Life

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  Saying good-bye to year’s monarch butterflies

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  Open show opens Friday at River Arts

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  Post 36 moves annual sale to Legion hall

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  Boothbay Harbor Fest 2019 Tasting Winners

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  Fishin’ For Fashion awards

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• Author Talk wih Ed Rice

  Wednesday, Sept. 18 Ed Rice: "Baseball's First Indian: The Story of Penobscot Legend Louis Sockalexis,” at  5:30 p.m. at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library.  Exploring the brilliant but too-brief...

• American Legion breakfast

  Sunday, Sept. 22 American Legion Post #36 will be serving up another all-you-can-eat buffet breakfast from 7-9 a.m. at Sherman Hall. On the menu: Belgian waffles, French toast. scrambled eggs - and...

• Solar Home Tour open houses

    Saturday, Oct. 5   The Mayhew solar home, located at 60 Campbell St., Boothbay Harbor will be having their open house from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5. The Skinner/Stone solar open...

• This week at Rotary

  Thursday, Sept. 19 The Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club will welcome Mae Slevinsky, program supervisor, and Ryan Rice, school-based manager for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid Maine. BBBS of Mid-Maine...

• 4th annual island concert

  Sunday, Sept. 22 Westport Island hosts its 4th annual Island Concert at 4 p.m.  at the Historic Church next to Old Town Hall at 1211 Main Rd.  Appearing will be Mainely Harmony, a ladies a cappella...

• Friends of the Southport Historical Society meeting Sept. 9

  The Friends of the Southport Historical Society board will meet Monday, Sept. 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Hendricks Hill Museum. Anyone interested in learning more about our island community and in helping...

• Morris Farm Tour de Farms bike ride

  Saturday, Sept. 14 Pedal through beautiful farmlands along the back roads of Midcoast Maine in the 20th annual Morris Farm Tour de Farms bike ride. 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour offers three rides:...

• Boothbay Harbor summer resident Judy Stone writes book on family’s Holocaust survival

  

  Most people know Dr. Judy Stone as a retired infectious disease physician who has made Boothbay Harbor her summer home for decades. What they may not know is her parents and several family members...

• Potluck supper & hymn sing-a-long

  

  Come for good food, some old-fashioned fun and fellowship at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church Friday, Sept. 20 from 5:30-9 p.m. The evening begins with a potluck supper, so bring your favorite dish to...

• Annual Country Fair

  Thursday, Sept. 19 Eat your traditional fair food, play games, win prizes and see livestock at this favorite resident event, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chase Point Courtyard, 51 Schooner St., Damariscotta....

• Fishin’ For Fashion: Nautical haute couture

  

  Fishing netting for lace, sailcloth for dresses, maps turn into shoes, rope for ornamental braiding, life jackets become totes ... these fishing industry materials and gear are used to create...

• Brain injury support group

  Tuesday This support group meets the second Tuesday of each month at St. Andrews Wellness Rehabilitation Community Room on the St. Andrews campus, next to Urgent Care 6-7:30 p.m. for individuals,...

• Legion buffet breakfast

  Sunday, Sept. 8 American Legion Post 36 is having its next family buffet breakfast at Sherman Hall, 25 Industrial Park Road, off Route 27, in Boothbay from 7 to 9 a.m. On the menu will be hash,...

• ‘Weird Stuff at Castle Tucker’ tour

  Saturday, Sept.  7 If you like unusual things, then this tour of Castle Tucker, 2 Lee Street, Wiscasset at 11:30 a.m. is for you. Come see for yourself as you explore weird and wonderful objects not...

• Southport’s youngest firefighter not new to department

  

  For 19-year-old Madison “Maddie” Gaudette, going back to school after Labor Day is bittersweet. As well as saying goodbye to her family and friends in Southport and Boothbay, she says goodbye to her...

• Curiouser and Curiouser: Weird stuff at Castle Tucker Sept. 7

  

  If you like unusual things, then this tour is for you. Like many Victorians, the Tuckers were fascinated by all things mechanical, new, and unusual. A bed in a cabinet? No problem. An 1852...

