The Eat Soup With Nuts Mah Jongg Group played on March 23 in Waldoboro. High scorers were Cat Crozier, of Pemaquid, and Betsy Marr, of Bristol.

Chocolate Fest 2017 is for the whole family. Teens ages 13 and up are welcome to attend the event, April 1 from 7-10 p.m. Younger children are welcome to visit the child care for the event at the Bristol Congregational Church, just down the street from The 1812 Farm. There is no charge for child care.

The Waldoboro Renewable Energy Group, a subcommittee of the town’s Economic Development Committee, is hosting an informational meeting on the potential for solar energy as a renewable source to power the town’s buildings, residences, and commercial enterprises. The meeting will be held in the meeting room at the town hall on Route 1 in Waldoboro on Tuesday, April 4 from 6-8 p.m.

Growers or producers interested in learning more about food safety on their farms are invited to learn what the Food Safety Modernization Act is and how could it impact a farm. An introduction to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule will take place on Thursday, April 6 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Knox-Lincoln Cooperative Extension Office, 377 Manktown Road, Waldoboro.

Wiscasset Ambulance Service has been designated as a Maine HeartSafe Community. The Maine HeartSafe Community program is a cooperative initiative of the Maine Emergency Medical Services office and the Maine Cardiovascular Health Council.

The Good Shepherd Food Bank Food Mobile will distribute food, including fresh produce, meat, and nonperishable items, to people in need in the greater Whitefield area on Wednesday, March 29 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Whitefield Lions Club, 52 Main St., Coopers Mills. Anyone in need of emergency food assistance in Whitefield and the surrounding towns is welcome to attend.

The annual Walt Gallant Walk-A-Thon will be held on Sunday, April 9 at 1 p.m., with a rain date of Sunday, April 23, at the downtown branch of Damariscotta Bank & Trust. The walk will cover approximately three miles, ending back at the bank.

The Wells-Hussey American Legion Post 42 in Damariscotta will hold an American Legion birthday celebration on Wednesday, March 22. The celebration was originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 15, but the date was changed due to the impending storm.

The Polar Dip event originally scheduled for Sunday, March 12 at the landing at Bradford Point Road in Friendship has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a future date not set as of yet.

The Wells-Hussey American Legion Post 42, at 527 Main St. in Damariscotta, will hold an American Legion birthday celebration on Wednesday, March 15.