While a middle schooler in the 1970s, Robert “Bob” England Jr. came with his parents to Maine Yankee in Wiscasset to work on his science project on nuclear energy.
July 1, England started…
Life
On Saturday, July 16, approximately 500 people came out to Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Oak Point Farm for its Field & Forest Family Fun Day, a day full of family activities and celebration,…
Summerfest’s dog parade on Wiscasset Common is Saturday, July 23. Dogs of all sizes, colors…
Wiscasset Middle High School stated in a press release July 11, the school is pleased to announce that six seniors in the Class of 2022 earned the distinction of being a “Top Scholar.” To be…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 school year:
Grade six: Highest honors, Pharrell Curtis and Audra Pekich; high honors, Kiernan…
“The 2022 show is really heating-up,” reported local volunteers producing the OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show. The annual event happen on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at…
Wiscasset Elementary School Principal Kathleen Pastore sees a bigger concern than being down a half-time assistant principal after Laura Mewa resigned. Pastore told the school committee July 12,…
Edgecomb Community Church
The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding its annual yard sale along with the Cross Point Road 5-Mile Yard Sale, Saturday, Aug. 13. From 8 a.m. to around 2 p.m., items will be on sale in the…
Like most hospitals across the country, patients seeking care at the Emergency Department on the Miles campus in Damariscotta are experiencing unusually high wait times due to a rising number of…
An exquisite multicolored blue handmade quilt is among the items to be offered at the silent auction at St. Giles Episcopal Church annual fair on Saturday, July 30. The fair goes from 10 a.m. to 2…
Stepping into Orne’s Candy Store in downtown Boothbay Harbor is like stepping back in time. The shop is full of late 19th-century charm, from the fudge-filled glass…
When recently retired orthopedic surgeon Ed White recruited Sean Moran, MD to join him at Miles Memorial Hospital, Moran had a few critical questions.
“It was important to talk about our…
Marylou Lazos had always valued connection: The connections between the past and the present, the art and the observer, and the person to their loved ones. …
Continuing throughout the summer, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is excited to offer storybook trails across the region! These temporary exhibits at preserves will showcase nature themed…
Hello summer! Nature was in full bloom at the Merry Barn to kick off our first camp of the season: Celebrating Mother Earth. This nature-themed writing camp, co-taught by Stephanie McSherry and…
Four Wiscasset homeowners opened their doors to visitors for the first “Homes on Tour” Saturday, July 9; Wiscasset Creative Alliance, the event’s sponsor, hopes this will become a new summertime…
Dry summer skin be gone! Join the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) to soothe chapped lips and skin by learning to make your own skin salve on Saturday, July 23 at 10 a.m. Meet us at the LOCAL…
Beginning July of 2022 Edgecomb Community Church, UCC will be holding two Celtic Prayer Services each month on the second and fourth Sundays at 9:30 a.m. The first and third (and fifth) Sundays…
The afternoon of First Friday, July 1, was warm and sunny, a perfect day to walk around Boothay Harbor and visit the art galleries on this self-guided tour!
Gleason Fine Art had many…
After 13 years as an assistant principal, Tom Landberg has a school of his own. Landberg, 46, of Durham is the new Edgecomb Eddy School principal. During a special July 7 meeting, the Edgecomb…
Connor Wenners, 17, of Edgecomb started racing when he was 4. His father, Patrick, introduced him and his younger brother, Spencer, to the sport early. Patrick would…
Edgecomb
Edgecomb school officials are recommending Tom Landberg as the new elementary school principal. The committee is holding a special Zoom conference meeting for 8 a.m. July 7 to vote on AOS 98…
Samuel Laemmle of Wiscasset graduated Cum Laude from Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York on May 22 with a bachelor of music degree in sound recording technology.
Using wool felt as a base, learn needle felting basics and textural techniques to manipulate wool to create bark for trees, rocks that look surprisingly real and more. By the end, you’ll have…
Home and Garden tour tickets still available. On Friday, July 15, join us for the ever popular Boothbay Region Garden Club Home and Garden tour.
