During the height of the pandemic touring musicians were forced into hibernation and live performances were few and far between. The summer of 2022 at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House is now…
Life
In collaboration with The Color Network (TCN), Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts presents Project M, an exhibition of work by nine artists who took part in TCN’s 2021 residency at Watershed.…
Kennedy A. Sprague of Wiscasset has been named to Husson University's president's list for the spring…
Midcoast Conservancy and the Jefferson Public Library are partnering to offer the “Wild Child” series of nature events. Each one offers kids 6-18 years old a chance to explore some aspect of the…
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce 11th Annual Awards Dinner was held Thursday, June 16 at Wiscasset Community Center. Lots of food and frivolity were on the menu! Scott Wilkinson from the office…
University of Maine at Augusta interim President Joseph Szakas has announced the 2022 spring full-time president’s list. The following local students were named to the list:
Julie Markee,…
Chris Hamblett of East Boothbay and Lily Benner of Westport Island were named to the spring 2022 part-time student dean’s list at the University of Maine at Augusta.
Kwiltz 4 Kidz is a group pf quilters in Boothbay whose mission is to create comfort quilts for children and adults facing a difficult time. The quilts we make are given to people going through…
Interested in advocating for the best interests of a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its fall training for volunteer advocates on Aug. 16-19.…
This summer high school students, including rising freshmen and recent graduates, have an opportunity to learn about marine ecology while getting muddy in the Damariscotta River estuary. The…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H has two new STEM toolkits available for use by formal and informal educators in hands-on science-based activities with youth.
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Celebrating its 10th year, Wiscasset Art Walk (WAW) will be presenting a series of summertime evenings that highlight art and art-making, music and performance, and community connections. The 2022…
Camp Knickerbocker opens June 27 and has been busy since last season getting ready for the coming year. There are…
Join the Lincoln Festival Chorus on Monday, June 20, at 7 p.m. - registration at 6:30 p.m. Rehearsals are at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, usually on Monday.
Membership…
According to a gofundme.com page Wiscasset Police Officer Jonathan Barnes organized, and told Wiscasset Newspaper about, titled “Officer Hunter Farrell with medical expenses,” on the night of June…
For one Edgecomb Eddy sixth grader, graduation, on June 16, proved to be a Shakespearean experience. Eliza Chase was one of two student speakers. She described how much her time at Edgecomb Eddy…
School committee
Some Wiscasset students’ high needs for special education may call for the school department to add staff, Special Education Director Ken Spinney said. He told school committee members June 14 in…
On Sunday, June 19 at 10 a.m., the Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Route 27, Boothbay will open for the season. It’s Father’s Day on Sunday and all Dads get to ride the train for free.
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The Peace Gallery, located on Main Street in Damariscotta, announced an upcoming three-part series focusing on wellness and well-being. The series is facilitated by certified mindfulness teacher…
LincolnHealth reported 19 new COVID-19 cases and 10 new cases for the weeks of May 30 and June 6 respectively. The positivity rate fell from the week of May 23’s 9.77% to 6.25% and then to 3.89%.…
ARRL, the American Radio Relay League, Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the U.S. and Canada.
On the fourth weekend of June of each year, thousands of…
The eyes are the windows to the soul. That’s why, for Barbara Chase, capturing the look in an animal’s eye is essential to her painting process.
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Lindsey Gordon of Wiscasset was named to the dean's list at Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, for the spring 2022 semester.
