We are right around the corner from Labor Day and so is the 9th annual Bands for Books hosted by The Friends of Wiscasset Library. The fundraiser is on Monday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at…
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Join the Maine Outdoor Film Festival for an evening of outdoor adventure and conservation films at The Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St. in Waldoboro Friday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The film program…
One of the highlights of “Preservation Party,” Lincoln County Historical Association’s (LCHA) annual fundraiser dinner, is the auction of cakes by the delightful veteran auctioneer, Kaja Veilleux…
More than $100,000 has been distributed from Finding Our Voices to bring safety, freedom, and comfort to Maine women and children survivors of domestic abuse through the group’s Get Out Stay Out…
Healthy Lincoln County’s (HLC) 716 Candles project, with events timed near and on International Overdose Awareness Day, comes to…
Wiscasset Middle High School is searching for a new vice principal and athletic director following the resignation of…
Coastal Maine Regional Broadband (CMRB), a regional partner of the Maine Connectivity Authority, has partnered with the Southport Memorial Library to help improve the digital landscape and…
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The congregation of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church will be welcoming back The Rev. Dr. Lorna Lee “Rocket” Curtis at their 9:30 a.m. worship service on Sunday, Sept. 3. Rocket served St. Philip’s…
Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper
It truly has been a privilege writing for The Boothbay Register. For a brief time, I covered all four towns, but my primary coverage area is Boothbay, Southport and Edgecomb.
I’ve always…
Marge Kilkelly and the crew from Dragonfly Cove Farm took top honors in the “Battle of the Boards” in Wiscasset Saturday evening, Aug, 19. The inaugural event was hosted by Maine Tasting Center…
On Sunday, August 13, the Frances Perkins Center’s board of trustees, staff, and supporters celebrated the grand opening of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark with the…
International Overdose Awareness Day
Healthy Lincoln County is proud to present "716 Candles," a transformative series of events commemorating International Overdose Awareness Day. Taking place throughout late August 2023, this…
Wiscasset Speedway
Sunny skies were finally in the forecast for coastal Maine on Saturday allowing for Wiscasset Speedway to successfully host a full Group 1 racing program. The night’s events…
Maine Authors Publishing will be hosting their fourth annual book festival Saturday, Aug. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 12 High St. in Thomaston. Forty-eight authors will be in attendance to sign…
The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset was founded 250 years ago on Aug. 6, 1773. As part of the 250th celebration, the church is offering weekly historical snippets about the church and its…
Midcoast Conservancy
Sunday, Sept. 10, Midcoast Conservancy will hold the 11th annual Live Edge music festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center from 12-6 pm, a fun-filled day of live music, great local food and beer and…
Bluebird Ocean Point Inn
Learn to paint with wool with artist Kristen Walsh on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m.at Bluebird Ocean Point Inn, 191 Shore Road,…
Veggies to Table
Veggies to Table, a grow-to-donate farm, is one of four beneficiaries of the 2023 Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon in Portland on Sunday, Oct. 1. In addition to providing thousands of pounds of…
The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign will take place from Aug. 16 through Sept. 4. The Maine Bureau of Highway…
Feed Our Scholars (FOS) in Wiscasset provides weekend bags of shelf-stable foods during the school year to those Wiscasset Elementary students who want to take part. It is hard to do one’s best…
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir is holding auditions for all voice parts as we begin preparing our December “Ceremony of Lessons and Carols” concert. Drawing inspiration from the world-famous King’s…
See the Gardens in a Whole New Light: Nov. 18 through Dec. 31. At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, planning is underway for the ninth annual Gardens Aglow. Consistently ranked in USA TODAY…
On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lakehurst Lodge, 30 Lakehurst Lane, in Damariscotta, the Bands for Books Fundraiser for Wiscasset Public Library returns with its silent auction…
Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper
If you grew up doing the Portland Press Herald crossword, reading “How Joe the Bear and Sam the Mouse got together” over and over because it was that good, reading the dictionary page by page for…
