For a second year, Wiscasset Middle High School’s seniors will become graduates at Wiscasset Speedway, the school department has announced.
Last year’s graduation moved from the school to…
Education
The “Art at the Grill” program is a series of art exhibits that showcase a variety of Maine artists at the Damariscotta River Grill. To celebrate and promote the exhibiting artists, the Grill …
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) has decided to bring back its innovative Summer Camp Club for a second season. In a year when many in-person summer camps are still on hiatus, the self-…
It took 15 Wiscasset residents less than a half hour to endorse 20 school budget articles in Wiscasset Middle High School’s Stover Auditorium Wednesday night, May 12. Voters approved the 2021-22…
Midcoast Conservancy is offering a virtual workshop, Foraging for Wild Mushrooms: The Season Begins, on Thursday, May 20 from 6:30-8 p.m., led by Greg Marley.
Collecting and eating wild…
Is regularly pool-testing students and adults for COVID–19 doable, and could it help prevent spread? Wiscasset School Committee listened and asked questions Tuesday night, May 11 as staff nurse…
AOS 98
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 school board selected Lisbon Community School Principal Robert Kahler as its next superintendent May 11. The board began interviews for outgoing…
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It was a night filled with good-byes as two Edgecomb school officials participated in their final meeting with the current committee. Chairman…
Grade 6: Highest Honors, Joseph Cooper and Ella Sullivan; High Honors, Genesis Andrews, Travis Benner, Addison Eckert, Alana Gray, Connor Knight, Tanner Lutes, Xoe Morse, Jessie Rhinebolt and …
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 plans to keep sending its pre-kindergarten Alna and Westport Island students to Edgecomb Eddy School past the 2023 end date of a pair of 2018 pacts with…
Students of art are invited to work on their skills in two classes offered by the Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset. Adeline Godminc-Tronzo will teach a drawing workshop with painting and collage on…
On Friday, May 7, the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb will be holding its biennial Celebrate CTL Silent Auction. For the first time, the auction will be held virtually. Funds…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset schools’ maintenance and transportation director John Merry told the school committee Tuesday night, April 27, he has spoken with someone about bus service and would be again, then he…
The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at Maine College of Art (MECA) is pleased to announce the 2021 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Thesis Exhibition opening on Saturday, May 15. The MFA…
This summer Maine Maritime Museum will launch a three-week enrichment program for middle-schools students. Crosscurrents: Youth Learning & Leadership Program – open to rising seventh and…
April 8 was Sara Leone’s birthday. The Wiscasset High School teenager, and daughter of Teens to Trails founders Bob and Carol Leone, had a big love for the outdoors. Together with her parents and…
The Edgecomb School Committee is looking for a new principal at Edgecomb Eddy School. Ira Michaud notified the committee April 13 he is leaving at the end of the school year, after serving as…
Over Zoom and Youtube Tuesday night, April 20, Wiscasset selectmen listened to, praised and talked about acting soon on teenagers’ request the town help address climate change.
“Wiscasset…
Midcoast Conservancy is offering a virtual workshop, Foraging for Wild Mushrooms: The Season Begins, on Thursday, May 20 from 6:30-8 p.m., led by…
Wiscasset School Department
At the April 13 Wiscasset School Committee meeting, the committee accepted two new hires, including the new principal for Wiscasset Elementary School. Superintendent Terry Wood said Kathleen…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a new video series designed for the at-home cook who wants to learn more about preparing and cooking locally sourced meat.
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Upset by the prospect of a proposed 8.8 percent increase in school taxes, Dresden selectmen and some residents Tuesday, April 13 raised the prospect of rejecting the proposed Regional School Unit…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood has issued the following letter addressed to staff, students and families:
“This letter is to inform you that another student has tested…
Summer Writing Adventures at the Merry Barn are filling fast! We’d love for you to join us as we: Write…Read…Explore…Walk & Sketch in Nature…Create Art…Perform Poetry & Readers’ Theater……
Sheepscot Valley Children’s House (SVCH) in Wiscasset will hold its first ever online May Festival Auction starting April 15 at noon. Bidding will remain open until noon May 15 at…
Two-plus weeks remain to enter for a chance to win a year’s worth of in-state tuition at the University of Maine for yourself, a family member or friend, or perhaps a student in need.
The…
April is Child Abuse Prevention month and Healthy Kids has planted pinwheel gardens all over Lincoln County to remind people how important our children are! “Children are our greatest resource for…
Thanks to $700,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 can avoid a “pretty significant” staff cut, Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle told the district’s board…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its second quarter honor roll:
12th grade: Highest Honors – Paige Davenport, Eliza Paradis, Ryan Potter, Brooke Thayer, Gwen Webber and Lily…
Recreational boating statistics show that people who have taken boating safety courses are less likely to be involved in boating mishaps.
Become a better mariner. Learn from Auxiliarists…
Edgecomb school committee members voted unanimously March 30 to support new warrant items involving the proposed 2021-2022 budget. The amendments on additional local funds and language on…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a citizen science club for grades 4–8 meeting weekly 3:30–4:30 p.m. from May 5–June 9.
This virtual…
Skidompha Library
Want to learn how to cook a delicious dessert from the head chef at Lincoln Academy, or design and make a beautiful leather and bead bracelet with Aboca Beads? Skidompha Public Library, in…
Two weeks after a Wiscasset Middle High School staff member tested positive for COVID-19, a WMHS student has received a “probable positive” test result, according to announcements at the school…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about fiddleheads from 6–7:15 p.m. April 14.
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The FCC recently adopted a Report and Order establishing the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a $3.2 billion federal initiative to help lower the cost of high-speed internet for eligible…
Skidompha
Skidompha Public Library, in Damariscotta, thanks to generous funding from The Rotary Club of Damariscotta-Newcastle, The Anonimo Foundation, and Zoobean, has three ready-made kits of…
During a Midcoast Conservancy Timber Frame course at Hidden Valley Nature Center, more than post-and-beam frames are built: partnerships, friendships and new skill sets are regular features of the…
DaPonte String Quartet
In the beautiful, secluded and relaxed lakeside setting of historic Camp Kieve’…
Spring has finally arrived and Coastal Senior College is offering its members 12 Zoom courses on a variety of topics with spaces still available in seven of them. We are also excited to offer,…
If Wiscasset voters agree in June, selectmen will have a committee explore options for the school department’s future. The warrant article arose from two split votes on Zoom Tuesday night, March…
Alna is making it easier for residents to vote ahead of the Saturday, March 27 town elections and referendum town meeting. Second Selectman Doug Baston announced over Zoom Monday night, clerks are…
The Board of Directors of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum has announced the winners of the 47th annual Scholarship Drawing! Twenty-three applicants were drawn and given book awards.
The…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a seven-session online course for aspiring farmers starting March 29. The class meets from 5:30–7:30 p.m. twice per week through April 22.…
Wiscasset School Department
Wiscasset Middle High School is ranked 13th in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report high school rankings for Maine, Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood announced at the March 9 school…
Kayla Delano of Wiscasset was named to the SUNY Morrisville dean's list for the fall 2020 semester. Kayla is majoring in animal science-equine science and management.
To be named to the…
Shelby Cronkhite of Edgecomb was named to the dean's list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2020. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.88…
Camden Conference
The Camden Conference and Belfast Free Library will present “Frozen Obsession” Monday, March 15 at 6 p.m. before it airs on PBS later this year.
This film documents the 18-day, 2,000-mile…
Heartwood Theater Summer Camp registration is open for students graduating grades 5-12. Students may choose from two camps – Shakespeare/Acting (two weeks) and Broadway Music (three weeks) or…
