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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…

999 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay Harbor. File photo

Erik Hobson and musicians will perform in a free public concert at the Boothbay Baptist Church, 999 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay Harbor, on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7…

Gingerbread class is Nov. 20. 3:45 p.m. Registration required. Courtesy of the Opera House

For nearly two decades the historic…

Merry Barn founder Stephanie McSherry sits outside the creative space at 417 River Road, Edgecomb. Courtesy image

Attention writers, storytellers, and tall tale spinners! We invite you to join us at the Merry Barn for a special finale of The Sounding Board on Thursday, Nov. 14 with…

The Adam Ezra Group. Lee Hetherington Photography

The Adam Ezra Group returns to The Waldo on Friday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. This underground Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere,…

Brooklyn Jusseaume and Amelia Gamrat take notes at a gravestone. Emma Rossignol photo

The Ancient Cemetery had some visitors from Wiscasset Elementary School recently.

On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the fourth-grade students walked to the Ancient Cemetery to research the stories…

"Saturday Night": a look behind the scene, before the first broadcast of "Saturday Night Live" in October, 1975. Opens Nov. 8. Courtesy of the venue

"The Wild Robot" - (PG; 1 hour, 42 minutes) - Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling novels for children, written by local author, Peter Brown. The…

A Paint Your Pet party will be held at St. Philip's Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset on Friday, Nov. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Join Feed Our Scholars for a fun night…

Two Spoons: On Eating in Midcoast Maine
Produce

New England boys know a thing or two about road trips, and apparently

Lincoln Theater
"McCurdy Point": The horror thriller plays one night only: Nov. 2.  Courtesy of the venue

Lincoln Theater is proud to present the Maine premiere of “McCurdy Point,” a new film, filmed in Midcoast Maine, playing on the big screen for one night only on Saturday, Nov. 2. And making this…

 the Heart ‘n Soul Quartet bring the songs of the season to Wiscasset Village during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest. Lucia Droby photo

Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest heralds the gift-giving season with three days of local shopping and lots of activities for shoppers, families, locals, and visitors to enjoy! In 2024, visit…

Every October, Domestic Violence…

The People's Choice No. 1 trick-or-treat table. Bob Crink photo

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum wishes to thank our community for a SPOOKtacular day on Saturday.  It is truly an honor to witness so many businesses, organizations, and individuals take time…

Upcoming events scheduled
EES students

A graduation trip to Boston has been a tradition for Edgecomb Eddy School sixth graders for as long as anyone can remember. This year they have a higher than usual fundraising goal, because they…

CTL students

Students from the Center for Teaching and Learning recently visited the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. Students viewed the exhibit “Magwintegwak: A Legacy of Penobscot Basketry” as part of…

Irene Brady Barber. Emily Adler photo

Garden Club of Wiscasset’s next meeting will be Nov. 7. We are excited to have as our presenter Dr. Irene Brady Barber, who previously was director of land conservation at  Coastal Maine Botanical…

The Graveside Inn, aka Bayside Inn, owners Kathryn and Peter Sullivan's trick or treats space on the Village Green. LISA KRISTOFF

Boothbay Railway Village's Halloween celebration, the Railway Spooktacular, drew costumed kids and adults for an afternoon of ghoulish fun and games on Oct. 26. Marketing Director Lori Reynolds…

MaineHealth photo

Angela Russ RN, BSN, nurse manager in Obstetrics and Gynecology at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital, recently received the Organization of Maine Nurse Leaders (OMNL) Exemplary Leadership Award. This…

On Friday, Nov. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m., the place to be is St. Philip’s Church’s Hall at 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset. Under the caring direction of Ello Sunshine’s Liz Murphy, participants will have…

Heartwood/Lincoln Academy production
Elias Bassett is Macbeth in the LA/Heartwood collaboration opening Oct 25. Griff Braley photo 

Excitement is mounting in the Poe Theater, as 22 students race to the opening night of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” – an ambitious undertaking for any cast - and these students will deliver a…

 The Alna Store will once again facilitate a "Trunk or Treat" this…

Ecology Club

The Ecology Club at Wiscasset Elementary School took advantage of the beautiful sunny weather on Oct. 21 to create artwork in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.

