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12/14 & 12/21: Season’s Storytime

Saturday December 14, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM&Saturday December 21, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Come enjoy some hot cocoa and listen to stories that include some of winter’s favorite characters at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library. Come both Saturdays for new stories and new friends!

12/14/19: 2020 Census Jobs

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

Saturday, December 14 10:00 AM – Noon Drop by BHML for a Census job information session. 2020 Census Jobs pay $17.50/hour and up plus $0.58/mile “The United States Census Bureau will be hiring for 2020 Census Jobs, a great chance to do enjoyable work with paid training and very flexible hours,...

Our December Newsletter is OUT

Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters

We tried to make our December Newsletter extra boring to waste your precious time... No wait... We tried to make our December Newsletter extra AWESOME so you will give us a generous portion of your precious holiday gift-giving hoard. Also, we like attention. In THIS issue: 1) Why Martin...

Festive Dinner Celebrates Holiday and Family at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

The Lincoln Home hosted a family dinner to celebrate family, friends and the extended family of Lincoln Home residents and staff. Over 70 people were in attendance for an outstanding meal of butternut squash and apple soup, lamb or salmon for the dinner entree, and pumpkin or white Christmas pie...

Listening to stone stories

Spruce Point Inn - Maine’s Classic Oceafront Resort

Seems like this time of year is meant for taking walks. Savoring the December sunshine and the glistening woodland path contrasting the deep sapphire of the bay. Walking, we see what Howard Mansfield calls “the bones of the earth.” The outcropping of granite. And the regimented rows of stone walls...

Community Nights: Cohosted by New Hope for Women, Cafe Miranda and the Gautschi Center

New Hope for Women

New Hope for Women invites the public to Community Nights on Thursday, January 16th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Gautschi Center in Rockland. Attendees will enjoy hors d’oeuvres prepared by Cafe Miranda, a cash bar, and the beautiful, art-filled space at the Gautschi Center. A brief talk by New Hope...

The Pee Pee Blues

Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters

Big Dumb Buddy has written his latest blog “Pee Pee Blues” about being an old dog and having to pee inside all the time. Catch it now by clicking on this link: https://www.twosaltydogs.net/blog-81.html

Boothbay Harbor Dogs Calendars are HERE.

Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters

Check out our new 16-month calendar featuring 16 different dog celebrities in our area! Great Christmas Gifts!!! 1 Calendar = $12/ea 5 Calendars = $9/ea 10 Calendars = $7/ea Get your copy at Shermans Bookstore, Pinkhams, Brady’s Restaurant, or from Two Salty Dogs website: https://www....

12/9: The Life of Henry David Thoreau at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Local historian, Jerry Wiles, will share the life of Henry David Thoreau, Monday, December 9, 2:00-3:00pm. One of America's most famous writers, Thoreau is remembered for his philosophical and naturalist writings. In 1845 he began his famous two year stay on Walden Pond, which he wrote about in his...

12/16: “The End of Alzheimer’s Disease." Discussion at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Physician and researcher Dale Bredesen is the author of this boldly titled New York Times bestseller, “The End of Alzheimer’s Disease." In his book, Dr. Bredesen describes his "Recode" protocol for not just preventing dementia, but also Reversing Cognitive Decline (ReCoDe). He has early published...

Open Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

The Thistle Inn

DINNER 4PM –9PM Six days, Tuesday-SundayClosed Sundays & Mondays after 12/31 HAPPY HOUR 4PM –5PM Six days, Tuesday-SundayClosed Sunday & Mondays after 12/31MONDAY 12/23 OPENEXTRA HAPPY HOUR 4PM –6PM,SOCIAL MENU 4PM –5:30PMDINNER 4PM –9PM MONDAY 12/30 OPENEXTRA HAPPY HOUR 4PM –6PMSOCIAL...

FREE Wine Tasting @ Village

St. Andrews Village Retirement Community

December 5th 3:00pm St. Andrews Village This “Get Ready for the Holidays” tasting will feature Maia Gosselin, owner of Sip Wine Education and industry expert who will take us on a tour of sparkling, white, and red wines perfect for a range of celebratory occasions. Light appetizers will also...

