Zachary Hanna, of Damariscotta, recently completed U. S. Army basic combat training at Fort Moore, Ga.

Thirteen students from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb had their writing published in the most recent issue of EPOCH, a creative magazine developed by Skidompha Public Library and edited by local teens.

Grades 3-4 have begun weekly field trips to the Darling Marine Center to learn about the ocean and what’s in it. On their first visit they learned that the Damariscotta River is “brackish,” which means it has a combination of saltwater and fresh water. They also received a tour of the center and got to investigate a variety of creatures in touch tanks.

In what has become annual tradition, on Oct. 3 staff and volunteers from over a dozen local businesses and organizations spent the afternoon picking up trash along the shoreline of the Damariscotta River.

Apple picking was on the schedule for kindergarten students at Nobleboro Central School when they took a field trip to an area orchard last month.

The Villages of Light Committee is in search of volunteers to help make this year’s event a success.

The Newcastle Ecumenical Food Pantry asks for support for the Thanksgiving basket initiative as usual this year, but the pantry is so much more than the 300 Thanksgiving baskets it expects to give out this year.

Readers are eagerly signing up for slots on two Battle of the Books team at Nobleboro Central School this month.

Join the Waldoborough Historical Society at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7 as society trustee Kathie Hills will talk about hooked rugs, give demonstrations, and have rugs on display.

On Sept. 10, at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, a generous community opened their hearts and wallets to raise over $31,000 at the second annual concert and fundraiser that was held to benefit Veggies to Table.