Life

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  ‘Alna pride’: New gardens bring residents together

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  Group hopes to secure Maine’s next specialty license plate: Maine lighthouse

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  Labor Day event to benefit Wiscasset Public Library

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  Wiscasset gathers for annual National Night Out

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  Twenty-two artists and artisans featured in 2019

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• Fourth annual Tomato Festival

  Sunday, Aug. 25 The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club’s fourth annual Tomato Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public is invited to choose from 15 varieties of tomatoes for sale. Gazpacho...

• American Legion breakfast buffet

  Sunday, Aug. 25 American Legion Post #36 is serving up another delicious, all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast from 7-9 a.m. at Sherman Hall. On the menu: hash, baked beans, blueberry and plain pancakes...

• WCC plans ‘Doggone Pool Party’ Aug. 24

  A Doggone Pool Party is set for Saturday, Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road. Admission is free, but we will accept donations, of which a portion will...

• Feed Our Scholars’ Set For Success event

  Sunday, Aug. 11   Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars will hold its Set for Success event from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Wiscasset Elementary School cafeteria. Open to all Wiscasset Elementary School students and...

• American Legion breakfast

  Sunday, August 11 American Legion Post 36 is having its next breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. at Sherman Hall, 25 Industrial Park Road, off Rt 27 in Boothbay. We will be serving hash, Belgian waffles,...

• Where Wiscasset’s famous sons were laid to rest

  

  Wiscasset was an important place in Colonial times, its more notable citizens having had a measure of influence over state politics. Others bore witness to great moments in our nation’s founding....

• Almost 101 years later, Justin P. Wiley receives Purple Heart

  

  On the night of Sept. 26, 1918, six weeks before World War I ended, USCG Petty Officer First Class Justin Plummer Wiley was aboard the USCGC TAMPA on duty in the North Atlantic. At 23, Wiley...

• ‘I love it!’ 7-year-old burn survivor has ‘Frozen’ fun with purpose

  

  Singing with Princess Elsa in a festival of princesses at Damariscotta Baptist Church Saturday, Charlotte Ramsdell knew a lot of the words to “Let it go.” “But some of the words I didn’t know, so I...

• County Democrats to meet U.S. Senate candidate

  Thursday, Aug 22 The Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s (LCDC) monthly meeting is an opportunity to meet members, participate in discussion, hear from political candidates and other speakers with...

• Baked bean supper

  Saturday, Aug. 10Sheepscott Community Church will host a free public supper 5–7 p.m. at the Sheepscot Clubhouse, 619 Sheepscot Rd, Newcastle (inside and outside seating, weather permitting). Homemade...

• Blues, birthday, big families: ‘Alive on the (Wiscasset) Common’

  

  Visiting from Hallendale, Florida, Rory Leao has been to sailing camp in Southport and horseback riding in Boothbay. The week of Aug. 5, the 10-year-old planned to write at a workshop at Edgecomb’s...

• Midcoast Humane to host Save a Stray 5K & Festival

  

  Midcoast Humane is preparing for its 14th annual 5K run and one-mile walk fundraiser, “Save a Stray 5K,” which takes place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at L.L.Bean’s Discovery Park in Freeport. The Save a...

• Craft Show on the Boothbay Common Aug. 17-18

  Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17-18 The Boothbay Region Arts and Crafts Shows on the Boothbay Common will continue on Aug. 17 and 18. Shows are held Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the...

• Julie Thompson vocal concert

  Monday, Aug. 12 At 1 p.m. at Schooner Cove library, Schooner Cove Retirement Community, Julie Thompson will perform. Her classical training, gentleness and music literacy are the foundation for her...

• Enter the Old Bristol Days Vintage Car Show

  

  An interesting selection of vintage and collectible vehicles are registered for the 6th Annual Olde Bristol Days Vintage Car Show, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harbor...

• Art Preview & Meet the Artist Reception

  Wednesday, Aug. 7 From 4 to 6 p.m., the general public is invited to view art in advance of Boothbay Region Land Trust's Points of View Art Auction at Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Road, Boothbay...

