Education

The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 demonstration school in Edgecomb, has hosted a group of teacher-interns for the past week from all over the country and the world. For 28 years,…

Coastal Senior College instructor Michael Werner’s upcoming course "What's up with the Artificial Intelligence Explosion?" begins April 25. Space is still available.

Werner states, “You…

River Arts Gallery

River Arts and the Lincoln Academy are pleased to announce the tenth annual Lincoln Academy Student Art Exhibition, which takes place April 11-26 with an opening reception on Thursday, April 11…

Healthy Kids Cabin Fever Reliever was held Saturday at the CLC YMCA in Damariscotta. Attendees, sporting their favorite flannels, were treated to wonderful music by Lincoln Academy jazz students,…

“Rembrandt” is the Exhibition on Screen (EOS) film, directed by Kat Mansoor, for April at Harbor Theater. The 90-minute film screens on Friday, April 12 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10. Members: $8.…

One of the featured themes in the 2019 TrendZone at New England’s largest hospitality trade show, the Maine Restaurant and Lodging Expo, was global breakfast foods. Cherie Scott, creator of “…

Wiscasset Public Library’s Children’s Room has received a wonderful gift of 100 children’s books. The books were donated by the Brownstone Book Fund, a private foundation based in New York City,…

The public is invited to the second annual Family STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Night at Wiscasset Middle High School, from 5 p.m.…

Wiscasset Middle High School math teacher Marija Randall likes her team’s chances at the upcoming Maine State Math Meet. The odds are, they’ll have a pretty good showing and will do even better…

On Friday, March 29, the Wiscasset Middle High School class of 2019 hosted a “Night of Fun” for grades 6-12 at the high school.

As graduation approaches, the senior class has been…

South Portland, Maine - Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) announces that it will host Discover Girl Scout events for potential members and volunteers at locations…

Maine Arts Commission

The Maine Arts Commission is seeking nominations for the second annual Maine Arts Awards, honoring citizens, organizations, communities, and businesses for their significant impact on arts and…

Maine’s largest flower show returns to Portland’s Thompson’s Point for its third consecutive year. The 2019 Maine Flower Show, owned and produced by the nonprofit Maine Landscape and…

The Wiscasset School Department is in “good shape” financially but school officials need to resolve a dispute with the select board over $1.1 million, auditor Ron Smith of RHR Smith & Company…

Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood set out to keep the local share of Wiscasset's 2019-2020 school budget under $6 million. She just made it, as it stands now: Voters would be asked to raise $5,…

“Creating with Collage” instructor Deborah Stevenson calls working with cut paper and glue “incredibly fun!” Coastal Senior College is delighted that this well-known Belfast Senior College teacher…

Come visit Juniper Hill School for Placed-Based Education at 180 Golden Ridge Road, Alna, at an open house Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to noon.  The event features tours of indoor and outdoor…

On Wednesday, April 10, the Frances Perkins Center welcomes the public to attend a premiere showing of the recently completed documentary, “Highlights of the Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins.”…

SVRSU

If the early numbers stick, Alna and Westport Island would see single-digit percent hikes in their fiscal year 2020 school tabs. Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools…

On Wednesday, March 13, 15 Wiscasset Middle High School poems were shared at the first ever WMHS Poetry Recital. Students shared their own creations as the audience took an emotional roller…

The Boothbay Region YMCA and the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA are offering teen leadership opportunities this summer for youth ages 13-15.

Camp K Leader in Training (LIT) and…

Come to the Bridge Academy Public Library on Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. to hear author T. Blen Parker share the first of a trilogy of historical novels that revolve around the very real Swan…

Wiscasset Elementary School

Wiscasset Elementary School is preparing for the 2019-2020 academic year by scheduling registration and information nights for incoming pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students in May.

Coastal Senior College

We hope you choose to welcome spring by joining your friends and neighbors at a Coastal Senior College class in Knox or Lincoln County. The variety of course offerings in science, history, art,…

Joseph Clancy of Wiscasset earned an M.S. in international logistics management from Maine Maritime Academy in December.

