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.…
Education
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…
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…
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.”
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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…
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…
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…
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…
