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Survivors of domestic abuse often experience impacts on their mental health. Sometimes these effects are temporary, and sometimes they can be long-lasting. According to the book,…

Spring is here and so is the long-anticipated Maine Maple Weekend. Start the weekend off with Merry Barn’s March Community Literacy Event, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 23.

Only a few spots remain open in Heartwood Theater’s Summer Camp for students entering grades 5-12. 

This three-week intensive theater experience…

The words maple syrup might bring to mind steaming pancakes with a pat of butter with syrupy goodness being poured. But as many New Englanders know, maple syrup is used as far more than sweet…

Join KELT for a free evening Zoom lecture on Thursday, March 28 at 6 p.m. to learn about the beautiful and unique butterflies that make Maine their home. KELT is very excited to welcome back Dr.…

Where It’s At

Hey Boomers! Remember flashcards? Those over-sized playing cards used to help memorize multiplication tables, addition and subtraction were used in our house growing up – in my case particularly…

Hello Islanders!

Ah country living in the spring. Mud, mud, and more mud! Roads are posted, which means any trucks over 23,000 pounds should not be driving on town roads. This includes…

About 100 people filled the Edgecomb town hall March 17 to celebrate. As rain pattered outside, residents gathered to honor the town’s official March 4, 1774 birthday by sharing art, history and…

Three students from the Center for Teaching and Learning were recognized by the Knox-Lincoln Soil  & Water as class award winners for this year’s National Association of Conservation Districts…

The congregations of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church and First Congregational Church of Wiscasset invite all members of the community to share in the celebrations of Holy Week.  

On March 24…

Midcoast Literacy

Maine writer and memoirist Phuc Tran (author of “Sigh, Gone”) and poet Gibson Fay-LeBlanc will share the stage on Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick for…

The Maine coast has been severely impacted by this winter’s storms and there has been significant damage to the working waterfront along with coastal properties and public access points…

Saturday, March 30

The Boothbay Region Fire Auxiliary is hosting a free Easter Egg Hunt at the Boothbay Fire Station. The Hunts kick off at high noon for kids up to 5 years. Ages 6-12…

Wiscasset school committee

Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson is invested in the town and its schools, and brings continuity to a job that has not had it in years, a parent told the school committee Tuesday…

Tuesday, May 21

The CDWI (Clean Drinking Water Initiative) will present its third session on why and how to protect our local drinking water sources from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Coastal Maine…

New Hope Midcoast

New Hope Midcoast is excited to announce a matching challenge opportunity that doubles donor impact and provides a chance to recognize someone who has contributed to our community in meaningful…

Join Midcoast Conservancy April 13 and 14 for this one-and-a-half day course designed for beginners at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Most participants have little or no experience with…

Last year hundreds of Lincoln County residents came together to create 716 Candles. A grassroots project presented by Healthy Lincoln County with multiple local partners, it sought to…

Winter storms and coastal flooding wreaked havoc recently, with communities still recovering.

The Dept. of Marine Resources Boothbay Lab also experienced the storm effects. Water levels…

Finding Our Voices
The Hollywood star Gabriel Byrne brought $20,000 to Finding Our Voices and a whole lot of sunshine to survivors of domestic abuse in a sold-out event for the statewide nonprofit at the Camden…

Newcastle nonprofit Veggies to Table and daily newsletter “Eat Drink Lucky” are teaming up to bring you beautiful tea towels this spring, to benefit Veggies to Table.

“Eat Drink Lucky” (…

Press release

Wiscasset high school seniors have been hitting the road to invite surrounding towns to “Choose Wiscasset Schools!” Being centrally located in the Midcoast of Maine is just one of the many reasons…

Helena Schultz of Woolwich was named to the College of the Holy Cross fall 2023 dean's list. A member of the Class of 2024, Schultz was named to the dean's list…

Wiscasset and nearby school departments will talk about a possible adult education partnership, Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told selectmen and the budget committee…
Hidden Valley Nature Center

Midcoast Conservancy will offer an owl chat and full moon hike at Hidden Valley Nature Center, 131 Egypt Road in Jefferson on

Press release

Portland, Maine – MaineHealth announced today that during 2024 it will roll out a unified identity…

Chats with Champions is proud to present Jim Kutsch on Thursday, March 14 at 10 a.m. in the Porter Meeting Hall at Skidompha Library.…

Maine students interested in careers in journalism are invited to apply scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF).    

Through March 14

A self-guided one mile walk at Cross River Preserve focuses on the non-leaf characteristics used to identify tree species: bark patterns and textures, leaf buds and scars…

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering its Ag Ambassador program in…

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to announce that it has begun the transition to a new leadership structure. In January, the Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt a shared…

When Jiminy Cricket of Dragonfly Cove Farm in Dresden was born in 2023, he was a mere three pounds and not able to compete for moms’ milk with his two bigger brothers. He was moved into the house…

Gardening books at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop are on sale at half-price, from March 5 through March 19.

In announcing the sale, Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop,  said “Now is the…

Community members gathered at Wiscasset Community Center on Wednesday, Feb. 28 for a spaghetti dinner and raffle in support of Willow Orr, a 10-year-old WES student recently diagnosed with a rare…

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 Bloomin’ 4 Good Program at their…

Mid-Coast Audubon will lead a field trip in the Damariscotta Mills area on Saturday, March 16. They will check the pools above and below the famous fish ladder and also look out over Great Salt…

Edgecomb will honor its official March 4, 1774 birthday with a lively Birthday Hootenanny Celebration hosted by the Select Board. The event will be held 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 17 at…

Midcoast Senior College brings classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning. The following new courses begin the week of Monday, April 8. Courses are six- to eight weeks long and are either…

Heartwood Theater Summer Camp enrollment is open for students graduating grades 5-12.  This three-week intensive theater experience will provide young performers with a unique, challenging, and…

The Center for Teaching and Learning celebrated two award-winning poets this month: second grader Gilles Urwin and fifth grader Adeline Inman. The Maine County and State Teachers of the Year…

Maine’s premier Celtic folk duo Castlebay will perform a concert of traditional Irish music at Broad Bay Congregational Church at 941 Main St. in Waldoboro on St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17,…

It’s that time again – time to get your calendar listings ready for the Boothbay Register’s award-winning Summertime guide.

The deadline for all…

Please join us at Wiscasset Community Center for a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Feb. 28.

Willow Orr is 11 years old and recently diagnosed…

People United Against Racism is having an open meeting on Monday Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. at Friends Meetinghouse at 77 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta. Light refreshments provided.

If you live…

A 2.44% increase is predicted for the Wiscasset education budget, according to Wiscasset Schools Superintendent Kim Andersson’s budget…

Wiscasset Elementary School students and staff gathered to show their love and support for fifth grader Willow Orr. A school-wide readathon raised $3,470 for the Orr family which included…

Finding Our Voices
Gabriel Byrne
Legendary actor Gabriel Byrne is making a rare Maine public appearance Saturday, March 9 to raise money for domestic abuse awareness. 
 
“An evening with Gabriel Byrne…

On March 16, 1621, Samoset cemented his place in history when he boldly walked into Plymouth Plantation and greeted the settlers in English. And that’s where most history books leave him. They…

The wrong Crossword Puzzle was published in the Feb. 15, 2024 issue. We have provided a jpeg and PDF of the correct puzzle here. We apologize for the error.

Chairman Heather Sinclair called the draft Edgecomb School Committee budget “the best worst option.” The committee held a budget workshop Feb. 12 in hopes of finalizing a recommended school budget…