The following students from Lincoln County were named to MMA’s fall…

Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) announces that it will host Discover Girl Scout events for potential members and volunteers Tuesday, March 26, 6 p.m., at Boothbay Region Elementary School and Thursday…

Damariscotta River Association/Pemaquid Watershed Association’s (DRA-PWA’s) Camp Mummichog summer day camp offers hands-on natural science education for children ages five through nineteen in a…

Salt Bay Summer Orchestra, an orchestra day camp for kids, is scheduled for July 29 through Aug. 2 at Lincoln Academy. Veteran music teachers Kaity Newell and Carol Preston are teaming up to offer…

Registration is open for Heartwood’s 17th session of summer camp for students entering grades 3-12, running July 16-25.   
 
Heartwood’s theater camps teach performance…

Lincoln Academy students will soon be gearing up to chuck some wood for Boothbay Region Community Resource Council’s Woodchucks. LA’s…

On Friday, March 1, Mid Coast community volunteers read to over 3,000 Mid Coast children in elementary school classrooms and childcare sites in 19 towns from Waldoboro to Brunswick. United Way’s…

Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a five week Lenten book study beginning on Thursday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m. You are invited to come experience a season of spiritual growth and life-…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) is accepting applications for the Helen Weston Scholarship Award of $1,000 this year. Scholarship proceeds may be used by recipients to pay portions…

It was a sunny but brrr, cold 14 degrees March 7 when seventh graders at Wiscasset Middle High School followed their teachers over a twisting snow-packed trail into Sortwell Forest.

The…

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is pleased to announce – and congratulate – the winners of the annual conservation poster contest. This program is part of the National…

The following local students attending the University of Maine at Farmington were named to the fall 2018 semester dean’s list: Helena Solorzano of Alna, Madeleine McLellan of Boothbay Harbor, Eben…

Wiscasset Elementary School celebrated "Read Across America" on Friday, March 1. Community readers came to school to read to students throughout the day.

Maine State Music Theater

Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT)  will hold local auditions for children aged 4-10 years old on Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. for the production of “The Wizard of Oz.” 

Auditions will be held…

Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education’s elementary students recently completed their winter wilderness studies, a weekly program that moves studies from the school’s Alna campus to Hidden…

On Friday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Boothbay Region Community Resource Council will host an AARP Driver Safety Class at the LincolnHealth Campus, Wellness Conference Room, 6 St.…

“Murder Box,” a mystery written by Reid Conrad, is Wiscasset Middle High School’s entry in the upcoming One Act Regional Drama Festival. The drama club under the direction of Jean Phillips…

Y-Arts and the Lincoln Theater present the Y-Arts winter youth musical: “Lion King Jr!”

The African Savannah comes to life on stage with Simba, Rafiki and an…

LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the spring Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through Friday, March 15. The class will begin Tuesday, April 16.

This free, 10-week course…

Juniper Hill School

Come play and learn at Juniper Hill School with Anne Stires, early childhood teacher and school director with 20 years of experience in nature-based education. The free Nature Play Group meets…

Browntail caterpillars have become a major problem for the Midcoast area and Juniper Hill School is no exception. School parent Carl Wilson spent a recent sunny Sunday cutting branches of the…

Wiscasset Elementary School second grader Leilani Doronio said she likes books about bugs best. Her classmate Graham Oyster prefers graphic novels like the popular series, “Plants vs Zombies.”  …

Raising awareness about addiction and getting the word out about local resources for those seeking, or thinking, about recovery drew about 30 people out for a forum Feb. 10 in Boothbay Harbor. The…

In the early evening light, the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) welcomes the public to explore Sewall Woods Preserve in Bath for owls on Friday, March 1 at 5:30 p.m. Led by Maine Master…

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is an international craft school located on the Atlantic Ocean in Deer Isle, Maine. The school offers a two-week residency program for people 21 and older,…

In anticipation of a summer season of boating ahead, the United States Power Squadrons® will teach a one-day recreational boating safety course at the Boothbay Region YMCA on Saturday, April 27.…