Sarah Whitfield will be joining the staff of the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor (UCC) on Oct. 1 as our associate pastor. A native of Wiscasset, Sarah recently completed her ministry studies with the Maine School of Ministry and has spent the last five years covering sabbaticals and serving as a supply preacher at 14 different churches throughout Maine.

Boothbay Baptist Church on Route 27/999 Wiscasset Road is holding a free Community Harvest Fair Sunday, Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be lots of food: Italian sausage subs, hamburgers, hot dogs, fried dough, apple crisp, popcorn and snow cones.

The family event will include an obstacle course, face painting, game and apple cider press.

For more information, call 633-7378.

The Boothbay Region Garden Club is fundraising for the American Cancer Society with a local Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m.

The walk will start at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor. Participants will walk the nearby Penny Lake Preserve.

Registration will be held on site before the walk. Donations: Check only, made out to the American Cancer Society.

Participants are urged to wear pink!

Thanks for helping to end breast cancer. Your involvement matters!

In the one month of September, five esteemed organizations provided $80,000.00 in grants to Finding Our Voices to brighten the lives and prospects of Maine women domestic abuse survivors and their children as well as to foster healthy relationships among teens, according to the statewide nonprofit.

On Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. the Community Center will welcome Spectrum Generations and its free 90-minute Medicare Workshop to the Center. They will provide important information for everyone – whether you’re new to Medicare or have questions about updates for the coming year.

Make sure you plan ahead to attend this important workshop. Call 633-9876 for more information.

Some Midcoast Christian churches are banding together for the second time to raise funds for heating assistance for local families. They are holding a public event, the second “Helping Hands, Heating Homes” on Saturday evening, Oct. 24 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on Academy Hill Road in Newcastle at 5:30. The event will include a spaghetti dinner, silent auction and concert. The first dinner/auction raised over $8,000. The cost to attend all events of the evening is $25 per person, or a maximum of $60 per family.

Colonel Shanon W. Cotta, of Alna, Maine was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal by Major General Diane Dunn, the Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard, on Sept. 13 after serving over 32 years in the United States Army. His final assignment was serving as the brigade commander of the 52nd Troop Command in the Maine National Guard.

Soon Wiscasset's Town Common will be graced with wagging tails and paw prints from our beloved pets! In honor of St. Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures and our natural environment, we'll gather outside to share blessings for our favorite pets on Sunday Oct. 4 at 1 p.m.

All are invited to bring your pets, whether they be dogs, cats, guinea pigs, bunnies, turtles, or bird, for a blessing. Please make sure your pet is leashed or in a safe place such as a crate, cage, or kennel. We will strive for a calm and friendly atmosphere in a natural setting, but close to home.

Le Café Français, a local French conversation group, resumes its lively in-person meetings on Oct. 5. Our discussions include a variety of themes, from French culture and news, useful expressions for travel and beyond, recipes and cooking experiences plus songs and topics of mutual interest. Our meetings offer participants a “mini French immersion” experience twice monthly.

UPDATE: Due to the forecasted storm, the Darrowby Farm Sanctuary Open House has been rescheduled to Saturday, Oct. 3 from noon to 2:30 p.m.

If you are a cat lover living here in Midcoast, chances are you’ve heard of Sunshine Larry. Larry can be best described as the grumpy faced community cat and feline Mayor of Bath. He has his own Facebook Page with roughly 4,000 followers! What more and more people here in Boothbay Harbor are discovering is we have our own community cat Mayor: The “Little Man” about town.

An Industrial Areas Foundation information session will be held on Sunday, Sept. 27 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Edgecomb Community Church, 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb. This session is open to the public.

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring an in-person half-day event on Stream Crossing Installation Practices scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 22 at Pownalborough Hall located at 314 Patterson Road in Dresden. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to noon.

Dark Sky Maine is celebrating Dark Sky Week across the state this week, highlighting Maine’s extraordinary night-sky heritage and the growing movement to protect it for generations to come.

Join Veggies to Table at The Contented Sole in New Harbor on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. for a Harvest Dinner & Fundraiser celebrating exceptional food and wine, community, and the abundance of the farm’s harvest, all in support of Veggies to Table’s work growing and donating organic produce and flowers to neighbors experiencing hunger and needing joy.

The Lincoln Home invites the public to a free Fraud Prevention Presentation, Thursday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m.