The OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show will return for its 13th season on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Bristol Consolidated School on Bristol Road in Bristol.

The event is part of the widely beloved Olde Bristol Days celebration, which features crafters, vendors, a variety of food choices, live music, the Merritt Brackett Lobster Boat Races, fireworks over the water and so much more.  Once again in 2026, Olde Bristol Days activities are being planned by a community-minded volunteer committee, always focusing on family-fun.

A free sports camp for boys and girls ages 4 to 12 will be held at Clifford Park, behind the Boothbay Baptist Church, Route 27, Boothbay from Monday, July 6 through Friday July 10.

United Way of Mid Coast Maine is extending an invitation to the community to join them at their 2026 annual meeting on Wednesday, June 24 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Bowdoin College.

Springfield College (Springfield, Massachusetts) has named Madeline Orchard of East Boothbay to the dean's list for academic excellence for the 2026 spring semester.

Orchard has a primary major of pre-prof athletic training.

Be sure to attend the St. Giles Episcopal Church Fair Saturday, July 25, under the tall pines on the church grounds in Jefferson. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a live auction at 11 a.m.

They started at 11 a.m. but by 11:30 on Tuesday, June 9, dozens of blue and gold balloons had already been tied up, strung together and hung up in Porter Memorial Gymnasium. "They" were members of the BRHS Class of 2026, alumni, parents and other volunteers who were decorating the gym for the 2026 graduation ceremonies which get underway Wednesday, June 10 with Awards Night at 6 p.m., followed by the Grand March and Alumni Ball on Thursday at 7 p.m., and concluding Friday with Class Day at 8 a.m. and Graduation at 2 p.m.

Enjoy the display strung from the gym ceiling this week!

Over the last year I have discovered that working in the St. Andrews Thrift Shop is a magical place. Not because you open a bag and find a beautiful piece of vintage or high end clothing or uncurl bubble wrap and discover a vintage piece of milk glass or a sterling 925 Pitcher. Yes, those are indeed wonderful St. Claus/birthday gift-like moments.

Join the Lincoln Festival Chorus on Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. Registration time: 6:15-6:55 p.m. Rehearsals are every Monday at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor located at 125 Townsend Ave. Membership dues are $40 per person, no charge for students.

Dr. Benjamin Franklin: “John (Adams), really. You talk as if independence were the rule. It's never been done before. No colony has ever broken from the parent stem in the history of the world.” – “1776”

As our nation prepares for the 250th anniversary of the vote on, and signing, of the Declaration of Independence July 4, the Community Center and Harbor Theater have a special event planned for the patriot in all of us.

Registration for the annual Maine Coastal Cleanup, an annual volunteer-driven initiative to clean debris from Maine’s coastal shores and waterfront communities organized by the Maine Coastal Program, is open now through Aug. 21, 2026. The 2026 Maine Coastal Cleanup will take place Sept. 5-19.

The Church of All Saints by-the-Sea is looking forward to welcoming worshipers and seekers of all faiths to our 120th summer worship season beginning on Sunday, June 21. This historic chapel was consecrated in July 1906 and has occupied a sacred space on Southport Island and served as a spiritual home for many in our community for generations. The Episcopal service of Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8 and 10 a.m. each Sunday through Sept. 13. People of all faiths are welcome to attend. 

So I cracked open a fresh bottle of Maine maple syrup, produced by a friend of mine who lives about 45 minutes away in the woods. That’s about as authentic as you can get. Ayuh.

Anywho, as I proceeded to pour the golden syrup on my oatmeal I noticed a stickah on the jug: “Produced in a Bird Friendly Environment.”

“Well,” I thought. “I guess so. He lives in the woods for cryin’ out loud.” I guess the idea of a marketing stickah from my friend kinda roiled my sensibilities a tad. What would a non-bird friendly environment look like, anyways?