Midcoast Senior College is excited to begin its upcoming fall semester at its new location on the Brunswick Landing in the Seeds Center building at 29 Burbank Ave. In July, a ribbon-cutting…
Education
2018 Wiscasset Middle High School graduate Vanessa Dunn is following the Boston Red Sox more closely now that she's been to Fenway Park. At the famed major league ballpark July 29, Dunn got a $1,…
Who doesn't love a chance to look around a shiny fire truck, a big dump truck, or a speedy race car? There’s going to be the opportunity to explore those and many other vehicles at Wiscasset…
Wiscasset Middle High School's new assistant principal and athletic director Vicki Decker of Lyman has resigned, School Committee Chairman Michael Dunn confirmed.
In text replies to the…
Wiscasset’s Steve Whitfield has worn a tie to work nearly every day of his 42 years in education, first in Wiscasset, then Lewiston.
Last school year, the Martel School principal never…
The Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee announces a new exhibit, Dressing the Chapman Family 1750 -1830. Mannequins dressed in appropriate fashions of the period are arranged in five…
Central Lincoln County Adult Ed
“But if I write what my soul thinks, then it will be visible and the words will be its body.” - Helen Keller
Elizabeth Potter of Round Pond believes everyone is a writer,…
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
On Aug. 2 and 3, seventeen art educators from Maine and around the northeast relished an opportunity to become students again. Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts welcomed the…
Wiscasset School Department's finance director Shelley Schmal will announce her retirement at the Aug. 14 school committee meeting. Schmal said she is retiring after 33 years in education, and she…
Join Juniper Hill School director Anne Stires on Friday, Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. in Rising Tide’s Community Kitchen for the short film, “Best Day Ever: Forest Days in Vermont Kindergartens.”
A…
Join Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) and the Maine Forest Service for a walk & talk “Identifying Woodland Shrubs,” on Thursday, Aug. 16 from 3-5 p.m. at Georges…
Meet the many critters that make their home among the rocks, sand, and seaweed on Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at…
Wiscasset School Department
Margaret “Peg” Armstrong, principal of Wiscasset Middle High School since October 2015, resigned July 26 in a letter to Superintendent Terry Wood, Wiscasset School Department Administrative…
With the generous support of the Maine Community Foundation’s Lincoln County Fund, Juniper Hill School and the town of Alna are offering a free public concert series featuring Maine-based musical…
Not a lot has changed for Tri-County Literacy since the nonprofit began tutoring children and adults in 1970. The Bath-based organization has provided free services assisting people struggling…
Are you nineteen or older and planning to go to college but don’t know where to start? Could you benefit from one-on-one counseling, mentoring and support to help you successfully move on to…
Vacations are a time to get away, explore, see and do new things, make memories, relax and, of course, take pictures. There are countless tourist attractions, landmarks and other excursions that…
The future is looking brighter for the Wiscasset School Department where new LED lighting and windows are improving visibility in the hallways, classrooms and gymnasiums. These and other…
In our New England landscape, a meadow almost always brings with it a history of cultivation and human use, adding another layer to the story of its ecology. While meadows heavily populated with…
On Friday, Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Boothbay Railway Village welcomes South Portland-based Brant & Cochran, keepers of Maine’s axe making tradition, for a full-day demonstration.…
The following area students were named to the dean’s list at the University of Maine at Augusta.
Spring 2018 full-time students: Spencer Bailey, Alna; Emily Carroll, Boothbay; Shyanne…
Wiscasset School Department
Wiscasset’s superintendent of schools, Terry Wood, said she has held almost every job there is in education, and she’s loved them all. “I’ve been a bus driver. I’ve taught at the pre-K level while…
Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, machinery failure, and alcohol use rank as the top five primary contributing factors in boating accidents, according…
Have you visited the Frances Perkins Homestead yet? This summer, there are three opportunities to enjoy guided tours of this National Historic Landmark, home to Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary…
This August, Midcoast Youth Theater is excited to present their upcoming summer middle school production Narnia the Musical with a 6-9 grade cast, featuring youth from Brunswick, Topsham,…
Louanne Pinkham of Wiscasset was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at the University of Maine at Fort Kent where she is studying criminal justice.
