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…
Education
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.…
The Camden Conference and Camden Public Library present Judith Bing and J. Brooke Harrington on Zoom on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 6:30 p.m. Their talk, “Arctic Architecture,” is open to all. Please…
Wiscasset selectmen
A request for a ballot question to weigh the financial benefits of tuitioning high school students was put on hold Jan. 5 until the Wiscasset select board can discuss the proposal with school…
There are many interesting things going on in backyards and woodlots, even in the cold of winter. Trees, birds, and many animals, for example, have adapted to freezing temperatures in fascinating…
Heartwood welcomes 2021 with new programming, small group educational workshops for students of all ages.
“Utilizing our easily accessible studio space, we’re offering six winter…
An online program hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust from 5 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 7, will explore how individual property owners can contribute to wildlife conservation on a larger…
We’re back and ready to welcome seniors in Knox and Lincoln counties to join the newly independent Coastal Senior College. Our transition as an affiliate of the University of Maine System to an…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension are offering a free three-session introduction on farm food safety planning from 5–6:30 p.…
Bill Maloney and Judith Colby do not know if Wiscasset would save or lose money tuitioning out its high school students. No one knows, they said in phone interviews Wednesday. And if it happened,…
After winter break, students could be back in Wiscasset schools more days a week. This fall’s hybrid model – two in-person days a week, the rest remote – might expand to four in-person days a week…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new virtual cultural exchange club for youth ages 12–18 years beginning Jan. 19 from 4 to 5 p.m. Additional meetings will be 9:30 to 10:…
Sarah Sherman is well-known for her commitment to preserving the experiences of veterans. She wrote “Southport: The War Years, An Island Remembers” in 1996, “Heroes Among Us: A History of Boothbay…
Wiscasset School Department announced it will have no school, on-site or remote, Thursday, Dec. 17 due to the weather.
The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb recently adopted a five-year Strategic Plan that will help guide decision-making and strengthen the school for today and for the future.
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Juniper Hill School was excited to welcome newly-elected State Senator Chloe Maxmin earlier this month to visit and tour the outdoor early childhood and elementary school. Juniper Hill School and…
With one possible exception, none of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 schools’ COVID-19 cases this fall resulted from exposure at school, Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle told the…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 is moving its longtime Wednesday early dismissal earlier to give teachers more time to meet their workloads in the pandemic. The board voted unanimously…
Highest Honors: Paige Davenport (12), Brian Foye (12), Eliza Paradis (12), Ryan Potter (12), Gwen Webber (12), Lily Yeaton (12), Ruby Cossaboon (11), Naomi Wood (11), Emily Gilliam (9)
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Wiscasset School Department
Wiscasset Middle High School Head Custodian Jeff Speed will retire Feb. 28 after 46 years with Wiscasset schools, and Speed was celebrated with a surprise during Tuesday’s, Dec. 8, school…
Highest Honors-All A’s: Cameron Main (8), Bella Orr (8), Kayence Raymond (8)
High Honors-All A’s and B’s: Makayla Bush (8), Tucker Davenport (8), Laila Dicus (8), Danika Osmond (8), Henry…
On Dec. 5, Edgecomb School Committee member Dawn Murray received all 16 votes in a special election to fill Jack Sarmanian’s vacated term as a selectman. Prior to the Dec. 7 school committee…
Healthy Kids will air a three night series on LCTV Dec. 14, 15 and 16 at 7:30. Join Healthy Kids educator and a local mom as they discuss the helpful discipline topics and parenting during the…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering separate online beekeeping classes for beginner and experienced beekeepers starting Jan. 14 and Feb. 25.
The five-…
On Nov. 14, eight voice students from the voice studio of Beth Preston participated in the Maine NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Musical Theater Auditions.
In the…
AUGUSTA — Thirty-four schools and school districts serving students in the Midcoast were provided COVID-19 grants this fall through the Maine Department of Education’s Safe Return to Instruction…
Midcoast Literacy
Get ready to enjoy storybooks in a whole new way! Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit organization that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, announces a free,…
Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent Keith Laser will retire June 30, according to Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District School Committee’s Dec. 1 agenda,…
A Wiscasset Elementary School student has tested positive for COVID-19 and has no symptoms at this time, Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood said in an email response to questions from Wiscasset…
UMaine Extension
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer two opportunities for livestock owners to get updates on forage resources and crop insurance starting at 10 a.m and again at 6 p.m.…
AUGUSTA — Maine Commissioner of Education Pender Makin announced Tuesday the deployment of a team of Department of Education Contact Tracers.
A cadre of nurses, many retired from years of…
LincolnHealth
While Mindy Moore plans to be a nurse one day, her recently earned Certified Nursing Assistant’s distinction has led to rewarding job in healthcare at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.…
