Join us for “National Night Out,” an event that celebrates neighborhood safety and community partnerships with our police department. This event on the town office lawn from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m…
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Midcoast Friends Meeting will host a talk and discussion with artist and author Rebekah Younger on Sunday, July 28, at 11:30 a.m. Rebekah’s new book, “Be, Awake, Create: Mindful Practices to Spark…


University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Provost Joseph Szakas has announced the 2019 spring semester dean’s list for full-time students and 2018-2019 dean’s list for part-time students.
Full…
On Thursday, Aug. 1 at 4:30 p.m. at Boothbay Region Historical Society, author and historian Peggy Konitzky will talk about the remarkable achievements of Midcoast Maine heroes who kept the home…

The wandering spotlight will be lighting up Damariscotta as it moves from Lincoln Theater to the streets around it as movie fans begin arriving for the first MidCoast Film Festival. The excitement…

The Garden Club of Wiscasset invites you to join us at Squam Creek Farm on Westport Island from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 13 to learn who we are, what we do, and why we do it, in the hope you will become a…

Shop for Maine-made crafts at the third annual Maine Crafts Show held in the historic garden and barn at Nickels-Sortwell House on Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Shop for…
Organizers for the first ever “Set for Success” event in Wiscasset held a bake sale fundraiser at Ames True Value Supply on Saturday, July 20.
The Wiscasset “Set for Success” event from 1…

What are the benefits of downsizing to Assisted Living? Am I ready? When does short-term stays/respite care at the Lincoln Home make sense?
The Lincoln Home is hosting a free “Residents…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's Dog Obedience classes. Held on Tuesdays, the next session will run from Aug. 6-27.
Beginner class is 5-6 p.m.…


On Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Wiscasset Common will come alive with First Congregational Church’s Summerfest. Music by a ragtime band and the Clarinotes will fill the air.…

Those seeking to know more about local paranormal occurrences are invited to a presentation by author Greg Latimer on Thursday, Aug. 1 at the Windjammer Emporium in Boothbay Harbor. The…

Wiscasset Village galleries are hung with stunning art. The boutique shops are stocked with carefully chosen items for home and self. Restaurants and specialty food shops beckon with tasty…
Saturday, July 27
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Wiscasset Common will come alive with the activities of…
Wiscasset Middle High School's fourth quarter honor roll:
Middle School: Grade 8 Highest Honors - Madison Westrich
Grade 8 High Honors - David Andersson, Amy Caton, Karter Cooper,…
LincolnHealth continues to grow its support for community members who suffer with or care for people with brain-related conditions. All of the groups are offered at no cost to the participants.…

The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, coming on Sunday, Sept. 29 from noon to dusk, will be dedicated to the memory of Charlie Herrick, who helped found the event in 2001, and dedicated himself to its…

Inside his Wiscasset Municipal Airport hangar Sunday, pilot Nick Knobil recalled his childhood self following great aunt Nancy Love around, "pumping" her for information on her pioneering piloting…

A lovely Frozen festival is planned for Aug. 3 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Damariscotta Baptist Church. At this stage we have word that Queen Elsa, Princess Anna and another princess are going to…
I just can’t say enough about the beautiful weather we have been blessed with. I hope all the hardworking people on this small piece of paradise are able to get out and enjoy a little of it.
…Wiscasset Middle High School gave out the following awards June 11:
Certificate of Participation - Acting Workshop Fitri AeLang, William Clausson, Mason Davenport, Lee Jewett, Cedrick…

Karl’s Kids will host a dance party as its first Lincoln County fundraiser on Friday, July 26 at the Lakeside Barn in Duck Puddle Campground in Nobleboro. Local dance instructor, Steve Hand, will…
Mm—mmm: tasty treats await one and all at Ames Supply on Saturday, July 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., where Feed Our Scholars (FOS…