For those wishing to indulge their inner archaeologist, registration is still open for the second and third sessions of Damariscotta River Association’s (DRA’s) 2018 Archaeology Field School. The…
Damariscotta River Association
On July 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is offering a traditional gourd basket-making workshop with Abenaki basket-maker and educator Judy Dow at DRA’s Great Salt…
Wiscasset Middle High School and Boothbay Region hope to pool their boys’ and girls’ athletic talent in the upcoming academic year. Tuesday evening, Wiscasset's school committee took the first…
The following area students attained honor roll status for the spring semester at North Yarmouth Academy:
Highest Honors: Grade 6: Haley Hegarty of Georgetown and Eben Weislogel of…
The Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) office-gallery is hosting the artwork of Damariscotta artist Marnie Sinclair. Her show of sculptures and mixed media pieces is called “Magical Adaptations…
Maine Authors Publishing will be hosting an introduction class, Welcome to Independent Publishing with Maine Authors Publishing, on Friday, July 6, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at their office in Thomaston…
CLC YMCA
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 program runs from July 10…
Space is still available for many of the Boothbay Region and Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA’s summer camps.
Boothbay Region camps for youth, held at Camp Knickerbocker, include: Lego…
The following local students were named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at the University of Maine:
Alna: Andrew Hutchins; Boothbay: Kylemartin Alamo, Xavier Downing, Alexis Welch; Boothbay…
Set for Success
The seventh annual Set For Success Mission Outreach Sunday, sponsored by Boothbay Region Community Resource Council, 501 (c)(3) will take place on Sunday, July 8 throughout our community of…
Wiscasset Middle High School graduate Maeve Blodgett won third place in the 14th annual Arrive Alive Creative Contest sponsored by the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein. The contest asks students to…
S.H.E.D. Talks
During the Wiscasset Art Walk please join us for an informal discussion of Trelawney O'brien’s artwork at the Doublet S.H.E.D. at Creamery Pier Thursday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. She will be the first…
Mathias Fine Art
One hundred years ago the U.S. government passed what has been called one of the most powerful conservation laws ever: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Celebrating this 100th anniversary the Audubon…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the fall Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through Friday, Aug. 10. The class will begin Tuesday, Sept. 11.
This free, 10-week course…
The earliest known baskets were made in eastern Europe about 29,000 years ago, making this one of our earliest art forms. Basket-making is also an extremely versatile form of expression, as…
Nearly 100 students may populate Edgecomb Eddy School next fall. The pre-kindergarten through grade six school finished with 87 students this year and Principal Ira Michaud announced during the…
Several local organizations are coming together to provide youth with free, healthy meals throughout the summer through the USDA funded Summer Food Service Program.
The program is open to…
Ten Edgecomb Eddy sixth graders said farewell to elementary school on Tuesday. They are the school’s 2018 graduating class. This year’s graduates are Aliyah Bowley, Piper Carleton, Catherine…
No bottles of champagne were broken over the bows, but a small cannon was fired as the first boat hit the water when Woolwich Central School and Maine Maritime Museum of Bath celebrated their 10th…
Woolwich celebrated Flag Day, Thursday, June 14 by dedicating its newly painted pedestrian tunnel to longtime resident and community volunteer Robert Meade.
Meade was unable to attend the…
Wiscasset School Committee
Outgoing Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot on June 12 received the school committee’s appreciation and a local gift to help her remember Wiscasset.
Wilmot opened a bag…
Discover the world of Maine’s feathery ferns! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites curious naturalists to learn about the ferns of Merrymeeting Fields Preserve on…
Boothbay Railway Village
The Artisan Days program at the Boothbay Railway Village is getting a big boost this season because of grants from the Davis Family Foundation and the Belvedere Traditional Handcrafts Fund of the…
The Wiscasset School Committee has named Terry Wood the next superintendent of schools, succeeding Heather Wilmot, and Susan Prince the new special services director, succeeding Carrie Kern. Wood…
