Wayfinder Schools is now accepting applications for its Passages Program. Passages is a home-based high school diploma program for young parents and other Maine teens who are struggling in…
Education
Harbor Theater
Meet the director of “ The Uganda Project: A Film of Hope and Creativity,” Robert Fritz, at a free showing of this award-winning documentary on Sunday, Nov. 4 at the Harbor Theater in…
Great Salt Bay Community School’s annual Harvest Fair is Saturday, Oct. 27 at the school at 559 Main St. in Damariscotta from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. This event is the sole fundraiser…
On Saturday, Oct. 27, the Nobleboro Parent Teacher Organization will host the second annual NobleBOOro Spooktacular at Duck Puddle Campground from 5 to 8 p.m.
In addition to many fun…
Wiscasset Public Schools
Wiscasset Elementary School students were fishing, making s’mores, singing by a campfire and taking to tents Wednesday night, Oct. 17. The fishing was a matching game of rhyming words; the…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the winter certified nursing assistant (CNA) class through Monday, Dec. 3. The class will begin Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.
This free, 10-week…
Healthy Kids
Healthy Kids will start an Active Parenting: The First Five Years class on Oct. 26. The class will run four Fridays through Nov. 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. at its office, 15 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta…
Friday, Oct. 19 was Pink Day for a cause at Wiscasset Middle High School. Students and staff wore pink to bring awareness and support to breast cancer research, technology coordinator and student…
What started out as an activity to include the children of the First Congregational Church of Wiscasset in its worship service has turned out to be an important fundraiser for St. Philip’s Food…
The Morris Farm will offer a series of four hands-on, interactive cooking classes this fall. The class are organized around Integrative Nutrition concepts, a new approach to using food to support…
Lincoln Theater
Lincoln Theater will be hosting a screening of the classic film, “The Atomic Café,” along with a post-screening discussion with one of the film’s directors, Jayne Loader, on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 2 p…
In their 16th consecutive annual collaboration, Heartwood Theater and Lincoln Academy are prepping the classic Broadway musical, “Man of La Mancha,” book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics…
Are you a parent living in Lincoln County? Are you a professional in Lincoln County working with families? Healthy Kids Resource Center is open to all from Waldoboro to Wiscasset, Jefferson/…
Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education, at 180 Golden Ridge Road, Alna, warmly invites all to its annual Autumn Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. This event is free and…
Bremen’s Apifera Farm holds a ‘Misfit Love Day’ for older special/needs animals
BREMEN— Katherine Dunn and her husband, Martyn, own a farm with a special focus: they take in elder/special needs goats, pigs, sheep, donkeys, cats, dogs and more. Since they moved the entire farm…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold its fall open house on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 3:30 until 5 p.m. All members of the Midcoast community are…
A field course on old barns will be offered by MSAD #40 to begin on Oct. 16 in Waldoboro. Future classes will be at the barns of class members. The course will be taught by Les Fossel, who will…
Girl Scouts of Maine will host a Discover Girl Scout event for potential members and volunteers at Wiscasset Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m.
These events, held throughout…
Coastal Senior College (CSC) is proud to announce that the Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley, will deliver an address to CSC members and members of…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is joining the Bowdoin College Museum of Art for a collaboration celebrating the artistic talents of two New England botanists, watercolorist Kate Furbish and…
Chats With Champions
On Wednesday, October 10 at 10 a.m., Skidompha Library and Chats with Champions will have as its guest speaker, Deha Ay, who is a 17-year-old international student at Lincoln Academy. He was born…
The Farnsworth Art Museum is pleased to announce it has made 3D interactive experiences available to the public for both of the museum’s historic properties: the Olson House, depicted in Andrew…
Maine Maritime Museum and Red Cloak Tours are again offering their popular Lighthouse Legends and Lore boat excursions, including a landing on Burnt Island and exploration of the haunted…
Crisp fall weather means Midcoast Conservancy’s 8th annual Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, on Sunday, Sept. 30, is coming soon. Racers will have two course…
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) offers a variety of programs for kids of all ages during the school year, from the Frogs and Pollywogs class for preschoolers to the Jr. Naturalist After-…
A diverse selection of mushrooms can be found in Maine in the fall, from tiny to spectacular. Some are edible, and many have interesting stories associated with them.
