It’s been 26 years since photographer Robert Mitchell selected a dozen favorite photos and created his first Around Boothbay Harbor calendar, and now the 2027 edition is here. While this is an eminently practical wall calendar with plenty of room to keep track of dates and appointments, the pleasure comes from turning the pages and living each month with a stunning photo of our much-loved region.

A big night of blues is coming to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Friday, July 10. Harmonica ace James Montgomery has earned the “legendary” tag through a stellar career that spans five decades. Florida Music Hall of Fame Inductee Sean Chambers teams up with the Savoy Brown Rhythm Section, comprising Garnet Grimm on drums and Pat De Salvo on bass. Put them all together on one stage and musical magic is guaranteed to ensue!

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kyle Amergian as its new education director. Amergian will take the helm at Coastal Rivers’ Camp Mummichog summer day camp and lead the organization’s nature education programming in partnership with local schools.

The goal of Coastal Rivers’ nature education programs is to connect people with nature and promote a lifelong love of the outdoors by encouraging individuals to make their own discoveries through hands-on experiences.

On Aug. 1 and 2, the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is hosting its annual bike-a-thon across Massachusetts, and Ella Seymour from Dresden will be among the more than 6,000 cyclists and 4,000 volunteers participating in the event to raise money for cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Saturday, July 11

Parishioners at St. Giles Episcopal Church in Jefferson are working hard to make the annual Country Fair the best ever. The fair will be held Saturday, July 25, under the tall pine trees on the church grounds. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a live auction at 11. Be sure to arrive in time to get your bid numbers. St. Giles is located at 72 Gardiner Road (Route 126) in Jefferson.

Edgecomb Community Church is beginning a new capital campaign to raise funds for repairs to its front doors, and painting and repairs to its steeple. The front doors, which are the original doors from around 1880, are in need of serious repair; they will be removed and rebuilt.

The steeple was repaired on the inside back in 2019, but now the steeple needs a complete new paint job, inside and outside. The outside of the steeple also needs some woodwork replacement.

St. Philip's Episcopal Church on Wiscasset's Hodge Street continued its long tradition June 27 of drawing a crowd. Our thanks to Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio in Wiscasset for sharing these photos from the indoor-outdoor festival.

Guests from all over Lincoln County converged at Gliddon Point Oysters Farms to celebrate the youth development work being accomplished by Hearty Roots. Attendees were treated to oysters on the half shell courtesy of Gliddon Point Oysters Farms in Edgecomb, and a beautiful buffet of wood-fired foods prepared and gifted by Applecroft Catering of Waldoboro.

A month after a Wiscasset Middle High School senior allegedly committed aggravated assault against Ashley James' eighth grader, the Wiscasset mother is urging school committee members to look hard at the committee's code of ethics and ask if they have lived up to it.

Samuel Schultz of Woolwich and a graduate of Morse High School, in Bath, Maine, earned dean’s list honors for the spring 2026 semester at the University of Connecticut. Schultz just finished his junior year at UConn and is a data science and engineering major at UConn with a minor in math.

Violet Baldwin was crowned Royal Windjammer among the eight contestants in the Boothbay’s Got Talent competition held Sunday night, June 21 at Boothbay Region YMCA.

The competition was organized once again by YMCA Arts Director Emily Mirabile.

As with last year when Wiscasset voters rejected the first try at a school budget, the rejection June 9 of the proposed 2026-27 one has restarted the process of the school committee working out a budget to take to a special town meeting, and the budget that comes out of that going onto a vote at the polls.

Plans call for a committee workshop at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 25 in Wiscasset Middle High School's library, to discuss a revised budget Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson said she is drafting.

In the spirit of Safe Boating Week, the United States Sail & Power Squadron will offer America’s Boating Course on Saturday, Oct. 17 between 7:15 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Lincoln County Unity & Community Pride (LCUCP), a grassroots partnership, invites the public to attend the LGBTQ+ Unity Walk on Saturday, June 27 at 9:30 a.m. at Veterans Park in Newcastle. Folks are encouraged to arrive around 9:15-9:30 for a gathering at Veterans Park. At 10, the Unity Walk will proceed up Main Street and across the bridge and ending up at Rising Tide Co-op in Damariscotta.

First National Bank recently announced the retirement of Vice President, Senior Executive Assistant, Carrie Warren on June 18.

On June 18, Jeffrey McKinney of Newcastle, a member of Boy Scout Troop 213, was recognized for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor in Scouting. The ceremony took place at the Damariscotta American Legion, where McKinney, surrounded by family, friends, and fellow Scouts, received his Eagle Scout regalia in recognition of years of leadership, service, and commitment.

Earning the rank of Eagle Scout is a significant accomplishment attained by only about 6% of Scouts nationwide, placing Jeffrey among a select group, who reach this distinguished level. 

Thirteen Edgecomb Eddy sixth graders graduated June 18 in an hour-long ceremony in the school gymnasium. The Class of 2026 is as follows: Oliver Averill, Logan Barter, Therin Barter-Petersen, Adele Demmons, Henry Emerson, Noah Farmer, Arzetta Garey, Avery Hanna, Lyla Joyce, Madison Merrill, Eric Laub, Zachary Peters and Keira Whitt.