An innovative program to help veterans who are homeless was selected as the 2022 Coulombe Center for Health Improvement recipient. The award was presented at a small ceremony at Coastal Prime in Boothbay Harbor on June 14.

Morris Farm is excited to announce registration for Summer Farm Camp is now open. Utilizing the farm’s livestock and gardens, camp starts Tuesday, July 5, with eight weekly sessions running through Friday, Aug. 26.

The Lincoln County News office will be closed Monday, July 4 for the Fourth of July holiday. The deadline for letters to the editor and press releases – normally 5 p.m. Monday – is 5 p.m., Friday, July 1 for the July 7 edition. The deadline for advertisements is noon Friday.

Historic New England’s Castle Tucker and the Nickels-Sortwell House in Wiscasset are open for the 2022 season.

The Boothbay Region Land Trust is rolling out a new dog leashing policy this summer at a select group of its public preserve.

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District and Maine DEP are co-sponsoring an in-person day-long training in basic sediment and erosion control practices certification for contractors on Thursday, June 23 at Camden Opera House, Camden. The training will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and includes a morning refreshments and lunch.

When Joan Ray walked through the grove of ancient hemlocks at the Waldoboro Town Forest late last summer and spotted telltale white woolly masses on the underside of hemlock branches, she was filled with a sense of dread. The hemlock woolly adelgid insect, which is decimating hemlock trees throughout the eastern U.S., had infested this grove of hemlock trees, some of which pre-date the Revolutionary War.

Veggies to Table grew and donated more than 16,000 pounds of organic produce to the hungry in the local community last season. This year, the non-profit Newcastle farm hopes to grow and donate even more. To this end, the farm is issuing a call for some extra helping hands as volunteer opportunities abound.

Hearty Roots knows the power of connection. At Hearty Roots, programming is intentionally personalized so that kids in Lincoln County have the opportunity to “get off the grid” and build resilience and foster mindfulness by connecting with nature, their boundless hearts, and peers. The unique fusion of outdoor adventure programming and social-emotional experiences at Hearty […]