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Students at fort

American history and AP United States history students studied early American foreign policy and Wiscasset harbor’s rich maritime legacy while touring Fort Edgecomb in Edgecomb.

Fort…

On Dec. 8, the second Sunday in Advent, the subject of Rev. David Myers’ sermon will be “The…

1 - Sheepscot Chorus - "The First Nowell" by Vaughan Williams, and other holiday favorites, at Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, 125 Townsend Ave. at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 (…

From left, Christine Buckley, Patrisha McLean, and Mary Lou Smith enjoying a yellow taste treat at the 2024 “Into the Light!” Foodie Festival that raised $28K for Finding Our Voices.

Businesses across 15 Midcoast towns raised $28,000 for Maine domestic abuse survivors in July's Finding Our Voices second annual "Into the Light!” Foodie Festival.  

According to Patrisha…

Cooks

Jen Mitchell, owner of Brady's restaurant in Boothbay Harbor, handed over the establishment again to help the Boothbay Region High School junior class raise funds for its Project Graduation trip…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum
BRVM train

The North Pole Express kicks off this weekend, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, at Boothbay Railway Village Museum. The event will take place on…

Crazy Hair/Hat Day

Wiscasset Elementary School students earn pom poms for exhibiting safe, respectful and responsible behavior throughout our school and on the playground every day! They recently filled the jar…

Crowd

Edgecomb Selectman Michael Maxim dropped by to say "Hello" Nov. 19 to the school committee meeting. Maxim wanted to introduce himself to the school committee with budget season on the horizon. "I…

Greg Barter

Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has been selected by Hannaford Supermarkets as a beneficiary of their Fight Hunger…

Sheepscot Valley Chorus from a concert past. Bob Crink photo

Sheepscot Chorus sings "The First Nowell" by Vaughan Williams, and other holiday favorites,  Sunday, Dec. 1 at the Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church, 125…

Sign

Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its first quarter honor roll for the 2024-25 school year:

Sixth grade: Highest honors, Brittany Mank, Emma Stewart; high honors, Gabriel Aloisio,…

Welcome to Nickels-Sortwell House with wreath by the Wiscasset Garden Club. Photo: Historic New England

Christmas at Nickels-Sortwell House is going vintage this year, featuring surprises large and small. Come take a self-guided first floor tour of this stunning historic…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital announced Nov. 22 that Rep. Lydia V. Crafts has joined…

Christmas Cookie Challenge

Home bakers and everyone who loves fresh-from-the-oven cookies! Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest invites you to the 2nd annual Christmas Cookie Challenge on Saturday, Dec. 7, starting at 1:30 p.m., in…

Teacher’s desk

Wiscasset School Committee Chair Jason Putnam told fellow future of the schools committee members Nov. 18, the cost to build a school now is so "daunting," towns might not want to go in together…

Saturday, Dec. 7, next to the Dresden town office, 534 Gardiner Road, meet Santa at 3 p.m. The tree lighting is at 4.

Then on Sunday, Dec. 8, at St. John's Church, 530 Gardiner Road, from 3…

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The next Diabetes Support Group…

Pat Colwell & the Soul Sensations. Opera House. Dec. 6. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Santa Claus will be coming to town during Boothbay Harbor’s Holiday Lights Weekend, but in the evenings after Santa has returned to the North Pole to rest, two equally…

pack basket

Participants will weave their own expedition pack basket at a workshop hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

This workshop is suitable for…

Poetry event poster

Please join us for Vs.: A Poetry Competition in 2 parts. The competition will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Skidompha Library in…

A Merry & Bright Light Parade, winding through Wiscasset Village, escorts Santa to his Workshop on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.m., as part of Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest.  Bob Bond photo

Celebrate the holiday season with Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s Merry & Bright Light Parade, which brings Santa to his workshop on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.…

A Merry & Bright Light Parade, winding through Wiscasset Village, escorts Santa to his Workshop on Friday, Dec. 6, starting at 5 p.m., as part of Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest.  Bob Bond photo

Families are invited to celebrate the holiday season with Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest’s Merry & Bright Light Parade, which brings Santa to his workshop on Friday,…

Sofia Doe of Perception Greenspace. Courtesy photo

Get into the festive spirit by joining Veggies to Table for a fun-filled session of holiday wreath making!…

Decorating

Wiscasset residents were downtown hanging the greens for the holiday season Nov. 16. Photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio in Wiscasset captured volunteers' work. 

