The Boothbay/Wiscasset, or Wiscasset/Boothbay, basketball rivalry has been going on for decades. Wednesday night, Jan.

Though called “Men’s Night,” shops saw a great deal of men, women and children wrapping up last minute shopping before Christmas.

Students from grades five through 12 played holiday music and other tunes under new bands director Jeff Waldrop on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House.

Gardens Aglow 2017 opened on Friday, Nov.17 at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. About 560,000 LED bulbs light the spacious gardens which will be open Thursdays through Sundays from Nov.

Downtown Boothbay Harbor was abuzz just as the sun was rising on Saturday, Nov. 18 as the annual Early Bird Sale brought out dozens upon dozens of shoppers trying to find holiday bargains.

Friday, Nov.

Hundreds upon hundreds of children and adults participated in the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s annual Halloween Parade on Tuesday, Oct. 31.

The annual Ghost Train at Boothbay Railway Village drew hundreds upon hundreds of people on Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening, Oct. 27 and 28.

Now that another Columbus Day has sailed into the past, some folks think the Boothbay region and Wiscasset area roll up the sidewalks. Not so!

More images from Pumpkinfest and the Regatta.

Sixteen hundred people went through the gates on the first day of the 50th annual Fall Foliage Festival on Saturday, Oct.

The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta includes giant pumpkin-decorating on Main Street and the parade.

Boothbay Region High School coaches and administrators honored the nine senior members of the BRHS field hockey team and their parents Oct.

Boothbay Region High School celebrated homecoming in style Sept. 15-23.

On Saturday, Sept.

Boothbay, Southport, Edgecomb and Boothbay Harbor fire departments led the way during the Maine Federation of Firefighters Convention Parade Sept. 9 in Boothbay Harbor.

The Boothbay Region YMCA hosted the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council for another successful Set for Success campaign.

The tents started going up on the Boothbay Common for the 60th Annual Rotary Auction on Thursday, Aug. 3 for the Saturday, Aug. 5 event held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A sunny day provided the perfect backdrop for the sixth annual Boothbay Region Garden Club’s home and garden tour,  “The Sea Around Us” on Friday, July 21.