In memory of and tribute to Paris Pierpont, whose aspiration was to become an EMT and nurse, the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta has announced the creation of a scholarship fund to help others achieve that goal.

The organizers of the Olde Bristol Days Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show are pleased to announce six trophies will be awarded at this year’s show. The event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Bristol Consolidated School, 1268 Bristol Road/ Route 130 in Bristol.

Would you like to know how to have a small pond with fish and lovely flowers around it in your yard? Would you like to grow your own vegetables? How about having native flowers for every season to enjoy and arrange for your table?

Knotweed is a tenacious, voracious, invasive plant that threatens native plants throughout the Midcoast area. The Sheepscot Knotweed Project was established by a group of Midcoast Conservancy volunteers as a response to this pervasive problem, in hopes of helping people address the issue on their own land.

The 2022 Olde Bristol Days Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show is heating up as registrations continue to pour in. The annual event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13 at Bristol Consolidated School on Bristol Road in Bristol.

The Ecumenical Food Pantry in Newcastle is in need of large, grocery-size reusable bags as well as paper grocery bags with rope style handles.

All are welcome to gather for a special celebration of the new restorations completed at the historic St. Patrick’s Catholic Church on 380 Academy Hill Road in Newcastle. A restoration presentation and reception is set for Sunday, July 17, at 1:15 p.m. inside the old church.

On June 11, an estimated 100 kayakers, paddleboarders and hardy Mainers in canoes met at the Damariscotta boat launch for the first annual Paddle for a Purpose, a fundraising event dreamed up by the employees of Carson Douglas Landscape Architecture, Midcoast Kayak, and Glidden Point Oysters.

Coastal Rivers’ Camp Mummichog opened Tuesday, July 5, but the work of preparing for a summer of camp begins much sooner. Four new camp counselors and one returning camp instructor benefitted from a full week of training as they learned the ins and outs of supporting campers in nature exploration.

The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta has selected the winning tee shirt design to represent the 2022 event, which will be held Friday through Monday, Oct. 7-10.