Specialty adult classes at the FARMS at the Y kitchen at Central Lincoln County YMCA are open for registration. Only twelve spots are available per class, so early registration is encouraged.…
Education
Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) will hold a New Member Sign-Up event at Wiscasset Elementary School on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. for potential members and volunteers.
These events will…
If one has a taste for honey or an adventurous side, maybe they have thought of becoming a beekeeper. What would one really be in for, though? Is it really a job or is it a fun way to get one's…
Two weeks before school started this year, a late resignation left Edgecomb Eddy School without a physical education teacher. This left Principal Ira Michaud in a tough spot. He was faced with…
Artists from Mobius are delighted to announce the opening of their exhibit “Art from the Heart” opening at Miles Hospital Hall Gallery Jan. 4. The show will run until Feb. 7.
The…
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) will be offering an “On-the-Spot Admit Day” Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at locations statewide.
Locations include Augusta, Bangor, Brunswick,…
Merrymeeting Winter Series
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s (FOMB) fourth presentation of their 23nd annual Winter Speaker Series; entitled “Let There Be Dark”-Preserving our Night Skies, features Rob Burgess, NASA Solar…
The new Maine Department of Education Student Cabinet held its first conference Dec. 20 in Augusta, with 32 students from fourth grade to college freshman. Each county was represented by at least…
Lincoln Home
The challenges faced by caregivers of people with cognitive impairment and dementia can feel overwhelming and without answer. However, with education and support, a caregiver can learn a degree…
Wiscasset schools
When a young Liz Proffetty watched Mr. Rogers visit a pottery studio, she was fascinated with the potter throwing clay on the wheel. Always creative, Proffetty tried to make a pottery wheel using…
Jonathan Batchelder of Edgecomb has been named to the Bob Jones University 2019 Handbell Choir. Batchelder is a junior majoring in biology.
All students at BJU, located in Greenville,…
Wiscasset Elementary School fourth grader Kyle Mank, 9, is proud to be in chorus this year, mother Carol Mank said. Fourth grade is the first year students can be in it, she explained. And how…
Boothbay Region YMCA’s Y-Arts performers will be competing in the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival Atlanta Friday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 19 at The Cobb…
Students and faculty at Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb collected non-perishable food items and toiletries to donate to Bath Area Food Bank in time for the holidays. The food bank…
The Wiscasset High School Student Council went to Togus Dec. 9 to visit with the veterans there. This was the students’ annual holiday visit with the veterans. Students sang holiday songs, made…
Midcoast Literacy announces they will be holding two training sessions for new volunteer tutors in January: one for volunteers who want to work with kids, and one for volunteer English language…
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Wiscasset Middle High School
Winter Gallery of the Arts/Art opening: 5 p.m. Art Opening
Grades 4-12
Holiday Concert - 6:30 p.m.…
Wiscasset School Committee
Data from this year’s Maine Educational Assessments will be released in the January Wiscasset School Committee meeting. Superintendent Terry Wood said she received an email from Maine Department…
The Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) is pleased to announce that Tricia Campbell, assistant principal at Boothbay Region Elementary School, has been named Maine’s NAESP National Outstanding…
On Saturday, Dec. 14, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., consider buying loads of yummy sweets at Ames True Value Supply in Wiscasset. Feed Our Scholars (FOS) will hold a bake sale to help…
Southport Central School’s kindergarten and first grade students and Southport Memorial Library patrons took a walk in the Fynbos (fayne-boss) Nov. 14 led by author Susan Schadler through her book…
Healthy Kids donated 100 hand knit baby hats to LincolnHealth Miles maternity to be given to newborns in an effort to educate new parents on what’s known as “The Period of Purple Crying.”
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Fifth grader Liam Moore, 10, brought in two cans of cranberry sauce and a box of lemon spice tea to Wiscasset Elementary School’s Thanksgiving food drive.
“I think it’s really good that…
Youth auditions at Heartwood Theater are scheduled for early December, in preparation for two upcoming youth productions, “Guys and Dolls” and “Firebird.”
