Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars is pleased to announce the “success” of our Back-to-School event, Wiscasset Set for Success, held on Aug. 11 at Wiscasset Community Center. “This event would not have…
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The Maine State Beekeepers Association (MSBA) has announced that Dr. Thomas D. Seeley will be its keynote speaker at the upcoming MSBA Bee Fest taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept…
Alfred Kildow of Boothbay Harbor will talk about his fourth novel, “Chandelle,” at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Friday, Aug. 23 at 1:30 pm. The public is invited. …

The marvelous desserts offered up for auction at Lincoln County Historical Association’s (LCHA's) Preservation Party always create a bidding frenzy as guests compete to win the decadent…

LincolnHealth was recently recognized by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Becker’s Hospital Review for its excellence in inpatient care and clinical outcomes…

The Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) Art Show has been held since 1995, and almost always at a shipyard. For many years now, Hodgdon Yacht Services, at 100 Ebenecook Road, Southport has generously…
Four local college students, Chloe Arsenault of Boothbay, Kali Andrews and Gerald Gagne of Boothbay Harbor, and Nels Faul of Wiscasset, were named to the 2024 spring semester dean’s list at the…


International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, is the most extensive annual campaign to end overdose. The campaign raises awareness of overdose, which has impacted every community. Too many…
The Wiscasset Senior Center will be having its annual Lobster Roll Dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 4 …

Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC)’s 30th anniversary season concludes in Damariscotta with an exciting concert featuring the powerhouse pianist Shai Wosner and the East Coast Chamber…

Eileen Ivers. The violin player a New York Times reviewer once described as “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin.” And, I’ve gotta say, after watching and grooving to many videos on her YouTube channel…

In celebration of Maine Craft Weekend, The Merry Barn, 417 River Road in Edgecomb will be hosting a Pop-up Art and Craft Fair Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Regional makers of…

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb is proud to announce that the school has been awarded “Best Private Elementary School” in Maine by…
This year’s August First Friday was just as hot as it was in 2023 – and not just because of the weather. The participating galleries – Boothbay Region Art Foundation, Gold/Smith, Studio 53, Joy to…

Westport Island’s Damian Sedney has a new favorite borsch, better than that of his ancestors’ native Poland, part of Russia when they came to the U.S.
Saturday’s meal was part of a…

Get ready for a day of fun, friendly competition, and community spirit at the 4th annual Boothbay Cornhole Classic, a fundraiser to benefit Special Olympics Maine and the Bath Area Family YMCA…

The Southport Memorial Library is pleased to host speaker Ken Nomiyama on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Nomiyama is a Japanese American who was born during WWII at Tule Lake, California, one…

Regional makers of every description are invited to display, sell, and demonstrate their visual art talents and handcrafted wares on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Merry Barn, 417 River Road in Edgecomb…

As part of our Take Part in Art series, the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) announces an upcoming slide lecture/demonstration by acclaimed maritime and landscape painter Don Demers on…

Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, Aug. 17 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…

The Popham Beach Library will host an engaging “Afternoon of Tea and Poetry” with local author Julia Bouwsma, Maine State Poet Laureate, at the library on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 3 p.m.
Ms…
Flare Night at Popham Beach will take place on Friday, Aug. 16, beginning with the annual parade at 7:30 p.m. from the Ft. Baldwin parking lot. The parade, which celebrates the arrival of the…
On Aug. 21, 2004, the coastal town of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, was rocked by a tragedy that left a lasting scar on the community. On an otherwise quiet Saturday morning, Chellie Calloway and Sally…
The Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library have a special offer for you. Stop by the Used Book Room during regular business hours and choose…
Wiscasset schoolchildren and adults, plan on arriving at Wiscasset Community Center on Gardiner Road, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11 to claim supplies to be set for success. After a…

Over 160 people gathered for beautiful views and excellent food at the shore of Westport Island’s Heal Cove on Sunday, July 28 to celebrate the Cove’s iconic beauty and distinctive…


The importance of dietary fiber and other key elements of gut health will be the topic of the next Diabetes Support Group on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The discussion begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Wellness…


The organizers of the 2024 OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show on Saturday, Aug. 10 understand that family plans change, or perhaps some owning interesting vehicles never quite got around to…

The annual 5-Mile Yard Sale down Cross Point Road in Edgecomb will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, beginning at the Edgecomb Community Church. From 8 a.m. to around 1 p.m. items will be on sale in the…
The next monthly meeting of the Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) group will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 1:15 p.m. in the Community Center located in the Meadow Mall in Boothbay Harbor.
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The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust's (KELT) most popular summertime event is coming up on Monday, Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon at…

She’s appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and guest starred with over 50 orchestras. On Friday, Aug. 16 Grammy awarded and Emmy nominated Celtic fiddle star Eileen Ivers…
The Maine Republican Assembly and Lincoln County Republican Committee will continue to hold flag wavings every Friday night for the remainder of this summer. These will be on the Wiscasset Bridge…

A crowd-thrilling trio from the hills of Colorado, the Stillhouse Junkies share the charmed chemistry that elevates both musician and audience alike. On Friday, Aug. 9, the band travels to Maine…
The Woolwich Community Picnic is Saturday, Aug. 10 from 11:30 to 2 p.m. on the Woolwich Historical Society lawn, rain or shine, an announcement on the town’s website read.
The free…

River Arts is pleased to present the abstract paintings of Alice de Mauriac in the solo show, “True Confessions,” in the River Room Aug. 1-21.
Currently residing in New Harbor, de Mauriac…
The excitement is building! Put the date on your calendars, Wiscasset school families: Sunday, Aug. 11, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center (WCC) on Gardiner Road.
That’s…

The OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show, now in its 11th year, has changed locations over the years for differing reasons.
The annual show was welcomed in its first year by the Bristol…

Sun, the usual fun categories and some nose to nose greetings marked the dog parade at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset’s Summerfest July 27.

Indigo Arts Alliance and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens are proud to unveil two sculptures by Indigo Arts Alliance artists-in-residence Shane Perley-Dutcher and Anna Tsouhlarakis. The newly…

Veggies to Table is gearing up for their French and Travel-Themed Auction Fundraiser on Aug. 11 at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences.
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Mushrooms have long been a subject of fascination for writers – fiction and non-fiction; and their healing properties in their natural state raw or cooked, in powder and capsule form around the…

Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) invites the community to Jailhouse Rock! - an evening of music, dancing, and family games on the grounds of the Old Jail on Federal Street in…

It seems like everyone is fascinated by wild mushrooms, from foraging and eating, to medicinal use and the use of psychedelics to improve learning and address depression. The only thing standing…