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Join us for a cooking series beginning March 8, using the Maine Local Twenty, which is the name the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) has given the 20 foods…
St. Andrews Auxiliary
St. Andrews Auxiliary will hold its annual spring brunch on March 15 at St. Andrews Village. The Auxiliary is pleased to host Mary Hanley, community advocate for New Hope for Women (NHFW), as its…
A great way to breeze through the rest of winter is to treat yourself to one or more of the many and diverse classes offered through Boothbay Region Adult Education…
Water is splashing around at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta the week of Feb. 20 as Gizmo Garden creates an electro-artistic water park. Twenty-three area students in this free, selective-…
Amanda Marcus has been named to Husson University's president's list for the fall 2016 semester. Marcus is a first-year student and the daughter of Paula and Bob Marcus of Wiscasset.
Wiscasset Elementary School held its Winterfest Celebration on the last day of school before the week-long break. The event featured lots of sledding, snowmen-making, crafting lava lamps, artwork…
Wiscasset school officials heard support and some concerns, but no objections Feb. 16 to the sixth grade’s possible move to Wiscasset Middle High School.
Uniting the three middle school…
Dr. Rick Wahle and graduate student Carl Huntsberger are testing a new technique for aging lobsters at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole.
Wahle pointed out that…
Heather Wilmot will remain Wiscasset’s superintendent of schools through June 30, 2022, under her latest deal with the School Committee. After a brief closed-door session in the Wiscasset Middle…
Mark your calendars for Friday, April 7 and attend the community supper, featuring lots of pasta dishes and raffle prize, in support of the Wiscasset Elementary School swim lessons.
The…
Husson University in Bangor is pleased to share their fall 2016 President's List. Students who earn President's List honors must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn…
The week after February school vacation has classes scheduled where you can learn to play the guitar, tips on year round skincare, or learn the basics of using Microsoft Excel.
Join…
Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center
Take control of your camera by understanding what all of the modes and settings are used for in order to take digital images and make them more unique. In this Feb.…
Hannah Foye of Wiscasset and Emily Markham of Dresden were named to the fall 2016 dean's list at Husson University in Bangor.
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At 5 p.m. Sunday, March 5, the Opus One Big Band will perform at Wiscasset Middle High School. It will be a fundraiser for the Wiscasset Music Department.
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Partners in Education (PIE) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the Wiscasset Elementary School library. Featured speaker at this month's meeting is Dr. Heather…
There will be a 2 hour delay for students on Tuesday, Feb. 14 attending:
Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor CSD - no morning pre-K
Edgecomb Eddy School
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Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is sponsoring a day-long training in Basic Septic System Installation for contractors and site…
Children in grades K-12 can participate in the state-wide competition for the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Design Contest. On Friday, Feb. 24, noon-2 p.m., Susan Beebe will help students get started…
The following area students attained honor roll status for the first semester:
Highest Honors
Grade 5: Caleb King of Woolwich
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A five-week course for farmers and those hoping to farm will begin March 2, 6–9 p.m., at the Farm Service Agency (FSA), 306 U.S. Route 1,…
Coastal Senior College
Coastal Senior College Events Committee will show the documentary, “Inside Job,” (2010) directed by Charles H. Ferguson, about the late-2000s financial crisis, on Thursday Feb. 23…
Third grade swimmers finished up their final lesson last week! The amount of growth they demonstrated over the past eight weeks was remarkable. Not only did they demonstrate advancements of basic…
Wiscasset School Department
The search is on for Wiscasset Elementary School’s next principal, and Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot is using some of the same tools she said have worked well for her before.
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Winter is a great time to get out of the house and take a class at Boothbay Region Adult Ed! Pamper yourself with Skincare 101, Aromatherapy Salt Scrubs and Bath Soaks or…
It’s beginning to look a bit like winter. Let’s start with the closings:
…Heidi Pinkham, daughter of Michael and Louanne Pinkham of Wiscasset and currently a senior at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, has been…
Wiscasset Budget Committee
The Wiscasset School Department’s energy project will end up saving more than it costs in taxes, the town’s budget committee determined Friday night. How much more and how soon were still being…
Visitors are welcome to tour Juniper Hill School in Alna and learn more about outdoor-based education programs for children during the school’s open house, Saturday, Feb. 11 from 10 a.m.-noon at…
Penobscot Language School in Rockland will offer five weeks of French and Italian at the Damariscotta Baptist Church, 4 Bristol Road in Damariscotta throughout March. Each session will be two…
Do you own an iPad but are unsure how to proceed? Then join instructor, Stacy Lash for a one night iPad workshop, "iPad—Getting Started," held on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 3 to 5:30…
The students at Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), in Edgecomb have been studying immigration and the role it played in American history in the 19th and early 20th centuries…
The following local students were named to the 2016 fall semester dean's list at the University of Maine at Orono.
Alna: Andrew Hutchins, Alyssa Urquhart; Boothbay: Dante Guzzi, Ashley…
Ryan T. Hanley of Wiscasset was named to the 2016 fall semester dean's list at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont.
Wiscasset School Department
Wiscasset Elementary School Principal Mona Schlein has a baby grand at home. The one-time music teacher can’t play piano like she used to, but she intends to…
Christopher Meixell of Westport Island has earned a master of science degree in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
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The fields at Morris Farm may be sleeping under a winter blanket of snow and ice, but new programs are sprouting up at the educational farm in…
Many retirees wish they had begun focusing on financial, retirement and lifestyle planning much earlier in their lives.…
In a 5-0 vote that followed a closed-door session with a lawyer Jan. 26, the Wiscasset School Committee reauthorized Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot to carry out an energy project of up…
Coastal Studies for Girls
The board of trustees at Coastal Studies for Girls (CSG) in Freeport has formally announced that Jennifer Mathews has been unanimously selected as the school’s interim…
Samantha Arsenault of Alna and Allison Wehrle of Wiscasset, members of the Class of 2020 at Colby College in Waterville, were named to Colby's 2016 fall semester dean's list.
Arsenault…
Look for the Boothbay Region Adult and Community Education 2017 Winter/Spring brochure as an insert this week's Boothbay Register. We hope you'll…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s winter session of dog obedience. Classes will be held on Tuesdays Feb. 7-28. Beginner class is 5-6 p.m., Intermediate…
Wiscasset School Department
In the Wiscasset Middle High School lobby Saturday, Sarah Joyce, Wiscasset parent and taxpayer, said she was there to learn about the school department’s proposed energy project and how it would…
For those with a passion for conservation, Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is offering a unique overview of natural resource topics and…
Boy Scouts working on their Eagle Scout service projects in Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox, Somerset and Franklin counties in 2016 provided more than 6,500…
Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School is accepting applications for the Envision Chamber Music Workshop, a week-long intensive music camp for youth ages 12-18. This five-day program is open to…
In a majority vote Friday night, the Wiscasset Budget Committee decided to recommend voters approve a $1.7 million energy project for the school department. The vote ran 4-2-1, with member John…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset and Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 are still considering an arrangement to let district students take prekindergarten in Wiscasset, officials confirmed. The district is also…
