Looking like a page had been ripped from National Geographic, a menagerie of exotic animals touched down at Boothbay Harbor Town Hall Aug. 7 for a presentation from "Mr. Drew and His Animals Too." Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library hosted the event.

The 7th annual Maine Book Festival will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Thomaston Public Library and presented by Maine Authors Publishing. Meet over 110 talented authors from across Maine, representing a wide range of genres ready to sign and sell their books. Complete list available from www…

In the early 19th century, Wiscasset was an important shipbuilding port on the U.S. East Coast.

The town of Wiscasset will host a second Community Energy Workshop…

What's the best version of budget drafts for Wiscasset's school committee to study? Districtwide totals for items, versus broken down? Both? Which first, and what else? 

The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) Art Show has been held since 1995, and almost always at a shipyard. For many years now, Hodgdon Yacht Services, at 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport has generously provided the perfect space for this show, Art for Art’s Sake.

Defying meteorological science, Saturday, Aug. 8 was a stellar weather day for the 2026 OBD Williams-Fossett 13th annual Vintage Car Show. Forty-five fascinating vehicles competed for six trophies determined by popular vote.

Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m., Lincoln County Indivisible (LCI), Audacity CAT (Rockland), and Indivisible Waldo County are holding coordinated “By Land or by Sea Vigils.”

The non-binding question on exploring a regional high school got its second nod Aug. 4. Wiscasset selectmen last month decided to put the question on the Nov. 3 ballot. And last week, they approved the municipal officers' order to make that happen.

There are changes coming to Edgecomb's Ordinance Review Committee. One is the membership is expanding to include another public member and two planning board alternates. These additions will bring the committee number to nine, joining the five elected planning board members and one appointed public member.

J. Edward Knight, a leading provider of insurance solutions in Midcoast Maine since 1898, is pleased to announce the addition of Susanne Smith-Pinkham to its Boothbay Harbor team as Commercial Lines Agent.

There was a strong regional response last month to the explosion at Chasse Marine in Damariscotta as five local fire departments responded.

Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons and Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent Robert Lalli told selectmen Aug. 4 about a sewage issue the town had been dealing with downtown, with sewage having escaped from properties on northbound Main Street.

Town Manager Dennis Simmons has provided the below fact sheet on one of Wiscasset's Sept. 1 ballot questions. 

Wastewater (Sewer) Treatment Plant Relocation Bond:

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will move forward with a new regional model for women’s health services that preserves comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care in Damariscotta, expands local gynecologic services and transitions inpatient

As Edgecomb selectmen began their Aug. 4 meeting, Chairman Forrest Carver asked about the board's vacancy. Aug.

At Woolwich selectmen's Aug. 5 meeting, Selectman Jason Shaw said he’d been in touch with Maine Department of Transportation officials who confirmed they’d meet with the selectboard to discuss a safety audit at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

Last week, over 250 friends and supporters of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences came together for an evening of discovery and inspiration.

In partnership with the Maine Native Plant Cooperative, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting a native plant sale on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will take place at Coastal Rivers Round Top Farm, located at 12 Round Top Lane in Damariscotta.

The Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance Service Board of Directors met with members of the Miles Delivers Action Coalition at a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 3 to discuss how both organizations can support each other.

We all have busy lives, so perhaps you did not register your interesting vehicle for Saturday’s 13th annual OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show? It’s okay.

Wiscasset's commercial floats are in tough shape and Town Manager Dennis Simmons is doing something about it. Citing an exception to the town's purchasing policy, he has given Public Works Director Ted Snowdon the nod to go with Ocean's Edge Marine, the contractor that recently installed the town's new boat launch floats.…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum will host its highly anticipated annual Children’s Day this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BRVM is located at 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay.