What do you have when you explore the “World Below the Waves”, “What’s Hot in the Gulf of Maine,” “The Secret Lives of Trash,” “Tall Ships and Taller Tales,” and “Ship to Shore?” The Boothbay Sea…
Education
Wiscasset Middle High School Class of 2020’s Julia Murphy planned to have her bird Finley on her shoulder at graduation. “But (Finley) sadly passed away in May of 2018,” Murphy’s “proud Mumma”…
Bath Regional Career and Technical Center (BRCTC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary amidst the upheaval of a school year stopped short, but a deep-rooted history of innovation, hard work, and…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport’s apron had a big blue M on it Saturday and planes flew over, one after the next, as Morse High School’s “The Blue and the White” played, and Regional School Unit 1…
A Queen song and senior Natalie Potter pointed out, the champions at Wiscasset Speedway Friday night were Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of 2020. In face masks as the sun set behind an…
The Poetry Society of Virginia has honored four student writers from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb. The students were recognized as part of the society’s national 2020 student…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and the Midcoast Conservancy invite the public to learn about the lives of turtles in the estuary! Join Karen Robbins, citizen scientist and amateur herpetologist,…
Alternative Solutions
Helping people to create and maintain lives that are healthy, joyful and bring more peace to the world has been my passion for a long time.
I started Alternative Solutions over 20 years…
In the off and on rain at Wiscasset Municipal Airport Thursday afternoon, David Ingmundson predicted education might change more in the next year or so than in the 40 years he has taught reading,…
As the school year ends, the Edgecomb School Committee still has at least one unresolved issue. The Edgecomb Eddy School roof needs an estimated $250,000 in repairs. The undesignated fund balance…
Greg’s Used Cars and Service has been a piece of the Wiscasset business community for over 35 years and when owner Greg Lemar died in a snowmobile accident last February, wife Wanda wanted to…
Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Charles Lomonte said Tuesday night to expect a decision by Wednesday night on whether to keep graduation on Thursday or move it to Friday due to rain. Either…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset School Committee named a Wiscasset woman as sixth-tenths’ time counselor and four-tenths’ assistant principal for Wiscasset Elementary School June 9. Laura Mewa thanked the committee for…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center
The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce this summer’s principal instructors and waterfront director who share an abiding passion and commitment to…
Principal Ira Michaud imparted four final lessons on Edgecomb Eddy School’s Class of 2020. On June 5, Michaud recalled his sixth grade year in 1991 as being a “real pain” to his parents, extended…
Last week, many students found Wolfie's bus at Ames True Value! Thank you to the friendly folks at Ames for welcoming Wiscasset Elementary School’s…
Midcoast Literacy announces the organization is moving offices this month to a new location at 1100 Washington Street in Bath’s North End. After 10 years at Wing Farm Parkway in Bath, the regional…
Boothbay Region High School
The Boothbay Region High School Class of 2020 marched on together June 5 after a difficult last spring semester. Friends and family were absent from the gym as Class Marshal Colby Babcock led his…
Before embarking on the next chapter in life, the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2020 led a parade June 5 from campus to Boothbay Harbor downtown to the Boothbay common. Graduates and their…
Boothbay Region High School
Boothbay Region High School seniors Madison Faulkingham, Ally Nein and Colby Babcock presented gifts to their Class of 2020 peers June 3. The gifts were a symbol of the value each student has to…
The Boothbay Region High School Class of 2020 graduated Friday, June 5. Here are the graduates after they received their diplomas and stood with BRHS Principal Tricia Campbell.
Last week, many students were successful in finding Wolfie's bus! Yes, he was right there at our wonderful Wiscasset Elementary School! So,…
Wiscasset Middle High School released the following on Friday, June 5.
Graduation Quick Guide for Wiscasset Speedway ceremony, parade through town, and the fireworks:
6 to 6:30…
The following Boothbay Region High School and Wiscasset Middle High School seniors were named spring 2020 Mountain Valley Conference academic all-stars; BRHS: Hunter Crocker, Madison Faulkingham,…
Following the final marching practice before graduation, Boothbay Region High School seniors were presented scholarships and awards during the school’s annual awards ceremony on Thursday morning,…
How do you get your words into the world? Join the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat for its Summer Writing Adventures and Young Readers’ Book Group. While we are disappointed not to be able to be…
The following students in our readership area have been named to the Plymouth State University dean's list for the spring 2020 semester: Carter Babcock of Boothbay, Colette Bertin of Boothbay and…
The Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) Board of Directors made the difficult decision to cancel their onsite summer programming at the Ocean Point Marina until further notice. Instead they…
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Marcus of Wiscasset are proud to announce that their daughter, Amanda Marcus, received a bachelor of science degree in mass communications from Husson University on May 9. She…
The Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars (FOS) and its Set For Success (S4S) programs have been quietly continuing providing bags of weekend food to subscribing families during this time of school shut…
Boothbay Region High School
Members of Boothbay Region High School Class of 2020 will march on together at 2 p.m. June 5. Essential staff will accompany the 30 students to keep the gathering to 50 people per Gov. Janet Mills…
As the 2019-20 school year winds to a close, in Edgecomb, it’s more of an end of an era than the end of school. This school year marked the 30th and last one for Administrative Assistant Judy…
Wiscasset school committee
From virtual marching practice to fielding parade questions and planning a fun summer break sendoff for elementary school families, Wiscasset’s school department is working toward the school year’…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens has announced an innovative alternative to its onsite signature summer camps this year. “We’re calling it the CMBG Summer Camp Club,” says Erika Huber, Youth &…
June 5 marks the last day of school for the students of Chewonki Elementary and Middle School and celebrates a milestone achievement for our first graduating class of middle school students. We…
Boothbay Public Works employees spent Wednesday morning placing graduation banners for the Boothbay Region High School Class of 2020 on Route 27 on the light posts around the Boothbay Common. Here…
AUGUSTA — During the May 27 daily COVID-19 briefing in Augusta, Governor Janet Mills addressed the issue of gathering for annual town meetings and school budget meetings this summer.
“We’…
Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of 2020 has had a spring like no class before it, but the rest of senior year, from homecoming to winter carnival and sports, except the spring ones, gave…
The Boothbay Region High School Class of 2020 has faced many obstacles over the years but getting through this year’s pandemic by completing their courses online, committing to colleges and post-…
Nicole Clarke of Southport and Sarah Cooper of Dresden were named to the dean's list for the spring 2020 semester at the University of Vermont.
Beginning Monday, June 22, the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat will launch a host of online offerings via Zoom for all ages. We have programs for kids ages 8-13; workshops for teens on college essay…
Wiscasset Middle High School is proud to announce the five seniors in the Class of 2020 who have earned the distinction of being a “Top Scholar.” To be recognized as a “Top Scholar,” a senior…
Edgecomb’s Karen Potter had just gotten home from work at Dan’s Automotive in Boothbay Harbor Thursday when the family’s Labradors, on the deck, started barking.
“We’re like what’s that?…
Gretchen Elder of Edgecomb, majoring in communication studies, and Colette McMahon of Westport, majoring in international business, were named to the 2020 spring semester dean’s list at…
For the first time, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 voters might decide the budget without first having the open meeting where they can alter it, Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle…
Levels of acidification can be different in coastal marine waters than in the open ocean. Inputs from freshwater rivers and nutrient runoff from land can change water chemistry in coastal areas.…
Grace Webber of Westport Island, Maine graduated from the University of New Hampshire on May 16. She earned an AAS degree in veterinary technology.
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb has found that outdoor education is more important now than ever before. Daily or weekly outdoor time is imperative to mental and physical…