12/2: Diagonal Knitting Demonstration at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Knitting is a sculptural skill, according to internationally acclaimed artist Katharine Cobey. In her 90-minute demonstration and workshop, Katharine concentrates on the expressive potentials of diagonal shaping with an emphasis on making either seamless sculptural shapes or clothing. Come knit...

Fireworks Saturday @ Brady’s

Brady’s

At 6pm the firworks display will be in full view at Brady’s! Come on down for a bite to eat or a drink to watch as we get into the full swing of the holiday season. Heaters have been installed on the deck so you won’t completely freeze as you watch the colors light up the sky. Saturday is prime...

11/25: Bath’s Maritime History at the Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Bath resident Irene Drago has turned her love of Bath’s maritime history into her debut novel, The Daughters of Long Reach, which explores love and loss through the lens of multiple families who are separated by time but connected by the rolling tides of the Kennebec River and the rich maritime...

Cheney Financial Group Recognizes Outstanding Service at Awards Dinner

Newcastle Realty

Dennis Hilton, CEO of Cheney Financial Group, and Suzanne Strachan, President of Cheney Insurance, hosted the annual celebration dinner at The 1812 Farm. The spirit of cooperation, comradery, and team-work by the entire team of 35 CFG associates was recognized. CFG, comprised of Newcastle Realty,...

Damariscotta Montessori Students Engage with Memory Loss Residents at Harbor View Cottage

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Over the past year, 7th and 8th graders and their teacher, Samantha Mehlhorn, from the Damariscotta Montessori School have been spending time with the residents at Lincoln Home's memory loss care community, Harbor View Cottage. Thursday, the students engaged in creating crafts to celebrate...

Winter Getaway – Single Occupancy: Tasty Tunes & Funky Foods

Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education

Be one of 12 guests on an exclusive escape to an historic Kennebunkport waterfront mansion! First a cooking lesson with Stonewall and LeRoux kitchens instructor Chris Toy, followed by a four-course meal, dessert, and a private concert with Grammy Award-winning songwriter Monte Selby. A morning...

Allen Insurance and Financial Supports Chemo Caps for Kids: Making a Difference for Children with Cancer

Allen Insurance and Financial

Allen Insurance and Financial is pleased to announce its continued support for the Chemo Caps for Kids initiative sponsored by Commonwealth Cares Fund Inc., the 501(c)(3) charity founded by Allen's Registered Investment Adviser–broker/dealer, Commonwealth Financial Network®. Chemo Caps for Kids...

Under the same moon

Spruce Point Inn - Maine’s Classic Oceafront Resort

David Hinton, a Vermont-based Guggenheim winner and scholar of ancient Chinese poetry, observes that the pictograph for “friends” in those poems is a stylized image of two crescent moons. As the moon in our same sky narrows down to the new moon of November, we were thinking about his...

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NOV. 23rd

Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters

Don’t look at me, look at the pictures.

Maine Alpaca Experience

Quarry Hill

Presenter: Corry Pratt, owner, Maine Alpaca Experience and Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm A farm in tiny Unity, Maine, grows some of the finest alpaca fiber in the nation. Join us as Northern Solstice Farm owner Corry Pratt discusses her passion for the doe-eyed alpaca and offers for...

Early Bird @ Brady’s and Mimoosa Palooza!!

Brady’s

Early Bird and Mimoosa Palooza is back for it’s second year at Brady’s! Hit the shops for your great local deals and then head on up to Brady’s for a warm up and snacks!! We will be opening at 8am with “Bacon & Bubbles” and then 11am Stan will have the full menu up and going! Ready for the...

Friends Recommend

Wiscasset Public Library

Friends of Wiscasset Public Library Recommend At the November book share meeting, the Friends recommended several titles. John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Barry Lopez’s Arctic Dream Heather Morris’s Cilka’s Journey Mary Alice Monroe’s The Butterfly’s...

