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Whooooo’s there? Coastal Rivers offers family program on owls

On Friday, Dec. 8 from 3 to 4 p.m., Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is hosting a family program at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm with a focus on owls of Maine. Coastal Rivers naturalist Angela...

New Year’s Plunge at Pemaquid to support local kids

Join Hearty Roots for the first ever “Plunge for a Purpose” charity event on Monday, Jan. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. Gather at the shore of Pemaquid with your hardy community by plunging into the bold...

Maine Coastal Observing Alliance awarded grant for water monitoring

The Maine Coastal Observing Alliance (MCOA), a network of nine conservation groups monitoring water quality in midcoast Maine estuaries, is pleased to announce it has received a grant for $142,000...

Woolwich tree-lighting Dec. 3

Woolwich will hold is tree-lighting and sing carols at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at Nequasset Meeting House. The town announced the event will have “hot cocoa, treats and Santa Claus!”; a community sing-...

Yellow food and drink bring in $24,000 to Finding Our Voices

Creative Midcoast chefs helped collect $24,000 for Maine’s domestic abuse survivors from the Finding Our Voices “Into the Light!” Foodie Fiesta, according to a press release from the grassroots,...

Hearty Roots raises $500,000 for new campus

Hearty Roots, a nonprofit fostering resilience in Maine youth through outdoor adventure and social-emotional programming, has raised $500,000 toward a permanent Campus for Mindful Adventure. The...

First Congo: Christmas with ‘The Chosen’

Season 1 and Season 2 of “The Chosen,” a show that explores Jesus through the eyes of the people who knew him, and focuses on the beginning of Jesus’s public ministry and what happens as word of his...

Contented Sole Restaurant and Veggies to Table raise funds together

Veggies to Table, a Lincoln County grow-to-donate organic farm, partnered with The Contented Sole restaurant in Bristol this past summer to raise funds and awareness of the vital work they do feeding...

First Congo’s Advent plans

Hanging of the Greens, a tradition rooted in ancient civilizations to celebrate the winter solstice, will take place in Wiscasset at First Congregational Church on the first Sunday in Advent, Dec. 3...

Half-price sale on cookbooks starts Dec. 5 at Skidompha Book Shop

All cookbooks at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be on sale at half price from Tuesday, Dec. 5 through Monday, Dec. 18. According to Rosie Bensen, assistant manager of...

Help ‘Help Yourself Shelf’ with bag buys

For December, the store leadership at Hannaford’s in Damariscotta has selected the Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) to receive a $1 donation from every purchase of the $2.50 Fight Hunger Bag and 25 cents...

How to stay sober during the holiday season

Thanksgiving is the kick-off of the holiday season. Between now and New Year’s Day, there can be numerous celebrations for many families and individuals. Yet, this time of year is associated with...

Fall trail work done at Edgecomb’s Schmid Preserve

The 766 acre Schmid Preserve in Edgecomb held their annual fall trail work day on Sunday, Nov. 5. Eighteen local volunteers cleared trails, repainted trail blazes, constructed a bridge, and removed...

Bremen Library wreath sale

The Bremen Library will again be hosting its popular wreath sale fund raiser this year. The sale will take place Saturday, Nov. 25 and Sunday, Nov. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bremen Town House...

USDA funding for Kennebec, Lincoln counties: How should money be spent?

The Kennebec and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field office in Augusta, will host a public...

Hope for the Holiday Collections feature locally-made items

New Hope Midcoast is holding a holiday sale starting Nov. 15. Large and small holiday collections may be ordered for Christmas or Hanukkah and include chocolate caramels from Bixby Chocolates, wines...

Early deadline for Thanksgiving

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, our newspaper will be printed on Monday, Nov. 20. The deadline for the Nov. 23 issue will be Friday, Nov. 17 at 4:30 p.m. for both classified and display advertising...

Lighted Boat Parade & Fireworks!

Saturday, Dec. 2 Boothbay Harbor: Commercial and private boats begin parading around the harbor decked out for the holidays! Starting at 6:45 p.m. the boats will enter the Harbor from the west,...

Lighted Fire Truck Parade

Saturday, Nov. 25 Local and regional fire departments decorate their trucks to win the Dalmation Cup and $300 prize money! Last year Southport Fire Department won the Cup. Parade starts at 4 p.m....

BRGC’s Holiday Festival

Friday, Dec. 1 & Saturday, Dec. 2 The Boothbay Region Garden Club’s much anticipated Holiday Festival returns to St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Boothbay Harbor. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m...

Edgecomb Community Church schedules Advent season celebrants

Edgecomb Community Church is gearing up for a wonderful Advent season. The church’s search committee has been working hard to fill their pulpit this fall while in search of a new permanent preacher...

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