Our thanks to photographer Bob Bond of 40 Federal Studio, Wiscasset for these shots from the third annual Wiscasset Wormfest, including festival day June 13 and the new Inch by Inch 5k June 14.

In a break from the first two years, this year's Wormfest was full of sun and heat. For some in Sunday's 5k, the race ended with a swim.

The OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show will return for its 13th season on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Bristol Consolidated School on Bristol Road in Bristol.

The event is part of the widely beloved Olde Bristol Days celebration, which features crafters, vendors, a variety of food choices, live music, the Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races, fireworks over the water and so much more.  Once again in 2026, Olde Bristol Days activities are being planned by a community-minded volunteer committee, always focusing on family-fun.

United Way of Mid Coast Maine is extending an invitation to the community to join them at their 2026 annual meeting on Wednesday, June 24 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Bowdoin College.

Be sure to attend the St. Giles Episcopal Church Fair Saturday, July 25, under the tall pines on the church grounds in Jefferson. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a live auction at 11 a.m.

Join the Lincoln Festival Chorus on Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. Registration time: 6:15-6:55 p.m. Rehearsals are every Monday at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor located at 125 Townsend Ave. Membership dues are $40 per person, no charge for students.

Registration for the annual Maine Coastal Cleanup, an annual volunteer-driven initiative to clean debris from Maine’s coastal shores and waterfront communities organized by the Maine Coastal Program, is open now through Aug. 21, 2026. The 2026 Maine Coastal Cleanup will take place Sept. 5-19.

Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy programs to people of all ages, is seeking a part-time instructor for its Read With Me program in Lincoln County. The site instructor works during the school year visiting local Head Start Centers in Newcastle, Wiscasset, Whitefield and Waldoboro.

Mid-Coast Audubon announces their annual membership meeting on Friday, June 26, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Salt Bay Farm, 110 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta.

Thursday night, June 4 in Wiscasset Middle High School's Stover Auditorium, Jane LeBourdais, Class of 1959 from the old Wiscasset High School, had a great-great niece graduating, Brooke Lincoln.

Having a senior to celebrate happens a lot for LeBourdais. Next year, great grandson Julien King is a senior.

As Wiscasset Newspaper tried to keep the greats straight, LeBourdais explained, when you’re 85, everything is a great.

Celebrate the start of summer at Bowman House in Dresden, Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House in Wiscasset on Historic New England’s annual Open House, Saturday, June 6. Free guided tours will be given from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the last tour leaving at 3. No tickets or reservations needed.

All three houses sit on land that is part of the homeland of the Wabanaki, the Indigenous Peoples of “The Dawnland,” the land we call New England. The Wabanaki Alliance includes the Mi’qmaq Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation.

We are excited to announce that Wiscasset Wormfest 2026 will be taking place June 11–14. This unique community celebration showcases the best of Wiscasset through local businesses, food, entertainment, family activities and a brand-new tradition—the inaugural Wormfest Inch by Inch 5K. Wormfest invites residents and visitors alike to experience four days of festivities designed to celebrate the spirit, creativity, and charm of Maine’s most beloved village.

Things are heating up at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset. Many volunteers are working on final plans for the 72nd annual  Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everything from hand-turned wooden vessels to basketry will be on sale inside the church’s hall and outside, as well.

Student poets from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb placed in multiple categories in this year’s Sarah Mook Poetry Contest for Students. The competition this year drew entries from twenty-four states, as well as India, South Korea, and Canada.

"We'll work on the spacing ... Remember it's an arm length in front of you," Deb Pooler advised Wiscasset Middle High School seniors at marching practice Monday.

An unforgettable night of champagne, oysters, extraordinary prizes and travel experiences, and community impact awaits on the coast of Maine. Tickets are officially on sale for Veggies to Table’s highly anticipated third annual Summer Gala & Auction, “To the Nines,” taking place Sunday, Aug. 9, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay.

A summer resident of the Boothbay region has notified the newspaper that “our summer network are receiving false Paperless Post invitations asking for personal information that makes the recipients vulnerable to being hacked."

A check of the Paperless Post website revealed the following:

The Boothbay Railway Village Museum launched its 62nd season over Memorial Day Weekend and is open weekends only until Father’s Day (June 21). The team is geared up and looking forward to welcoming visitors of all ages with another exciting lineup of vintage entertainment.

The Museum’s jam-packed event calendar begins this weekend.