Talk to other schools and keep the committee updated, Wiscasset's school committee told Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson May 12. The years-old topic continues in the wake of Wiscasset and Boothbay Region schools’ recent try at state help to build a grades nine through 16 school for both.

Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson urged residents May 12 to nod the loan she said will result in secure vestibules at Wiscasset Elementary and Middle High schools. As reported last winter, the two security projects outranked most other requests from around the state.

Andersson has said the wor…

The proposed FY27 municipal budget is intended to maintain Wiscasset's core services while limiting the impact on taxpayers. It funds public safety, public works, the transfer station, recreation, code enforcement, administration, and other municipal services.

The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb hosted a party on Saturday, May 16 to celebrate 35 years since it opened its doors for its 1990-91 school year.

Participants took to the streets of Boothbay Harbor May 15 to raise awareness about colorectal cancer during Bigelow Laboratory's 10th annual Fun Run & Walk fundraiser.

The Maine Art Gallery will host "Farming in Maine," a public panel discussion exploring sustainable agriculture, local food systems, and the thriving farm-to-table movement in Maine on Thursday, May 21, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

The Boothbay Register office will be closed on Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

The Maine Republican Assembly will hold their monthly meeting on Saturday, May 23 at 10 a.m. at the Damariscotta American Legion Hall. Starting June 22, meetings will be held on Monday nights thru October 2026 -- June 22, July 27, Aug. 24, Sept. 28, Oct. 26 -- then reconvening on Saturdays starting Nov. 28.

The monthly meeting of Lincoln County Republicans will be held Wednesday, May 27, at the Damariscotta American Legion, 527 Main St. Damariscotta. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the speakers begin at 6 p.m. This month’s guest speakers are Garrett Mason, Jonathan Bush and Robert Wessels, candidates running for governor.

From now through October 12, Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop will be open every day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. During the rest of the year, it closes at 4 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety are urging drivers to buckle up ahead of the Click It or Ticket seat belt safety campaign. The national high-visibility seat belt enforcement effort, which coincides w…

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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.

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.

One of the clear indicators that summer is on its way is the annual opening day of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.