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Fish fry!

Saturday, Oct. 22 The Edgecomb Fire Department (473 Boothbay Road/Route 27, Edgecomb) will be holding its annual fish fry at the fire station from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Menu: fried fish, French fries,...
MaineHousing pauses emergency rental assistance program

MaineHousing Thursday announced it had paused accepting new applications to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program as the agency awaits word on its request for additional federal funding. An...
Wiscasset Senior Center supper

Wednesday, Oct. 19 Doors open at 4:30 p.m., dinner at 5. Menu: French onion soup, bread, salad, toast turkey, mashed potato, gravy, stuffing, butternut squash, peas, Dessert: Apple pie a la mode. $...
Wild Edibles Walk at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm

Coastal Rivers Education Director Sarah Gladu will lead a wild edibles walk at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7. Gladu will offer a snack of pine bark...
Bat Hike at Hidden Valley Nature Center

Bats have many admirable qualities; the ability to eat 1,200 mosquitoes an hour is surely one of the finest. They can also live to be over 30 years old and fly at speeds beyond 60 miles per hour. All...
Morton Mendes gets Boston Post cane

Westport Island officials and others gathered Saturday at Morton “Mort” and Patti Mendes’ home to honor Mort, 96, with the Boston Post cane as the town’s oldest resident. According to a recent press...
Post 54 aids WES teacher’s family with costs related to daughter’s stroke

Samantha Crawford said via email Sept. 22, she continues to be “speechless and very blessed” by the support people are showing as daughter Angelina, 12, works to recover from the June stroke that...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland

Blessing of the Animals events in Newcastle, Boothbay Harbor

In celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, known for his love of all of God's creatures, over 20 churches around Maine will hold Blessing of the Animals prayer services. St. Patrick...
Karl’s Kids’ annual pork roast Oct. 16 in Nobleboro

Karl’s Kids, a program of the Rotary Club of Damariscotta which helps local kids with athletic equipment and trips, will be holding their fourth annual Karl’s Kids Pig Roast on Sunday, Oct. 16 from 3...
October full moon candlelight Labyrinth walk

You are cordially invited to a full moon candlelight labyrinth walk to be held on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Labyrinth in the Field next to Edgecomb Community Church, UCC. Come and join us on...
Mobile Stand Downs bring homeless veterans’ connection to services to four Maine cities

The Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be co-hosting the third annual Mobile Homeless Veterans’ Stand Down during the month of October. The...
Final agricultural fairs coming up

Farmington Fair: Sept. 18 - 24. Fairgrounds, 292 High St., Farmington. https://www.farmingtonfairmaine.com Common Ground Country Fair: Sept. 23 - 25. 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity. https://www.mofga...
Westport Island announces Morton Mendes as next Boston Post Cane honoree

Selectmen have announced Westport Island’s next Boston Post cane recipient, for the oldest current resident, will be Morton Mendes, who is 96 years young. Morton and his twin sister Faye were born...
BBH Opera House: Lilli Lewis

Saturday Oct. 22 The New Orleans singer-songwriter-pianist folk rocker performs in a 7:30 p.m. show. Advance discount tickets $20 through the box office: 633-5159 or regular tickets $25 at https://...
BBH Opera House: Donna the Buffalo

Saturday, Oct. 1 This band draws on a deep pool of musical influences, from country and rock ‘n’ roll, to bluegrass and old-time fiddle, as well as Cajun and Zydeco. Advance tickets for this 7:30 p....
‘Relationships with Ourselves as We Age’ at Inn Along the Way Sept. 25

“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made.” – Robert Browning How does your relationship with yourself change as you age? Relationships...
Grant kicks off campaign to paint Pownalborough Court House

The 1761 Pownalborough Court House is set to receive a fresh coat of exterior paint thanks in part to to a grant awarded to Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) from the Belvedere Historic...
Foraging for Wild Mushrooms workshop in Jefferson Oct. 8-9

Mushroom expert Greg Marley will offer a “Foraging for Wild Mushrooms” workshop on Oct. 8 and 9. This workshop will be divided into an evening lecture from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the 8th over Zoom, using...
Autumn Trees at Hidden Valley Nature Center

The final workshop of Midcoast Conservancy’s Naturalist Series will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Autumn in Maine means trees in their...
Blessing of animals Oct. 2 in Wiscasset

Wiscasset Town Common will be the location of our second annual Blessing of Animals on Sunday Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. All are welcome to bring their pets on leash or carrier, a photo of your pets or a...
20th century fine art of historic Alna scenes on display in September

There will be an exhibit of “Art of Historic Alna” in Alna’s 19th-century Puddledock Schoolhouse, open on two consecutive three-day weekends, Fridays through Sundays, Sept. 23-25 and Sept. 30-Oct. 2...
Coast Guard Auxiliary boating class: Navigating Midcoast Maine

Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to make...
Gardens Aglow returns as a walking tour

At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, preparations are underway for the eighth annual Gardens Aglow. This year, the seasonal celebration returns to its roots as a walking tour with a new, reimagined...
Another successful Sunrise Cruise, Monhegan Light tour

Another successful Sunrise Lighthouse photography cruise is in the books and again this year the weather did not did not disappoint with some very colorful early morning sunlight casting some truly...
Wiscasset visit

Carmel, California’s Molly Martin and Gary Feldstein were seeing New England last week when their travels brought the engaged couple to Wiscasset and Red’s Eats. As he waited in line for the food...
‘Determined’: WES teacher’s 12-year-old daughter makes ‘surprising progress’ after paralyzing stroke

At Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia, Wiscasset Elementary School pre-K teacher Samantha Crawford is at daughter Angelina’s bedside around the clock. In June, the horseback riding,...
‘Real Ghost Stories with Adam Berry’ comes to Rockport Opera House

“It’s never too early to get ready for the spookiest holiday of all, Halloween!” said Rockport Opera House, in a news release. “Real Ghost Stories” takes place Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m., at...
Merry Barn

Join us for Community Writes

The stories we carry are magical. They are weird. They are heartbreaking and beautiful, unique and funny. Best of all they are ours– just waiting to be told. Your stories may be hiding under cobwebs...
Midcoast Conservancy offers nature-based writing workshop

Join author Linda Buckmaster for a writing workshop on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to noon at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson entitled “Where Are We? Where Have We Been?” Writing about a...
Updates from Veggies to Table: Harvesting, a week in a Paris apartment, French macarons, fall help, ball jars and mulch

Fall is in the air, and Veggies to Table is busy harvesting tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkins, squash, and more. They have now donated 36,000+ pounds of organice produce and 40,000+...
Ornitherapy: Watching birds, not only fun, but good for you too!

Learn why getting your daily dose of Ornitherapy is just what the doctor ordered. We’re pushed and pulled in many directions, no matter our age. If we allow birds and nature to slow us down, we are...
Fall community literacy events at Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat

Free community literacy events return to the Merry Barn on Sept. 17, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Beginning with International Dot Day, we will join in the global celebration of creativity, courage and...
Nine beagles brought to Camden for chance at new life

CAMDEN — Nine beagles felt grass under their paws for the first time, Sunday afternoon, in Camden. After a ride from Portland in a P.A.W.S. Animal Adoption Center van, each was unloaded from pet...
Book review

‘Reveries: Journaling in Place’ pure soul food

Most of us at one time or another have had art books on our bedside or coffee tables, at the ready to engage our imagination at the time of our choosing. Susan Newbold – artist, author, printmaker,...

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