Wiscasset Elementary School’s Becky Hallowell told Wiscasset Newspaper Aug. 28, she is ecstatic to be a finalist for Maine Teacher of the Year. The news came hours earlier from Maine Department of…
Education
Wiscasset school committee
“There is no reason we should lose one (student) to ‘dropout’ (status),” Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told the school committee Aug. 20. “If they want to leave us, let’s make…
Edgecomb Bus #1 Peter Greenleaf
Morning: Begin Route departing from BRES/HS at 6:40 a.m. heading North on Route 27; 6:50 Right on River Road; 6:53 Right on McKay Road; 6…
Wiscasset School Department has released its 2024-25 bus schedule.
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Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars is pleased to announce the “success” of our Back-to-School event, Wiscasset Set for Success, held on Aug. 11 at Wiscasset Community Center. “This event would not have…
Four local college students, Chloe Arsenault of Boothbay, Kali Andrews and Gerald Gagne of Boothbay Harbor, and Nels Faul of Wiscasset, were named to the 2024 spring semester dean’s list at the…
Salt Bay Chamberfest
Salt Bay Chamberfest (SBC)’s 30th anniversary season concludes in Damariscotta with an exciting concert featuring the powerhouse pianist Shai Wosner and the East Coast Chamber…
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb is proud to announce that the school has been awarded “Best Private Elementary School” in Maine by…
For the second time since the June meeting where it began to regroup, Wiscasset’s Future of the Schools Ad Hoc Committee will not meet. School committee training is now set for…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
As part of our Take Part in Art series, the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) announces an upcoming slide lecture/demonstration by acclaimed maritime and landscape painter Don Demers on…
Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, Aug. 17 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…
Wiscasset schoolchildren and adults, plan on arriving at Wiscasset Community Center on Gardiner Road, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 11 to claim supplies to be set for success. After a…
The next Ocean on Tap event, ‘Another World: A Travelogue of the Galapagos Islands,’ will take place…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
For the second straight year, Boothbay Region Historical Society is fortunate enough to partner with Harbor Theater, bringing you special historical programming in their wonderful cinema setting…
The excitement is building! Put the date on your calendars, Wiscasset school families: Sunday, Aug. 11, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center (WCC) on Gardiner Road.
That’s…
Where It’s At
Mushrooms have long been a subject of fascination for writers – fiction and non-fiction; and their healing properties in their natural state raw or cooked, in powder and capsule form around the…
It seems like everyone is fascinated by wild mushrooms, from foraging and eating, to medicinal use and the use of psychedelics to improve learning and address depression. The only thing standing…
Can whole communities live sustainably? Can we avoid devouring all the world’s resources? These are questions filmmaker Jim Merkel asked after witnessing the destructive international impact of U.…
Monica Wright will share her students’ Green Crab Student Research on Thursday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Popham Library as one of the “Summer Series” talks.
Ms. Wright’s hands-on approach…
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Brynna Nelson of Edgecomb, a member of the class of 2027 majoring in biomedical engineering, was named to the university's dean's list for…
Few people are as uniquely positioned to tell the story of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’ (BLOS) first 50 years as Dr. Barney Balch, and on July 16, to a crowd of about 160 at the Opera…
The Mitchell Institute, a Maine-based nonprofit scholarship and research organization founded by Senator George J. Mitchell to improve college outcomes for students from every community in Maine,…
Midcoast Senior College brings classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning. The following new courses begin the week of Sept. 9 and run through Nov. 1, 2024. Courses are four- to eight…
Smuggler’s Cove Inn
Smuggler’s Cove Inn is delighted to…
Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Saturday, July 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a first-time or repeat…
Have a desire for something sweet? On Saturday, July 13, from 7:30 to 1:30, Set for Success (S4S) will host a bake sale at Ames Supply, Bath Road (Route One) in Wiscasset. All funds generated will…
Boothbay Railway Village was founded by George McEvoy in 1964. It opened for the first time in 1965 on Memorial Day weekend. Many of the buildings were saved from demolition by him, including…
Many people are looking forward to fun festivals this summer. As usual, scammers are taking advantage of the building excitement. This time, they are cashing in with phony tickets—and even fake…
Eight Maine teachers were announced July 2 as the state semifinalists for the 2025 Maine Teacher of the Year. These inspiring educators, members of the 2024 County Teacher of the Year cohort,…
Seventh and eighth graders at Edgecomb's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) spent the last few weeks of school learning and writing about local nonprofit organizations in southern and midcoast…
62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days
The grand opening for the public of the Gulf of Maine Discovery Center, formerly the site of the Maine State Aquarium, was held Wednesday, June 26 during the 62nd Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days…
Wells author and former Edgecomb Congregational Church pastor Steve Burt is at it again, in yet another age group. He’s already the award-winning author of the Sebago Lake FreeKs teen detective…
Chewonki alumni and friends, join us for a rare treat: Two full summer days where beautiful Chewonki Neck is all yours! On Tuesday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 17, the downtime between camp…
A lively crowd turned out last Saturday for the opening of two concurrent shows at the Maine Art Gallery (MAG): the plein air exhibition Paint it! Wiscasset, and Drawn to Maine: Contemporary…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its fourth quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 school year:
Sixth grade: Highest honors, Baxter Hardwick, Tenzin Karsel, Reiley Kleinschmidt,…
A student at Edgecomb's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) has been recognized at the national level for her writing. Octavia Aurora's poem, "My Oak Tree" was awarded a gold medal by the…
To try to help ease school districts’ bus driver staffing issues, Midcoast Adult & Community Education (MACE) will offer bus driver training in…
Josh Miller and Lisa Smith got involved in coaching softball for the same reason: It was for their children.
“Softball…
Ten Edgecomb Eddy School sixth graders are now graduates. On June 14, Shannon Adkins, Peytyn Alexander, Mayson Blake, Ariel Doan, Benjamin Hodgdon, Skyler Hyson, Micah Perry, Eben Robinson, Curtis…
For the first time ever, Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop is offering a half-price sale on books that appear on schools’ summer reading lists.
Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, explained…
Wiscasset Elementary School’s next principal, Stacy Clements, always loved school and learning. So when picking a career, she chose teaching, she said June 13 in a phone interview from…
On Sunday, Aug. 11, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Set for Success (S4S) will once again throw a lively, joyful event at Wiscasset Community Center to celebrate the community and its upcoming school year.…
Fourth grade students at Wiscasset Elementary School recently shared a group-written story, “Noodle’s Journey,” with other classes. The fourth graders spent time in their outdoor classroom all…
Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) seniors walked across the stage, received a diploma and shared joy with Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson, School Committee Chair Jason Putnam and Class…
Coastal Maine Regional Broadband, a Digital Equity partner with the Maine Connectivity Authority, is hosting a Midcoast regional IT and Adult Ed Workshop on Tuesday, June 25 at the South…
The last many of her 35 years working at Wiscasset High School turned Wiscasset Middle High School, Technology Coordinator/VHS Site Coordinator/Student Council Advisor Debra Pooler has led seniors…
The Wiscasset schools Visual and Performing Arts Department presented its annual Spring Gathering of the Arts on May 23. There was an art exhibit including work from fourth through 12th grade…