After viewing a variety of…

Harbor Theater
"Lost on a Mountain in Maine" opens at Harbor Theater Nov. 1. Courtesy of the venue

On Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m., Harbor Theater presents a screening of “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” introduced by a talk called "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Woods? Horror and the Power of Kids" by…

Teacher’s desk

If Wiscasset closed its high school grades, "everybody" would end up regretting it, School Committee Chair and Wiscasset future of the schools committee member Jason Putnam said. "I think it would…

Boothbay Region Health Center's brain health presentation drew over 60 people to Bosarge Education Center at CMBG. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

 Have you been driving your car and then realize you don’t know where you’re going? Find it hard to follow directions? Have you begun having difficulty performing organizational tasks? Do you…

Rescue Charlie’s Friends Halloween fun past. File photo

The following announcement appeared at rescuecharliesfriends.org

It’s the season of goblins and ghouls, pirates and mermaids, and…

Patrisha McLean, CEO and Founder of Finding Our Voices, center, flanked by the nonprofit’s Chief of Staff Mary Kamradt (right), Patrisha’s daughter and FOV volunteer Jackie McLean Strack. Jackie is featured in the group’s poster campaign referencing abuse by her father. She also provides the music for Patrisha’s Podcast “Let’s Talk About It.”  Finding Our Voices photo

Finding Our Voices, the grassroots, survivor-led Maine nonprofit supporting domestic violence victims, announced that more than $275,000 has been paid to to empower Maine women survivors to…

Reishi mushroom watercolor by Hilary E. Bartlett

Learn more about the fascinating, magical world of mushrooms on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m., when Southport Memorial Library (SML) welcomes local author and artist Hilary Bartlett to talk about her…

The Waldoboro Fire Department is booked for the Waldoboro Talent Show at The Waldo Nov. 2. Courtesy of the venue

The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St.) has finalized the lineup for Waldoboro’s 2024 Talent Show on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. and the Waldoboro Fire Department is one of its headliners. Joining them in…

Threesome

Domestic abuse, homelessness and food insecurity are some of the most difficult challenges facing our communities today. Join New Hope Midcoast from 5:30 to 7 p.m.…

Inanna, Sisters In Rhythm in concert Oct. 25 at the Broad Bay Church. Courtesy of the venue

Inanna, Sisters in Rhythm, will fill Broad Bay Congregational Church (941 Main St., Waldoboro) with the sounds of African drums and chanting in a concert for all ages on Friday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.…

Crooked Farm

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Crooked Farm Preserve in Bristol from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. 

During this leisurely hike, walkers will…

Local pet advocate Lawrence Pitcher said the Midcoast Humane animal shelter in Brunswick, still has cats and kittens available for adoption. Those interested in adopting can call Tammy Walsh at…

Mission Sunday at First Congregational Church in Wiscasset. Courtesy photo

On Oct. 13, Mission Sunday,  the Summerfest Committee of First Congregational Church, U.C.C., Wiscasset, donated the proceeds of our annual fair to the following organizations: Tedford Housing,…

CTL students

The Center for Teaching and Learning, a Pre-K–8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an open house on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. All members of the midcoast community are cordially…

Raffle prizes

Second year success! Heads of the Harbor Salon held its second annual “Go Gold For Cancer” fundraiser in honor of Jameson Brooks who passed away December of 2022 from childhood cancer. This year…

The duo Ryanhood at the BBH Opera House Nov. 9. Got tickets? Courtesy of the venue

Named ‘Best Group/Duo’ in the International Acoustic Music Awards, acoustic duo Ryanhood got their first break as street performers at Boston’s Quincy Market. It was there that they were spotted…

Wiscasset school committee
WMHS. File photo

Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told the school committee Oct. 8, she got back seven of the surveys sent to families of students who'd…

"Joker" film still

Joker: Folie à Deux” - (R; 2 hours, 18 minutes) - Todd Phillips returns with the much-anticipated sequel to the 2019 Oscar-winning Joker. Joaquin Phoenix reprises his role as…

Wilson the spider lives at Aekeir Brewing’s taproom in Wiscasset. Jeremy Meyers photo

I thought this story may be appropriate as Halloween approaches…

Cadence Balbo Towle as Lady Macbeth and Elias Bassett as Macbeth during a recent rehearsal.  Courtesy of Heartwood

In what has become an annual theater highlight in this community, Lincoln Academy (LA) and Heartwood Theater present their 22nd collaborative production in LA’s Poe Theater, Oct. 25 –…