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New Hope Midcoast

New Hope Midcoast will hold its annual sale of new and gently used boutique clothing and accessories for the entire family July 11-13 at the Flanagan Center, 61 Limerock Street in Rockland.…

Saturday, Sept. 7, Midcoast Conservancy will hold the 12th annual Live Edge Music Festival at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson from noon to 6 p.m., a fun-filled day of live music…

Chocolate peanut butter, mint chocolate, chocolate walnut, rocky road, and penuche … strawberry, peanut butter, watermelon, banana, blueberry, molasses, root beer, licorice, cinnamon ...

Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 27 to attend the annual fundraising fair at St. Giles Episcopal Church in Jefferson. The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the church grounds under…

Wells author and former Edgecomb Congregational Church pastor Steve Burt is at it again, in yet another age group. He’s already the award-winning author of the Sebago Lake FreeKs teen detective…
The Lincoln Home

The Lincoln Home in Newcastle is hosting a lawn party to celebrate the fourth of July from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m., with premium fireworks viewing at dusk.

Dance on the lawn to the fun music of…

The next monthly meeting of the VIP group (Visually Impaired Persons) will take place on Tuesday, July 2, at 1:15 p.m. in the Community Center located in the Meadow Mall on Townsend Avenue in…

Friends of Thai Daughters is hosting its annual Sunflower Celebration on July 11 in East Boothbay to celebrate its continuing success in preventing child trafficking in Thailand. The theme of this…

WJD 2024 Crab Cake Cook-Off

And the winners of the…

Chewonki alumni and friends, join us for a rare treat: Two full summer days where beautiful Chewonki Neck is all yours! On Tuesday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 17, the downtime between camp…

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…

The town of Edgecomb celebrated the halfway point of its year-long Semiquincentennial with a rain-drenched road race on Saturday, June 22. More than 50 runners braved the weather to participate in…

A lively crowd turned out last Saturday for the opening of two concurrent shows at the Maine Art Gallery (MAG): the plein air exhibition Paint it! Wiscasset, and Drawn to Maine: Contemporary…

Summer has officially arrived, and with it a return of St. Philip’s annual family-friendly celebration of the luscious red strawberry that signals the start of summer. Remember the homemade…

Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 school year:

Sixth grade: Highest honors, Baxter Hardwick, Tenzin Karsel, Reiley Kleinschmidt,…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake on Sunday, Aug. 4, from noon to 3 p.m. at Cider Hill Farm, 785 Main St., in Waldoboro.…

Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop is offering “Big Book Bargains” from now through Thursday, July 4 (the shop will be open on the holiday).

The “Big Books” are coffee tables books. “Big Book…

The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers (KLCB) is pleased to announce an Open Hive Day at Jane Dunstan’s home on Saturday, June 29.  Maine State Apiarist and Bee…

A student at Edgecomb's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has been recognized at the national level for her writing. Octavia Aurora's poem, "My Oak Tree" was awarded a gold medal by the…

Please plan to join the members of the Edgecomb Fire Department for our annual Pancake Breakfast.  It will be held at the Edgecomb Fire Station on Saturday, June 29 from 7 to 11 a.m. We will be…

Starting Wednesday, June 19, the Harrington Meeting House will be open to visitors during late June, and the months of July and August.  It is an historic …

To try to help ease school districts’ bus driver staffing issues, Midcoast Adult & Community Education (MACE) will offer bus driver training in…

Saturday, June 29, plan to spend an amazing day in beautiful Wiscasset. Spend part of your day at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., where the traditional, family friendly, 70th Strawberry…

Claw Down 2024
Claw Down proved to be a big night for Boothbay Craft Breweryc winning the Chef’s Award and, here, accepting the First Place Judge’s Award. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Claw Down 2024: What a night June 13 was! Delicious lobster bites prepared by incredibly talented chefs at Bristol Marine, the perfect location for any event: water and ship views outside, and…

Elections, Town Meeting, Committee appointments ... June is a busy month in municipal government! Hope you all are seeing more of your gardens than I am! Read on for some ways to help you put off…

Novel Jazz

Novel Jazz is returning to the Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta on Friday, June 28 from  7 to 9:30 p.m. playing hot swinging jazz out of the Great American Songbook to benefit Skidompha’s…

Josh Miller and Lisa Smith got involved in coaching softball for the same reason: It was for their children. 