11/18: Life on the Water in the 1900’s at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Join us Monday, November 18, from 3:00 - 4:00pm to hear Bill Hill share what life was like working, shipping and fishing in the local area during the 1900’s. He will give a brief history of the pinky schooners that were a common type of New England fishing vessel. The Lincoln Home is located at ...

Parking @ Brady’s!!

Brady’s

“What about your parking?” Our all time favorite and most frequently asked question these past few weeks! Brady’s has parking across the street in the back of the lot. We along with the sewer district have a right of way in front of Ports to those spaces and equipment. We did not put up signs...

REJOICE - OUR NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER IS OUT.

Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters

Click on our November Newsletter for churlish hilarity and terrifying obnoxiousness. ALSO- Our master plan for Early Bird laid out for simple folk to comprehend. DON’T MISS IT.

NEW Max and Aug’s Dog Blog

Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters

Auggie has a new blog out - Odyssey where he hates most of Canada. Click on it. We dare you.

2020 Intern Program Announced

Allen Insurance and Financial

Allen Insurance and Financial is accepting applications for its 2020 summer internship program, which offers a 12-week immersion into the company’s three insurance divisions (personal, business and health) and its financial planning/investment management group. Applications from college juniors...

New Hours & Fun Changes @ Brady’s!

Brady’s

Brady’s is changing it up until the first of the year! We will be open Wednesday thru Sunday 11:30-Close (at least 8). We will be accepting reservations for large parties only and will be limiting them so if you have a group call early! We are already full for large parties a couple of nights....

11/12: Rotaplast Trip to Guatemala City Talk at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Susan Tigert recently traveled to Guatemala City as a photo journalist and trip historian for Rotaplast International, Inc. A non-profit organization, Rotaplast is funded by Rotarians and orther organizations, and has been helping children and families in developing countries world wide for 27...

“They Shall Not Grow Old”

Camden Opera House

The Community Thank You Films series screens Peter Jackson’s moving documentary that features colorized and sound-enhanced images from World War I at the Camden Opera House to cap Veterans Day. Free and open to all, sponsored by the Community Arts Fund.

One2One Home Care at Lincoln Home Says Thank You to Veterans for Their Service

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

To all veterans of all branches: Thank you for your sacrifice, your bravery, and the example you set for us all. In short, thank you for your service! The VA provides health care for Veterans from providers such as One2One Home Care in local communities. Veterans may be eligible to receive care...

Learn to Make Homemade Pasta with Chris Toy!

Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education

Wednesday, November 13th from 6-9pm Chris Toy will be holding a cooking class in the Life Skills room at BRES. In this class you will learn how quick and easy it is to use an Atlas pasta maker to create different types of fresh noodles. If you have one gathering dust on a shelf—feel free to bring...

What is a Stuffy Book Tote? Come on in and check them out!

Wiscasset Public Library

Wiscasset Public Library has something NEW starting this month—STUFFY BOOK TOTES TO BORROW! You ask, what is a Stuffy Book Tote? Before I tell you ask yourself what do your stuffies do while you are in school all day? They read, of course! Let them have some fun when you take home one of the...

Lincoln Home is Looking for Memory Program Nurse Manager

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Lincoln Home is seeking a Memory Program Nurse Manager for Harbor View Cottage, a twelve resident memory loss unit in Newcastle, Maine. This position is responsible for all program functions: • including community life enrichment, wellness, mentoring and training •. staff,...

Straight Talk About Surrogate Decision Making

Quarry Hill

Presenter: Denis Culley, senior staff attorney, Legal Services for the Elderly Attorney Culley provides guidance through the process of establishing assignees to make medical decisions on your behalf and clarifies which forms you need. Admission will be free; however, seating is limited...

New Price! Cottage at St. Andrews Village

St. Andrews Village Retirement Community

Cottage 112 is a two-bedroom, two-bathroom, 1600 square-foot home with ‘must see’ customizations! Home features an office/den, spacious living room with gas fireplace, central air-conditioning, year-round heated sun room, hardwood flooring, custom bookshelves, finished second-floor studio, upgraded...