• Join the Boothbay Harbor Sunrise Lighthouse Cruise Sept. 14

  

  Saturday, Sept. 14 is Maine Open Lighthouse day when many of the lighthouses along the coast of Maine open their doors to the public. Consistent with that theme is the now fourth annual Boothbay...

• Harvest supper

  Sunday, Sept. 22   The dinner includes ham, mac & cheese, roasted vegetables and with pies for dessert!  At the Boothbay Fire Station, at 5 p.m., upstairs in the meeting room, with elevator...
• Lincoln County Republicans

  Great American Picnic in Waldoboro Sept. 7

  The first-ever Great American Picnic will take place on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dow Furniture Field, on Route 1 in Waldoboro. Sponsored by the Lincoln County Republicans, all...

• Go Elsa!

  

  This June, Elsa Bates faced a difficult choice: Come to Southport for the whole summer with her family, or spend most of her vacation at home in Colorado, making just two shorter trips to Maine. The...

• Larry Gowell concert in Damariscotta

  Monday, Sept. 9 A celebrated baritone vocalist who performs classic jazz, Broadway hits, swing, pop, gospel and country. At 1 p.m. Larry Gowell  will perform at Schooner Cove library, Schooner Cove...

• Parent Program of Mid-Coast Maine holds annual silent auction

  

  The Parent Program of Mid-Coast Maine, Inc. will be holding its third annual silent auction fundraising event at the Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main Street, Damariscotta. The auction will begin on...

• Edgecomb Day to feature Kate McDonnell

  

  On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 8 at the Edgecomb Community Church, 15 Cross Point Road, Edgecomb, Kate McDonnell will perform her popular "Sean Nos" Irish singing as a featured part of Edgecomb Day....

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Education

• Committee hears about aquaculture, public concern

• Poetry Out Loud registration opens for 2019-2020

• ‘Seussical’ auditions in Brunswick

• Literacy in our CSD schools: A need for K-12 curricular coherence

• WMHS students exhibit at Wiscasset Art Walk

• Nature playgroup launch in Alna

• Our small world

• Bike from farm to farm in Lincoln County on Sept. 14

• BRHS welcomes guidance director Leanne Burnham

• Small Edgecomb school making big impact on global education

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Cooking

• Gluten-free zucchini boats

• Chef Melissa Kelly is the first guest of new food series

• Tomato pie

• Chicken satay with peanut sauce

• Easy homemade mustard pickles

• Lincoln Theater launches 2019 ‘Talking Food in Maine’ series

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Health and Wellness

• Fall t’ai chi series begins Sept. 25

• Maine CDC announces possible exposure to acute hepatitis A in Boothbay Harbor

• New Diabetes Prevention Program groups starting at YMCAs

• Diabetes Support Group

• Chair Feldenkrais resumes Sept. 12

• Trail Mixer at Saunders Preserve

• Healthy Kids offering Nuturing Fathers program

• New WW at Work session to start soon

• HHRC announces Patrisha McLean's brave exhibit ‘Finding Our Voices’

• MaineHealth seeks feedback on diabetes

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Home and Garden

• Discover the miniature world of lichens at KELT’s Lilly Pond Community Forest in Bath

• New business Begin Again a convenience for local contractors

• Autumn inspires art at St. Andrews Village

• Boothbay Region Garden Club events

• Scarecrows at the Gardens

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Social

• 6th annual Family Harvest at The Village Sept. 21, 22

• CCAC presents “The Last Waltz”

• Anniversary show at Green Lion Gallery

• Second annual Cornhole Classic

• Lighthouse Sunrise Photography Cruise draws over 30 participants

• Open Winery Day in Maine

• Kids FASCAR event at Boothbay Baptist

• Champagne on the Sheepscot in Alna raises record support for local conservation

• Maine Comedy All-Stars at Carousel Music Theater

• MOFF at Down East Gallery this weekend

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Seniors

• Interesting education sessions at Changing Aging Sept. 22

• Groups turn out for Elder Forum

• Stover serving on long-term care commission

• Changing Aging event set for Sept. 22

• Aging in Place Forum will bring experts, speakers to Midcoast

• Dept. of Labor information session for retirees and rejoining the workforce

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