“Softball…

Twelve years in, and there’s always something new to discover at Wiscasset Art Walk. The 2024 season opens on…

On Saturday, June 1, Newcastle residents gathered at Lincoln Academy to discuss the local impacts of climate change.

Following a presentation about Maine’s changing…

Ten Edgecomb Eddy School sixth graders are now graduates. On June 14, Shannon Adkins, Peytyn Alexander, Mayson Blake, Ariel Doan, Benjamin Hodgdon, Skyler Hyson, Micah Perry, Eben Robinson, Curtis…

For the first time ever, Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop is offering a half-price sale on books that appear on schools’ summer reading lists.

Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, explained…

Wiscasset Elementary School’s next principal, Stacy Clements, always loved school and learning. So when picking a career, she chose teaching, she said June 13 in a phone interview from…

The WindowDressers 2024 Program is accepting requests for inserts.

On Sunday, Aug. 11, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Set for Success (S4S) will once again throw a lively, joyful event at Wiscasset Community Center to celebrate the community and its upcoming school year.…

Fourth grade students at Wiscasset Elementary School recently shared a group-written story, “Noodle’s Journey,” with other classes. The fourth graders spent time in their outdoor classroom all…

At 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8, about 75 paddlers departed Glidden Point Oyster Farm on a five-mile route to Damariscotta Town Landing for Hearty Roots’ (HR…

Railroad Avenue next to the Sheepscot River was filled with balloon worms, candy worms, bands, Wiscasset’s worm-digging history, free hot dogs, lemonade and more for kids, fundraising for a…

Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) seniors walked across the stage, received a diploma and shared joy with Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson, School Committee Chair Jason Putnam and Class…

The Maine Republican Assembly (MERA) and Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) members will have a flag-waving, standout event this Friday, June 7 on the Wiscasset bridge from 4:…
62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days

The 62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days shifts into high gear Sunday, June 23 with sailboat racing, the Blessing of the Fishing Fleet; and Boothbay's Got Talent, where local youth ages 7-18…

Boothbay Region Art Foundation held one corker of a retirement party for longtime gallery manager June Rose on May 31. The gallery space was filled with well-wishers, family, friends, and love.…

The Westport Island Community Association Plant Sale is Saturday, June 8 from  9 a.m. to 1 p.m.at the Old Town Hall, 1217 Main Road, Westport Island.
 
Gail Page

Kerr+Jones Gallery in East Boothbay opens for its 2024 summer season on Thursday, June 6. Hours are Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The gallery features…

A multi-national, Celtic juggernaut that grows stronger with each live performance, Gaelic Storm has been touring for 20 years and thousands of shows, and they are a true force to be reckoned with…

It’s happening all over Lincoln County: neighbors and families are beginning to get together and talk. And though they’re talking about the hardest of things – addiction, recovery, overdose, death…

Joy To The Wind
John MT Seitzer

The archipelago (a group of…

The Boothbay Region Garden Club invites you to join us on the Boothbay Common for Boothbay in Bloom; a fabulous summer fair celebrating what makes the Boothbay peninsula special.

The fair…

All cookbooks are on sale at half price from Tuesday, June 4 through Tuesday, June 18, at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta.

The shop offers an extensive collection,…

Coastal Maine Regional Broadband, a Digital Equity partner with the Maine Connectivity Authority, is hosting a Midcoast regional IT and Adult Ed Workshop on Tuesday, June 25 at the South…