All Midcoast students grades 7 -…
Worthington Scholarship Foundation
David Worthington, Founder and Board Chair of the Worthington Scholarship Foundation has announced a major expansion of the non-profit’s college scholarships. The Foundation plans to add an…
Healthy Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are working together to provide local restaurants, bars, and stores with Responsible Beverage Seller/Server training this season.…
Wiscasset Middle High School is pulling out some new stops for this year’s Turkey Thyme food drive. The student council is giving $200 to the grade that collects the most for the Thanksgiving…
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, met recently with 12 Damariscotta Montessori School students who were on a class trip to Washington, D.C.
“It is always a pleasure to welcome Maine…
Bryan McAtee of Alna was honored as a Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar at Bowdoin College in Brunswick Oct. 25. The award honors undergraduates who distinguish themselves with excellence in…
Wiscasset School Committee
After an executive session Tuesday, the Wiscasset School Committee voted unanimously to expel a 14-year-old student who allegedly carved threats into bathroom stalls at Wiscasset Middle High…
All are invited to Lincoln Academy’s 8th Grade and Prospective Student Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 13, which will begin in the Lincoln Academy Alumni Dining Commons at 6:30 p.m. Lincoln Academy…
In last year’s Maine Educational Assessment, Edgecomb Eddy School students scored above the state average in all three areas tested. Principal Ira Michaud reported the 2018-19 results during the…
Come to the Juniper Hill School barn, 180 Golden Ridge Road, Alna, on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. for “Why 21st Century Children Need Nature,” a free community talk with David Sobel, author of…
Edgecomb Eddy School’s parent teacher club (PTC) is holding a holiday wreath sale to raise money for playground improvements, class trips and other activities.
Each 12-inch, double-face…
Students have been learning in various ways at Wiscasset Elementary School. Here are some of the lessons they recently learned inside the school and outside on the playground.
Saturday, Nov. 2 during the Maine Chapter of American Association of Teachers of French’s (AATF-ME) fall meeting at University of Southern Maine in Portland, retired Wiscasset Middle High School…
The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb is offering a free Story & Song at CTL program for children ages 2 to 5 on Thursday mornings, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. beginning Nov. 7 at the school…
Come to the Juniper Hill School barn, 180 Golden Ridge Road Alna, on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. for “Why 21st Century Children Need Nature,” a free community talk with David Sobel, author of…
Dane Dwyer doesn’t do snow days well.
“After one or two hours, I’m going crazy.” So as he and wife Gail mulled how to lighten his load after three decades of his teaching, coaching and…
Join author Greg Latimer for an education on discovering the paranormal during a program with Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education on Thursday, Nov. 7. The session will include theories…
A bus service and area school departments told Wiscasset Newspaper Oct. 23, a newly announced school bus recall either impacts none of theirs, or none used on local routes.
One of…
On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Nobleboro Parent Teacher Organization will host the third annual NobleBOOro Spooktacular at Nobleboro Central School from 4 to 7 p.m.
In addition to many fun…
Please support Wiscasset Middle High School eighth graders as they work for their spring trip to Boston. A crew of students and parents will rake your lawn on Nov. 9 or 16 for $30-$75 based on…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold its fall open house on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 3:30 until 5 p.m. All members of the Midcoast community are…
Join your friends and neighbors to learn more about Maine’s history and culture as CSC continues its Maine Bicentennial offerings this month with two must-see illustrated presentations, both free…
Wiscasset Elementary School fourth graders recently enjoyed physical education class on fat-tire bikes. The outdoor adventure program is in collaboration with Midcoast Conservancy and AmeriCorps…
The Wiscasset School Committee on Tuesday welcomed Dane Dwyer as a fifth grade teacher. And Superintendent Terry Wood said Kenneth Spinney II will start as special education director Oct. 15.…
Students in grades 7-8 at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb had an exciting launch to their SeaPerch Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) at the Boothbay Region YMCA pool. SeaPerch is…
