Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that draw on the strengths of the community and foster collaboration are encouraged to apply to the Lincoln County Fund through the Community Building Grant Program of the Maine Community Foundation.

LCI’s fiber optic network, known as O.P.E.N., is now available to many homes and business in the following Midcoast communities: Belfast, Camden, Rockport, Rockland, Waldoboro, Damariscotta, Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Edgecomb, Nobleboro, Newcastle, Alna, South Bristol, Bristol, New Harbor, and Bremen.

In late January, Healthy Kids will offer the official Maine Office of Child and Family Services mandated reporter training required for all professionals and volunteers interfacing with children in any capacity.

Edgecomb Community Church is undertaking a renewed fundraiser from a few years ago. Super Bowl submarine sandwiches will be made and sold by the church’s mission committee in order to raise funds for its ongoing local charitable works.

Lincoln County Friends in Service Helping – aka LC FISH — is a volunteer driving service for residents of Lincoln County. All rides are free, with drivers donating their time, vehicle, and gas.

A Lincoln County Recovery Collaborative planning meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 26, from 5:30-7 p.m., in the Porter Meeting Hall at Skidompha Public Library, 184 Main St., Damariscotta. The purpose of the meeting is to brief community members on the addiction problem in Lincoln County, provide an update on the “Bridges to Recovery” and prevention efforts, and seek answers to the questions “How can we help?” and “What else can we do to be part of the solution?”

Post offices across Maine will be open New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, with no change in delivery, window service, or collection hours. However, there will be no delivery of mail and no collection of mail on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 and post offices across the state will be closed for the day.

Maine State Senator Dana Dow, R-Lincoln, has been named chair of the Maine Legislature’s Taxation Committee by Maine Senate President Michael Thibodeau, R-Waldo. In addition to dealing with Maine’s tax structure, the committee is responsible for overseeing the Maine Residents Property Tax Program, property valuation and assessment, municipal revenue sharing, and other tax issues.

With Winter Storm Fortis projected to bring heavy snowfall to much of the region, the American Red Cross in Maine is asking everyone to be prepared.