WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine will receive a total of $16,958,613 through the CARES Act to create new, innovative ways to better serve K-12 students during the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release…
Life
It is free form and spontaneous. Tim and Tracy Johnson describes their long-distance bicycling tours that way. The couple traveled from their home in Denver to East Boothbay covering 4,240 miles…
Two area residents were named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at Bates College in Lewiston.
Charlotte Collins of Woolwich is a 2018 graduate of North Yarmouth Academy. Collins, the daughter of…
“The Town Crier” took Phil Di Vece longer than his first two books on Wiscasset’s history. He never planned a third one. It happened because he had so much material left after “…
I write today to share information about our return to in-person learning in September 2020. This letter does not contain all the details of the plan, but it offers a summary that…
August yields some favorite fruits and vegetables for preserving. Learn how to savor summer flavors all year with four new live University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation webinars…
Grace Moclair of Wiscasset has been recognized for achieving academic distinction at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Moclair, majoring in mechanical engineering, was named to the dean's…
Hats On! is the theme of the summer’s first Walk Around Wiscasset on Thursday, July 30, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. A replacement for Wiscasset Art Walk, this strolling event gives friends, neighbors and…
Daren Wood of Wiscasset graduated with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Widener University’s School of Engineering in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Widener conferred…
Something new but with a vintage look will soon be taking shape at Wiscasset’s historic Sunken Garden. The select board will allow an open-air pergola and two arbor arches.
Terry Heller…
When the Burnt Island Lighthouse was built in 1821, a keeper’s dwelling was also constructed. However, drawings or photographs that document that first house have never been found. The only clue…
University of Maine-Augusta Provost Joseph Szakas has announced the UMA’s 2020 spring full-time dean’s list and the fall 2019/spring 2020 part-time dean’s list. The following students are in the…
While quiet for peak-season summer, Boothbay Harbor is still very much alive and beautiful as ever. Enjoy these scenics from the Maine State Aquarium to the footbridge to Whale Park and consider…
All is a key word in Wiscasset School Department’s approach as the next school year nears and the pandemic continues.
“We will be looking…
Healthy Kids is offering COVID-safe summer activities for parents and children of all ages in order to get out, explore and play with others. July 23, the families will walk Dodge Point trail in…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday through a news release a series of steps her Administration is taking to assist and support school systems across Maine as they consider whether and…
For over 35 years, the fourth Saturday in July has meant Summerfest in Wiscasset. Historically on this day, the town Common comes alive as the members and friends of the First Congregational…
Lincoln County Dental Inc. is pleased to announce that Scott Kingsley, DMD has joined our organization and is looking forward to welcoming patients and providing comprehensive oral health care at…
When the coronavirus hit Maine and businesses began shutting down in mid-March, a group of businesses, individuals, and nonprofits came together to take care of people in Lincoln County…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
The Abenaki didn't keep a guest log on Damariscove, nor did Francis Popham when he claimed ownership of the island in 1604. There is likewise no evidence that Capt. John Smith, who stopped by the…
CMBG
“That each new painting emerges from the same chaotic conditions speaks to me of the unpredictable complexity and instability of meaningful order in the world, but also of the…
There are still a few openings available for LincolnHealth’s summer-fall Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class. The application deadline has been extended to July 22.
The 10-week…
Patients in the Boothbay region who need laboratory services can now enjoy extended hours in a familiar location. The Family Care Center (FCC) on the St. Andrews Campus will provide lab services…
The Boothbay Region YMCA offers an array of different childcare opportunities for working and busy families throughout the Boothbay region. The Y’s child enrichment center supports the Harbor…
Gardening doesn’t have to stop when the traditional growing season ends in Maine. University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar focused on how to build a movable greenhouse to…
Kacie Gallant has a long history of caregiving at Lincoln Home. Her very first job was doing private duty for Lincoln Home. She then went on to pursue working for her CNA/CRMA credentials in 2004…
Woolwich recognized its new, oldest resident Monday morning when the select board gathered outside an attractive home on Murphy’s Corner Road to pass the town’s ceremonial Boston Post Cane to…
Saturday’s fog, showers and clouds broke, making a sunny, breezy midday for one family’s first time at Alna’s Head Tide Dam. The Fairleys were visiting from Massachusetts.
Some members rode…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Midcoast Conservancy invite the public to learn about the lives of Bats! Join Jan Collins, Maine Master Naturalist, for a live webinar on Thursday, July 23 at 6…
The following students in the readership area of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper were named to the spring 2020 dean’s list at the University of Maine.
Boothbay: Graham Bryer…
AUGUSTA, Maine – The presidents of Maine’s community colleges announced today that plans for fall instruction will balance the delivery of continuous, high-quality education with the need to…
Augusta, ME – The Maine Hospice Council and Center for End-of-Life Care (MHC) has received one of 13 grants to work in partnership with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s “We…
Damariscotta Montessori School welcomed students back onto its campus on Monday, June 22 for its summer program. The school implemented smaller group sizes and new safety measures for COVID-19.…
Unlike many towns across New England, Boothbay Harbor saw the night sky lit with fireworks July 4. Since selectmen put off the town’s event due to health and safety concerns with COVID-19,…
At 12 and a half feet long and built of plywood with a pair of designs Herb Smith found in WoodenBoat, the latest Appledore will be launched privately in Boothbay Harbor, probably this…
Midcoast Humane
Learn from the experts in Midcoast Humane’s interactive Zoom classes for you and your dog! Classes are conducted online and run on a five-week schedule, with one class per week. Through rewards-…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer over 50 summer learning activities throughout July and August for all youth ages 5–18.
UMaine Extension 4-H staff and volunteers…
Rhonda Hanna, community life director at The Lincoln Home, is retiring after 13 years of dedicated service. Wednesday July 1, the residents and staff had an outside picnic lunch in her honor.…
AUGUSTA — The average age of individuals in Maine testing positive for COVID-19 has fallen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah.
At the…
Families, friends and local organizations decorated their cars, trucks and vans to parade through the St. Andrews Village grounds in Boothbay Harbor Thursday morning, July 2 in celebration of the…
Robert Steneck will present “Maine's changing lobster fishery: some direct and indirect impacts of climate change” at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 10, as a virtual seminar, or webinar, hosted by the…
As our climate changes, the timing of natural processes, including blooming of flowers and greening of vegetation is shifting and presenting challenges for birds and farmers alike. For Bobolinks…
Avae Traina of Edgecomb graduated summa cum laude from Maine Maritime Academy with a bachelor of science degree in international business.
Avae attended Edgecomb Eddy Elementary school,…
Lyme Time
The simple answer is yes, and with that comes the fallout of years of controversial arguments, evidence, advocate and patient abuse. I say abuse because as current times have…
Edgecomb native Mandy Boucher returned home from Hanoi, Vietnam March 28 after just over two years of teaching English as a new language. Boucher’s departure came nearly two months after Vietnam…
Although the Annual Spring Alewife Festival in Damariscotta Mills was canceled to conform with COVID-19 guidelines, the festival committee is still raffling a locally designed and crafted queen-…
Studio 53 will be hosting a First Friday event July 3 from 5-7 p.m. Due to the current circumstances this will not be in our usual freewheeling format, but have no fear, here's how it is going…
The Sally Romero scholarship fund was established this year to commemorate the 26-year career of Sally at the CLC YMCA Child Care. Sally served many children in our area working…
Seth Paine of Dresden was named to the dean's list by Dr. Troy Shoemaker, president of Pensacola (Florida) Christian College, for academic achievement during the 2020 spring semester. This was a…
