Inside the 2026 Pemaquid Oyster Festival

Mine Oyster Raw Bar & Gathering Place hosted the 23rd Pemaquid Oyster Festival in Boothbay Harbor, Sept. 26-27, featuring freshly shucked oysters of the Damariscotta River region. Event-goers sampled oysters from The Pemaquid Oyster Company, Mook Sea Farm,…

Volunteers are needed for Southport Central School's new after-school play club, which promotes unstructured playtime in the surrounding forests. Courtesy of Shawn Gallagher

Eat well, play hard: Southport introduces new school programs

Nothing beats a home-cooked meal. After more than a decade, students at Southport Central School are getting just that with the scratch cooking program’s return. Every day, chef Pam Pearce makes breakfast and lunch for about 23 students, pulling…

18 new members inducted into BRHS National Honor Society

At the Sept. 17 Induction Ceremony, 18 Boothbay Region High School students were honored as the newest members of the school’s National Honor Society. Inducted were, in alphabetical order: Isabelle Andreasen, Adeline Barter, Brianna Campbell, Olivia Carlson, Ethan…

Zuri Smith and Lisbon's Makenna Schmoli look to track down the ball during the first half of their game at Perkins Field Sept. 23. Smith scored Boothbay's lone goal in the 2-1 loss to Lisbon. KEVIN BURNHAM/Boothbay Register

BRHS field hockey

Lisbon edges Boothbay

A penalty stroke lifted into the top left corner of the goal with just under two minutes to play gave Lisbon the lead and the visiting Lisbon Greyhounds held on to defeat the Boothbay Region Seahawks, 2-1, on Perkins Field Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23. The Class…

'Round Town

Fall

Time marches on as is reflected by the changing colors of our world. This is when the much awaited and, for me, most enjoyed season begins to evolve. It’s my favorite time of year; wish that it could stay with us a bit longer. It’s a kaleidoscopic motion picture…

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Watch the Video: "Busier Than Books" - Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Promo 2026

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COH Blue Café presents dobro troubadour Abbie Gardner

Camden Opera House

Newcastle Realty Welcomes John Pedlowe

Newcastle Realty

Olivia Delisle Performs Tuesday, September 29th from 5:30 to 7:30PM at 727 OCEAN SUNSET - COME SUPPORT HER

Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Red Flag Implementation: Next Steps with Margaret Groban - Boothbay

New Hope Midcoast

The Sound of Hope: Piano and Flute

Watts Hall Community Arts

First Responders Appreciation Weekend Today and Tomorrow at Boothbay Railway Village Museum

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SINGING AND MORE SINGING WITH COASTAL SENIOR COLLEGE

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Newcastle Realty welcomes John Pedlowe

Newcastle Realty is pleased to announce that John Pedlowe of Wiscasset has joined the…

Gavin P. Martin Foundation donates $2,500 to Edgecomb Fire Dept.

Gavin Martin lived a short, but remarkable life. Martin worked as a…

A Bird's Tale

Where Actually is the Arctic?

Sanderlings are among the most common birds on Maine beaches during spring and fall, but how many people know that they nest in the Arctic? Photo courtesy of Jeff Wells

When you hear the word “Arctic,” what comes to mind?

Is…

From the assistant editor

Why everyone should want to be a reporter

This print week alone, meaning from roughly last Tuesday night to Tuesday of this week when we…

From the editor

National Newspaper Week

National Newspaper Week commences Sunday, Oct. 4. It was established to recognize the service of…

Veggies to Table awarded $70,743 for community greenhouse

Executive Director Erica Berman. Courtesy of Lone Spruce Creative

Veggies to Table has been awarded $70,743 from the Maine Department of…

Early deadline for Indigenous Peoples Day

The deadline for submissions for the Oct. 15 edition is 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9.…

Joe's Journal

The Slander Season

Four weeks to go until the mid-term elections. I can’t wait until it's over and we can resume worrying about real…

Call to artists for the Hall Gallery

"Citrus Fruit Group #1" by Roz Davis from her show at Hall Gallery earlier this year. Courtesy of John Del Vecchio

Area artists are invited and encouraged to be considered for exhibiting during 2027 in the Hall Gallery at…

Maine Coastal Program announces $299,057 in habitat restoration planning grants

The Maine Office of Community Affairs’ Maine Coastal…

Southport building permits

#4380: Martha Bateman, 19 Gray Road, demolition stairs

#4381: Steven Downs, 26…

Sprucewold Column: 'Til next year!

The Boothbay Region Land Trust has so much to offer. For the first time, friends and I walked…

Coastal Rivers to offer guided hike on the River~Link Trail

The River~Link Trail passes through a forested wildlife corridor stretching several miles from Newcastle into Boothbay. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a free guided hike along the River~…

News and notes from the Community Center

Mark your calendars! We have lots of events coming up!