• 62nd Annual Rotary Benefit Auction & Flea Market

  Saturday, Aug. 3 What treasures await this year?! The auction and flea market returns to the grounds of Boothbay Region High School. From collectibles to antiques,  vehicles to boats, and household...

• Opening Reception at Down East Gallery

  Friday, August 9   Celebrating the opening of two concurrent exhibitions at Down East Gallery: “Tapestry | the new wave” features 30+ hand-woven tapestries from New England’s top weavers and “The...

• Weird Stuff at Castle Tucker Tour

  Saturday, Aug. 10 If you like unusual things, then this tour at Castle Tucker, 2 Lee Street, Wiscasset, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., is for you. Like many Victorians, the Tuckers were fascinated by all...

• Dog parade highlights Wiscasset Summerfest

  

  First Congregational Church of Wiscasset’s Summerfest has come a long way since the Ladies’ Organ Society started it in 1983.  “It started as an arts and crafts sale,” coordinator Beth Maxwell said...

• Pet adoption event

  Saturday, Aug. 10 Midcoast Humane will hold a pet adoption event at the Louis Doe Pet Center, 92 Mills Rd., Newcastle from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Featuring Jennifer Frautschi at Lincoln Home

  Jennifer Frautschi shares her talents with The Lincoln Home on Monday, Aug. 5, from 3 to 4 p.m. Born in Pasadena, California, Ms. Frautschi began the violin at age three. She attended Harvard, the...

• Family Fun Day Lobster Bake

  Sunday, Aug. 11 Lincoln County Democratic Committee will hold a Family Fund Day Lobster Bake from noon to 3 p.m. at Cider Hill Farm, 785 West Main St., Waldoboro. Games for all, live music by The...
• Kennebec Estuary Land Trust

  Tide pooling at Reid State Park Aug. 6

  

  Meet the many critters that make their home among the rocks, sand, and seaweed on Tuesday, Aug, 6 from 10 a.m. to noon at Reid State Park in Georgetown. The public is invited to join Kennebec Estuary...

• Aging in Place forum will bring experts, speakers to Midcoast

  Spectrum Generations is partnering with Inn Along the Way to host the Aging in Place Forum on Thursday, Sept. 12. This year’s forum will focus on Respecting Choices: Caregiver and Parent Empowerment...

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Education

• Plein Air Painting Day at Castle Tucker

• Mixer at Linekin and Burley preserves

• Behind the closed doors of Castle Tucker

• Set for Success a hit at Wiscasset Elementary

• NYA second semester honor roll

• New CTL head of school brings new vision

• Bedtime stories at the Merry Barn

• Alna’s Juniper Hill School wins grant

• WW&F Railway Museum welcomes Healthy Kids

• Set For Success Aug. 11 at WES

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Cooking

• Mama D’s omelet

• Halibut with capers

• Stuffed bread Lisa style

• Spectrum Generations’ Celebrity Chef Challenge Aug. 12

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Health and Wellness

• Healthy Weight & Your Child program begins in September

• LincolnHealth OB nurses become first responders

• Understanding addiction as a chronic disease helps ease stigma

• YMCA’s Livestrong program begins Sept. 3

• Hospice program hosts remembrance gatherings in Bristol and Boothbay Harbor

• Moms invited to local support group

• River Arts Community Drum Circle

• Harbor Peer & Wellness Center Community Drum Circle

• Cove’s Edge earns national quality award

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Home and Garden

• Flowers and Art Garden Party Aug. 17

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Social

• Artists paint live during this month’s Wiscasset Art Walk

• The 8th annual Boothbay Harbor Fest begins Friday, Aug. 30

• Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival Aug. 22-25

• Fourth annual Lobstermen’s Relief Fund benefit serves up fine local food

• December events

• November events

• October events

• September events

• It’s time for the Arts & Yachts Exhibition and Sale

• Boothbay Harbor Opera House: Blues master Chris Thomas King

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Seniors

• Dinner at the Wiscasset Senior Center

• Annual Antique Car Show at Lincoln Home Aug. 13

• Spectrum Generations’ August Lunch & Learn schedule

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