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Occupation: Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement, University of Maine School of Law; supply preacher (multiple churches across Maine, working towards ordination)

AUGUSTA, Maine – On June 6, the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS), the VA Regional Benefit Office at Togus, and VA Maine Healthcare will host a Veterans and Community Connection Expo at the Boothbay Railway Village Museum (586 Wiscasset Road in Boothbay) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fall might seem far away now that spring is finally here, but Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education is already planning its fall enrichment course catalogue. The program seeks proposals for classes from anyone with a hobby, skill, interest, or expertise they want to share with others in the region.

Purses from Gov. Janet Mills and Sen. Susan Collins are among the collection of more than 30 purses to be auctioned at 10 a.m. May 30 at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset.

St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, invites craftspeople to be part of its Strawberry Festival 72 on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Haley Barnes and Katy Inman, of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, traveled to Southbury, Connecticut, on April 28th to present to an audience of regional teachers and administrators at the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Educator Showcase for Independent Schools.

Maine Art Gallery (MAG) is hosting a multi-media exhibition titled “Art to Table: Visual Sustenance,” which investigates the deep connection between creativity, nourishment and societal norms surrounding food. The exhibit, free to the public, runs through June 14 (Thurs. – Sunday 11 a.m. -4 p.m.). About 200 people packed int…

"We really, really need help from the town this year, more than any other time," Sheepscot Road's Richard Picard told Alna selectmen May 7. He was talking about drivers speeding on that road. In a 25 mph zone, "traffic is easily well over 50, 60, 70 miles an hour at times" this year, Picard said.

Parents, players, coaches and sponsors, in conjunction with the Boothbay Region YMCA and Special Olympics Maine (SOM), are pleased to announce the formation of a new adult unified basketball team for the region.

The Boothbay Register has a mystery on its hands. We're seeking our 1927-30 editions, missing for years and wanted back as we continue digitizing the Register’s 150 years of reporting generations of peninsula life and news.

There was very little opposition to the $4,487,740 2026-27 Edgecomb school budget May 2, but there was a lot of conversation regarding school spending. The meeting took about four hours to discuss the 21 warrant articles. The only opposition to the school budget came from a small minority of residents who pr…

The Town of Wiscasset has contracted with Hagar Enterprises of Damariscotta to pave several Village streets. Work is scheduled to begin Monday, May 11 and conclude Friday, May 15, weather permitting. Crews will be working between 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. each day.

Due to enthusiastic community response and additional tuber availability, Veggies to Table has re-opened their dahlia tuber sale, for in person sales only, with a lineup of three dahlia pop-up events at the farm, offering last chance tu

St. Giles Episcopal Church in Jefferson is gearing up for its annual Country Fair, to be held outdoors under the pines Saturday July 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Wormfest year three is planned in detail, from the music, parking and more, down to the festival's trash. New and returning features will make up Wormfest 2026, according to plans shared ahead of selectmen's Tuesday, May 5 board meeting. Wormfest organizers were asking for Railroad Avenue's shutdown from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Jun…

Voters in Wiscasset's June 9 elections will decide a five-way race for three selectboard seats and a two-way race for one seat on the school committee. And now Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce and Wiscasset Community Center are sponsoring a pair of candidate forums, organizers said. 

As spring comes to coastal Maine, it brings with it the return of alewives to Nequasset Lake and the start of the annual Nequasset alewife count.  Counting alewives is an exciting way to celebrate spring, take part in one of the world's great migrations, and help an important and historic fishery!

At one time, a state grant for regionalization of two or more schools seemed attractive to Wiscasset and Boothbay officials. The two applied for a consolidated grades 9-16 school last year which included a career technical center through a state grant, but now, it is no longer an option.

On April 16, the Pemaquid Chapter, NSDAR daughters donated 20 plus large bags of clothing to New Hope Midcoast and presented them with a $150 check for their April matching donation campaign.

American Legion Post 54 recently installed this U.S. military monument in front of the post's hall on Route One. 

J. Edward Knight Insurance (JEK) is pleased to announce the acquisition of The David Chapman Insurance Agency, with an effective date of June 15, 2026.

The Jefferson, Alna, Whitefield, and Somerville Municipal Democratic Committees (JAWS)are pleased to announce a town hall meet-and-greet event in Alna with Maine Secretary of State and Democratic candidate for Governor, Shenna Bellows.

Wiscasset Middle High School is pleased to announce the three seniors in the Class of 2026 who have earned the distinction of being a “Top Scholar." To be recognized as a “Top Scholar," a senior must hold a cumulative (four-year) grade point average of 3.5 or higher. 

Vehicular heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash vehicle-related deaths for children 14 and younger in the United States. Being left in a hot car is dangerous for any unattended passenger.

Wiscasset's would-be 2026-27 school budget passed with no changes April 29 in Wiscasset Middle High School's Stover Auditorium, sending the $11.2 million offer intact to an up or down vote at the polls June 9.

Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, recently earned the 2026 Legacy of Leadership Award from the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault.