Alna students who want to go to school in Edgecomb and Boothbay Harbor will have a ride all the way and arrive on time, Alternative Organization Structure (AOS) 98 Superintendent of Schools Eileen…
Education
The Monhegan Memorial Library is delighted to announce a program by Maine mystery writer Paul Doiron to take place on Monhegan Island, Aug. 4-6.
A Murder Mystery Party will be held at the…
The new Edgecomb Eddy School principal has a simple message for his school: Read. Ira Michaud has a lifelong passion for reading and wants to share his desire with the 77 students who attend the…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is offering a new “Adventure Day at the Gardens” program for children ages 6-11. From taking a boat trip down a tidal river to hiking through the Gardens’ extensive…
The Wiscasset Police Department is welcoming a summer intern to its ranks this year. Natalie Bonneau, a junior at Husson University, is helping in the harbor master’s office in the morning and…
On Saturday, Aug. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon, join Midcoast Conservancy for “Mosses and Friends: Identifying Common Bryophytes,” led by Ralph Pope. Pope, an adjunct…
CHANS Home Health & Hospice is offering a free training course for individuals interested in becoming a hospice volunteer. The Volunteer Training Program will begin on Sept. 7 and run for 10…
LincolnHealth-Damariscotta is accepting applications for the fall Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) course which begins Sept. 5. Priority will be given to those who apply by Aug. 9, but…
This spring the students in Anne Merkel's 7th and 8th grade writing class at Edgecomb's Center for Teaching and Learning went out into their communities to meet local working women and learn…
The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association announces the 7th annual benefit rally “Burgers, Bikes & Rods” to support Kieve-Wavus Veterans Camp on Saturday, July 29. The ride begins at L-A…
The 61st annual Boothbay Region Antiques Show and Sale will be held this Saturday, July 29, 10 am. to 4 p.m. on the Boothbay Common. The show will be held “rain or shine.” The show is catered by…
Coyote Ugly. No regrets, Coyote. Peter Coyote. Wile E Coyote. Coyote the trickster. Coyote the varmint. Coyote the creator. Coyote the bringer of fire.
One of the most admired and reviled…
Let's go fly a kite! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites children and families to the KELT Kids Day of Play on Saturday, Aug. 12 at noon for an afternoon…
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site in New Harbor is hosting a Kids’ Dig on Saturday, Aug. 5. Visitors are invited to become a history detective and experience archaeology first hand.
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Wiscasset School Committee members on July 20 eyed buildings’ needs as a possible use for $167,516 in extra state funding and maybe other money, as well. They made no spending decisions in their…
State aid for Wiscasset schools for 2017-18 is $167,516 higher than the $1,827,360 Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot projected in the spring, Wilmot said.
Wilmot called the news…
Doublet Design, located on Wiscasset’s Creamery Pier, is hosting the second in a series of “SHED Talks at Dusk” on Thursday, July 27 at 8:30 p.m., following the Wiscasset Art Walk. Local ceramic…
Recent high school graduates, current LincolnHealth employees, nursing students, master’s degree holders, and new moms all see the rewards of becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA) through…
It is time for Kennebec Estuary Land Trust's (KELT) most popular summertime event on Wednesday, July 19 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at…
Join world traveler and food enthusiast, Jenny Norcott, as she leads us through a variety of fantastic recipes that will be a perfect addition to your summer. This hands-on class will…
School’s out! Summer is a great time to try something new. Have fun learning how to cook. Join FARMS’s educator Leslie Wicks for a summer class, meet some new friends and make delicious, healthy…
Have you always wanted to carve stone, or work with wood or metal? This summer Boothbay Railway Village is offering stone-carving, barrel-making, and blacksmithing workshops…
Helen Weston was the first woman to serve as a Lincoln County Commissioner. She died while serving in office. Her husband, George Weston, established a scholarship fund in her memory and started…
Seniors
High Honors: Gabrielle Chapman, Grant Hefler
Honors: Jenna Bickford, Aidan Carlson, Hayhlee Craig, Michael Giles, Brandon Goud, Alex Hendrickson, Patrick Jackson, Ethan…
The following Lincoln County students were named to the spring 2017 semester dean's list at the University of Maine:
Alna: Andrew Hutchins
Boothbay: Kylemartin Alamo, Kathryn…
Get an insider’s look into the lives and work of ceramic artists during an event at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts this summer.…
Colleen Anne Hendricks of Wiscasset was named to the University of Maine at Machias spring 2017 semester dean's list.
During Midcoast Senior College’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon on June 13, held at Thorne Hall, Bowdoin College, Mark Smith of Brunswick, Maine, was presented the prestigious 2017 Founders Award for…
6th grade, All A’s: Myra Pekich and Cory Ricker
5th grade , All A’s: Sadie Bassett, Emily Gilliam, Damon Lincoln, Jacob Taylor
6th grade, High Honors: David Andersson, Amy Caton,…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for a session of Central Lincoln County YMCA's Dog Obedience classes. Held each Tuesday, the next session will run from…
Nine days after Wiscasset residents voted down the energy project, School Committee members and Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot said they want to find a way to get it done. They said the…
Edgecomb School Committee
Edgecomb Eddy School held its last school committee meeting of the school year Monday, Jun 19. New member Heather Sinclair was there.
Outgoing Principal Lisa Clarke presented her final…
Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will be holding a week-long Vacation Bible School, July 10-14 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. each day. This year’s theme is "Hero Central:…
Woolwich Central School and Maine Maritime Museum of Bath celebrated their ninth annual Discovery Boat Launching Thursday morning, June 15 at Nequasset Park.
The weather was summer-like…
“Are we going to be dissecting something?” a Great Salt Bay third-grader asked as he entered the classroom.
When he got a whiff of the empty petri dish in front of him, he announced,…
Partners in Education (PIE) is going with its rain date for the free ice cream social to celebrate the end of the school year. The event, open to all families with children in the Wiscasset…
This spring the students in Anne Merkel's 7th and 8th grade writing class at Edgecomb's Center for Teaching and Learning went out into their communities to meet…
Chase Hughes and Garret Lear, both of Wiscasset, graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine in May.
Hughes earned a bachelor of science degree in vessel operations and technology.…
Many made-made machines are similar to machines found in nature. Weevil joints have gears, grasshoppers have built-in levers, and squids use jet propulsion.
…Please join P.I.E. (Partners in Education) for a free ice cream social to celebrate the end of the school year on Friday, June 16 at the Wiscasset Community Playground from 6 to 7 p.m. (rain date…
Voters in all towns but Somerville supported Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12’s 2017-18 budget offer. It passed with a district-wide vote of 514-236, or 69 percent to 31 percent, in…
Regent Audrey Miller and Vice Regent Louise Brown have been busy during the past few weeks presenting the DAR Good Citizen Award at four Lincoln County high schools…
Christopher Nesbitt of Wiscasset graduated from the University of San Diego on May 27.
Nesbitt earned a master's degree in real estate from the University of San Diego Burnham-Moores…
Our eighth graders returned tired but happy from a wonderful trip to Washington, D.C. They visited monuments and museums and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National…
“Be A Builder!” The Wiscasset Public Library Summer Reading Program begins in five days. Come to the library and register between June 20 and July 7. Each reader/listener will receive a carpenter’…
Wiscasset Elementary School students in Mrs. Hallowell’s and Ms. Molloy’s kindergarten classes, as well as Ms. Brown’s first grade class recently had the opportunity to meet author Dana Browne and…
Eleven new bikes were presented to students at Edgecomb Eddy School on June 7.
Now an annual tradition, this is the third year bikes have been given to students who enroll in a program,…
Come and peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Friday, June 16 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. There is something new to see whether you are a…
