The evenings are drawing in and all over Maine, craftspeople and artists are preparing for the busiest shopping season of the year. As in previous years, a number of them will join the crafters of…
Life
Irene M. Drago of Bath will discuss Bath’s maritime history and how it inspired her debut novel, in a presentation at Wiscasset Public Library on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m.
“Daughters of…
Please join the Boothbay Region Garden Club in celebrating the 16th year of our holiday gala, the Festival of Trees, Nov. 30 thru Dec. 2 at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor. The…
Lois Burnham, CNA, CRMA, who has been a member of The Lincoln Home staff at Harbor View Cottage since its opening, recently received the Maine Health Care Association (MHCA) 2018…
Mountain enthusiasts are invited to a hike and conversation in Liberty Friday, Oct. 19, from 3-8 p.m. In celebration of the publication of the 2018 Edition of the Maine Mountain Guide, editor…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
When the world around us feels chaotic it can be comforting to fall back on our treasured traditions. Recently the Garden Therapy team from the Boothbay Region Garden Club met at St. Andrews…
Midcoast Conservancy
What do an Inuit father and son, a coastal Madagascar community, and a frustrated mom trying to wean her four kids off of their screens have in common? They’re all subjects of short films that…
It happened some time during the night or early morning.
Well-known bowl turner Lou Landry on Van Horn Road in Ocean Point woke on Wednesday, Oct. 10 to find two thirds of the huge red oak…
The Morris Farm will offer a series of four hands-on, interactive cooking classes this fall. The class are organized around Integrative Nutrition concepts, a new approach to using food to support…
Delicious two-year-aged Grafton Village cheddar cheese will be available for purchase at Boothbay Region Historical Society from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17 through Saturday, Oct. 20, or…
River Arts
River Arts in Damariscotta is inviting artists throughout Maine to submit artwork for the following two shows: “Abstraction” and the Holiday Shop.
Artists can submit up to three works…
School nurse Kate Schwehm would like to remind parents of Boothbay Region Elementary School and Boothbay Region High School students that free influenza vaccinations will be offered to the…
Lyme Time with Paula Jackson Jones
I had a completely different topic all written up and ready to go for this week’s column until I got two phone calls early Saturday morning. The first was from a local woman who called to thank me…
St. Francis of Assisi, born Oct. 3, 1226, is known for his devotion to animals, so around the world many churches hold a "Blessing of the Animals" in his honor around this date. The Congregational…
Lincoln Theater
Lincoln Theater will be hosting a screening of the classic film, “The Atomic Café,” along with a post-screening discussion with one of the film’s directors, Jayne Loader, on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 2 p…
As I write this the Pink Panther theme song is still running through my head. Why? Because I’m still trying to figure out where it all went wrong. It should have been a simple heist.
I mean…
The Southport Historical Society at 419 Hendrick's Hill Road held its end of the year celebration Sunday, Oct. 7 with an afternoon open house. This past summer had was the society's 30th…
Jerry Wiles will join us at The Lincoln Home to share stories on the life of Will Rogers on Monday, Oct. 15, from 2 to 3 p.m. Will Rogers’ folksy wit and common sense attitude made him one of the…
Boothbay Region Health Center
Half-price flu shots
The Boothbay Region Health Center is running a "Flu Shot Clinic Special" on Thursday, Oct. 11, and Thursday Oct. 18, with 50 percent off the price of a flu shot if…
Damariscotta River Association
Traditionally, Native people have used beading as a way of storytelling and linking the story to a place. During a class at Damariscotta River Association (DRA), Abenaki basket-weaver and educator…
The Nor'easters Barbershop Chorus will hold its 52nd annual show on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. at The United Methodist Church, 320 Church Rd., Brunswick. This year’s show is entitled, “A Tapestry…
On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27 the Boothbay Railway Village will once again be cloaked in mystical moonlight and creepy candlelight for the Ghost Train.