Full-time undergraduate students, who earned a semester…
In results Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle provided, district voters on June 14 approved the $25.5 million, 2022-23…
On Saturday, June 4, Midcoast Literacy held its first Readers Ride fundraising event in partnership with Sable Oak Equestrian Center in Brunswick. Thanks to the generous support of 15 local…
Clara Mugnai of Alna was one of the more than 500 members of St. Lawrence University's Class of 2022 who earned their degree following the University's Commencement ceremonies, held Sunday, May 22…
Kefauver Studio & Gallery
Round Table Productions presents the second in its series of “Writers’ Workshops” with a presentation by award-winning food journalist Kathy Gunst. The workshop will be held in the Barn Loft…
Student Council President Dillon Leeman evoked the memory of late Beatle George Harrison in his June 10 graduation speech. He recounted how the legendary band broke up in…
Wiscasset School Department is continuing safeguards after the latest results on lead. It was found at “elevated” levels, meaning greater than four parts per billion, in water from six fixtures at…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, invites craftspeople to be part of its Strawberry Festival 68 on Saturday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. As the…
For Wiscasset Elementary School families and friends, Sunday, Aug. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. is a celebration, a free back-to-school event at WES on Federal Street.
As this…
Midcoast Conservancy
Aspiring and experienced nature writers are invited to join Whitefield author Andrea Lani for a reading from her book “Uphill Both Ways: Hiking toward Happiness on the Colorado Trail” and a…
Thirty-one Wiscasset Middle High School seniors became graduates on June 10. Graduation was held at Wiscasset Speedway. Seniors Evan Strong and Brianna Colson hosted the hour-long ceremony. The…
Merry Barn
Kick off Windjammer Days with Stories from the Sea, a free Community Literacy Event at the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat. Join us to share in a read aloud, learn the history of sea shanties, and co-…
Wiscasset Middle High School is going with the rain date of Friday, June 10 for graduation, Administrative Assistant Cindy Collamore confirmed shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Graduation is…
While performing routine water quality monitoring on June 2, Midcoast Conservancy’s Damariscotta Lake Watershed Manager, Patricia Nease, observed what appeared to be cyanobacteria aggregates near…
Been seeing more pink flamingos than usual in Wiscasset lately? Thank a Boothbay Harbor woman. Meagan Cope is setting up surprise flockings. One was at the town office; another, the water district…
Ocean Point Inn & Resort will open for their 124th season on Friday, June 10. The restaurant will be open five days a week from June 10 to June 26, and seven days a week from June 27 through…
Cassie Doyon won her first art award in third grade. She’d shown a gift for drawing at a young age, starting with sketches of her favorite Disney cartoons before…
The Lincoln County Historical Association has received a $3,700 grant from the Raymond McKinley Rideout Jr. Marguerite Waterman Rideout Fund of the Maine Community…
Members of Wiscasset Middle High School’s class of 2022 were treated to breakfast and an all-expense paid trip to Funtown Splashtown USA, Saturday –a gift from the alumni association. For the…
The Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper would like to begin a series of stories on elementary school-age students who read our newspaper on a regular basis. We would like to include a photo of…
Though Midcoast Conservancy often focuses on protecting large swaths of intact forests and wetlands, no piece of land is too small to be valuable wildlife habitat. All are invited to attend a…
LincolnHealth reported 42 new cases from 430 tests for the week of May 23. Tests remained the same as the previous week with two less cases making a 9.77% positivity rate. Breakthrough cases rose…
Nominate an RN, LPN or CNA or yourself for free facial or massage offered by Linda Wacholtz, LMT, LE, BAS, Blissful Touch Skincare & Massage Wellness. Call for available special appointment…
Chewonki Elementary and Middle School is proud to announce the graduation of its eighth-grade class of students on June 8, including Huckleberry Huber-Rees of Alna, Noah Arbuckle of Newcastle,…
Students at Wiscasset Elementary School were delighted to visit with New York Times best selling author-illustrator Matt Tavares on Friday, May 27. This visit was a Pawsitive celebration to…
American Legion Post 54 Cmdr. William Cossette Jr. told the Memorial Day gathering at Wiscasset’s veterans wall, they were there to honor those who made it possible to gather there in peace, and…
It is wonderful to know many people enjoy walking the Labyrinth in the Field at the Edgecomb Community Church. It is a lovely spot to unwind from the world to meditate, pray or simply walk in the…
