The West Harbor Pond Watershed Association’s annual meeting and potluck picnic will be held Sunday, Aug. 16, 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 226 Lakeside Drive.

There will be a social hour beginning at 11:45 and a short business meeting at 12:15, followed by our guest speaker. The potluck picnic will begin immediately afterwards.

Our speaker this year will be Billy Helprin, who is the director of the Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary on Mount Desert Island and an expert on loons.

A free, family event – with scoops of ice cream included – will be held Saturday, Aug. 22, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Eastside Waterfront Park, Atlantic Avenue, Boothbay Harbor.

Kids – and adults – are invited to decorate the Park’s pier “one square at a time.” The chalk – and ice cream – will be provided.

Just bring your imaginations!

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. 

Being driven to the hospital for emergency medical services (EMS) used to be a morbid affair. Until the mid-20th century, funeral homes took over the duty of transporting patients since hearses, unlike most vehicles, were large enough to accommodate a stretcher.

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.

Saturday, Aug. 1, the descendants of George Parker Matthews gathered from around the country (Maine, Indiana, Connecticut, Florida, Arizona and California) to honor the first light keeper of Squirrel Island.

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.

The First United Methodist Church of Boothbay Harbor will welcome five accomplished musicians for a special worship service on Sunday, Aug. 9, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend this inspiring musical service. A freewill offering will be received to support the musicians’ ministries.

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.

Schools are meant to be places where students feel comfortable year-round, and yet, within our local Boothbay Region High School, our students are suffering due to the improper temperature control within our building. We, as a community, need to do something about it.

July 28, the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District CSD) school committee unanimously approved Nicole Mathews for a two-year probationary contract as the new assistant principal at Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES).  

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.