There's still time to get a jump on your civic duty. Wiscasset absentee ballots, including the school district withdrawal question and ones on how to cover the costs, are available at the town clerk's office until 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31. The election is November 5.

Wiscasset's annual Ghosts and Goblins Parade gets under way at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, at Wiscasset Middle School. Line up at 4 p.m. The first 200 children get trick or treat bags with goodies and safety glow sticks.

Skidompha Library in Damariscotta gets down to business on November 2, offering “Human Resources 101” from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. The workshop is free for Skidompha Business Council members; all others, $10. Advance registration is required. Call 207-563-1940 or email devdr@msln.net.

You don't have to be a hunter to come to the Alna Fire Department's hunters' breakfast, from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, at the fire station on Route 218. Cost is $7 for adults, $3 ages 12 and younger.