Education

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a five-day meat-cutting school, April 24–28, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily at Central Maine Meats, 563 Brunswick…

At YMCA Camp Knickerbocker, our counselors and staff are “professional role models,” helping kids to develop core values, learn new skills, make new friends, have…

Midcoast Conservancy

Every spring our woods and meadows resound with a chorus of birdsong. Join bird enthusiast Jody Telfair for a three-session workshop to learn more about spring songbirds. This class can deepen the…

Margaret Scally and Sonia Pearson didn’t know each other when they started work as secretaries at Wiscasset High School a day apart in August 1987. They quickly became a team with the other…

Looking for an exciting, in-depth boating safety course? The United States Power Squadron is offering America's Boating Course on Saturday April 29…

Philip Frey - 2016

Join artist Philip Frey for a four day plein air workshop on iconic Monhegan Island where days will begin early, painting on location. This will be an intensive workshop, plein air painting and…

Restorative justice promotes fundamental change within the criminal justice system and schools by responding to…

Kindergarten registration for the 2017-2018 school year at Edgecomb Eddy School will be held on Wednesday, May 10. All parents who will be registering…

Teach your dog positive behavior with professional dog trainer Jean Conte during the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s spring session of dog obedience…

Spots are rapidly filling for Heartwood’s 15th session of summer camp for students entering grades 3-12, scheduled June 26 through July 6.  Heartwood’s theater camps teach performance…

On Dec. 20, 2016, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education revised the Maine School Immunization Requirements rule.

The following changes have gone…

There’s still time to enroll in several Coastal Senior College spring courses. Classes are affordable ($35 enrollment fee per class), meet during the day, and offer a fun and stimulating…

Wiscasset Elementary School

Kindergarten to grade four students at Wiscasset Elementary School will get a chance to become fully involved with 10 selected picture books this school year through The Chickadee Award: A Maine…

Heather Webster of Wiscasset said one of her son Russell Webster’s strengths is talking about his work, selling people on it like a salesman. She said the Wiscasset Middle High School seventh…

Boothbay Region Adult Ed

During the second week in April at Boothbay Region Adult Ed, you can learn the basics about using Microsoft Word, how to be safe while boating, and explore techniques for taking…

When Midcoast Conservancy holds Timber Frame courses at Hidden Valley Nature Center, more than post-and-beam frames are built: partnerships, friendships and new skill sets are regular features of…

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 25, Boothbay Harbor, is offering several boating classes this spring to help recreational boaters. Visit the website:…

Continuing to seek an energy project now would set a precedent for the select board to tell the school committee what to do, the committee’s vice chairman, Glen Craig, argued March 23. Craig…

Preliminary numbers from Wiscasset School Department put next year’s spending at $9,595,155, a $599,879 hike; but projected increases in tuition and state aid, along with $472,736 in unspent funds…

University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Camp and Learning Center at Tanglewood is offering a vacation day camp April 18–21, 8:30 a.…

Wiscaset School Committee

The Wiscasset School Committee will hear from administrators Thursday night, March 23 on their preliminary budget requests. The 5 p.m. workshop in the Wiscasset Middle High School library gets…

LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the spring Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class, which begins on April 18. Becoming a CNA is a great way to begin a…

During the first week of April at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can begin planning your organic garden, troubleshoot issues with your computer, learn C.P.R. and first aid, and make…

Woolwich Central School is searching for Woolwich children who will become a part of our school’s 2017-18 kindergarten class.  Youngsters who will be 5 years old on or…

The Wiscasset McDonald's and Wiscasset Middle High School worked together to…

Lincoln County Adult Education courses lined up through mid-April include  boating safety, cooking classes and self-publishing and solar know-how. Register for all online at  clc.maineadulted.…
Lincoln County Historical Association

It was Dec. 3, 1838 when the Jailer’s house, a wooden structure attached to the granite stone jail, burned in Wiscasset.

“Both Samuel Holbrook, the jailer at the time of the fire, and…

During the last week of March you can take a class at Adult Ed to learn more about using you tablet or smart phone, how to make your computer run…

Overwhelmed by all those functions on your GPS or chart plotter? Want to use your tablet or smart-phone to help you navigate on your boat? Interested in using a desktop computer program to plan…

A varied roster of spring classes from “Easy Bluegrass Jamming” to a study of “Chaucer’s Pilgrims: Their Lives, Many Sins, and Occasional Virtues” offers stimulating…

On March 7, the Edgecomb School Committee went before the town budget committee to present two options. Neither included a requested five percent reduction. Selectmen…

Those longing to be in the Greek Isles in March can enjoy the next best thing by cooking up a Greek meal with friends in Maine! Join instructor Debra Arter for "Greek Cuisine Night…

Who can resist a cuddly little animal? Join instructor Debra Arter for "Needle Felted Animals" and take one home that same night. This course will be offered through Central…

The smell of fresh bread baking is almost irresistible and so is the upcoming Central Lincoln County Adult Education course, "In the Know-In the Dough" offered Tuesday, March 28…

A June vote has put the Wiscasset School Department’s energy project on hold, but selectmen’s actions in December had already cast the die that prevented the deal from closing, according to…

Being in a classroom is nothing new for Allison Crocker. The University of Maine at Farmington senior has spent most of the past 17 years learning about reading, writing and arithmetic. But as her…

Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering Ballroom Dance classes on Thursday nights beginning March 30 and running through May 11.

Join the party…

Get creative by registering for Watercolors for Beginner and Intermediate Students beginning Wednesday, March 22 at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. Class will run from 3:30…

The Reflexology workshop originally scheduled for Feb. 15 was rescheduled due to the weather. The new date is Wednesday, March 22. Discover how this ancient method stimulates the…

Center for Teaching and Learning, Edgecpomb ME

The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold its spring open house on Sunday, March 12, from 3:…

“Let’s give it up for Mr. Clark and Mr. Wenckus,”  Wiscasset Middle High School technology coordinator and student council adviser Deb Pooler said to cheers in Stover Auditorium Friday. The two…

Winter is a great time to start soothing your mind and pampering your skin. In Aromatherapy: Salt Scrubs and Bath Soaks you'll learn to make amazing…

Midcoast Conservancy will be holding three timber frame courses at Hidden Valley Nature Center; the first will be offered from April 27-30, followed by one July 6-9…

This is National Reading Month and the Lincoln County Historical Association encourages young readers to engage in “historical” theme reading. Our…

Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s winter session of dog obedience. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from March 7-28. Beginner class is 5-6 p.m.,…

State aid may hike $132,113, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot said. The sum could change in the state’s budget process and is based on her first look at how Wiscasset fares under…

Luck of the Irish is a one night cooking class offered through Central Lincoln County Adult Education and will be held Tuesday, March 7 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Be prepared for St. Patrick’s…

The upcoming Central Lincoln County Adult Education course All Things German is for anyone whose mouth waters when hearing the words schnitzel, spaetzle, and strudel! The class…

Ask Juniper Hill School first or second grade students what’s their favorite day of the week and the response will most likely be “Friday!” That’s the day the class…