On Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset will host the semiannual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.

The Samoset Fish and Game Club held shotgun and archery competitions on Sunday, Oct. 14 at the club’s rifle range in Bristol. The day opened to a beautiful crisp morning. Wild turkeys greeted the first arrivals and the colors of autumn were vibrant. Everyone enjoyed some morning refreshments and camaraderie.

The rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce Board members volunteering at the Fall Shred Event at Lincoln County Publishing Co. on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Through the efforts of community businesses, organizations and individuals, the town of Wiscasset announces its annual Spirit of Giving holiday program, which is designed to help parents fulfill the holiday needs and wishes for their children. The program is for Wiscasset families and students attending Wiscasset schools.

More than 30 trees have already been reserved for the second annual Villages of Light celebration in Damariscotta and Newcastle. Businesses, organizations, and individuals interested in reserving a tree should do so soon before they run out!

The Lincoln County News publishers and staff are asking all community members to take the reader survey available at lcnme.com. The survey will be open until Monday, Nov. 5.

Seventeen Leos from Erskine Academy in South China were inducted Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Whitefield Lions Club in Coopers Mills (Whitefield).

Two residents of Waldoboro Green recently turned 99 years of age, Mary Silveira and Marion Griffin.

Midcoast Humane campuses in Brunswick and Edgecomb — formerly Coastal Humane Society and Lincoln County Animal Shelter — will offer half-price adoptions on adult animals one year or older all month long in October to help find homes for high numbers of animals in their facilities, and to create space for animals displaced by Hurricane Florence. The special is called “Fall in Love.”