On Sunday, Dec. 3, kids ages 8-14 are invited to a special Creative Flow Circle at Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat. Participants will join Morgan Mitchell, creatress and flowcilitator, and Stephanie…
Education
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is pleased to welcome Land Conservation Manager Katie Beaver to its staff. Along with Land Conservation Director Joan Ray and Executive Director Steven Hufnagel,…
Silas Lehouillier of Edgecomb is a high school junior who knows his way around a kitchen. He has cooked with his family members since he was a child. His favorite dish to prepare is curry. He…
Amid the controversy over Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens’ being put on paid leave, with a dismissal hearing pending, WMHS Athletic Director-Assistant Principal Sarah Hubert…
Wiscasset Middle High School National Honor Society is proud to raffle off a collectible handmade quilt featuring the original 48 states.
Each panel in the quilt features the state flower…
School committee
December sometime, Wiscasset School Committee Chair Jason Putnam told a heavy turnout at Wiscasset Middle High School and online Nov. 14: The date for the committee’s dismissal hearing on WMHS…
Spending a little extra time outdoors during the last week in October earned Wiscasset Middle High School sixth, seventh and eighth graders a $1,000 prize in the “Life Happens Outside Challenge”…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2023-24 school year:
Grade six: Highest honors, Abigail Rogers and Tayia Wright; high honors, Baxter…
Hearty Roots is all about seeing in the dark, under the stars, away from screens. This fall, the local outdoor youth organization piloted two “Teen Retreat Weekends,” which consisted of outings…
Several Wiscasset Elementary School fourth and fifth grade students are taking part in year two of an ecology club. These students gather each Monday afternoon to accomplish three goals: Play in…
Throughout the month of October, groups from local schools have been taking part in the full-day Wabanaki Living Skills and Culture program hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust at Salt Bay…
Hearty Roots offers year-round, outdoor programming. Maine offers its share of foul weather. Last week, Great Salt Bay teens took shelter from the pouring rain to learn flute making with Josh…
A camera’s installation led to an investigation before Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens was…
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, hosted a group of teaching interns from SUNY Buffalo State University last week. For 30 years, educators have…
Responding to questions, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told local newspapers via email late Tuesday morning, Oct. 31: “I can confirm that Gina Stevens, Principal of Wiscasset…
Wiscasset Elementary School Partners In Education (PIE) has been picked to be the beneficiary of the Shaw’s Give Back Where it Counts Reusable Bag Program for November! PIE was selected by store…
Students from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) enjoyed a visit to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts on Friday, Oct. 13. CTL's middle schoolers, who are studying Ancient…
What does exploration mean to you? Sometimes it’s discovering a new hiking trail. Or a book recommended by a friend. Sometimes exploration means slowing down. Listening. Seeing your world in a new…
Wiscasset School Department’s website wiscassetschools.org announced Thursday night: “Due to the ongoing investigation, Wiscasset Schools will be closed on Friday, October 27, 2023.”
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Update: RSU 1’s website has announced there will be no school Friday, Oct. 27.
Original post: Regional School Unit 1, which has schools in Woolwich, Bath and Phippsburg, announced on its…
Hearty Roots joined with Island Institute to provide youth programming as part of the Island Institute’s annual retreat to the mainland. The retreat was held at Hidden Valley Nature Center, where…
All prospective students are invited to Lincoln Academy’s 2023 Prospective Student Open House, which will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. The event will begin in the Alumni…
Wiscasset Middle High School high school history students experienced the Nathaniel Chapman-built, 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta when hosted recently by Lincoln County…
Thirteen students from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb had their writing published in the most recent issue of Epoch, a creative magazine developed by Skidompha Library and edited…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset will take a fresh look at two ties to the school district to which it once belonged, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit. As Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson explained…
Boston’s Berklee College of Music was on Sophia Scott’s short list of post-secondary possibilities before she attended its five-week intensive summer program, Music Aspire, July 8-Aug. 12. And on…
Portland-based singer-songwriter Jenny Van West will take the stage on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. as part of “Music at the Merry Barn: Celebrating the Intersection of Story and Song.”…
Center For Teaching and Learning
Two years ago, students at Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb generated a few ideas about how to develop new spaces for creativity, collaboration, physical activity, and fun during…
Press release
Wiscasset high schoolers studied early American foreign policy and Wiscasset harbor’s maritime legacy while touring Fort Edgecomb recently.
Mason Clark, a student at Wiscasset Middle…
Katherine Race, a teacher at Edgecomb Eddy School, said one of her students recently experienced a terrible event. While she omitted the details, she said it was a traumatic experience no child…
Leah Bauer found herself in nature, particularly in her post-college years spent in the wilderness serving in Americorps program and on an extended self-supported bike tour of New Zealand.…
Midcoast Senior College, bringing classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning, announces exciting new courses for its Fall Term II. Courses begin the week of Nov. 6 and are five- to eight-…
Join us on a creative adventure as we explore the FUNdamentals of theatre from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays Oct. 10 – Dec. 19! Participants in grades 1-4 will develop skills in performance,…
Fourth graders at Wiscasset Elementary School had an adventure the last few days of September. The class traveled to The Ecology School in Saco for a three-day, two-night program. They worked with…
Eight Wiscasset Elementary School second graders recently got to celebrate their hard work over the summer. They voted for an ice cream sundae/soda celebration in their…
Students from the Center for Teaching and Learning enjoyed a fun-filled morning at Damariscotta's Biscay Orchards on Friday, Sept. 29. CTL's kindergartners through fourth graders…
Homecoming events start this week with Monday’s “Monochromatic” Day and a kickoff assembly. Oct. 3 is “Twin Tuesday” and Oct. 4 is “Wicked Mainah”and/or “Barbie” Day
The rest of the…
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Long Range Planning subcommittee met for the first time Sept. 26 to discuss collaborative opportunities in the region. According to AOS 98, the…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a Pre-K -- grade 8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open House on Sunday, Oct. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. All members of the Midcoast…
For the second year in a row, Lincoln Academy was named Best Private Secondary School in Down East magazine’s…
Press release
Wiscasset Middle High School high school students and teacher Shanon Cotta attended recent…
Design-build firm Knickerbocker Group is pleased to announce it has…
Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat is thrilled to welcome back Teralyn Reiter and Storytree Theatre for…
Five young poets from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb placed in the 2023 Sarah Mook Poetry Contest. This year, over 900 entries came from 29 states and also from South Korea…
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” - ( PG13; 1 hour, 32 minutes) - “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” is uproarious with much of the same family comedy and joy that made the first and second…
Lincoln County Historical Association
LCHA announced the following Wednesday, Sept. 13: Because of the impending storm, the shape note singing demonstration originally scheduled for Sept.16 at Pownalborough Court…
The new school year is about a week old and the Edgecomb School Committee is already working to solve its first crisis. During the Sept. 11 committee meeting, Principal…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the summer Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class until Sept. 29. The seven-week training begins Oct. 24 and runs until Dec. 15, with no classes during…
Take Part in Art is a 3-week mask making class for students in grades 3-6 at Boothbay Region Art Foundation.
These creative classes will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 18 and 25 from 3:30…
