On July 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is offering a traditional gourd basket-making workshop with Abenaki basket-maker and educator Judy Dow at DRA’s Great Salt…
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Kate Novack, director of “The Gospel According to Andre,” will be at Harbor Theater, 185 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor on Thursday, July 26 to introduce her film that…
Skidompha Public Library
The Genealogy Group of Skidompha Library is hosting a fun new program, “Tales from the Kitchen,” which will be offered twice this month, once on Thursday, July 12, 5-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday,…
Wiscasset Middle High School and Boothbay Region hope to pool their boys’ and girls’ athletic talent in the upcoming academic year. Tuesday evening, Wiscasset's school committee took the first…
Alina Blakesley, owner of Harborside Reflexology and Nail Care in Boothbay Harbor, loves to dance.
On May 21, Alina and her dance partner Richard Peters comprised dance team #138 in the…
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts invites visitors to their 32-acre campus in Newcastle for Salad Days, an annual celebration of local food and handcrafted ceramics. This art- and craft-filled…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., in Wiscasset kicks off its summer series of three suppers on Monday, July 16, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. People are invited to a good, old-fashioned church supper…
Join Democrats and unenrolled voters from throughout Lincoln County on Sunday, Aug.12 for an afternoon of music, outdoor games, lobster steamed over an open fire, and lively conversation.
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Jerry Wiles, local historian, will share the life of American suffragist Alice Paul at the Lincoln Home. Paul co-founded the Congressional Union and then formed the National Woman’s Party in 1916…
The following area students attained honor roll status for the spring semester at North Yarmouth Academy:
Highest Honors: Grade 6: Haley Hegarty of Georgetown and Eben Weislogel of…
The Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) office-gallery is hosting the artwork of Damariscotta artist Marnie Sinclair. Her show of sculptures and mixed media pieces is called “Magical Adaptations…
56th Annual Windjammer Days Festival - VIDEO ADDED
An enthusiastic crowd gathered on the footbridge and in the adjacent parking lot to cheer on the Tug of War Across the Harbor teams June 30, the final day of the 56th Annual Windjammer Days…
Do you (or someone you know) have high blood pressure, allergies, asthma, IBS, chronic ear or sinus infections, headaches or migraines, sleep problems, stress, arthritis, low energy, anxiety…
Maine Authors Publishing will be hosting an introduction class, Welcome to Independent Publishing with Maine Authors Publishing, on Friday, July 6, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at their office in Thomaston…
Space is still available for many of the Boothbay Region and Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA’s summer camps.
Boothbay Region camps for youth, held at Camp Knickerbocker, include: Lego…
CLC YMCA
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's dog obedience classes to learn the best basic training for your dog. Held each Tuesday, the program runs from July 10…
On Saturday, June 30, The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid will host a memorable celebration of our country’s 242nd Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The event will be held at the…
56th annual Windjammer Days Festival
We actually had 18 teams participate! We don’t know if that was a record but it certainly was the biggest turnout I’ve seen. While we didn’t get hometowns from every team (we’ll do that next year…
Set for Success
The seventh annual Set For Success Mission Outreach Sunday, sponsored by Boothbay Region Community Resource Council, 501 (c)(3) will take place on Sunday, July 8 throughout our community of…
Edgecomb’s annual iris sale will take place at the Edgecomb Community Church on Cross Point Road on Saturday, July 7 from 9 a.m. to noon or until inventory sells out. Funds will help to support…
The following local students were named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at the University of Maine:
Alna: Andrew Hutchins; Boothbay: Kylemartin Alamo, Xavier Downing, Alexis Welch; Boothbay…
56th Windjammer Days
The Windjammer Days lobster-eating contest on Wednesday, June 27 drew 13 contestants to compete for the $100 prize – and braggin’ rights! The event featured entertaining commentary by emcee Doug…
Wiscasset Middle High School graduate Maeve Blodgett won third place in the 14th annual Arrive Alive Creative Contest sponsored by the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein. The contest asks students to…
New Hope for Women offers a free eight-week Support Group beginning mid-July in Bath to adult women who have been or are currently involved with a controlling partner to offer a safe place to talk…
S.H.E.D. Talks
During the Wiscasset Art Walk please join us for an informal discussion of Trelawney O'brien’s artwork at the Doublet S.H.E.D. at Creamery Pier Thursday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. She will be the first…
During a journalism career that spanned three decades, photographer Peter Southwick produced images that appeared in publications around the world. As a staff photographer for the Associated Press…
The 7th annual Harbor Fest will once again kick off Labor Day Weekend in Boothbay Harbor with the popular three-day tasting event, 5k, half marathon and a newly added Labor Day event. Local…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset, is readying its 66th Strawberry Festival for Saturday, June 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Grounds are being clipped; craft tables set up; hot dogs and…
Marybeth Canedy of Jefferson submitted the winning T-shirt design for this year’s Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & RegattaTM.