Wiscasset’s students from pre-k to grade eight are once again “Set for Success” for the coming school year thanks to St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, community-minded businesses and many volunteers…
The Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative is a collaboration of organizations working to protect the quality of our drinking water. This…
The Chapman-Hall House Historic Site is holding its annual yard sale on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 22 Lewis Point Road, Damariscotta. A large and varied selection of antiques…
Join Ablaze Worship at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 for an evening of worship music, testimony, scripture, and fellowship. The evening will be hosted at the Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, 3…
One thing that has been proven to assist people when grieving a loss of any kind is having the ability to connect with others who are on the same journey. Two new support groups begin this month…
Eleven people participated in the Aug. 3 Hearts of Hope painting for a purpose event held at the Charles E. Sherman Post 36 American Legion hall in Boothbay, according to one of the organizers,…
First National Bank is proud to announce the winners of its fifteenth annual Customer Photo Calendar Contest. Fifteen color photographs have been chosen from over 250 entries, and each winning…
Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations are bringing their 100% old-school soul revue to The Waldo in Waldoboro this Saturday, Aug. 12, at 7:30 p.m. A loving tribute to the female giants of soul music…
Two hundred attendees gathered on a stormy Friday night at the Boothbay Playhouse for Boothbay Region Land Trust’s quadrennial Art Auction, which netted over $100,000 to benefit land conservation…
The Center for Teaching and Learning has received “continued accreditation” status from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. On June 30, Head of School Kay Inman received the…
It’s celebration time! Sunday, Aug. 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center (WCC) on Gardiner Road, every Pre-K to…
The Ladies Organ Society presented a new pulpit to First Congregational Church of Wiscasset on Aug. 6. The gift is in honor of the society’s 200th anniversary, and to…
Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper
I have been a news contributor since summer 2021 when I got the opportunity to complete my college journalism internship right at the Boothbay Register! Last summer, I graduated summa…
Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration opens for the next session on Tuesday,…
Flare Night at Popham Beach will take place on Friday, Aug. 18, beginning with the annual parade at 7:30 p.m. from the Ft. Baldwin parking lot. The parade, led by founder George Popham and his…
Free registrations continue to arrive for the Olde Bristol Days Williams-Fossett 10th Anniversary Vintage Car Show, to be held at the Bristol Consolidated School in Bristol on Saturday, Aug. 12,…
Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee of Castlebay will talk about their research on early music of coastal Maine and “illustrate” the music with their voices and instruments. The presentation will be held…
Kim Andersson’s December 2021 prediction may be borne out this month when Wiscasset’s future of the schools committee reports back to selectmen. It will be the first of two reports and, as of Aug…
Textile artist Kathie Hills will discuss the art and craft of hooking rugs and their significance to the local area in a presentation at the Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta on Sunday, Aug. 6,…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will present its 13th annual Ina and Lewis Heafitz Endowed Lecture Series at the Gardens on Aug. 31, 4-5:30 p.m. The free lecture, “Invitations from and…
Cross Point Road in Edgecomb is hosting its annual 5-mile yard sale Saturday, Aug. 12 beginning at 8 a.m. The Edgecomb Community Church will be the first stop on the road holding its annual yard…
Finding Our Voices has received $10,000 for its new statewide program called “Finding Our Smiles” of free, dignified dental care for Maine women and child victims of domestic abuse.
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The 51st annual North Nobleboro Day will be held on Saturday, Aug. 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the North Nobleboro Community Hall, 554 Upper East Pond Road. Along with a delicious chicken…
Thursday mornings are set aside during the summer months by local residents and visitors for visiting Boothbay Farmers Market on Boothbay Common, off Route 27 in the heart of Boothbay Center.…
Salt Bay Chamberfest
Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC), an annual chamber music festival centered in Damariscotta, is set to open its 29th season next week. This year’s festival, entitled “GODDESS,” celebrates five centuries…