On Saturday, Sept. 29…
September meant back to school for students all across the state. Most of Maine’s kindergarten through grade 12 students attend public schools. In 2017-18, Maine’s Department of Education reported…
Harbor Theater
Harbor Theater is celebrating its first year as a non-profit with a special screening of the award-winning film, “The Shepherdess of the Glaciers,’ on Sunday, Sept. 30, 4-6:30 p.m.
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Wiscasset Middle High School’s homecoming the week of Sept. 24 will show school spirit and community pride in an added way. After Monday’s pajama day, Tuesday’s holiday-themed day, Wednesday’s…
Skidompha Library's Chats with Champions Committee will present Kevin Johnson, photo archivist for the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, as their next guest on Tuesday, Sept.…
Another round of auditions for the Y-Arts production of “ELF, Jr. The Musical” will be held Monday, Sept. 17 between 3:30 - 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater at 2 Theater St., Damariscotta.
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Special education is down six educational technician III’s, new Wiscasset Special Education Director Susan Prince told the school committee Tuesday night. Special education serves 132 students …
Space is still available in the fall Midcoast Conservancy Timber Frame course at Hidden Valley Nature Center, from Oct. 10-13. The course is a four-day, hands-on experience, where eight students…
Celebrate the bounty of autumn during Family Harvest Days at Boothbay Railway Village with hayrides and train rides, pumpkin picking and decorating, make-and-take crafts, butter churning, cider…
The Midcoast Maine Community Action Head Start and Early Head Start centers in Topsham, Brunswick, Bath, Newcastle, Waldoboro, Somerville and Whitefield are looking for families to apply for the…
A two-day course chainsaw safety course designed for women will be held Nov. 3-4 at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Most participants will have little or no experience with a chainsaw,…
Wiscasset students got sun for their first morning back to school Tuesday. Desiree and Josh Bailey saw off daughter Emma, 9, at Wiscasset Elementary School for her first day in fourth grade.…
The Rev. Oscar Wallace will begin a three-week study of Civility, or lack of it, in American Politics, and Christian Responses. The first study group will be held at the First Congregational…
The youth choral program at St. Andrew's Church in Newcastle had a great start last spring. Kids learned to sing and read music while having fun. After the summer break the choirs will meet again…
Boothbay Region High School
Kyle Canada is the new Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District’s security director. Try not to confuse the new job and new face as a replacement of School Resource Officer Larry Brown.…
Healthy Kids will be offering Active Parenting: The First Five Years to parents and caregivers of children in that age range. The program covers child development, temperament, mindfulness, brain…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's dog obedience classes to learn the best basic training for your dog. Held each Tuesday, the next…
From the assistant editor
I got to briefly question U.S. Sen. John McCain, R - Arizona, decades ago at a Bath Iron Works event I covered. He was completely approachable, his answers thoughtful. He reminded me of two Maine…
Did you know over 50 percent of folks in our area nursing homes have no friends or family? Our Direct Care Volunteers visit area nursing homes and private residences offering companionship and…
Lincoln County College Connection
Are you 19 or older and planning to go to college but don’t know where to start? Could you benefit from one-on-one counseling,…
Monies raised at the upcoming Bands for Books event organized by Friends of the Wiscasset Public Library will help pay for new carpeting and painting in the children’s room and for the purchase of…
Join Wiscasset guide Cathy Messmer for a special talk and tour of Castle Tucker focused on food and cooking. The program takes place on Wednesday, Aug. 29 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Find out how young…
Playgroups are a wonderful way for moms, dads and other caregivers to make new friends, talk about parenting, get out of the house, be reassured that…
Midcoast Conservancy is holding an encore Nature Photo Clinic Snack & Chat on Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 4-5:30 p.m. at its office in Edgecomb. Maia Zewert, marketing & engagement…
From Maine’s role in the Civil War to power and politics in Renaissance Florence, the breadth of Coastal Senior College’s 14 fall course offerings is impressive. This fall several new instructors…