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker - 2 Lee Street, Wiscasset - an 1807 mansion overlooking the Sheepscot River, Saturday, July 20 from 10-11:30 a.m.
There’s something new to…

Come join us at the Morris Farm on Sunday, July 28 at the Morris Farm as we celebrate Maine Crafters! Bring held in conjunction with Open Farm Day, craftspeople will be set up in the historic barn…

The Homeward Bound Hospice Choir arrived at Apifera Farm in Bremen and presented the farm animals with a special concert. Apifera Farm is a non-profit organization with a mission of sheltering and…

Plans are underway for the sixth annual Bands for Books. It’s held in September to raise money for Wiscasset Public Library. Friends of the Library is organizing the event for Sept. 2, Labor Day,…

A brilliant summer day greeted the annual Dresden Summerfest on Sunday, July 14.
Peter Walsh played master of ceremonies to the event which featured horse drawn wagon rides, face painting,…

Elisabeth Ladwig, an award-winning photographic artist whose current work has appeared on magazine covers and gallery walls from Arizona to Rome; and her digital displays in Times Square and at…
Nearly 15 years ago, Dr. Aqui Alamo was approached by colleagues who asked him to consider taking the necessary coursework to be able to prescribe Suboxone for people addicted to heroin or opioids…

The Weight Band, featuring members of The Band and the Levon Helm Band, will appear on the Strand Theatre stage on Friday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m.
The Weight Band…
Bath Housing has received a $100,000 grant from Maine Housing to help older Mainers and Mainers with disabilities to stay in their homes. Bath Housing’s program, Comfortably Home, provides high-…
If you missed your spring planting and miss getting your hands dirty, Edgecomb Eddy School’s new gardeners are looking for extra hands. Alternative Organizational Structure 98 teacher Ingrid…

On Saturday, July 20, The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid will host the annual re-appearance of the notorious and irascible Dixie Bull who attacked Pemaquid in 1632. In a swashbuckling interpretation…
This season, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) is celebrating the power of the unseen with its theme, Roots: The Other Half of the Story. That celebration culminates with the opening of…
Registrations have been coming in for the sixth annual Olde Bristol Days Vintage Car Show. The growing event, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. at the Harbor Room restaurant on…
The following Lincoln County students were named to the spring 2019 semester dean’s list at the University of Maine at Farmington:
Boothbay Harbor: Madeleine McLellan; Dresden: Allen…

Please join Juniper Hill School and internationally renowned mezzo-soprano, Kate Aldrich, for a concert on the school’s newly constructed open-air stage overlooking the Sheepscot River Valley on…

Head for Savage Oaks Vineyard & Winery, 175 Barrett Hill Rd. in Union, on Saturday, July 27 for a 7 p.m. concert featuring Amos Lee with special guest – BAILEN - rain or shine…

The Kennebec Early Music Festival will be held Aug. 11-18 in the Long Reach Hall, Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath, and the intimate Linden Tree Meeting House, 10…
Lincoln Medical Partners physician Catherine Cavanaugh, DO, will talk about infections that may affect people with diabetes at the Diabetes Support Group on Thursday, July 25, from 1:15 to 2:15 p.…
All it takes is a quick look at the Maine Office of the Attorney General’s website to recognize that the variety of scams --- and the sophistication of them --- are growing. A scam, as defined by…

Don’t you just love Elmore James? “The Sky Is Crying” is a personal fave ... “The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the…

The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public to get creative and craft homemade journals. Join Maine Master Naturalist volunteer and book artist, Jill Osgood, on Saturday, July 13 at…

The Little Brown Church in Round Pond will feature a concert by fiddler Alden Robinson and Miles Isacke on banjo and guitar on Wednesday, July 17 at 7:30 p.m. These two fixtures of the Portland…
I want to tell you how grateful I am that Robinson’s Wharf Chef Keith opened his busy kitchen to me. Rachel Leeman, Robinson’s general manager, is one of my oldest and dearest friends. Robinson’s…