Historian and local attorney Chip Griffin will describe the legacy of the fiercely independent Scots Irish people, who were among the first settlers…

Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will continue its 18th annual Winter Speaker Series with “The Value of Honey Bees to Maine Agriculture,” on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. upstairs at The Old Goat in…

Skidompha Public Library's popular "Chats with Champions" series continues with Reza Jalali, recognized as one of the eminent ethnic “Americans in Making it in America: A Sourcebook on Eminent…

The second of the popular "Who Do You Love?" slide talks with Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) Biennial artists will take place at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art at 162 Russell…

The Maine Coast Book Shop announces the third Firehouse Forum in its author series on Thursday, Oct. 9 from 7-9 p.m. The event will be held in the Firehouse Center in Damariscotta.

Launched…

Less than 24 hours after hundreds feasted on the region’s best lobster bites at the annual …

Husband and wife ornithologists Jeffrey and Allison Wells wrote “Maine’s Favorite Birds” as a resource for people who want to know more about the birds they see in their own…

The Newcastle Historical Society is pleased to announce that Kevin Johnson, photo archivist for the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, will present a slideshow of photographs from the Everett "…

Barrie Brusila, well-known local forester, will give a talk on "Tree Identification and Woodlot Management." The talk will take place on the trails…

Gary Jobson, world famous sailor and TV sailing commentator, spoke at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club last week to a packed house of members and friends of sailing. Jobson is best known for his…

After crossing the bridge onto Barters Island, the first road on the right is Spofford Lane, home to Ronnie Spofford, one of the island’s best known…

Think of retired circus elephants Rosie and Opal as two very large animals on the tip of a vast crumbling iceberg.

In the headquarters of Hope Elephants they…

A little history of the milk delivery business, coupled with lots of laughs, personal mistakes, and examples of family life in Boothbay Harbor 60 years ago, will be among Ronnie…

On August 10 at 10 a.m., the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club will play host to the 18th annual Lyman and Antique Boat Rendezvous. 

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The Frances Perkins Center is once again offering its popular tours of the Frances Perkins family homestead located on the banks of the Damariscotta…

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, author Richard Rubin will discuss his book, "The Last of the Doughboys," and his decade long…

The third in the weekly summer-long series of public discussions about science issues is set for Tuesday, July 8, from 6 to 7 p.m. Café Scientifique, hosted by Bigelow Laboratory for Oceans…

The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid are sponsoring an evening lecture on Monday, July 14 by cultural historian Nate Randall, appetizingly entitled “A Plenty of Fish and Lobsters Very…

On Wednesday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the Newcastle Fire Station on the River Road The Newcastle Historical Society will welcome the recollections of Frances Perkins from…

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is hosting a special series of Café Scientifique conversations to mark 40 years of discovery at the laboratory. The first of…

YOUNG-Africa hosted its first Social Entrepreneurship Summit June 8-10 at the Newagen Seaside Inn, Southport.

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Pat Slattery and Sally Bullard will show and describe some of their whaling artifacts at the Boothbay Region Historical Society on Thursday, June 12, at 4 p.m. The talk at the…

A new symposium presented by the Lincoln County Historical Association will address how our ancestors kept warm. Speakers will present on coverlets, on wool and…

Bet Finocchiaro of Bet's Famous Fish Fry, right, entertains a full house with stories of her life and times.

On her left is Margaret Tew taping the event at the Boothbay Region Historical…

Weather: that usually sublime, often fickle and occasionally monstrous companion of every mariner, will be the central theme of discussion at the 41st annual Albert…

Action, art, opera and Paris — what could be better? This week we launch our new series of occasional conversations, free to the public, that focus on the visual arts. It’s our hope that they will…

The John Booras Collection of historic photographs of the schooner Bowdoin, probably taken in 1924 on a return voyage of Arctic exploration from Greenland…

Skidompha Public Library's acclaimed "Chats with Champions" series welcomes Chewonki’s Director for Traveling Natural History Programs Keith Crowley on Tuesday,…

First Light Camera Club will host fine art photographer Jim Nickelson speaking about “The Craft and Art of the Digital Fine Print,” on Thursday, April 10, from 6:30…

The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association is pleased to present local bat enthusiast Annie Kassler on Wednesday, April 2, 6:30 p.m. at the office, 624 Sheepscot Road in…

The Maine Forest Pest Outreach and Survey Project offers a casual training focused on a very serious threat. On Friday, March 14, eleven participants gathered at Hidden Valley Nature Center in…

The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Associated is pleased to host a talk on Vernal Pool ecology and conservation, Wednesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. at…

"I didn't know that service was available," was the rousing chorus heard from our participants at January's round table discussion on…

The Men's Group of the First Congregational Church in Wiscasset has invited Bruce Barlow, a resident of Westport Island, to show slides and speak about his…

The Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance announces its inaugural 'Maine Crime Wave' conference. The day-long event will be held Saturday, April 19, at USM's Glickman Library in Portland. It…

The Chewonki Foundation's Keith Crowley knows some people picture bats as mice with wings. But they're far from rodents, and also far from a lot of other myths that dog them.

Beginning February 2, the Lincoln County Historical Association will sponsor a series of lectures about life in Midcoast Maine during…

The Men’s Group of The First Congregational Church, Wiscasset will have its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at noon in Fellowship Hall, at which time Paul Dodson will present a…

Richmond Fort, which once commanded and protected the Kennebec River frontier, has been uncovered in the most complete archeological excavation ever conducted of a military installation from the…

The Maine Bureau of Insurance will be holding public information sessions regarding the federal healthcare reform law (Affordable Care Act).

Individuals seeking information about the…

Numerous species and plentiful populations of bats have long been an iconic image of summer evenings. Using their amazing sensory systems, the winged mammals swoop and dive, twist and turn as they…

Union officer Ellis Spear missed being shot by a turn of his head. Instead, the shot killed his close friend.

The one-time Wiscasset teacher was also close by…

Bigelow Research Associate David Drapeau will lead the Laboratory’s July 30 Café Scientifique, titled “Travels with Henry: Exploring the Gulf of Maine by Remote Control with…

Dr. Gerald Gawalt, retired curator of presidential papers and early American history specialist at the Library of Congress, will discuss his latest book, "Circle of Friends," a fascinating…

There is still time to sign up for either of these two workshops that will help you prevent erosion and keep sediment and pollutants out of our lakes and streams.

Bigelow marine microbial ecologist Dr. Pete Countway will lead the Laboratory’s July 23 Café Scientifique conversation, titled “Living on the…

Entrepreneur, engineer and philanthropist Dr. Ed Bosarge will lead Bigelow Laboratory’s July 16 Café Scientifique discussion, titled “Renewable Energy on Islands in the Exumas…

Friends of the Boothbay Region Historical Society, both current and future, will have one more opportunity this summer to enjoy a talk by local historian and curator Barbara Rumsey…

It has been 237 years since the Declaration of Independence was penned, but its words are just as meaningful today as they were in the 18th century. To honor that decisive document…

The Historic New England Wiscasset summer lecture series begins on Sunday, June 23 with Gentlemen Heroes – The American Field Service and Edward Carter Sortwell.