Gardens created to attract essential pollinators are the focus of a new…
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The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust invites the public to learn about seaweed in Maine. Join expert Hannah Webber for a live webinar on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m.
Hannah grew up in southern…
Whether it’s a sunrise in the harbor, a sunset on Ocean Point or a clear view of the Milky Way, there are lots of reasons to carry a camera to capture some of the wonderful light that can be found…
“This is so cool,” Wiscasset Elementary School’s new assistant principal Laura Mewa said. All around her in the cafeteria Friday, Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars’ Set for Success volunteers in face…
MIDCOAST — Teachers in the Midcoast counties of Knox, Waldo and Lincoln are likely to return to campus this fall, if their school district allows for in-person learning, despite area teachers…
In Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12, green means go. A reopening plan the board passed Aug. 13, in person and on Youtube, has students in school five days a week or, if the state raises…
Earlier this summer, Jefferson Village School music teacher Molly Winchebach contacted the Lincoln Home to see if it would be okay if her summer students could make cards to send to the residents…
Parents feel students did not make academic progress during remote instruction
MIDCOAST — Families of students attending schools in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties are likely to send their students back to campus this fall if their child’s school district allows for in-…
The town budget vote is taking place on Saturday, Aug. 29. Voters can go to the town office 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to vote by secret ballot regarding the school budget along with all Edgecomb…
In a plan Wiscasset’s school committee passed 4-1 Tuesday night, students would be at school two days a week starting Sept. 8, Mondays and Tuesdays or in another group Thursdays and Fridays,…
The Edgecomb School Committee unanimously accepted the advisory committee's reopening plan and the revised school year calendar Aug. 10. The plan works off the state's recommendation for all…
Two rising seniors at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle have teamed up with other youth across the state to create a film that brings to center stage the stories of Maine youth advocating for solutions…
New research has revealed a surprise twist in the symbiotic relationship between a type of salamander and the alga that lives inside its eggs. A…
Damariscotta Montessori School (DMS) learned in late May that it would be able to safely proceed with its annual summer program. The school adapted its popular program to fit the new safety…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) will present its 10th annual Heafitz lecture, “Where Nature Leads: Sustainability, Livelihood, and Innovation in Midcoast Maine,” via an online…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration today released updated guidance to assist school communities in making their decisions about how to resume instruction this fall in the face of COVID-19. This…
Parker Elkins of Edgecomb has earned 2020 dean's list honors at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.Elkins is a member of the class of 2022.
The dean's list is an annual honor roll…
Heartwood Theater is offering a new Gap Semester Program for college students who will not return to school this fall and high school seniors seeking preparation for college or conservatory…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine will receive a total of $16,958,613 through the CARES Act to create new, innovative ways to better serve K-12 students during the COVID-19 pandemic, a press release…
Two area residents were named to the fall 2019 dean’s list at Bates College in Lewiston.
Charlotte Collins of Woolwich is a 2018 graduate of North Yarmouth Academy. Collins, the daughter…
I write today to share information about our return to in-person learning in September 2020. This letter does not contain all the details of the plan, but it offers a summary that…
August yields some favorite fruits and vegetables for preserving. Learn how to savor summer flavors all year with four new live University of Maine Cooperative Extension food preservation webinars…
Grace Moclair of Wiscasset has been recognized for achieving academic distinction at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Moclair, majoring in mechanical engineering, was named to the dean's…
Daren Wood of Wiscasset graduated with a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Widener University’s School of Engineering in Chester, Pennsylvania.
Widener conferred…
University of Maine-Augusta Provost Joseph Szakas has announced the UMA’s 2020 spring full-time dean’s list and the fall 2019/spring 2020 part-time dean’s list. The following students are in the…
All is a key word in Wiscasset School Department’s approach as the next school year nears and the pandemic continues.
“We will be looking…
Healthy Kids is offering COVID-safe summer activities for parents and children of all ages in order to get out, explore and play with others. July 23, the families will walk Dodge Point trail in…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday through a news release a series of steps her Administration is taking to assist and support school systems across Maine as they consider whether and…
The Boothbay Region YMCA offers an array of different childcare opportunities for working and busy families throughout the Boothbay region. The Y’s child enrichment center supports the Harbor…
The following students in the readership area of the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper were named to the spring 2020 dean’s list at the University of Maine.
Boothbay: Graham Bryer…
AUGUSTA, Maine – The presidents of Maine’s community colleges announced today that plans for fall instruction will balance the delivery of continuous, high-quality education with the need to…
Damariscotta Montessori School welcomed students back onto its campus on Monday, June 22 for its summer program. The school implemented smaller group sizes and new safety measures for COVID-19.…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer over 50 summer learning activities throughout July and August for all youth ages 5–18.
UMaine Extension 4-H staff and volunteers…
Avae Traina of Edgecomb graduated summa cum laude from Maine Maritime Academy with a bachelor of science degree in international business.
Avae attended Edgecomb Eddy Elementary school,…
The Sally Romero scholarship fund was established this year to commemorate the 26-year career of Sally at the CLC YMCA Child Care. Sally served many children in our area working…
Seth Paine of Dresden was named to the dean's list by Dr. Troy Shoemaker, president of Pensacola (Florida) Christian College, for academic achievement during the 2020 spring semester. This was a…
Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars’ Set For Success (S4S) is on track to fulfill basic school supply obligations for the Wiscasset Elementary School children, whether distance learning…
For college students taking a gap semester / year and high school seniors looking for a leg up in prep for college or conservatory training, Heartwood Theater is offering something new.
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North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) intends to open campus safely in September with a full, five-day per week schedule for all students. The average classroom size of 14 students uniquely positions the…
On June 22, the Edgecomb School Committee reached a consensus on building a small cushion in the next budget by asking taxpayers for a 0.5% increase for fiscal year 2021. The increase of…
Wiscasset Elementary School fourth grade teacher Becky Hallowell hugged herself Friday to show passing students she would hug them if she could, if not for the coronavirus and precautions that…
Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, needs more volunteer tutors who can begin working with children and adult learners this summer,…
Damariscotta Montessori School celebrated kindergarten and eighth grade graduations and stepping up ceremonies for Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary on Friday, June 12.
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“For some people it’s a job, for some people it’s a career, for some people it’s a calling. If you get to the point where teaching is a calling for you, embrace it,” said Wiscasset Middle High…
The following area residents graduated from Colby College in Waterville on May 24 as part of the Class of 2020. They were among the 480 seniors who received a bachelor of arts degree.
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Noah J. Sherburne of Boothbay and Sarah Jane Young of Woolwich have made the dean's list at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston for the spring 2020 semester.
Boothbay Region Elementary School special education teacher Toby LeConte is retiring after 45 years. Colleagues, friends, parents, students and community members congratulated the legendary…
Alna, Westport Island and the rest of Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will vote July 14 on the district’s…
