Ever wonder what it felt like to wear a bustle or a hoop? Find out at this interactive historic fashion workshop as Site Manager and historic costume collector Peggy Konitzky takes you on the wild…
Life
From Maine’s role in the Civil War to power and politics in Renaissance Florence, the breadth of Coastal Senior College’s 14 fall course offerings is impressive. This fall several new instructors…
Midcoast Senior College is excited to begin its upcoming fall semester at its new location on the Brunswick Landing in the Seeds Center building at 29 Burbank Ave. In July, a ribbon-cutting…
First National Bank and First Advisors are lead sponsors for ElderCare Network’s 20th Anniversary Celebration. The celebration will kick off with guest speaker Michael Fossel, researcher of…
The first ghost investigation at Boothbay Railway Village began July 27 with Greg Latimer (Mysterious Destinations, marketing and researcher for Red Cloak Haunted History Tours and author of…
2018 Wiscasset Middle High School graduate Vanessa Dunn is following the Boston Red Sox more closely now that she's been to Fenway Park. At the famed major league ballpark July 29, Dunn got a $1,…
This Saturday, Aug. 25 you can ride the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington (WW&F) Railway to an old-fashioned ice cream social and an evening concert featuring Rough Sawn. Both events will…
Labor Day is both the traditional end of the summer vacation season and a day to celebrate the hard working people of America. The Westport Island Democrats invite the community to join them at…
On Sunday, Aug. 26, at 3 p.m., Castlebay will present “Bygone Ballads,” a program of traditional songs from Maine, including some from Bremen and Bristol history.…
Wiscasset Art Walk
Wiscasset artist Leonard Meiselman will exhibit a selection of recent abstract oil paintings during the Wiscasset Art Walk on Aug. 30, from 5-8 p.m. at Rendall Fine Art, 65 Main St. in Wiscasset…
Who doesn't love a chance to look around a shiny fire truck, a big dump truck, or a speedy race car? There’s going to be the opportunity to explore those and many other vehicles at Wiscasset…
One of New England’s largest family bluegrass festivals, the Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival is celebrating its 51st festival at the Litchfield Fairgrounds (30 Plains Road, Litchfield).…
Wiscasset Middle High School's new assistant principal and athletic director Vicki Decker of Lyman has resigned, School Committee Chairman Michael Dunn confirmed.
In text replies to the…
At 10 minutes to 2 Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 14, the world music drums — 20 in all — sat in a circle at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor, their resplendent colors cast against silence.
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On Oct. 15 the Central Lincoln County YMCA (CLC YMCA) and Boothbay Region YMCA (BR YMCA) will begin offering the YMCA’s Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Program, designed to help participants with…
The Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee announces a new exhibit, Dressing the Chapman Family 1750 -1830. Mannequins dressed in appropriate fashions of the period are arranged in five…
Wiscasset’s Steve Whitfield has worn a tie to work nearly every day of his 42 years in education, first in Wiscasset, then Lewiston.
Last school year, the Martel School principal never wore…
The sculptures in the region’s first Food Sculpture Contest held at Boothbay Railway Village’s Town Hall were very impressive and tempting! The contest and the Boothbay Harbor Region Sculpture…
Maine’s First Ship is celebrating the end of a very busy summer with a Full Moon Dinner on Sunday, Aug. 26 at the Bath Freight Shed. This farm-to-table favorite began in the summer of 2013 as a…
Sometimes Cecile Clifford takes one or two of the Wogs outside and poses them near flowers in her gardens, under trees or mushrooms, takes photos and then imagines a conversation they might be…
Friday, Sept. 14
Join us at Cook’s Lobster & Ale House on Bailey Island to raise money for the…
Are you looking for a new birding spot? Do you have a question about a bird you might have seen on your last visit to the beach? Join us for this month’s KELT Untapped! The Kennebec Estuary Land…
Popham Beach's annual Historic Parade celebrates the arrival of the colonists to the village in 1607. The parade is led by founder George Popham and his second-in-command, Raleigh Gilbert,…
During 2018 The Eldercare Network of Lincoln County will be celebrating 20 years of service to Lincoln County’s older adults. Through special community based programs including an Age Positive…
Central Lincoln County Adult Ed
“But if I write what my soul thinks, then it will be visible and the words will be its body.” - Helen Keller
Elizabeth Potter of Round Pond believes everyone is a writer,…
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
On Aug. 2 and 3, seventeen art educators from Maine and around the northeast relished an opportunity to become students again. Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts welcomed the…
You are invited to a party on Labor Day that will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, a lively band, and a silent auction of many valuable items. In addition, each party goer…
Wiscasset School Department's finance director Shelley Schmal will announce her retirement at the Aug. 14 school committee meeting. Schmal said she is retiring after 33 years in education, and she…
The story of how we came to call Maine home this year is actually four stories.