Exercise…

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office: 4 arrests

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to 248 calls for service for the period of…

Boothbay football wins second in a row

The Boothbay football team is on a roll, winning two consecutive games. On Sept.…

World Communion Sunday with a U2 Eucharist

Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor

Imagine walking into church and hearing U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For."…

Letter to the editor

Knickerbocker Lake study needs to be done

Dear Editor:

…

Halloween spooky golf nights

If you hear bamboo windchime-like sounds at Dolphin Mini Golf ... don't turn around! Stay calm and concentrate on your game the first two weekends in October. Courtesy photo

Dolphin Mini-Golf, at 510 Wiscasset Road, Boothbay, is holding a benefit for Toys for Tots…

Lincoln Theater

Classic Film Club returns for a ninth season

"The Maltese Falcon." Photo courtesy of Warner Bros.

The stars were bigger, the stories were unforgettable, and some of Hollywood’s most enduring…

Bayville Buzz

If you recall, I last wrote that the Buzz was taking a hiatus post Labor Day until the Columbus/Indigenous Day…

Midcoast Literacy Readers Theater Oct. 24 in Bath

Readers Theater featured books. Courtesy photo

Midcoast Literacy is holding its seventh annual Readers Theater performance on…

2 Steves and a propeller

The Winter Harbor’s propeller after its salvage from Wiscasset harbor. File photo

Wiscasset's Steve Erskine said his grandfather Roy B. Rowe and Rowe's brothers Clarke and Frank started Eastern…

Letter to the editor

Join me in voting for Charlotte Nutt

Dear Editor:

I’ve lived in Edgecomb for 20 years, and over the past year that I…

Tides

Wednesday, 09/30
2:08 AM	High	10.00`
7:55 AM	Low	0.12`
2:19 PM	High	11.02`
8:32 PM	Low	-0.65`

Thursday, 10/01
2:57 AM	High	9.67`
8:44 AM	Low	0.41`
3:09 PM	High	10.83`
9:26 PM	Low	-0.36`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Tides

Wednesday, 09/30
1:46 AM	High	9.42`
7:43 AM	Low	0.12`
1:57 PM	High	10.37`
8:20 PM	Low	-0.61`

Thursday, 10/01
2:35 AM	High	9.10`
8:32 AM	Low	0.39`
2:47 PM	High	10.20`
9:14 PM	Low	-0.34`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Rockland Tides

Wednesday, 09/30
1:39 AM	High	10.37`
7:44 AM	Low	0.33`
1:51 PM	High	11.33`
8:21 PM	Low	-0.66`

Thursday, 10/01
2:30 AM	High	10.08`
8:32 AM	Low	0.59`
2:42 PM	High	11.23`
9:15 PM	Low	-0.49`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

Belfast Tides

Wednesday, 09/30
1:38 AM	High	10.90`
7:37 AM	Low	0.28`
1:52 PM	High	11.87`
8:13 PM	Low	-0.56`

Thursday, 10/01
2:28 AM	High	10.54`
8:26 AM	Low	0.62`
2:42 PM	High	11.64`
9:07 PM	Low	-0.27`

Marine Forecast
Data courtesy of NOAA

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Blue saxophonist Vanessa Collier on Sept. 25!

The Strand Theatre

10x Blues Music Award recipient Danielle Nicole comes to Watts Hall!

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Sunday Breakfast at Brady's and then FOOTBALL!!!!

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It might be a washout but we have GAME!!! zzzz

Brady’s

PRIME RIB & POPOVER THURSDAY AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR FROM 4-8:30PM

Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Blue saxophonist Vanessa Collier on Sept. 25!

The Strand Theatre

10x Blues Music Award recipient Danielle Nicole comes to Watts Hall!

Watts Hall Community Arts

Sunday Breakfast at Brady's and then FOOTBALL!!!!

Brady’s

Tickets now on Sale for 2026 Garden's Aglow!!

Brady’s

IT’S A RAINY SUNDAY BUT HAPPY HOUR WILL HELP YOU GET THROUGH 3-5PM AT 727 OCEAN SUNSET BAR

Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Fused Glass Workshop 9/12

Southport General Store & Barn

Upcoming Events

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026 - 03:00 pm to4:30 pm

Wildflower Walk at Autumn View Preserve

Thursday, October 1, 2026 - 10:00 am to11:30 am

Song and Story

Thursday, October 1, 2026 - 10:30 am

SML Mah Jongg

Thursday, September 10, 2026 - 02:00 pm

Free Fraud Presentation at The Lincoln Home

Thursday, October 1, 2026 - 06:00 pm to7:00 pm

Comedian Forrest Shaw: 'The Ocean Hates You'

Thursday, October 1, 2026 - 07:30 pm

Home Furnishings and Decor - Online Specialty Auction

Friday, October 2, 2026 - 11:00 am to4:00 pm

The Sound of Hope: Piano and Flute

Friday, October 2, 2026 - 02:00 pm to3:00 pm

Franks and beans supper Oct. 2

Friday, October 2, 2026 - 04:00 pm to6:00 pm

Knights of Pythias dance

Friday, October 2, 2026 - 07:00 pm to10:00 pm

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