The St. Andrews Auxiliary Thrift Shop is looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in our community. We have several shifts available for anyone who would like to sort through donations, fill racks, cashier, and even help decorate the shop for each season. Our volunteers enjoy each other’s company and strive to make changes to our community. Year-round and/or seasonal residents, we welcome you all.

Hearty Roots is thrilled to welcome four new board members to their team: Alyssa Allen, Lisa Steele-Maley, Deborah Mills-Scofield, and Mary (Polly) Vaughan.

In the past year, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital volunteers donated more than 8,000 hours across departments and different facilities. Their support includes greeting patients, assisting with clerical work, running errands, providing companionship and more.

But for many, including Laura Zajdel of Boothbay Harbor, volunteering is about more than just the giving of time. It’s about spreading joy and having fun.

Veggies to Table, a nonprofit farm committed to providing fresh, sustainable produce to our community, is thrilled to announce the receipt of a $1,000 check from the Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary. This generous contribution will significantly support the farm's ongoing grow-to-donate program aimed at promoting healthy eating and food security. 

Horseshoe crabs will soon be arriving at the shores of the Damariscotta River estuary to lay their eggs. These fascinating creatures are actually not crabs at all, but are more closely related to arachnids – and they’ve existed in a similar form for over 250 million years.

The Boothbay Region Garden Club will be hosting the first of two evening meetings this coming Wednesday, April 9 at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor. If you are interested in learning more about your local Garden Club but can't attend daytime meetings, this is your chance to come and find out what we are all about! Refreshments will be served starting at 5:30 p.m.

Every time a shark swims by, a blade of kelp sways in the water, or a tiny copepod poops, it leaves behind traces of DNA. These floating bits of genetic code, called environmental DNA, enable scientists to monitor the distribution and abundance of different species — even those just passing through or too rare or small to easily observe.

The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have served, are serving, or are preparing to serve in one of the most respected branches of the U.S. military: the Coast Guard. From active-duty members and retired veterans to the bright future leaders currently enrolled at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, we’ll explore their personal stories, their contributions to the community, and the impact they've made on the nation's maritime security. The 63rd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 22 through Saturday, June 28.

After the purchase of the land now known as the Memorial Garden in Boothbay – located just west of the Boothbay Common - by the Boothbay Civic Association (BCA) in 1995, an effort, spearheaded by Chet Rittall was started to raise funds for an armillary. He had seen a much smaller version at Lincoln Academy and thought it would fit nicely into the BCA's beautification project. With donated funds, Peter Brown's design and construction, Douglas Harley's welding, and Mike Tomacelli's machine shop, the armillary was completed.

February home sales statistics in Maine show an increase in sales, prices, and homes available. According to Maine Listings, sales of single-family existing homes increased 6.51 percent in February 2025 compared to February 2024. Realtors reported that 753 homes closed across the state, and the median sales price (MSP) for those sales reached $381,500—a rise of 9.0 percent. The MSP indicates that half of the homes were sold for more and half sold for less.

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library presents Bill Gerencer, Thursday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. This event is free and open to all.

Bill Gerencer is a 40 plus year veteran of the New England Working Waterfront, who has served as lobsterman, commercial fisherman, fish buyer, sales, corporate trainer, fisheries management advisor, and oyster curator. He is currently retired and employed part-time at an oyster farm.

Heads of the Harbor is excited to have Nicole Rice, a local BRHS graduate join their team.

Nicole attended Spa Tech Institute in Boston, Massachusetts where she became a licensed aesthetician. New services that will be offered are skin readings for focused custom facials which include anti-aging, acne, corrective enzyme and body facials. Additional services will include body and facial waxing, eyelash lift and tint, eyebrow lamination and tint.

She will be available for appointments at Heads of the Harbor, Union Street, Boothbay Harbor Monday through Friday.

The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have served, are serving, or are preparing to serve in one of the most respected branches of the U.S. military: the Coast Guard. From active-duty members and retired veterans to the bright future leaders currently enrolled at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, we’ll explore their personal stories, their contributions to the community, and the impact they've made on the nation's maritime security. The 63rd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 22 through Saturday, June 28.

A recipe for revolution (circa 1773): chilled saltwater, 92,000 pounds of tea. Mix.  

December 16, 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying British East India Company cargo. Over the course of three hours, the group smashed 340 chests of tea, dumping their contents into the frigid waters of Boston Harbor to protest trade restrictions. “Perhaps salt water and tea will mix tonight!” smuggler and trader John Rowe was famously quoted. 

Midcoast Conservancy is offering a one-and-a-half day Chainsaw Safety course at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson; the workshop is designed for participants who have little or no experience with a chainsaw, though it can also be an effective refresher for more experienced individuals who have developed some bad habits with a saw.

The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have served, are serving, or are preparing to serve in one of the most respected branches of the U.S. military: the Coast Guard. From active-duty members and retired veterans to the bright future leaders currently enrolled at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, we’ll explore their personal stories, their contributions to the community, and the impact they've made on the nation's maritime security. The 63rd annual Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days will take place on Sunday, June 22 through Saturday, June 28.

Since Tim Lewis’ parents Carl and Mary opened it on Aug. 6, 1955, Boothbay Harbor’s Mid-Town Motel has lived up to its tagline: “A True 1950s Classic.” It’s a time capsule of mid-century Americana that stayed in the family for 66 years until its sale in 2022.  

That year, Lewis handed over the keys to Mark Osborn and Brian “Buzz” Makarewicz, who have owned the neighboring Topside Inn since 2014. 

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) will facilitate a panel discussion with business support experts from APEX, CEI, SBDC, MTI, New Ventures Maine, and SCORE on Tuesday, March 11 from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. This workshop will be hybrid via zoom and in LCRPC’s conference room at 297 Bath Road in Wiscasset.