Students and faculty at Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb enjoyed a special author visit with Peter Brown, a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, on Monday, Dec. 4.

All are invited to join the Waldoborough Historical Society to celebrate Christmas as a community from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3. A special exhibit of vintage Christmas cards and other Christmas artifacts will be on display.

One hundred guests turned out for a meal of turkey and all the fixings at Nobleboro Central School on Nov. 17, celebrating the return of the school’s traditional Thanksgiving feast.

For the next few weeks, the Damariscotta-Newcastle Rotary Club and Damariscotta Lions Club will be manning their holiday kettles in front of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, at 158 Main St., and Main Street Grocery store at 1 Coastal Market Drive.

Nobleboro Central School has a longstanding tradition known as “buddies,” where students from the middle school wing partner with students from grades K-2 on a weekly basis.

The Lincoln County News will publish a day early the week of Thanksgiving.

The deadline for letters to the editor and press releases will be 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17 for the Thanksgiving edition. The deadline for ads is noon on Nov. 17.

Throughout the month of October, groups from local schools have been taking part in the full-day Wabanaki Living Skills and Culture program hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust at Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta.

On Monday, Oct. 30, the Medomak Valley High School Writing Club held its first Last Monday of the Month Writing Challenge contest.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at all mainland locations.