Gov. Janet Mills announced Nov. 20, her administration has awarded $5.6 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) monies to fund the…
Education
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will offer a webinar about selecting…
The following letter from Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood went live on wiscassetschools.org Wednesday, Nov. 18:
“Out of an abundance of caution, this letter is to inform you…
Skidompha Public Library
Not all of Maine's earliest European settlers came voluntarily. On Thursday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. Carol Gardner will deliver a virtual chat entitled “Involuntary Americans: Scottish…
Time was face masks were just for medical professionals, and for Halloween and masquerade parties. In 2020, they became an accessory for protection against the highly contagious coronavirus, aka…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will offer a webinar for aspiring or current hobby orchardists and commercial growers about…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood reported to the school committee Nov. 10, enrollment is down 70 students on the year. This decline is due to a number of factors including those…
Boothbay Railway Village
Boothbay Railway Village welcomed new Director of Curation and Education Dr. Whitney Lytle Oct. 5. The Ohio native comes from San Antonio, Texas where she has been teaching at Northwest Vista…
“I Am An American” exhibition opens Thursday, Nov. 12 at Cove Street Arts in Portland. The show features the work of Daniel Minter, Leonard Meiselman (Wiscasset), Natasha Mayers (Whitefield),…
Wiscasset Elementary School
Wiscasset Elementary School fourth graders have been examining slow and fast changes to the Earth. As they learn about the causes and effects of weathering and erosion, they have been taking a…
Wiscasset School Department, Student Council, Wiscasset Boosters, Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset Fire Department and Wiscasset EMS are sponsoring a Wiscasset Wonderland of Lights of Hope!…
Two trucks, a trailer and many hands made quick work in Wiscasset Friday, as St. Philip’s Episcopal and First Congregational churches moved Feed Our Scholars’ supplies from St. Philip’s on Hodge…
Wiscasset Middle High School Student Council Co-President Gabrielle Leavitt said Spirit Week Oct. 26-30 was “definitely very different this year,” partly because, in the pandemic, the student…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new club for youth ages 5–19 who are new, or interested in becoming, 4-H members. Meetings will be held from 6–7 p.m. starting Nov. 18…
Wiscasset Middle High School has adjusted its Spirit Week for the pandemic. Technology coordinator and student council advisor Deb Pooler said assemblies, including one held Monday, are all…
The Camden Public Library will host local historic reenactor Bill Payson for an online presentation entitled “Muskets of the American Revolution” on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. The program is part…
The deadline for entries for the Strand Youth Film Fest (SYFF) is approaching; submissions must be received by midnight on Oct. 31.
The Strand Youth Film Fest is an…
Wiscasset School Committee
Beth Smith wasn’t looking to leave her Wiscasset Middle High School administrative assistant job or the school system she has been part of since 2008. “I just happened to see the job posting. And…
The Strand Theatre and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will co-host a virtual Q&A with the director of the documentary “Entangled,” David Abel, and a…
An Edgecomb school official is seeking state assistance in making the campus safer for entering and exiting traffic. Edgecomb Eddy School Principal Ira Michaud reported during the Oct. 13 school…
On Sunday, Nov. 8 from 3-5:30 p.m., Midcoast Conservancy is hosting the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on tour. This online event consists of 16 short documentary films made by independent…
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The Maine Film Center continues its new virtual series, “Cinema in Conversation,” where filmmakers, film experts, policymakers, and journalists from around the world converge on Zoom to discuss…
Mid-Coast Audubon board member and local bird expert/author Don Reimer will present a lively Zoom pictorial portrait recounting his monitoring of a turkey vulture pair…
The following letter dated Friday from Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Charles Lomonte has appeared on Wiscasset School Department’s website, wiscassetschools.org:
“I wanted to…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle on Thursday, Oct. 1 issued the following COVID-19 positive case community notification letter. The district serves…
Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is looking for volunteer tutors to work with school-age children, especially in the Brunswick/Bath area…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle issued the following letter Wednesday, Sept. 30 at SVRSU.org, the website of…
From the author of the award-winning “Small as an Elephant” and “Paper Things” comes a new chapter book series about sisters, Twig and Turtle, who live with their modern…
On Monday, Oct. 5 from 10 to 11:15a.m., join Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., for his lecture on the outlook for the U.S. and Maine economies in 2021. This Zoom lecture is sponsored by Coastal Senior…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills dedicated Wednesday an additional $164 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to support school systems as they continue to implement health and safety…
Town of Edgecomb
Edgecomb voters will have another chance to vote on the 2020-21 school budget. On Aug. 29, residents rejected four of 19 school budget articles on the referendum town meeting warrant. Defeated…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset will tweak its busing, lunch and recess times as it sees how long the safety steps are taking for each, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Terry Wood told the school committee Tuesday night,…
With a back-to-school shuffle like none before, students and their families should be extra vigilant on their health, said Lincoln Medical Partners pediatrician Dr. Melissa Keeport. Attention to…
Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Thursday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. with Historic New England. Located at 2 Lee St., Wiscasset, this unique mansion is…
A recently published study in Science reports that there are nearly three billion fewer birds in North America than there were in the 1970s. This news follows reports of declining insect…
As schools and colleges around the country resume this fall with new health and safety precautions, one of the adaptations institutions are wrestling with is how to serve meals. Most schools…
Westport Island’s and Alna’s school district, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit, had a “very successful” start to school, Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said.
“Students…
Town of Edgecomb
During a special Sept. 3 workshop, Edgecomb’s school committee and selectmen moved closer together on education spending, but remained far apart on what each believes is best for local taxpayers.…
This region of Midcoast Maine features a wealth of wild edible plants. From 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, Sarah Gladu of Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will lead a workshop on edible…
“Identifying New England’s Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms” is the subject of a two-part course: an evening virtual class will be followed by an afternoon at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley on…
When Midcoast Conservancy holds timber frame courses at Hidden Valley Nature Center, more than post-and-beam frames are built: partnerships, friendships and new skill sets are regular features of…
The aftermath of Aug. 29’s town meeting referendum vote has Edgecomb school officials unsure of the next move. Edgecomb voters rejected three key school funding articles including the overall $3,…
The Edgecomb School Committee is faced with either funding local education at the past year’s level or seeking a special town meeting after voters rejected four articles in the referendum town…
So far, 81.4% of parents are on board with Wiscasset’s hybrid, part in-school, part remote plan for the new school year, 15.2% are staying all remote and 3.4% are…
Are you a choral music fan and are wondering what to do this fall? Sheepscot Chorus and St. Cecilia Chamber Choir will be offering virtual sessions every week starting the week of Sept. 13.
…For the third year running, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will host educator and nature photographer Samuel Jaffe and The Caterpillar Lab, Aug. 27-31. This indoor/outdoor exhibit will highlight…
September brings the bounty of both summer and fall produce to Maine. Five new food preservation webinars from University of Maine Cooperative Extension focus on preserving local food with safety…
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is offering two new children’s programs, Fall Explorations, for ages 4-9, and Budding Naturalists, ages 10-14. Whether families are homeschooling,…
The following students who live in the newspaper’s coverage area attained honor roll status for the second semester:
Highest Honors
Grade 6: Cocoe Haedrich of…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Maine Cooperative Extension created a virtual exhibit hall for Maine 4-H members in lieu of traditional exhibits normally shown during fair…
