Kate Novack, an Emmy-nominated writer-director-producer of documentaries, wrote and directed “Hysterical Girl,” a short film nominated for Best Short by the International Documentary Association.…
Education
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education jointly announced Friday the Mills Administration’s dedicated COVID-19 vaccination clinics for school staff…
The United Way of Mid Coast Maine isn’t letting a pandemic stop them from hosting the annual Community Read Aloud. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the event could not run as usual, with…
Edgecomb School Committee
March 1 was the hundredth day of the Edgecomb Eddy school year. Principal Ira Michaud reported the day was filled exciting fun educational activities. But the 99th day was also an important date…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Maine Maple Sunday is scheduled March 27–28 and maple trees are being tapped in preparation for this traditional spring celebration.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a…
Dalton Burroughs of Monhegan was named to the dean's list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2020 fall semester. Burroughs is in the electrical engineering program.
Parents in Wiscasset, Westport Island and Alna who have children planning on attending Wiscasset Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten or kindergarten classes this fall are asked to contact the…
It was a locker room. Now students can learn in it, and the town is closer to a full in-person return. Wiscasset Middle High School cut the ribbon on the new health classroom Monday, Feb. 23.…
University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Provost Joseph Szakas and its UMA Rockland Center announce the …
The first of three timber frame courses this year will be offered from May 6- 9 at Hidden Valley in Jefferson. Each course is a four-day, hands-on experience, where eight students will have the…
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration for the 2021/2022 school year at Edgecomb Eddy School is now open. The Edgecomb Eddy School is an outstanding elementary school that constantly…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer virtual science cafés for teens in grades 7–12 from 4 to 4:45 p.m. each Tuesday beginning March 2.
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Join Midcoast Conservancy April 17 and 18 for a one-and-a-half day chainsaw safety course designed for beginners at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Most participants have little or no…
Chloe Arsenault of Boothbay, Abby Berryman of Edgecomb and Ella Jones of Wiscasset were local students named to the fall 2020 semester dean's list at the University of Southern Maine.
To…
Healthy Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are working together to provide local restaurants, bars, and stores with Alcohol Seller/Server training on Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 9…
The following students from your readership area have been recognized on the Dean's list at Norwich University for the Fall 2020 semester: Jacob Sidney Maker, Walpole and Lindsey Marion Gordon…
Maine Fishermen’s Forum
The Maine Fishermen’s Forum is very pleased to announce that the Board of Directors will award $40,000 in scholarships this year, despite having to cancel the live event normally held in March.…
The Oceanography Society recently announced that Bigelow Laboratory President Deborah Bronk has been elected as…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen plan to ask voters for a committee about education in town.
Will the question call it a committee on schools’ future or come closer to residents…
Next year’s budget has been one of the hardest to draft and will have impacts for years, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle told the district board Feb…
AUGUSTA — Several schools and school districts around the state have seemingly returned some of the COVID-19 aid provided to them through the Maine Department of Education while several other…
More than 200 high school and college students from around the world have signed up for the Feb. 20-21 Camden Conference, “The Geopolitics of the Arctic: A Region in Peril,” taking advantage of…
The following local students were named to the University of Maine's fall 2020 dean's list: Andrew Hutchins, Alna; Graham Bryer, Maya Schwehm, Madison Stahle and Alexis Welch, Boothbay; Tim…
Highest honors: Kennedy Haedrich of Wiscasset, grade 7
High honors: Laurel Buehner of Newcastle, grade 10; Natalie Farrell of Newcastle, grade 12; Lexington Haedrich of Wiscasset, grade 12…
The Maine Press Association is awarding $4,000 in scholarships to three journalism students for the spring semester.
Recipients of 2021 scholarships are Jack…
Wiscasset administrators continue to bring back more and more students to in-person instruction as space becomes available. Superintendent Terry Wood said at the Tuesday night, Feb. 9 school…
Part-time students Cynthia Martin of Boothbay Harbor and Cassandra Fairfield of Wiscasset were named to the University of Maine at Fort Kent dean's list for the fall 2020 semester.
Treats the staffs of Wiscasset Elementary and Middle High schools received last week were a thank you from parents. And staff members told Wiscasset Newspaper they appreciated it.
WES…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about edible native plants in the landscape from 6–7 p.m. Feb. 24.…
Katelyn Long of Wiscasset was named to the fall 2020 dean’s list with high honors at the University of Maine at Farmington. To achieve UMF’s high honors recognition, a student must achieve a GPA…
Kennedy Orr is right where she wants to be. The 2016 Wiscasset Middle High School graduate is now the school’s administrative assistant, a past student serving today’s, and working with some of…
On Feb. 20, Maine Maritime Museum will kick-off a new in-person program series designed for parents and kids: STEAMbox Family Workshops. The winter/spring programs integrate STEM and creative arts…
Ithaca College student Samuel Laemmle from Wiscasset was named to the dean's list for the fall 2020 semester.
The following area students were named to the fall 2020 president's list at Husson University in Bangor. Students who make the president's list must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during…
If Edgecomb voters approve the recommended school budget, it will be a lower one than the previous two years. On Feb. 1, the Edgecomb School Committee voted 3-0 to recommend a $3,283,589 budget…
January got off to a very fast and exciting start here at Wiscasset Elementary School. Classrooms and hallways are starting to buzz with the sounds of more students who are able to safely return…
The Northeast Region of the Scholastic Writing Competition has named six eighth-grade students from Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning as recipients of its 2021 awards for excellence in…
Cub Scout Pack #271 welcomed Maine Paws for Veterans volunteer LCDR Terri Schlotterbeck (Ret.), service dog Ranger and service dog in training Luna to the American Legion Post 36 Jan. 28.…
On Feb. 10, the Maine Association of Family Consumer Sciences (MAFCS) will celebrate National Family & Consumer Sciences Educator Day 2021. This celebration showcases the value and importance…
Wiscasset School Department
More than 25 people gathered on Zoom Jan. 27 to celebrate the retirement of head Wiscasset Middle High School custodian Jeff Speed. He will retire Feb. 28, after 46 years of service to Wiscasset…
Maine residents from all parts of the state will have a chance to attend Arts Education Advocacy Day this year. Normally held at the Augusta State House, but canceled last spring due to…
University of Maine museums and planetarium have a rich library of online resources available to support remote K–12 instruction during the pandemic.
The Page Farm and Home Museum offers…
Tuitioning out Wiscasset’s high schoolers may not save money, and will not attract families, Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood said Jan. 26 as selectmen and the school committee talked in a…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about the principles of pruning from 6–7 p.m. Feb. 10.…
“Now, more than ever, we need to honor and recognize the great work of Maine teachers!” said Maine Department of Education, in a news release.
Nominations are now open for the 2021 County…
The Camden Conference, Penobscot Marine Museum, and the Belfast Free Library will present Charles Lagerbom speaking on “Maine Whaling: To the Arctic and Beyond.” This event takes place on Thursday…
A Southport selectboard decision to fill in the pond at Southport Central School drew about 20 protesters to the pond early Monday morning, Jan. 18.
Word spread through Facebook, emails…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit has put off until March a recreational youth basketball program’s request to play Saturdays in school gyms. In person and on YouTube and Zoom Thursday night,…
Wiscasset schools
Wiscasset School Department staff are working hard to bring back as many students in-person as possible, Superintendent Terry Wood reported at the Tuesday, Jan. 12 Zoom school committee meeting.…
