Healthy Lincoln County (HLC) has launched a community‑wide fundraising campaign to ensure that children across Lincoln County and local communities continue to receive free, nutritious meals during the summer months. The goal is to raise $75,000, with at least $50,000 needed by June when meal service begins.

Community members are invited to donate, become a sponsor, or find other ways to support the campaign by visiting: www.healthylincolncounty.org/summermeals 

For a guy who once said out loud he would never enter the family business, Mike Hall gives every impression he loves what he does for a living.

It’s always a delight to see the world we live in through the eyes of young artists, and Maine Art Gallery is pleased to launch each new season with an exhibit of fresh and lively work by students. A  reception to honor the students will be held on April 9 from 4 to 6 p.m.  

On Saturday, in their hundreds, thousands, and millions across the U.S., Americans peacefully demonstrated their opposition to the chaos of the Trump administration, the war of choice in Iran, ICE assaults on civil liberties, the shredding of decency in public life, and the seemingly never-ending attempts to tear apart the fabric of our democracy.

The leadership team of 100+ Women Who Care Lincoln County Maine invites readers to join their upcoming meeting on Tuesday, April 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. With a membership of over 300 local women—and a goal of reaching $100,000 donated to local non-profits by the end of 2026—the organization serves as a conduit to support those making an impact in our area. 

After several budget workshop nights in recent weeks, Wiscasset's school committee and officials were getting creative March 26 and, at at least one point, getting funny. Talk turned to how to try anew to serve gifted and talented students, or as some participants described them, overachievers.

United Way of Mid Coast Maine (“United Way”) is asking for the community’s support to help complete our $1.29 million fundraising goal for the United Way Community Fund. The Fund supports United Way and more than 50 local non-profit programs to help nearly 41,000 individuals and families throughout the Midcoast.

On Thursday, April 2, from 8 a.m. to noon, the Maine Department of Education (DOE), in collaboration with the Maine Adult Education Association, will host an event at the Hall of Flags in the State House to showcase the broad impact of adult education programming across the state.

Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) is hosting a free informational workshop on legal services for business on Thursday, April 9, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the LCRPC conference room at 297 Bath Road in Wiscasset and online.

This learning opportunity will feature Elliot Boyle of Levesque Law, Andy Zulieve of Zulieve Law, and Erin Cusenbary of the University of Maine Business and Law Clinic. Small businesses from Lincoln County are invited to participate in this valuable learning opportunity and to connect with other members of the local business community.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Tracy Shore in South Bristol from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 9.  

Tracy Shore is owned by the town of South Bristol and managed in partnership with Coastal Rivers. A network of trails winds through coastal spruce forest, past a meandering brook and rocky outcroppings draped with ferns and moss, to a high overlook with sweeping views of the Damariscotta River estuary.  

Heartwood Theater is now enrolling students for its 24th summer camp, open to students entering grades 5-12.  Directors Griff Braley and Teralyn Reiter, with guest instructors Karen Montanaro and Liz Giles-Brown, will help develop students' confidence by delving into an exciting array of theater skills: mime and movement, stage combat, improvisation, mask, character development and monologue. There's a challenge of just the right size for every student, regardless of experience or age. 

Beginning on Wednesday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to noon. Instructor Cynthia Dias will lead “Introduction to Watercolor Painting,” a four-week class on Zoom.

This beginner’s course is for anyone who has ever wanted to learn the art of watercolor painting. It is also the perfect course for painters who want to brush up on their painting skills. Color theory, the blending of colors, brushstrokes, and amount of water to use are some of the topics covered. Before each class a Zoom invitation with an attached photo of the subject for the class will be sent.

The MathCounts team from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb participated in the state competition which coincided with Pi Day, March 14. The event was held at Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield. CTL qualified to participate by placing second at the regional competition in January.

"No room! No room! No room! Move down" as the Mad Hatter and March Hare would say, or, in Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars’ case, "Move up" to St. Philip’s Church’s Lippiat Hall, 12 Hodge St., on Saturday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for Maré LeMay of Mindful Garden’s two-hour basket making workshops.  

Fourth-grade students from Wiscasset Elementary School visited the Marcoux Family Farm, LLC, last week to make connections to their study of the process of turning sap to syrup.

Bonnie Marcoux taught the students about all the learning, equipment and hard work that goes into making maple syrup.

The Big Gray Rotary Club Barn opens for its sixth season on Saturday April 4 as sure a sign of spring as spring peepers and potholes. Be there to help us celebrate, 66 Montgomery Road, Boothbay Harbor from 8:30 to 11 a.m. But, dress warmly, the big gray barn has great bargains and hard to find items, but alas no heat. The current plan is to be open every Saturday from 8:30 to 11 selling furniture, collectibles, tools and household goods. It’s a lot of fun. You might get a chance to meet new people and take home a special treasure. And while you visit , ask us about the Rotary.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, in partnership with the Maine Forest Service and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, will host a hands-on Live Staking Workshop on Thursday, April 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Coastal Rivers’ Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta. 

Live staking is a natural, low-cost restoration technique that involves collecting cuttings from dormant trees and inserting them into the sides of streambanks in order to revegetate. These live stakes will grow into trees, stabilizing soil and improving habitat.