All of the quilts in the display this month at Skidompha Library, at 184 Main St. in Damariscotta, have been made by the Lincoln County Quilters of Midcoast Maine. They are known as Quilts of Valor, and are part of a large nationwide effort to provide custom quilts to U.S. veterans of war.

The warmer weather is on its way, which means using proper protection methods against ticks and the diseases they carry. Maine had 1,473 cases of Lyme disease reported in 2016. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the perfect time to remind people to be “tick-smart” by doing a daily tick check, since ticks are most active in warmer weather.

Spring turkey season starts on Monday, May 1 throughout Maine, but youth hunters had own day Saturday, April 29. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife biologists believe that hunters are in for a successful season.

The Coast Guard is reminding mariners that as the air temperature is warming, the water temperatures are still dangerously cold. With the rise in air temperature, the number of boaters, paddle craft users, and water enthusiasts taking to water activities also rises.

A new women’s cancer support group has been formed to serve residents of Midcoast Maine. The group’s next meeting is Wednesday, April 26, from 5-6:30 p.m. at 68 Chapman St., Damariscotta.

Thursday, April 13 is Maundy Thursday — Last Supper day. It is also pantry day at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s Help Yourself Shelf. The church meets in the same space as the Help Yourself Shelf holds it pantry on that day. Help Yourself Shelf and the church fathers believe it is important to honor both the needs of area people for food aid and the church’s Holy Week service, scheduled for 6 p.m.

In January, February, and March, the Waldo Theatre Board of Directors conducted an online survey to help chart a course for the historic building’s future and received more than 175 responses. The Waldoboro theater has been closed since 2014 and requires significant physical repairs before it can reopen. An entirely new board of directors took on the task of revitalizing the building and the organization in July 2016.

On April 13 at 6 p.m. at the Newcastle Fire Department, 86 River Road, Newcastle, Pemaquid Oyster Co. Inc. and the Maine Department of Marine Resources will hold a public scoping session on a proposed aquaculture lease application to raise American/Eastern oysters on a site off Goose Ledges, Damariscotta River, Newcastle and Damariscotta.

The pet pantry is open from 9-11 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, next on April 4. Its mission is to assist people who, due to their economic circumstances, may be having trouble buying food for their cat or dog.