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Times Record

Multimedia artist shows solo exhibition at Damariscotta gallery

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

The papermaking-focused exhibition, ‘Playing with Paper,’ is on display at River Arts from July 16 through Aug. 15.

Times Record

Coastal Rivers to host guided eelgrass paddle in Great Salt Bay

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026

Registration is required for this Friday morning excursion.

Bath YMCA gymnastics finishes fourth in national debut

by Nathan Fournier July 10, 2026July 16, 2026

Bath was first in the floor exercise and vault in the team competition, and Sadie West was the youth division national champion in the floor exercise.

Times Record

‘Land & Sea’ opens at River Arts in Damariscotta

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026

A reception for this juried exhibition is from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at the gallery.

Health, News

Damariscotta Select Board urges MaineHealth to keep local birthing center open

by Drew Johnson July 7, 2026July 8, 2026

A grassroots effort to keep the birthing center open at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital formed after hospital officials said they were considering closing its maternity ward by the end of the year.

Health, Maine, News

Damariscotta community members fight to keep birthing center open

by Joe Lawlor July 2, 2026July 7, 2026

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is considering closing its maternity ward by the end of the year. A grassroots effort by local residents has formed to try to save it.

Times Record

126 businesses spread light with Finding Our Voices through July

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026

Yellow menu and retail items raise money for women domestic abuse survivors in the Midcoast and Blue Hill Peninsula.

Times Record

3 Damariscotta historical societies celebrate the Fourth of July

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026

Join the Damariscotta Historical Society, the Chapman-Hall House and the Newcastle Historical Society for visual and interactive exhibitions on Saturday.