The Nor’easters Barbershop Chorus, of Brunswick, will once again brighten the day for special ladies and gentlemen by presenting singing valentines to those special persons this coming Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14. One of the chorus’ quartets will engage their rich voices to deliver a singing valentine to a special person at home, school, a workplace, a hospital, a nursing home, or anywhere in Midcoast Maine from Freeport to Wiscasset, Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, and Newcastle.

On a recent snowy Monday afternoon, Mary Mayhew joined local Tea Party leader Gordon Colby for a tour of small businesses around Lincoln and Knox counties. Mayhew and Colby made stops at Frantz Furniture, On the Road Trailer Sales, Lincoln’s Country Store, Lewis Law and Auto, and RZR Hardware.

Pemaquid Watershed Association has launched its midwinter bird seed sale featuring the most common seed varieties, including black oil sunflower seeds, sunflower meaties, and thistle seed.

Nobleboro Central School fifth-grader Emily Tibbetts and her Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine “big sister,” Maya Bailey, a senior at Lincoln Academy, learned that good friends and good food go hand in hand. Since the fall of 2015, Emily and Maya have spent Monday afternoons together as part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine after-school mentoring program. In December, they had a chance to learn side-by-side about preparing nutritious, locally grown foods.

The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency and emergency managers throughout the county are preparing for a major storm expected to arrive in Lincoln County on Thursday, Jan. 4. The storm brings a high possibility of power outages.

For the oyster lover who doesn’t mind getting a little muddy, cold, and damp, Damariscotta River Association offers a two-year oyster gardening program. Participants grow oysters for noncommercial use, with instruction and support from professional aquaculturists and industry experts.