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Seeing families walk their youngsters up to Wiscasset Elementary School Tuesday in the morning sun, third year WES fifth grade teacher Justin Stygles said it was reminding…

Attendees of Friends of the Library’s annual Bands for Books Wiscasset Public Library fundraiser Monday night boogied to the Salty Dogs. The Labor Day event was held in the barn at Marianmade Farm…

Pilots, families and friends got together for a Labor Day cookout at Wiscasset Municipal Airport and a pair of Alna siblings got more than the food and other fun out of it.

Married…

If you like unusual things, then this tour is for you. Like many Victorians, the Tuckers were fascinated by all things mechanical, new, and unusual.

A bed in a cabinet? No problem. An 1852…

Saturday, Sept. 14 is Maine Open Lighthouse day when many of the lighthouses along the coast of Maine open their doors to the public. Consistent with that theme is the now fourth annual Boothbay…

Taste of Local Flavor kicked off Harbor Fest Aug. 30 with Taka Mediterranean Bar and Grill, Pier 1 Pizza and Mine Oyster, all of Boothbay Harbor. Each submitted a tasting and cocktail for the…

Brad Sevaldson

Photographers Bob Bond and Brad Sevaldson have combined their photographic talents for a new show at the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. Bond’s work is a visual record what’s going on in the…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is getting an autumnal makeover. As the weather cools, CMBG staff, local artists, businesses, students, organizations and individuals will grace our gardens with…

Boothbay Region Health Center

Paul N. Schacknow, M.D., Ph.D., will be giving a free educational lecture entitled "The Aging Eye -- Cataract Surgery" at the Community Center in the Meadow Mall on Tuesday, Sept.…

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Claw Down Committee announced in an Aug. 29 press release, the eighth annual Claw Down has been canceled. The event had been set for the evening of…

Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum

The annual Poetry Workshop sponsored by the Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) will be held at St. Colomba’s Episcopal Church (32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor) Sept. 14.…

Boothbay Harbor Fest: What a celebration of our little corner of the world it is, and has been since 2012. This year’s eighth annual begins Friday, Aug. 30 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 8. And…

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The weather is crisp and dry with a little nip in the air. It truly is my most favorite time of the year. It’s when we all can slow down a little and enjoy some quiet time. Fall, yes, bring on…

Jane Dahmen

River Arts in Damariscotta invites all artists in Maine to submit works for "Artist's Choice." Artists may enter up to three works for this juried show. The deadline for entry is Saturday, Sept.…

Two years ago, a dog outside Athens had buckshot in his head and no home in his home country of Greece, according to some of those who helped him. 

On a recent afternoon, he was 5,000 miles…

LincolnHealth is pleased to welcome Lori Ann, palliative care nurse practitioner, to its program. She joins Robert Hunold, DO, Nelda McCellan, RN, Tom Wagers, Chaplain and Stephanie D. Field, LCSW…

Lincoln County Republicans

The first-ever Great American Picnic will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dow Furniture Field, on Route 1 in Waldoboro. Sponsored by the Lincoln County Republicans,…

Aging can be confusing, but thanks to a dedicated group, some of the confusion may be lifted on Sunday, Sept. 22 when Boothbay Region YMCA hosts the first Changing Aging event.

The idea…

Cherie Scott

Lincoln Theater is pleased to announce the lineup for its new free series, “Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations,”  one on one conversations between host Cherie Scott of Boothbay and…

Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education, in Alna, has a mission to bring the benefits of nature and place-based education to every child in Maine. And last spring, the school’s governing…

The Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset is honored to be the recipient of stamp out hunger funds generated at Boothbay Hannaford and…

The Garden Club of Wiscasset welcomed nine new members at the ice cream social at Squam Creek Farm on Westport Island Aug. 9. Potential members were given information on the club, a tour of the…

The Parent Program of Mid-Coast Maine, Inc. will be holding its third annual silent auction fundraising event at the Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta. The auction will begin…

Join fellow conservationists on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. to sip Champagne, enjoy oysters from Nice Oysters and gourmet appetizers from Café Miranda, at a stunning private home in Alna…

The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb is excited to announce Alna resident Annie Nixon will be the new teacher of physical education.

Nixon’s background is in environmental…

The harvest season is just around the corner and the Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) is inviting the public to share in its bounty as they present their annual Harvest Dinner on Sunday…

Wiscasset Village is poised to inhabit the new and grand sidewalks that are slowly taking form from the months-long construction project in the heart of the Village. A cluster of civic groups and…

Young Maine artists ages 5-18 are invited to participate in a state-wide art contest held by the Maine Volunteer Foundation and the Maine Commission for Community Service. The…

Retirees considering returning to work part-time are invited to meet with Maine Department of Labor staff on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will…

Students will soon be heading back to the classroom and the American Red Cross is offering tips to help ensure they have a safe school year.

“We can all do our part to make sure that…

In the nineteenth century, Americans ate and cooked differently than we do today. They stored food without refrigerators or cabinets. Learn how they did it during this special talk and tour,…

The Doggone Pool Party scheduled for this Saturday, Aug. 24 at Wiscasset Community Center has been canceled. There will be no make up for this event. We apologize to all dogs and…

On Thursday, Aug 22, Talking Trash!, a project created by Mark Ward and Michael Uhl, will present “A Community Forum on Recycling and Trash Disposal in Lincoln County” at 6 p.m. at the Round Top…

In just one year, the Herbert and Roberta Watson Health Center on LincolnHealth’s Miles campus in Damariscotta has transformed the way that healthcare is delivered in Lincoln County.

The…

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Last day of my stay home vacation. Didn’t do much but spent lots of quality time with my grandchildren and daughters. It was truly what my soul needed. We enjoyed lots of dinners out, which is…

CLC and Boothbay Region YMCA

Central Lincoln County (CLC) & Boothbay Region (BR) YMCAs want families in Lincoln County to understand how adopting healthy habits together can help reduce childhood obesity…

While obstetrics nurses specialize in supporting newborns and their moms, many are prepared to use their skills in the event of a community emergency. In June and early July, three incidences…

Boothbay Harbor Festival fans love that every event is totally unique and different than other events…

When Holly Nelson moved to Alna 20 years ago, she wanted the town to have nice gardens like the pristine ones in the last place she lived, Long Island, New York.

She said she and some…

Sunday, Aug. 25

American Legion Post #36 is serving up another delicious, all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast from 7-9 a.m. at Sherman Hall. On the menu: hash, baked beans, blueberry and plain…

Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is celebrating its 53rd festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds, 30 Plains Road. Gates open at 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. Weekend tickets for each festival will…

If it’s September, it must be time for the annual Lobstermen’s Relief Fund Benefit, hosted by Cook’s Lobster & Ale House on Bailey Island! The…

DECEMBER

1 - Southport Lights Up! - At the Southport General…

NOVEMBER

1-23 – ARTinME - Annual juried…


OCTOBER

2 - Rhiannon Giddens Trio - 7:30 p.m., Opera House at…

The Maine Lighthouse Trust has announced it is in the final phase of securing the mandated number of  advance purchase lighthouse license plates needed to advance the campaign to the legislature…

SEPTEMBER 

1-7 -…

A Doggone Pool Party is set for Saturday, Aug. 24,

Live, laugh and love!

I’m so excited to be on my new adventure … breakfast. Yes, I’m traveling around to some of my favorite places. I’m on vacation this week and so is my very dear friend Kris Hepburn. Now there is no…