The first: I almost moved here once before. In October 2002, I was in Lewiston, interviewing for a job as the…
Savory Maine in Damariscotta will host a special activity for children from 4-5 p.m. during the Twin Villages Art Walk on Aug. 17. All children under 18 can decorate one free organic cotton…
It’s here! Lincoln Arts Festival’s three-day event at Hodgdon Yacht Services on Southport Island returns for an eighth year with a reception and show preview from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9.…
Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum
The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum is celebrating both the past and future during its Annual Picnic this weekend. Activities will be happening all weekend long up, down,…
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers program in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties is accepting applications. Classes meet from 1 - 4:30 p.m., Oct. 4 through Nov…
Join Juniper Hill School director Anne Stires on Friday, Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. in Rising Tide’s Community Kitchen for the short film, “Best Day Ever: Forest Days in Vermont Kindergartens.”
A…
Join Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) and the Maine Forest Service for a walk & talk “Identifying Woodland Shrubs,” on Thursday, Aug. 16 from 3-5 p.m. at Georges…
Every year without fail, on the second Saturday of August, the delicious smell of barbecued chicken wafts through the air in North Nobleboro, accompanied by the rollicking sounds of friends and…
The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Damariscotta’s annual celebration of the working waterfront, marine conservation, and the Pemaquid oyster, is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 30 from noon to dusk. The…
Cruise on in to The Lincoln Home’s 10th annual vintage car show Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m.
Sip on root beer or orange floats as you peruse an array of vintage automobiles and chat with the…
Meet the many critters that make their home among the rocks, sand, and seaweed on Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at…
Wiscasset School Department
Margaret “Peg” Armstrong, principal of Wiscasset Middle High School since October 2015, resigned July 26 in a letter to Superintendent Terry Wood, Wiscasset School Department Administrative…
If you love ice cream we invite you to learn more about its history. Pauline “Polly” Tarbell Bartow is an honorary state regent of the DAR from Biddeford. Polly will treat those present to a…
The National Safety Council announced last month that six Hammond Lumber Company stores have won the 2018 Industry Leader Award for outstanding safety. The award goes to the top five percent of…
On Saturday, Sept. 15, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., spend a bucolic evening on the shores of the Sheepscot River in Newcastle, sipping Champagne and enjoying hors d’oeuvres while Lincoln Academy student…
Come and peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a…
ROCKLAND — One of the most important services Rockland’s New Hope for Women (NHFW) provides to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking is their toll-free 24/7 Hotline.
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The words apothecary shop might bring thoughts of a dim room filled with herbs, hanging to dry, potions, tinctures in small vials, mortars and pestles filled with creams and dried plants, and hand…
Knox-Lincoln County Beekeepers [KLCB] is pleased to welcome Maine's State Apiarist and Bee Inspector Jennifer Lund to their monthly outdoor meeting on Saturday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. Lund will speak…
Lincoln Arts
Arts. Boats. Yachts.
Art demonstrations, interesting stories by boat builders, artists and artisans, food and drink … yes it’s time for the Lincoln Arts Festival’s mid-August Arts…
Woolwich Day, a community-wide celebration featuring a chicken barbecue, art and crafts, kids’ activities and more returns from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 4 at Nequasset Park behind the…
Nonprofit WindowDressers' insulating window inserts fit inside your windows to let in all the sunlight and views while keeping more heat inside your home. The inserts are high quality and low cost…
