On Jan. 3, Sam Richards, 21, of Bristol, called on his American Red Cross training in lifeguard, first aid and CPR to save his father’s life.

Girl Scouts of Knox Service Unit has four girls graduating from Medomak Valley High School this year. They are four of the seven girls from their service unit.

For the ninth consecutive year, the Bristol Consolidated School partnered with the Bristol Masonic Lodge No. 74 on a reading incentive program that encourages students to read more books.

Three Lincoln Academy art students – Ella Appell, Clare Colburn, and Maddy Scott – recently received scholarships from the Damariscotta River Grill’s Art at the Grill Program.

The Saltwater Artists Gallery in New Harbor welcomes oil painter Rachel Hendrick.

It was all aboard for the students from Nobleboro Central School’s Center for Alternative Learning last week as they hopped a train to Boston for a day of sight-seeing.

Midcoast Literacy held its annual meeting and celebration in Bath on May 21, celebrating 53 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and northern Cumberland counties. The festive picnic brought together board members, staff, tutors, learners, supporters, and their families to mark the organization’s accomplishments in the past year.