2025 OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show organizers are pleased to announce that registrations are already arriving for this year’s show on Saturday, Aug.

On Saturday, June 28 at 9 a.m. we will celebrate our Fourth Unity & Community Pride here in Lincoln County. The Pride day starts atthe Memorial Veterans Park, Newcastle.

Level up at the Library during this year’s Summer Reading Challenge! Join us for fun, free programs for all ages.

We’ll kick things off with Windjammers for Wee Mateys on Tuesday, June 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. where kids can get temporary pirate tattoos, pick pirate names, and practice their pirate talk. Sign up for the Summer Reading Program to complete reading challenges to earn prizes and raffle tickets for a chance to win even bigger prizes!

Ahoy, Me Hearties! Join the Boothbay Harbor Treasure Hunt and ready yerselves to uncover secrets along its shores where mystery, merriment, and history await young and old buccaneers alike!   

The summer-long event is a sea-sprinkled quest for golden knowledge, experiences, and treasures galore. Kicking off Sunday, June 22nd and running through September 30th, this pirate themed hunt will be more than just fun and games - it supports a worthy cause right here at home. 

On June 25, Alternative Organizational Structure 98 will say goodbye to Teresa (Orchard) Tess. The beloved guidance secretary is retiring after 30 years of service (1995-2025).

University of Maine Cooperative Extension announces a virtual Equine Speaker Series for 2025. The theme of the summer webinar series is “From Foaling to Farewell: Essential Knowledge Covering the Equine Lifecycle” with presentations by topic experts from Maine and across the country. All webinars start at 6 p.m.

Searsmont, Maine resident, The Rev. Canon Victoria Sirota will be returning to lead worship at All Saints by-the-Sea chapel for her fourth summer this season. Rev. Sirota will celebrate the service of Holy Communion at 8 and 10 a.m. on both June 22 and June 29. Our organist, an accomplished church organist and world renown recitalist, Mr. Henry Lowe, will continue to provide music at all services.

Smiles, laughter and tears were all present June 12 as 37 eighth graders and their families said goodbye to Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES) during a recognition ceremony.  

Several students received Harold Clifford awards for outstanding achievement, work ethic and academic excellence. Principal Shawna Kurr presented the 2025 Secretary of State award, in lieu of Rep. Holly Stover, who was unable to attend due to the active legislative session.  

Mine Oyster won first place at Claw Down 2025 on June 12 amidst applause, shouting, whistles and hollers. The winning bite, De-Constructed Lobster Bake, was composed of a fried potato crisp, warm corn salsa, butter poached lobster meat, hollandaise sauce, crispy fried clam, seaweed salt, seaweed nest and blueberry coulis.

Tickets are on sale now for comedian Paula Poundstone, who will bring her distinctive brand of spontaneous observational comedy to the Strand Theatre on Friday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m.

 Poundstone regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone” and is a regular panelist on NPR’s “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me.”  She also voiced the character “Forgetter Paula” in the feature films "Inside Out" and "Inside Out 2."

The Steep Canyon Rangers are excited to embark on their summer tour! They are head to many stops on this tour including New Hampshire, Maine, Pennsylvania, and several others. Steep Canyon Rangers are Asheville, North Carolina’s GRAMMY winners, perennial Billboard chart-toppers, and frequent collaborators of the renowned banjoist (and occasional comedian) Steve Martin.

The annual Workers from Away Welcome will be held Thursday, June 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Congregational Church, 125 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. 

We invite all seasonal workers to join us for food and fellowship! Great food & gift bags. Community resources available. Bike Lending Program will be on site.                               

For more information, call 207-633-4757.

On Wednesday, June 25 from 6 to 7 p.m. the next Ocean on Tap event will be held at Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way, Boothbay Harbor.

The Innovative Gear Library Team of Maine's Department of Marine Resources will be speaking about their collaborative project testing alternative fishing gear and providing real-world feedback. There's a slight overlap with the Windjammer Days Street Parade, but we hope you can join us after for this fascinating conversation!

Summer is here at last, and it’s a perfect time to dive into a new artistic medium or enhance your skills in your favorite techniques and tools for making art. The Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG) experienced instructors have ways to bring out the artist in all of us. Sign up now for July classes. All classes are held in the gallery at 15 Warren St., Wiscasset. Space is limited.

Boothbay Region Adult and Community Education (BRACE) graduated nine students June 10 in the Boothbay Region High School library. Commencement was moved from Barrett’s Park due to rain. Over 50 friends, family members and administrators gathered in honor of the students' achievement of their high school equivalency.

Community School District voters passed the $11.4 million CSD budget for the 2026 fiscal year June 10. Overall, voters approved the Budget Validation Referendum 310-273. 

Residents voted on a single question: “Do you favor approving the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District budget for the upcoming school year that was adopted at the latest District budget meeting?” 

The Boothbay Region Democratic Committee is excited to announce our participation in this year's Windjammer Days Parade in Boothbay Harbor on June 25, and we're calling on all local Democrats and unenrolled voters to join us! 

Diplomas were handed out to the 39 members of the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2025 during Graduation Exercises in a humidity-filled Porter Memorial Gymnasium on Friday afternoon, June 6.

While the event programs made for makeshift fans, the hundreds of family members and friends watched, listened and cheered during the ceremony.

BRHS Principal Dr. Tricia Campbell provided a brief welcoming address, praising parents, the community, the graduates and faculty for helping to get the graduates where they are today.

A fundraiser for Midcoast Humane – a sunset cruise provided by Balmy Days Cruises in Boothbay Harbor – will be held Friday, June 27 from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta is open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. now through Labor Day.

The shop is located on the river at 17 Backstreet Landing, behind Elm Street Plaza. It is normally open from 9 to 4.

It offers thousands of paperback and hardcover books in dozens of categories for adults and children, as well as music CDs and records, movie DVDs, audiobooks, games, and puzzles. All items are donated, all staff members are volunteers, and every purchase supports the programs and collections of Skidompha Public Library.