Discover a charming 19th century home with…
Wiscasset celebrated America’s 246th birthday in grand fashion Monday with a parade followed by a patriotic flag raising on the waterfront, and then capping off a beautiful day weather-wise with a…
Historical Association offers two ways to learn about Madam Sally Wood, Maine’s first woman novelist
Madam Sally Wood (1759-1855), considered Maine's first woman novelist, was actually writing novels even before Maine became a state.Wood published her first novel in 1800 under the pseudonym "A…
After two summers of limited programming due to the Covid epidemic, the Popham Beach Library is delighted to be back with a complete calendar of programs and activities for the summer of 2022. The…
Adrianne Zahner declined to close the door to the 500-gallon propane tank turned yellow submarine with her in it. But other than that, the Newcastle woman and daughter Noa Burchesky, 15, were all…
Photographer Stephanie Morrison of Southport has been out and about using her new camera lens. She first captured some ospreys with their babies just outside Ebenecook Harbor on Southport. She…
Free registration is now open for the 2022 OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show. The annual event will return to the Bristol Consolidated School on Bristol Road in Bristol on Saturday, Aug. 13…
2022 WJD Tug of War Across the Harbor champions are The Town Tuggers! The team: Tom Kalinoski, Doug Snyder, Nick Upham, Diane Joyal, Bob Hasch, Pat Higgins, Sawyer Alley, Jay Hasch and Kathleen…
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta has selected the winning T-shirt design to represent the 2022 event, being held Oct. 7-10…
Windjammer Days 2022
Ten contestants donned lobster bibs and faced the pair of one-pound soft shell lobsters: Pete Lee (North Carolina), Tom Hughes (Massachusetts), Joan Gray (Southport), Liz Grant (Maine), Al Havand…
Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering Rock Steady Boxing for People with Parkinson’s disease at the YMCA, which is a free, eight-week program for YMCA members and $100 for program participants.…
Take a look at the June 29 Windjammer Days Street Parade from the other side of the street.
Labyrinth walking is an ancient practice used by many different faiths for spiritual centering, contemplation, and prayer. When entering the path of a labyrinth the recommendation is to walk…
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our…
The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake Sunday, Aug. 7 from noon to 3 p.m under the big tent at Cider Hill Farm, 785 Main St. in…
The following local students were named to the spring 2022 dean’s list at the University of Maine at Farmington.
Boothbay: Skyler Davis, High Honors
Boothbay Harbor: Connor…
Windjammer Days 2022
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library held its annual Windjammers for Wee Mateys June 28. The event provided games and activities for children gathered in Boothbay Harbor for the week-long celebration…
Please plan to join the members of the Edgecomb Fire Department for our annual Pancake Breakfast. It will be held at the Edgecomb Fire Station on Saturday, July 2 from 7 to 11 a.m. We will be…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the summer Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class until July 15. The seven-week training begins Aug. 9 and runs until Sept. 22. The class is offered at…
Please join us in welcoming Brianna Cox, family nurse practitioner, to the Boothbay Region Health Center. Brianna will be treating patients full-time starting this week through early-August. She…
Windjammer Days 2022
The Harbor Aglow lighted boat parade ended the first day of the Windjammer Days festival June 26. Over a dozen boats, from yachts to outboards and fishing vessels, were decked out with original,…
Born and raised in Littleton, Massachusetts, this week's library patron Janet Reit enjoys spending some of her…
Happy Windjammers week! Thank you to all who joined us at the Merry Barn on Sunday for our first annual Stories of the Sea! Folks from age five to eighty-five came together to partake in song,…
Members of Wiscasset Senior Center re-elected the current board of trustees at the annual breakfast meeting Saturday at WCC. Larry Rines will remain trustee chair, Mat ’O Donnell vice chair, Mike…
Two movies starring Maine domestic violence survivors are premiering Saturday, July 16 at the 25th Maine International Film Festival in Waterville, sharing the stage with the award-winning…
“This side is the outside,” Aoife Cunningham explained of the seashell in her hand. The Edgecomb 5-year-old got it at Strawberry Festival at St. Philip’s Church, Hodge Street, Wiscasset. Saturday…