11/4: The Becoming of Maine Statehood at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

We will commemorate the bicentennial of Maine statehood on March 15, 2020. How did Maine come to be part of Massachusetts in the 1600's? What were the benefits and problems inherent in that relationship? On Monday, November 4, from 3:00 - 4:00pm, Carolyn Hardman will share the story of why Maine’s...

Getting Ahead of the WAVE

Penobscot Bay Pilot

Don't get caught at the last minute figuring out how to to reach customers and clients as the seasons change. The Wave, our highly successful biannual magazine, reaches the local market, and has longevity for your advertising message. Our print magazine, The Wave, is published twice a year,...

Take a look at what's new with the Pilot.

Penobscot Bay Pilot

Site growth trajectory September 2019 marked the seventh anniversary of PenBayPilot.com, and we are pleased to report that since launching Sept. 10, 2012, readership continues to climb. In August 2019, we reached our highest page view count to date, with 950,000 for the month.That...

Lincoln Home and Harbor View Cottage Say Thank You to Supporters

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

The Lincoln Home hosted a thank you party Thursday evening to say thank you to the many friends and supporters who volunteer their time, talent and resources to make the Lincoln Home the vibrant living community it is.Residents enjoyed intermingling with people from the community, delicious food,...

Cameron Gartley Earns AAI Designation

Allen Insurance and Financial

Allen Insurance and Financial is pleased to announce that Cameron Gartley has earned an Accredited Adviser in Insurance designation from the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters. Gartley is a personal insurance account executive in the company's Camden office....

10/28: Shelley’s Flowers and Gifts Demonstrates Fall Flower Arranging at Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home Residents and Employees

Shelley, whose floral business is in Waldoboro, will demonstrate ways to arrange the spectacular colors of fall through flower arranging. Join us Monday, October 28, from 3:00 - 4:00pm, and maybe you will be one of the lucky few to take home an arrangement. The Lincoln Home is located at 22...

10/26: Author Talk: May Davidson

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

Saturday, October 26 at 2 p.m.Book Signing & Talk Local author May DavidsonMemoirist May Davidson will read from her new book Whatever It Takes at this event. After the reading, May will be available to sign books and answer questions. May Davidson has lived 90 years in Lincoln County, Maine...

Blue Café: Hiroya Tsukamoto

Camden Opera House

The Camden Opera House’s monthly Blue Café series presents Hiroya Tsukamoto, innovative finger-style guitarist/composer who fuses folk, jazz and world music, to the intimate third-floor performance space Friday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. Doors open 7 p.m. Free/donations; cash bar by 40 Paper Bistro and...

Discovering the Paranormal

Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education

Class Offered on Discovering the Paranormal Join author Greg Latimer for an education on discovering the paranormal during a program with Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education on Thursday, November 7. The session will include theories and practices, use of equipment, examination of...

Spruce Point Inn Receives 4th Consecutive Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award

Spruce Point Inn - Maine’s Classic Oceafront Resort

Spruce Point Inn Earns 4th Consecutive Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award Boothbay Harbor, Maine (October 22, 2019) — Condé Nast Traveler has announced that Spruce Point Inn is among the winners of its 32nd annual Readers’ Choice Awards, named one of the top ten among the Top 30...

Dine for Hope on October 24th!

New Hope for Women

New Hope for Women will hold a dinner on Thursday, October 24th at 6:00 p.m. as a wrap up to Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). The dinner will be offered at Penobscot Language School, 28 Gay Street in Rockland and will feature a brief talk by New Hope’s Education and Outreach Director,...

New Library Hours

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library

You spoke, we listened. BHML will now be open more hours to the public. Beginning this fall, BHML is now open at 9:30 AM Tuesday – Friday. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback to us. New Hours: Tuesday 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Wednesday 9:30 AM – 7:00 PM Thursday 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Friday 9:30 AM...

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