to the school committee. There were two planning board…

The layer of fog settling over downtown Boothbay Harbor didn’t stop participants from attending Bigelow Laboratory's ninth annual Fun Run & Walk for Colorectal Cancer Awareness. All donations went to LincolnHealth to raise money for cancer screenings and treatments for community members who can't afford them. The May 16 event drew about 30 attend…

The Boothbay Register office will be closed on Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. Please note: the deadline for submissions — including all press releases, ads and columns — for the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper is Friday, May 23 at 4:30 p.m.

The office will reopen on Tuesday, May 27 at 8 a.m.

Please join us in honoring Boothbay region’s dearly departed veterans this Memorial Day. Keeping with tradition, Boothbay region veterans are invited to join in marching with the veteran detachment during any of the six parade locations. The veteran detachment will be led by U.S.M.C. Barry Sherman. Uniforms are encourag…

Join us in celebrating 50 years of live musical performances at the Carousel Music Theater with the magic of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s "Carousel!" This performance of the iconic musical, celebrated for its timeless score and poignant storyline, is a concert performance of the classic love story between a carnival barker and a mil…

The town of Edgecomb has taken a step closer to enrolling into a state program designed to fight climate change. May 13, selectmen met with Laura Graziano, a community resilience planner with Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission. She is assisting Edgecomb with its Community Resilience Pa…

Veggies to Table is excited to announce a diverse lineup of events designed to engage and inspire our community.

After the first 90 minutes of the Edgecomb school budget town meeting May 17, residents had passed the second of a 21-article warrant. The remainder was a flurry of civil discourse and procedural gymnastics as voters and officials scrambled to finish business before the town referendum voting that afternoon. With no time to s…

This year’s Memorial Day Parade grand marshal is Jim Singer of Southport. Jim joined the United States Marine Corps. (U.S.M.C.) in 1966 and was selected to attend the U.S.M.C. Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Quantico, Virginia.…

Your private party of up to six people will join Capt. Craig Collins and crew aboard the 44-foot cutter-rigged sloop Radiant, designed by noted naval architect Al Mason and built in the Ta Shing Shipyard in Taiwan, known for producing beautiful seaworthy vessels. With her full keel and heavy…

Next month, Bigelow Laboratory will officially celebrate the opening of the Harold Alfond Center for Ocean Education and Innovation, which will transform the institute’s education and solutions-focused work. The new space is being named in honor of Harold Alfond to celebrate the generous support…

United Way of Mid Coast Maine is extending an invitation to the community to join them at their 2025 annual meeting. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 10 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Bowdoin College. The event’s theme “United We Thrive” will be an oppor…

Summer reading isn’t just for kids! Join Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and our partners for an exciting community-wide summer read. “The Summer Read” invites the Boothbay Region to read the same book during the summer and join a book club discussion with other community members.