Originally from Massachusetts, Canedy is an enthusiastic artist…
Mathias Fine Art
One hundred years ago the U.S. government passed what has been called one of the most powerful conservation laws ever: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Celebrating this 100th anniversary the Audubon…
The sheep were not grazing but they were there for anyone's gazing Sunday in front of, behind and inside First Congregational Church of Wiscasset UCC. Michelle Peele of Alna said she and husband…
The earliest known baskets were made in eastern Europe about 29,000 years ago, making this one of our earliest art forms. Basket-making is also an extremely versatile form of expression, as…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the fall Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through Friday, Aug. 10. The class will begin Tuesday, Sept. 11.
This free, 10-week course…
Join the party at Brew with a View, Historic New England’s first fundraiser for Wiscasset’s own Castle Tucker on July 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. Enjoy a summer evening of local beer and spectacular river…
Nearly 100 students may populate Edgecomb Eddy School next fall. The pre-kindergarten through grade six school finished with 87 students this year and Principal Ira Michaud announced during the…
Several local organizations are coming together to provide youth with free, healthy meals throughout the summer through the USDA funded Summer Food Service Program.
The program is open to…
Ten Edgecomb Eddy sixth graders said farewell to elementary school on Tuesday. They are the school’s 2018 graduating class. This year’s graduates are Aliyah Bowley, Piper Carleton, Catherine…
Newcastle
The corner of Glidden Street and Main Street in Newcastle will be the site for a pop-up cafe and outdoor hangout for kids and parents going to Damariscotta’s Pirate Rendezvous on…
Things are heating up at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church as many volunteers are working on final plans for the 66th annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 30.
Everything from hand-…
Alna resident Pixie Lauer played guitar and helped fellow members of Well Seasoned sing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum…
ozone and particle pollution to reach unhealthy levels
AUGUSTA — Ground-level ozone concentrations will be climbing in Maine on Monday, June 18, and are expected to reach unhealthy levels according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection,…
Friday night was Weston Green’s first softball game. Mother Kayla set the Randolph 3-month-old facing the diamond at Wiscasset’s Bible Baptist Church as attendees to a community game and cookout…
The Edgecomb Fire Department and Edgecomb Community Church, UCC will be holding their 5th annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, June 30 during Windjammer Days. Delicious fluffy pancakes, bacon,…
No bottles of champagne were broken over the bows, but a small cannon was fired as the first boat hit the water when Woolwich Central School and Maine Maritime Museum of Bath celebrated their 10th…
Woolwich celebrated Flag Day, Thursday, June 14 by dedicating its newly painted pedestrian tunnel to longtime resident and community volunteer Robert Meade.
Meade was unable to attend the…
The Chocolate Church Arts Center presents the Summer Saturday Concert Series featuring live entertainment at 6 p.m. in the Bath waterfront park on Commercial Street. Concerts begin July 7 and…
Tickets - $30/advance and $35 on tour day - for the Boothbay Region Garden Club’s Home and Garden Tour, “The Sea Around Us” on Friday, July 20 are available at the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber…
The public is invited to start the summer season at Pemaquid Watershed Association’s 14th annual fundraiser called the Party on the Pier. The Party will be held on Thursday, June 21, from 5 to 8 p…
Wiscasset School Committee
Outgoing Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot on June 12 received the school committee’s appreciation and a local gift to help her remember Wiscasset.
Wilmot opened a bag from…
Discover the world of Maine’s feathery ferns! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites curious naturalists to learn about the ferns of Merrymeeting Fields Preserve on…
