Lobster boat captains up and down the coast and right here in Boothbay Harbor are revving up for the 2025 racing season. The races begin with the Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races Saturday, June 14. Since 2005, Boothbay Harbor’s races are held in honor of Begin, a beloved native lobsterman and racer.

A fundraiser for Midcoast Humane – a sunset cruise provided by Balmy Days Cruises in Boothbay Harbor – will be held Friday, June 27 from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

Monica Wood,novelist, memoirist, and playwright will be the first speaker at this year’s “Summer Series” at…

Two Lincoln County emergency 911 dispatchers received recognition June 3 for changing the lives of two familes. Craig Balsdon of Boothbay Harbor provided verbal assistance to a couple who gave birth to their son in a vehicle. Richard Hasch of Southport provided a bystander instruction by phone to perform cardiopulmonary rescitation.

St. Philip’s, Wiscasset, is delighted to announce its 71st Strawberry Festival! On Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., all things strawberry will again be front and center at 12 Hodge St.

Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its Class of 2025 scholarship recipients:

Woolwich selectmen opened snow plowing bids from five local contractors June 4, but postponed awarding the contracts until they can review the proposals in more detail. Chairman David King said the board planned to hold a special meeting Friday morning, June 6 announcing the winning bids afterwards. All of the…

On Tuesday, June 3, the Wiscasset Elementary School Chorus visited the Maine State House as guests of Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, and Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, who represents Wiscasset.

Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage Foundation (protectmaine.com) wants to prevent “foreign corporate ownership of our public waters in the state of Maine” and has hired Drummond Woodsum law firm to draft a moratorium ordinance and a model aquaculture ordinance, a consultant for the foundation told Wiscasset selectmen June 3.

The Maine State Aquarium, located on the McKown Point Road in West Boothbay Harbor, is set to open its doors on Wednesday, June 11.

Veggies to Table’s 3rd annual French Sweepstakes is now live and can enter up until Sunday, June 8. Winners will be announced on June 12. The grand prize is a week-long stay in a gorgeous Paris apartment. All donations will help ensure that no one in our community will go to bed or wake up hungry.

Join us for our Summer Season featuring 28 concerts over 18 days. Our diverse, riveting program is sure to delight and inspire. The Summer Concert Series (SCS), beginning July 31, features eight dazzling concerts by internationally renowned artists, such as acclaimed pianist Conrad Tao and Verona Quartet, named one of th…

The annual Home and Garden tour is a highlight of the summer season in the Boothbay Harbor area and a great way to gain a…

Now an annual tradition, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is once again providing a free family membership to any peninsula family with a child entering 3rd grade this fall. Family memberships include two named adults, plus any of their children and grandchildren under 18.

When scientist Shane Farrell went to survey ocean ecology around Damariscove Island off Boothbay over five years ago, he saw rich kelp forests covering most of the seafloor. The algae's leaf-like structure provided food and shelter as part of a thriving ecological web. Over the course of his years-long research, he watche…

Wiscasset eatery Jodie’s Cafe & Bakery will be hosting a visit from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) June 16..

Willl Herman, of Woolwich, earned a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry on May 10 from Grove City College. Established in 1876, Grove City College (www.gcc.edu) is a highly ranked, national Christian liberal arts and sciences college. …

Dow Furniture proudly participated in the 14th annual Miles for Mills Memorial Day Weekend Race on Sunday, May 25 in Brunswick. The Dow Furniture Team showed up strong, with employees and friends walking, running, and rucking in support of the Travis Mills Foundation—honoring veterans, their families, and those…

About 50 people gathered May 31 in person, at Waldo Theater, and more online for a Celebration of Write ME: An Epistolary Poetry Project spearheaded by Maine Poet Laureate Julia Bouwsma.

Lincoln County Registry of Deeds provided the following information on property transfers recorded in May:

Attention all classic boat lovers, antique car enthusiasts, and motorcycle admirers - get ready to showcase your prized possessions in Boothbay Harbor’s Vintage Boat Parade & Pier Party, a highlight of Windjammer Days!

Saturday's rain did not stop Barbara Chace from taking part in the second annual Wormfest in Wiscasset. The Wiscasset woman, selling wall-hangings and tumblers including Wormfest-themed ones, said she goes to craft shows every weekend, "and I've had five straight weekends of rain."

At Hearty Roots’ fourth annual Paddle for a Purpose community fundraiser on Saturday, June 14, it’s not all about the kayaks! Whether someone takes on the fun-filled paddle down the Damariscotta River first, or just jumps in for the after-party, a great time is guaranteed.

“We’re back stronger than ever,” announced Olde Bristol Days Williams-Fossett Vintage Car organizers. The vintage show will return for its 12th season on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Bristol Consolidated School on Bristol Road in Bristol. 

Midcoast Literacy held its Annual Meeting & Celebration in Bath on May 17, celebrating 55 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and northern Cumberland counties. The rainy weather moved the gathering inside but still brought together board members, staff, vo…

The Maine Semiquincentennial Commission, chaired by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, is launching the Maine Atlas Project this week, with funding and support from the Maine Office of Tourism.

Because Thursday, June 19 is a federal holiday, there will be an early deadline for submissions of copy for the June 19 issue in order for the newspapers to be mailed to subscribers. U.S.

Wiscasset's school committee May 27 did what it could not at another recent meeting: The panel did the yearly evaluation of the superintendent of schools.

The event-filled 63rd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days arrives in just three weeks! This year’s festival lands Sunday, June 22 continuing through Saturday, June 28.

MaineHealth Cancer Care invites community members to attend Living with Cancer, a free monthly support group for individuals affected by the disease.