Central Lincoln County Boothbay Region YMCAs want families in Lincoln County to understand how adopting healthy habits together can help reduce childhood obesity.

Healthy Kids will be offering a class called “Active Parenting: The First Five Years” to parents and caregivers of children in that age range. The program covers child development, temperament, mindfulness, brain development, self-calming, special needs, school readiness, and more.

Troop 213 Life Scout Damon Crummett, of Newcastle, is planning his Eagle Scout project. Crummett’s project is to move a shed on the Damariscotta River Association’s Belvedere Road property to the other side of the road, add a tool shed onto the side of it, and build shelves inside it.

Maine’s iconic coastal sentinels take center stage during the 10th annual Maine Open Lighthouse Day, to be held Saturday, Sept. 8 in locations from Kennebunkport to Lubec. Twenty-three lighthouses, including many not typically open to the public, will welcome visitors with free entry on this one day.

On Aug. 21, the Waldoboro Food Pantry provided food assistance to 60 households from the Bremen, Waldoboro, and the North Nobleboro area. The households received perishable and nonperishable food items purchased for them by the pantry.

Gov. Paul R. LePage has directed all United States flags and State of Maine flags to be flown at half-staff immediately in memory of Arizona Sen. John McCain.

Suicide rates went up more than 30 percent in half of the U.S. states from 1999-2016, according to a June 2018 Vitalsigns report from the Centers for Disease Control. Maine and Lincoln County have both seen those same steady increases.

Maine’s bear season begins on Monday, Aug. 27 throughout the state of Maine, and youth hunters get their own day this Saturday, Aug. 25.

The Lincoln County News office will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 3. The deadline for letters to the editor and press releases – normally 5 p.m. Monday – is 5 p.m., Friday, Aug. 31 for the Sept. 6 edition. The deadline for ads is noon Friday.

The National Library of Health and Healing in Waldoboro is pleased to announce an upcoming community forum called “Mainers and Medicines for Mental Health.” Dr. Marcia Smolin, a well-known local psychiatrist, will be the featured speaker.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alert on Sept. 20 (primary date) or Oct. 3 (secondary date).