With 14 meals sites total, including five new sites, the free summer meals program has served over 3,000 healthy meals to children so far this summer. The program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Education, and locally by Healthy Lincoln County, aims to feed all children while on summer vacation from school.

The Boothbay community invites everyone for three days of Maine’s best food, beer, wine, entertainment and music Sept. 20-22.

Although LincolnHealth’s emergency department and urgent care center both provide high-quality, prompt care for sudden illnesses and injuries, understanding when one needs to call 911 and go to the emergency department can be lifesaving.

Outdoors, the fourth issue of Lincoln County Magazine for 2018, will make its debut July 25.

The Olde Bristol Days Committee is in search of volunteers to make the August event a success.

Boothbay Harbor Country Club recently made Architectural Digest’s list as one of the Most Beautiful Clubhouses in America.

What is it like to study the ocean at a world-class research institute? One can find out on Friday, July 20, when Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences hosts its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on its East Boothbay campus.

During the upcoming months, it is all hands on deck at the Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum in Alna. During the height of summer, trains are running every weekend but there are many projects going on behind the scenes. In August, it is planned to move a 1918 covered truss bridge into position over Trout Brook.

The local community is one special place on the great coast of Maine. It is composed of many gifted people who are thankful to live and work in a region rich in beautiful landscapes and historical roots that go back to the founding of this nation. People are blessed in many a way and care about their community.