Julia Gagnon. Dec. 14. The Strand, Rockland. Photo by Michael Haven

Maine’s own “American Idol,” singer Julia Gagnon, will bring a special “Home for the Holidays” concert to the Strand Theatre stage on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m.…

Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
Shelf for dishes. Courtesy of Emily Whiting

Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
https://www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org/

The Windjammer Days Committee is seeking community input. The Committee has selected the United States Coast Guard as the spotlight group for the 2025 event to be held June 22-28.

Edgecomb Community Church. Website photo

The Edgecomb Community Church at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb will be hosting

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Edgecomb Eddy Elementary 6th grade class will be hosting an “Artisan & Vendor Fair” on Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Edgecomb Eddy School, 157 Boothbay Road, Edgecomb.

All are…

Student

Fourth grade students at Wiscasset Elementary School recently harvested basil from the hydroponic garden provided by a Maine Agriculture in the Classroom grant.

They planted the basil when…

BRES announces the new outdoor club for sixth to eighth graders in partnership with Hearty Roots. From left,  Erin Quinley, Shawna Kurr and Misha Barker. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

In partnership with LincolnHealth’s Community Health Improvement Fund (CHIF), Boothbay Region…

Heartwood Regional Theater Company
 Courtesy of Heartwood

Heartwood Theater will hold student auditions on Monday, Dec. 2 for its annual Winter Theater Adventure, available to all Midcoast middle school students, grades 4-8. 

Cornhole

Rotary Club of Damariscotta-Newcastle Annual Karl’s Kids BBQ/CORNHOLE/DANCE held in Nobleboro Oct. 20 at Duck Puddle Campground was a huge success. Karl’s Kids helps kids and teens in Lincoln…

Tugboat Inn

A lot of people put their cameras…

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Nov. 12 in Wiscasset Middle High School's library, Wiscasset's superintendent of schools thanked God "nobody blew up" in an incident one month earlier in a WMHS classroom.

Superintendent of…

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While enrolling or re-enrolling in the Health Insurance Marketplace may seem a bit daunting, Lincoln County residents don’t have to do it alone.

MaineHealth…

Rebekah's ex made her cast her eyes downward when she was out in public with him. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Why don't they leave? This is…

Veterans Day service

Along with honoring veterans through words, wreath-layings, a gun salute and "Taps," American Legion Post 54's Veterans Day ceremony in Wiscasset was also a chance to share how to help protect…

Heartwood Regional Theater Company
Courtesy of Heartwood Regional Theater Company

Heartwood Regional Theater Company, in collaboration with Lincoln Academy, announces student auditions for the Broadway musical "Hadestown" nominated for 14 Tony Awards…

Christmas wreath

The Bremen Library will again be hosting its popular wreath sale fundraiser. The “official sale days” will be Saturday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 1 from 9…

Christmas wreath

The Bremen Library will again be hosting its popular wreath sale fundraiser. The “official sale days” will be Saturday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 1 from 9…

Midcoast Senior College is celebrating 25 years of bringing seniors in Midcoast Maine opportunities for educational courses, lectures, and excursions. The following…

The ship Arabella

When Fred Wilson planted spruce trees on his farm in western

Buffalo State interns

The Center for Teaching and Learning was excited to welcome interns back to CTL in October, fulfilling an important aspect of the school…

Nickels-Sortwell House during the holidays in 2023. File photo

Spark your holiday spirit with a…

Panel discussion members: Lisa DeSisto, Jo Easton, Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm and Matt Storin. Courtesy of the Camden Conference

pumpkin pie

The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding its annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale on Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon at both the church at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb, and at Ames True…