Heidi Pinkham-Souza has earned the dean’s list for the 2017 spring semester at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. USM recognizes those students who distinguish themselves academically…
Education
Bigelow Laboratory
Sixteen Maine high school juniors completed a week of living and learning at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences on May 26. They worked side-by-side with Bigelow Laboratory scientists, went on a…
Students Kayla Gordon and Joseph Meehan of Wiscasset and Joshua Howard of Dresden were named to the dean's list at Thomas College for the spring 2017 term.
Blacksmithing is the ancient craft of heating iron to incandescence and shaping it by hammer. For thousands of years it was the blacksmith who made our tools, farm implements, household goods, and…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot on Friday reached out to schools’ families with a Youtubevideo she made about buildings’ needs, ahead of the June 13 town vote on a $1.7 million…
The Southport School Board has announced that Lisa Clarke has been hired as the teaching principal at Southport Central School. Clarke replaces Marcelle Durost, who has taken an interim principal…
Wiscasset Middle High School held a Career Day for students May 17. All students could arrange their own schedule to take part in presentations by panels made up of people from many different…
Registration is now open for “Summer with the Past,” three week-long day camp sessions for children ages 7 through 11. Sponsored by Lincoln County Historical…
Edgecomb Eddy School held its school-wide concert on Friday, June 1. Music teacher Jennifer McIvor and integrated arts teacher Robin…
On May 12, Mrs. Sturgeon and Mrs. McCue took their third grade STEM class from Wiscasset Elementary School on a field trip to Crooker Construction of Topsham. This trip was a…
Those who own or plan to purchase a kayak or canoe will not want to miss Paddle Sports Safety being offered through Central Lincoln County Adult Education. This is a one week, two…
Getting his diploma Thursday night, Cody Roberts set the Stover Auditorium audience laughing when he paused and gave a wide smile for a selfie; Sam Whitney got loud applause when social studies…
Do you want to teach your dog positive behavior? Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte, for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's summer sessions of dog obedience. Held each Tuesday, Session 1 runs…
Learn the skills and techniques necessary to be a responsible, competent and fun babysitter in a one-day class offered by Central Lincoln County Adult Education on Wednesday, June…
The Wiscasset High School graduating class of 2017 walked through the halls of Wiscasset Elementary School on May 31 in their caps and gowns. Teachers, staff and the entire student…
Ornithologist Steve Kress, known affectionately as the “Puffin Man,” will conduct a bird walk in the fields of Inn Along the Way at Chapman Farm, 741 Main Street in Damariscotta, on Saturday, June…
The seventh and eighth grade class of Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning spent three days at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, as participants in Maine’s Model United Nations…
The Lincoln County Republican Committee (LCRC) held their monthly business meeting at the Newcastle Community Center on May 24 to determine the amount…
Wiscasset School Committee
The wait is over for state confirmation on funding to plan a program Wiscasset would host for area students with behavioral needs, Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot announced May 25.
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When Lightning Lucy dropped by Edgecomb Eddy School on Tuesday, May 23, she brought several kinds of energy with her, including potential, kinetic, elastic, heat, light, sound, laser, neon, wind,…
Friends of Edgecomb Eddy are donating ten pounds of fresh lobster as a raffle prize in a drawing to be held on June 1. Tickets are being sold by Edgecomb Eddy students. Books are $1 each or six…
Wiscasset Elementary School will have a Scholastic Book Fair from Tuesday, May 30 to Thursday, June 1, 2:30 to 6 p.m. each day. Books are buy one, get one free (lowest priced item…
School is coming to a close in less than a month, but it’s still busy at Edgecomb Eddy School. Here’s a list of upcoming events.
June 1 - 6 p.m. All-school concert.
June 8 - Grade…
Sheepscot Valley Children’s House welcomes you to join our annual May Festival and Open House this Saturday, May 20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine.
This special event gives prospective…
After several years of darkness, Wiscasset’s Maine Art Gallery opened its doors to a fresh audience on Saturday, May 13. Students and their parents, most of whom had never been inside the old…
The Wiscasset School Committee’s $9.4 million budget offer will go to voters intact June 13. About two dozen voters, including committee members, made no changes as they went through the numbers…
Congratulations to the following junior girls who have been chosen for Dirigo Girls State in June. These students were selected by faculty vote on the following criteria: good citizenship, strong…
“Be a builder!”Coming soon is June 20, the first day of summer and the first day of Wiscasset Public Library’s Summer Reading Program: “Build a Better World.” The library is the perfect place for…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot put out a reminder Tuesday that residents will vote on the school budget Monday, May 15, at 6 p.m. in the Wiscasset Middle High School gymnasium…
On May 13, the revitalized Maine Art Gallery at 15 Warren Street in Wiscasset will hold a reception for its first exhibit of the season. In keeping with the gallery’s mission to foster creativity…
The Sheepscot Valley Children’s House will hold its annual May Festival and open house on Saturday, May 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This event is open to the public and is an excellent…
At a special May 8 meeting, the Five Town CSD School Board unanimously voted to hire Shawn Carlson as the next principal of Camden Hills Regional High School, in Rockport.
Carlson was the…
In early April, students in Wiscasset Middle High School science classes planted seeds of 16 varieties of heirloom tomato plants for the annual Morris Farm community plant sale. By May 3, the…
Liven up your celebration of spring with an adventure by land and sea exploring the history and mystery of lighthouses in the Boothbay Harbor area on an exclusive tour with Sally Lobkowicz, a.k.a…
Have you ever been told you have a great voice? If so, do not miss the opportunity to learn how to potentially cash in on it. Register now for the upcoming Central Lincoln County…
Wiscasset Middle High School is proud to announce that the following members of the Class of 2017 have earned the distinction of “Top Scholars.” These seniors each have a…
Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education warmly invites everyone to join us for the school’s annual May Festival and Community Open House on Saturday, May 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This free,…
It only takes one evening to learn how to save a life. LincolnHealth and Central Lincoln County Adult Education are offering Heartsaver® Adult/Child/…
Edgecomb Eddy School
A call went out asking for support from Edgecomb Eddy parents and members of the community in the May 1 edition of Edgecomb Eddy School’s newsletter. “We are facing some difficult budget cuts for…
The statewide winner for the Maine Chickadee Award with 4207 votes is "Land Shark" by Beth Ferry and Ben Mantle. In second place with 4080 votes is "Hippos Are Huge" by Jonathan London and Matthew…
Gain the skills necessary to get a good job by attending two free job seeker workshops being offered through a partnership of Central Lincoln County Adult Education and Goodwill…
Midcoast Conservancy is offering an Invasive Plant Identification workshop on Thursday, May 25, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at its Damariscotta Lake office. This kickoff event for Midcoast Conservancy’s…
Whether you have a small yard or acres of property, you can garden and landscape to entice many of your favorite birds to your home. Jody Telfair will help participants work to create a bird-…
Friday night, the Wiscasset Budget Committee gave the school budget the clean sweep of recommendations school officials were hoping for. The $9.4 million offer got votes of 5-0-1 for each piece…
Wiscasset kindergarten and pre-K classes are getting another year in the state’s gold program that takes a positive approach to teaching the department’s youngest students, Curriculum Coordinator…
One night after the Wiscasset School Committee gave its final nod to the 2017-18 budget offer, the town’s budget committee is set to take it up Friday night. Superintendent of Schools Heather…
Madeline Wehrle was interested in medicine from an early age. After being introduced to isometric drawing and computer-aided design, or CAD, modeling in high school, she also became interested in…
The following Wiscasset Middle High School students were named to the 2016-2017 third quarter honor roll:
