The Fall Starlight Music Series to benefit the Boothbay Region Health Center will feature the Dani Tribesmen Reggae Band, local favorites Dave and Chris Gagne,…
Life
If it’s November, particularly in Boothbay Harbor on the third Saturday of the month, a flock of unusually feathered birds will be found downtown. This year it all happens on Nov. 18 for the Early…
Wiscasset’s First Congregational Church will offer a hymn sing on Sunday, Nov. 26 at 10 a.m.
The hymns will explore the rhythms of the year at church through music and song. The service…
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest 2023 is a Midcoast destination for excellent shopping and seasonal activities to put everyone in a holiday mood! In addition to boutique shopping with owners on-site…
The Bremen Library will again be hosting its popular wreath sale fund raiser this year. The sale will take place Saturday, Nov. 25 and Sunday, Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bremen Town…
Hearty Roots is all about seeing in the dark, under the stars, away from screens. This fall, the local outdoor youth organization piloted two “Teen Retreat Weekends,” which consisted of outings…
The Kennebec and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field office in Augusta, will host a public…
New Hope Midcoast is holding a holiday sale starting Nov. 15. Large and small holiday collections may be ordered for Christmas or Hanukkah and include chocolate caramels from Bixby Chocolates,…
The next Public Supper will be Wednesday, Dec. 6. Menu will include white bean and sausage soup, garlic bread, Salad, baked ziti, pumpkin bread pudding. Cost $10 members, $12 non-members.…
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Monday, Nov. 20.
The deadline for the Nov. 23 issue will be Friday, Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. for both classified and display…
Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library
Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest is scheduled for Dec. 1, 2 and 3. The charming historic Village of Wiscasset will be decorated for the season by some remarkably busy elves. The unique shops and…
Edgecomb Community Church is gearing up for a wonderful Advent season. The church’s search committee has been working hard to fill their pulpit this fall while in search of a new permanent…
Take the Steam train to visit Santa and enjoy Christmastime fun! The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum (WW&F's) first Victorian Christmas Trains will depart Sheepscot Station…
Hundreds of people will take a cold dip into the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day for the 36th Annual Lobster Dip. It is the biggest winter party on Old Orchard Beach to kick off the New Year, all…
St. Philip’s Help Yourself Shelf (HYS), 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset, will be holding its Thanksgiving distribution on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.…
Several Wiscasset Elementary School fourth and fifth grade students are taking part in year two of an ecology club. These students gather each Monday afternoon to accomplish three goals: Play in…
Certified Qigong instructor Judy Milinowski will be holding classes at Crow Point Yoga and Boutique at 24 West St., Boothbay Harbor beginning Nov. 6 through the winter. Qigong is the 6,000-year-…
Throughout the month of October, groups from local schools have been taking part in the full-day Wabanaki Living Skills and Culture program hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust at Salt Bay…
Check YouTube for the latest episode of Nourishing Maine “Harvest the Maine Way- Potatoes!” featuring Tim Hobbs, former Deputy at the Maine Potato Board. The show highlights Aroostook County…
Veggies to Table in Newcastle is thrilled to announce they have been awarded a $7,500 Nourishment grant from the Quimby Family Foundation to be used for operating expenses on their grow-to-…
Hearty Roots offers year-round, outdoor programming. Maine offers its share of foul weather. Last week, Great Salt Bay teens took shelter from the pouring rain to learn flute making with Josh…
A camera’s installation led to an investigation before Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens was…
Calling all Midcoast writers! Join us at the Merry Barn for the Nov. 9 Sounding Board featuring Matt Cost. 5:30 p.m. - Gathering and refreshments; 6-8 p.m. - Readings and feedback
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For nearly two decades Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House has been transformed each December with a display of dozens of gingerbread houses and castles, cabins and camps and more. The exhibit…
Mid-Coast Audubon will be accepting bird seed orders through Nov. 11 to raise funds to support bird conservation and education programming. Seed must be picked up on Saturday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m…
At Wiscasset’s Nightmare on Federal Street event Tuesday, Oct. 31, whole families were in costume, 40 Federal Studio gave out over 400 slices of pizza, and other tables were manned by groups…
Finding Our Voices
The head of Maine’s Department of Corrections Randall Liberty is publicly breaking his silence about his father’s violence to his mother, on a Finding Our Voices radio show hosted by the…
Ron and Deb St. Jean of East Boothbay were chosen as winners of the Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper Halloween decorating contest.
The St. Jeans have chosen to receive a free…
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, hosted a group of teaching interns from SUNY Buffalo State University last week. For 30 years, educators have…
In light of recent events in the Middle East, and in our beloved Pine Tree State, the Merry Barn…
Responding to questions, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told local newspapers via email late Tuesday morning, Oct. 31: “I can confirm that Gina Stevens, Principal of Wiscasset…
“God help the children of Ukraine,” Westport Island’s Damian Sedney said. Sedney, telling Wiscasset Newspaper about a nonprofit he and wife Katrina have started for Ukrainian relief, was sharing a…
On Early Bird Saturday, Nov. 4, the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop will hold a store-wide, half-price sale from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On sale at half-price will be thousands of hardcover and…
Wiscasset Elementary School Partners In Education (PIE) has been picked to be the beneficiary of the Shaw’s Give Back Where it Counts Reusable Bag Program for November! PIE was selected by store…
The Edgecomb Community Church is sponsoring a second Narcan Training Class on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. This one-hour class will provide you with helpful information about Narcan and how to…
Out of respect for those who have lost their lives and all those impacted by the senseless and tragic events in Lewiston, we at Rescue Charlie’s Friends collectively decided to postpone our…
Students from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) enjoyed a visit to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts on Friday, Oct. 13. CTL's middle schoolers, who are studying Ancient…
Paul Lorrain, who grew up in Boothbay Harbor, was an outstanding high school basketball player, served in the Army during the Vietnam War, and once was involved with a marijuana smuggling business…
What does exploration mean to you? Sometimes it’s discovering a new hiking trail. Or a book recommended by a friend. Sometimes exploration means slowing down. Listening. Seeing your world in a new…
Winter is fast approaching and beekeepers will soon be making the final preparations to physically overwinter their colonies. Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers will be hosting a winterization…
On Monday, Oct. 30 from 3 to 5 p.m., Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a special walk and talk with Passamaquoddy educator Sandra Bassett at Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta. The program…
Wiscasset School Department’s website wiscassetschools.org announced Thursday night: “Due to the ongoing investigation, Wiscasset Schools will be closed on Friday, October 27, 2023.”
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Update: RSU 1’s website has announced there will be no school Friday, Oct. 27.
Original post: Regional School Unit 1, which has schools in Woolwich, Bath and Phippsburg, announced on its…
LincolnHealth’s Diabetes Support Group, which is open to anyone living with diabetes or caring for a loved one with diabetes, has a meeting scheduled on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the…
Hearty Roots joined with Island Institute to provide youth programming as part of the Island Institute’s annual retreat to the mainland. The retreat was held at Hidden Valley Nature Center, where…
Friday, Oct. 27
Edgecomb Eddy Parent Teacher Club is hosting our annual Trunk or Treat from 5 to 7 p.m. at Edgecomb Eddy School, 157 Boothbay Road. Come join us for a fun, safe trick or…
Due to the United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s (UWMCM) urgent need for diapers and baby wipes, Midcoast Maine Community Action (MMCA) is hosting a diaper drive now through Monday, Nov. 6 to…