Just once a year the ghouls…
In their 16th consecutive annual collaboration, Heartwood Theater and Lincoln Academy are prepping the classic Broadway musical, “Man of La Mancha,” book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics…
“I know Flo, I know. I love you, too,” Woolwich's Brent Scott told the pit bull-mix licking his face Sunday on the back deck of parents Kathy and Aaron Scott's home on Old Stage Road.
“She…
Chocolate Church Arts Center
New England treasure Dar Williams performs in a fall concert at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, located at 804 Washington Street in Bath, on Friday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Williams has…
Are you a parent living in Lincoln County? Are you a professional in Lincoln County working with families? Healthy Kids Resource Center is open to all from Waldoboro to Wiscasset, Jefferson/…
a senior’s view
I’ve made the decision to lovingly engage with everything that has life. By “life” I refer to everything that lives, grows and dies. By engage, I mean to validate…
Live, laugh and love!
Hi folks.
I am thrilled and honored to be featured in our local newspaper. My column is going to have a lot of delicious easy meals, adult beverages, and desserts. These recipes are an…
Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education, at 180 Golden Ridge Road, Alna, warmly invites all to its annual Autumn Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. This event is free and…
The Frances Perkins Center has been awarded a $30,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman. The award to the…
Bremen’s Apifera Farm holds a ‘Misfit Love Day’ for older special/needs animals
BREMEN— Katherine Dunn and her husband, Martyn, own a farm with a special focus: they take in elder/special needs goats, pigs, sheep, donkeys, cats, dogs and more. Since they moved the entire farm…
Have you been visited by a ghost?
Have you ever seen or heard sounds or someone talking around you when no one else was around?
Did you ever have an experience in a haunted home?…
A field course on old barns will be offered by MSAD #40 to begin on Oct. 16 in Waldoboro. Future classes will be at the barns of class members. The course will be taught by Les Fossel, who will…
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD Board of Trustees
One of the biggest issues that need to be addressed is Boothbay Region Elementary School's ventilation, CSD Facilities and Transportation Director Dave Benner said at the trustees' Oct. 3 meeting…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold its fall open house on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 3:30 until 5 p.m. All members of the Midcoast community are…
The ninth annual Tobacco-Free Hospital Gold Star Standards of Excellence Awards Celebration, hosted by the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence’s Breathe Easy initiative, was held on Sept.…
To help meet the demand for nurses in Lincoln County, the Central Maine Community College/LincolnHealth Nursing School has expanded.
“There is a shortage of nurses in Maine and throughout…
The Community Center’s knitters have a reputation for helping those in need.
Carol Cragin, coordinator of the group, said: “Most knitters don’t just knit for themselves, they always have…
Oyster fans unite! And they did. At least 2,000 were at Schooner Landing in Damariscotta Sept. 30 for the annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival. What could be better on a warm sunny day in Midcoast…
Coastal Senior College (CSC) is proud to announce that the Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley, will deliver an address to CSC members and members of…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is joining the Bowdoin College Museum of Art for a collaboration celebrating the artistic talents of two New England botanists, watercolorist Kate Furbish and…
The twelfth annual Pumpkinfest kicked off Saturday with the arrival and weigh-off of amateur-grown pumpkins at Pinkham’s Plantation in Damariscotta. Many young growers were among the first timers…
We all know feel-good stories on the internet or on TV, but nothing compares to experiencing one in the moment. And that is exactly what happened on Saturday, September 8 when two independent…
On Saturday, Oct. 13 grab your fleece, blanket and picnic basket, bring family members, neighbors and friends, your instruments, your copy of the “Rising Singing Song Book,” your voices, talents…
Everyone is invited to bring apples and press your own cider at Pownalborough Court House in Dresden on Sunday, Sept. 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The stewardship committee of the historic site…
There were many guests attending, mostly wooden ship aficionados, to hear the presentation on the complete rebuild of the Ernestina-Morrissey. Among those were Angela Slump, a…
Chats With Champions
On Wednesday, October 10 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library and Chats with Champions will have as its guest speaker, Deha Ay, who is a 17-year-old international student at Lincoln Academy. He was born…
St. Andrews Village will host Captain Billy, the author of “50 Ways to be a Mainer” Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. Captain Billy will share his observations about Maine…
