Sen. Dana Dow, R-Lincoln, has sponsored legislation to roll back the three percent surtax on business owners and households earning more than $200,000.

Because of the unusually warm weather and rain due over the next week, the Lincoln County Fish and Game Association is canceling its Youth Ice Fishing Day that was scheduled for Sunday, March 5 at Kalers Pond in Waldoboro.

March is National Reading Month, and the Lincoln County Historical Association encourages young readers to engage in history-themed reading. Local libraries carry a number of books that will enhance appreciation of life in an earlier time on the Midcoast of Maine. Their collections include a wide variety of books whose authors have woven 18th- and 19th-century-based stories into “good reads.”

The pet pantry is open from 9-11 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, next on March 7. Its mission is to assist people who, due to their economic circumstances, may be having trouble buying food for their cat or dog.

Sen. Dana Dow, R-Lincoln, announced on Wednesday, Feb. 22 the addition of more than $11 million to Maine’s Unclaimed Property Fund.

Post offices throughout the state of Maine will be closed on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 20. There will be no mail delivery on that day. Delivery will resume and all offices will reopen at their regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

On Sunday, Feb. 26, The Rotary and Lions clubs of Damariscotta-Newcastle will sponsor another concerted step to alleviate hunger in Lincoln County, raise awareness of the hunger issue, and provide a volunteer opportunity that brings the community together to help each other.