The Lincoln County Recovery Community Center located at 3 Hall St., Newcastle will be holding their 5k road race on Aug. 22 with sign-in beginning at 8 a.m. We need volunteers to help this event run smoothly and we are sadly under the number of people we need.

Defying meteorological science, Saturday, Aug. 8 was a stellar weather day for the 2026 OBD Williams-Fossett 13th annual Vintage Car Show. Forty-five fascinating vehicles competed for six trophies determined by popular vote.

The first-place trophy was awarded to Jim Olson of Nobleboro for his 1952 Ford Customline sedan. Second place went to the Williams family from New Harbor (Williams-Fosset Vintage Car Show) for their 1930 Ford Model-T Woody and third to Nobleboro’s Greg Olson for his 1960 Austin-Healey (Bugeye) Sprite MK-1.

Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 to 11 a.m., Lincoln County Indivisible (LCI), Audacity CAT (Rockland), and Indivisible Waldo County are holding coordinated “By Land or by Sea Vigils.”

The vigils will bring attention to Chief Justice John Roberts' transformation of the Supreme Court. Roberts, who owns summer homes on Hupper Island, off Port Clyde, and is perhaps the most powerful person in the country who summers in Maine, presides over the most unpopular Supreme Court in modern history. The Roberts Court has:

Dr. Sallie Albert is in the business of saving lives whether they are human, canine, or feline. Albert is a nurse practitioner certified in psychiatric and family health. She owns a Topsham assisted living facility and a southern Maine alternative correctional healthcare center.

Grab a partner, practice that perfect toss and get ready to send some bags flying for a great cause.

Mobius, Inc. will sponsor “A Hole Lotta Good,” a community cornhole tournament, on Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Nobleboro Little League Field on Route 1. Organizers are preparing for what promises to be one of Midcoast Maine’s biggest and liveliest cornhole events of the summer. The event is presented by Wicked Cornhole.  

Last week, over 250 friends and supporters of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences came together for an evening of discovery and inspiration. Through the Big Splash fundraiser, the institute raised over $800,000 in sponsorships and bids — far exceeding the original fundraising goal — all of which will go to support the institute’s “bold science for our blue planet.”

One of the Midcoast’s favorite summer traditions is back! The 54th annual North Nobleboro Day will take place on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the North Nobleboro Community Hall on Upper East Pond Road. Now in its fifth decade, this lively community celebration continues to draw crowds of locals and visitors with a winning mix of food, music, and community spirit.

Boothbay Railway Village Museum will host its highly anticipated annual Children’s Day this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. BRVM is located at 586 Wiscasset Road/Route 27, Boothbay.

The family-friendly event features a full day of activities across the Museum's historic 4-acre village green. Included with regular Museum admission, attendees can enjoy lawn games, arts and crafts, bounce houses, a water slide, a slip-and-slide, and signature barrel and train rides. Families planning to use the water attractions are encouraged to bring bathing suits and towels. 

Sunday, Aug. 16, from 1 to 3 p.m., Set for Success (S4S) will once again throw a spirited event at Wiscasset Community Center to celebrate the community and its upcoming school year. All Wiscasset’s students and their families are invited to pick up their teacher-recommended school supplies, as well as a red and black backpack to put them in if one chooses. 

Student poets from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb placed across the board in multiple categories in this year’s Poetry Society of Virginia youth poetry contest. The competition draws hundreds of entries from across the United States annually.

Midcoast Conservancy is pleased to announce it will be hosting the State of the Lake on Thursday, Aug. 20, 4-6 p.m., at the Jewell Lodge at Wavus Camp in Jefferson. 

Merrymakers of all ages are invited to shake it all out at Jailhouse Rock, an evening of food, fun and foot-tapping tunes at Wiscasset’s Old Jail on Federal Street. The rollicking  music will be provided by the jazz-rock-blues band Leopard Girls, beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, rain or shine.

New monthly series, library programs, and Common Ground Country Fair appearances highlight a growing literary community.

The Waldoboro Public Library launches its new Poet's Corner this September, opening the door to a month of readings, new programs, and literary gatherings that reflect the remarkable growth of Midcoast Maine's poetry community.

The Cody Sisters bring their distinctive brand of bluegrass to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Maddie and Megan Cody have been making music together since ages six and eight, respectively. Raised on the Colorado folk and bluegrass scene—with encouragement from their dad, who often played guitar around the house and was the original bass player in the band—festivals like RockyGrass were high notes amidst a lifelong musical awakening filled with live performances, songwriting, and travel.

This fall, Coastal Senior College (CSC) again offers its popular course in “Revision Techniques: How to Cut and Prune Your Writing” with author and teacher Caroline Janover. Registration is now open for this and the 13 other courses in the fall catalogue.

Wawenock Golf Club in Walpole will mark a full century of golf and community on Saturday, Aug. 1, with a day-long centennial celebration honoring the club's opening on Aug. 11, 1926, and looking ahead to its next hundred years.

The club's story began on that August afternoon a century ago, when Murray Shipley stepped to the first tee and sent a true, well-placed opening shot down the fairway — a swing that, in effect, opened Wawenock Golf Club to the community it has served ever since.

A night out at the theatre became an opportunity to nourish neighbors across the Midcoast when The Waldo Theatre partnered with Veggies to Table during its June production of “Don’t Dress for Dinner.” Through a silent auction and raffles held across the production’s four performances, the community raised $2,530 for Veggies to Table, supporting the nonprofit farm’s work to grow and donate organic produce and flowers to people experiencing hunger and needing joy.

Organizers of the 13th annual OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show announced that “The Golden Gup” will be back to spin the old tunes for the show. Gup will be joined again this year by Mallory Haeberlin with her “Truckin’ Good Food” gourmet food truck, featuring family fare at reasonable prices.