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…
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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…
The good news is that these beautiful summer days are perfect for being outdoors. The bad news is that the Boothbay area has become an epicenter of tick-borne disease. Not just Lyme disease, but…
The Wiscasset School Committee on Tuesday night accepted the resignation of Special Education Director Susan Prince. She was hired in June 2018.
Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood said…
Drafty windows? High heating bills? Would you like to have a warmer home and save money? Nonprofit WindowDressers can help! Its insulating window inserts fit inside of your windows to let in all…
Press release
On Saturday, July 20, Saturday, Aug. 3, and Saturday, Sept. 7, the Frances Perkins Center will host guided tours of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark in Newcastle, Maine.…
Don’t get Cindy Collamore wrong.
The motorcycle-riding, glacier-hiking, vegetable and herb gardening, fundraising, dancing, Red’s Eats co-owner, longtime Wiscasset school administrative…
Maine International Film Festival
The 22nd annual Maine International Film Festival, held in Waterville, Maine July 12-21, will honor director Hilary Brougher with a screening of her new film, “South Mountain,” followed by a Mid-…
A painting party, led by gifted artist Selina Reid, will be held Wednesday, July 10 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Park Rd. in Boothbay. This month, the painting will…
Vanessa Dunn of Wiscasset has made the dean's list at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, for both the fall and spring semesters in her freshman year. This fall, Dunn will transfer to the…
The Westport Island Community Association Student Awards committee reminds Westport Island residents studying some form of post secondary education, applications are being accepted for $300…
The following students, from Woolwich to Boothbay Harbor, are on the dean’s list for the spring semester at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland.
Alna: Timothy Lee; Boothbay:…
This spring the students in Anne Merkel's 7th and 8th grade writing class at Edgecomb's Center for Teaching and Learning went out into their communities to meet local working women and learn…
Monday, Aug. 5
Join Maine Conservation Voters and the Island Institute for a round table discussion from 5:30-7:30 p.m. with advocates, legislators, and scientists on…
The sensory aspects were profound from the get-go: the gentle popping of combustion engines, the faint wafting of gasoline in the air, the sight of engine enthusiasts ringing the yard at Boothbay…
Join the party at Brew with a View, Historic New England’s fundraiser for Wiscasset’s own Castle Tucker on July 11 from 5-7:30 p.m. Enjoy a summer evening of local beer and spectacular river views…
Four new locations are opening for kids to have free meals beginning the week of July 8.
Healthy Lincoln County has partnered with RSU 12 and Wiscasset Elementary School to provide free…
Maine Maritime Academy recently named the following local students to the dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement in the second semester of the 2018-2019 academic year: Miranda McIntire…
The Fourth of July is a memorable day for many, and Wiscasset’s celebration both honored veterans and had no shortage of fun.
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Salt Bay Summer Orchestra, an orchestra day camp for kids, is scheduled for July 29-Aug. 2 at Lincoln Academy. The registration deadline is July 15, so make your plans now.
Veteran…
Cheney Financial Group is hosting three fun summer events to support and showcase local artists, local musicians, local food, brews and wine.
The first event will be held Thursday, July 11…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust's (KELT) most popular summertime event is coming up on Tuesday, July 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at…
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts invites visitors to their 54-acre campus for the 25th annual Salad Days, a celebration of local food and handcrafted ceramics. This art-and-craft-filled…
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OK, I promise I’ll be hitting the pavement next week on my journey with Traveling Tuna from some of our amazing restaurants on this peninsula.
One word – strawberries – yummy! It’s one of…
Eben Blaney Fine Furniture
Furniture designer/maker Eben Blaney has gathered five fine craftspeople for a three-day show at his Edgecomb Studio and Showroom at 96 Eddy Road, July 12-14. The Opening Night Reception is on…
The Wiscasset and Richmond Recreation departments are offering two trips for kids in grades 6-9 this summer.
The Monday, July 22 trip is to Funtown/ Splashtown USA in Saco. A bus will pick…
Tuesday, July 9
Collector Larry Stevenson, an outboard motor collector and historian with passions for industrial design, art, history, and sailing, is a Navy and Coast Guard Auxiliary…
A large triptych by Abby Shahn commands attention on the first floor, but everywhere one turns is work that is vivid and intriguing. Paintings by Marjorie Arnett, Michele Caron, acrylic panels by…
Employees of LincolnHealth are currently enjoying the fruits (and vegetables) of the labor of five local farms, thanks to a unique program sponsored by its employee wellness program.
Each…
Clamshell Quilters will be meeting on Monday, July 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church, Mills Road, Newcastle, for an all-day charity bed runner workshop. Stay all day or part of the…
In June 2017, Terry Heller and her black lab Etta left Heller's hometown of Austin, Texas, destination to be determined.
Austin, where she grew up along the Colorado River, is magical, she…
The 2019 Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k/Fitness Walk is Saturday, July 6 at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. The event, in its 15th year, features expanded 5K age groups for all the young…
The following students from the newspaper’s readership area were named to the spring 2019 University of Maine dean’s list:
Alna: Andrew Hutchins; Boothbay: Maya Schwehm, Madison Stahle;…
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Barters Island Baptist Church: …
Did you know that the monarch butterfly population has dropped 97% since the turn of the century? Did you know that the U.S. government is considering whether they're an endangered species?
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LincolnHealth is accepting applications through Aug. 12 for the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class, which will begin Tuesday, Sept. 10.
This free, 10-week course trains students to…
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct the course, “About Boating Safely,” an introduction to boating, on the following dates --- July 8,…
Growing up, Stephanie Noyes McSherry loved visiting her grandparents’ farm in Connecticut. The barn was where the family gathered for celebrations and dances. Little did she know then, those…
Lincoln Theater
Climate change is never explicitly mentioned in the documentary “The Biggest Little Farm,” which some say may be one of the year’s best films, but it hangs all over the deep, rich story of the…
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I’m hoping for beautiful weather this week for Windjammer Days. I’ve been blessed to write about the Crab Cake Cook-Off held Monday, June 24 with Taka, Brady’s…
There will be two Celtic prayer services held during July on Wednesdays, July 3 and July 17 at Edgecomb Community Church. We’ll share a meal together in…
Wiscasset Middle High School students Lily Yeaton and Adam Giles are this year’s Teens To Trails Sara’s Scholarship recipients. The two incoming juniors will be…
Striking a pose in his kilt on the rustic floorboards of the Creamery Pier, award-winning bagpiper Peter Campbell will pipe in the beginning of the 2019 Wiscasset Art Walk season on June 27, 5-8 p…
Come to 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 29 to experience the taste that says “Here comes summer” – strawberry shortcake: native strawberries, homemade biscuits…
On Thursday, June 27,…
On Sunday, June 30, First Congregational Church of Wiscasset will celebrate the regular Fifth Sunday Hymn Sing. Selections this month have been chosen by the choir members. Members and visitors…
Damariscotta
Healthy Lincoln County has repurposed some of their front lawn on Main Street in Damariscotta for two raised garden beds.
“With so much of our work focused on nutrition and food security,…
LincolnHealth’s Coulombe Center for Health Improvement has partnered with a local therapist to provide support for those who have lost individuals to suicide. Lisa Beth Hammer, MTS, LCSW recently…
For 30 years, Nancy Van Dyke has been on a mission from God. Van Dyke, 73, has traveled a combined 13 times to Africa and South America to serve the sick and poor. In Africa, she spent time in the…
As part of their natural reproductive cycle, honeybees will swarm. A swarm is when a queen and a good portion of the worker population of bees leave the hive to find a new home.…
