On Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. at Wiscasset Middle High School, individuals and families will gather to participate in the third You Are Deeply Loved Color Run. The run is held in memory of Gavin Clark and Alex Taylor. They were best friends from the day they met each other at Wiscasset’s Summer Camp program before their kindergarten year. The boys were silly and sensitive, impeccably polite, and could often be seen waving at drivers as they skateboarded all over town.  They were even known to shovel snow and sweep gravel aside to create a space for them to practice on their boards.

The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) is partnering with the state’s Municipal Planning Assistance Program and the Maine Coastal Program to host a workshop on nature-based planning strategies that encourage resilient shorelines in coastal communities.

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a free guided hike along the River~Link Trail on Friday, Oct. 9, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. This three-hour excursion offers community members an opportunity to explore one of the region’s largest remaining blocks of intact conserved land, which serves as a crucial habitat and corridor for native wildlife including moose, deer, bobcats, and bears.

Midcoast Literacy is holding its seventh annual Readers Theater performance on Saturday, Oct. 24, 1 to 3:30 p.m., at Morse High School Auditorium, 826 Shipbuilder Drive, Bath.

Wiscasset's Steve Erskine said his grandfather Roy B. Rowe and Rowe's brothers Clarke and Frank started Eastern Steamship Company and owned the Winter Harbor and another steamboat. Winter Harbor did the Boothbay-Wiscasset mail run with over 100 passengers aboard, Erskine, of Wiscasset, said. He told Wiscasset Newspaper Sept. 24, Route 27’s paving “gradually put them out of business.” He has a logbook he said shows a Boothbay-Wiscasset trip with seven passengers. 

The WW&F Railway Museum will celebrate the Maine harvest season with its popular Pumpkin Pickin’ Train to SeaLyon Farm, operating Oct. 3, 12, 17 and 24. The family-friendly experience combines historic steam railroading, brilliant fall foliage, pumpkin picking and horse-drawn wagon rides for a distinctly Maine autumn adventure.

The Lincoln Home is the Gateway to Pumpkinfest! Our Giant Pumpkin and stage with festive fall decorations on the Damariscotta River is a great backdrop for fun family photos. Plan to park at The Lincoln Home for the Pumpkinfest festivities and benefit the residents. The $20 fee collected directly benefits The Lincoln Home Resident Assistance fund.

In the one month of September, five esteemed organizations provided $80,000.00 in grants to Finding Our Voices to brighten the lives and prospects of Maine women domestic abuse survivors and their children as well as to foster healthy relationships among teens, according to the statewide nonprofit.

Some Midcoast Christian churches are banding together for the second time to raise funds for heating assistance for local families. They are holding a public event, the second “Helping Hands, Heating Homes” on Saturday evening, Oct. 24 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Academy Hill Road in Newcastle at 5:30. The event will include a spaghetti dinner, silent auction and concert. The first dinner/auction raised over $8,000. The cost to attend all events of the evening is $25 per person, or a maximum of $60 per family.

Colonel Shanon W. Cotta, of Alna, Maine was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal by Major General Diane Dunn, the Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard, on Sept. 13 after serving over 32 years in the United States Army. His final assignment was serving as the brigade commander of the 52nd Troop Command in the Maine National Guard.

Soon Wiscasset's Town Common will be graced with wagging tails and paw prints from our beloved pets! In honor of St. Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures and our natural environment, we'll gather outside to share blessings for our favorite pets on Sunday Oct. 4 at 1 p.m.

All are invited to bring your pets, whether they be dogs, cats, guinea pigs, bunnies, turtles, or bird, for a blessing. Please make sure your pet is leashed or in a safe place such as a crate, cage, or kennel. We will strive for a calm and friendly atmosphere in a natural setting, but close to home.

Wiscasset Elementary School fourth-grade students recently enjoyed their first monthly field trip to Hidden Valley Nature Center. They worked with naturalist Cami Wilbert to learn more about the unique ecosystem of a kettle bog and how the different parts of a tree contribute to its survival.

Wiscasset is progressing in its pursuit of a $100,000 grant to create three jobs at home-building co-op Zero Energy Homes. The state has approved the town’s letter of intent to seek the grant and, Sept. 15, selectmen nodded Chair Alissa Eason’s signing of a letter of support. The application is due in to the state Oct. 2, according to Wiscasset Economic Development Director Aaron Chrostowsky.

Le Café Français, a local French conversation group, resumes its lively in-person meetings on Oct. 5. Our discussions include a variety of themes, from French culture and news, useful expressions for travel and beyond, recipes and cooking experiences plus songs and topics of mutual interest. Our meetings offer participants a “mini French immersion” experience twice monthly.

UPDATE: Due to the forecasted storm, the Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Open House has been rescheduled to Saturday, Oct. 3 from noon to 2:30 p.m.

An Industrial Areas Foundation information session will be held on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Edgecomb Community Church, 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb. This session is open to the public.

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring an in-person half-day event on Stream Crossing Installation Practices scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 22 at Pownalborough Hall located at 314 Patterson Road in Dresden. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to noon.

Public comment — it isn’t just for meetings anymore.

It’s for workshops, too, Wiscasset’s school committee and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson said Sept. 15. 

They were planning an update to the public comment policy due to a change in law. Any time the committee has a quorum, there will be public comment near the start and end of the session, be it a workshop or meeting, according to the discussion.

Chair Tracey Whitney said the policy committee, composed of her and member Christopher Hart, will draft the update.

Join Veggies to Table at The Contented Sole in New Harbor on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. for a Harvest Dinner & Fundraiser celebrating exceptional food and wine, community, and the abundance of the farm’s harvest, all in support of Veggies to Table’s work growing and donating organic produce and flowers to neighbors experiencing hunger and needing joy.