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…
Education
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…
The March referendum Wiscasset selectmen are eying for the school department’s proposed energy project would come too late for state rebate funds toward the project, according to Town Manager…
Mason Whitaker of Westport Island and Thomas Anderson of Wiscasset, both majoring in international business and logistics, were named to the fall 2016 semester dean's list at Maine Maritime…
For most, Christmas is a special time. But for 15-year-old Shuyu Pang, Christmas 2016 was a unique experience. It was the Chinese teenager’s first time celebrating the Holy Christian event. Pang,…
Learn great skills that will come in handy if you are a new homeowner, a renter or just tired of getting someone else to do the work. This “hands on” field course facilitated by local contractor…
Boothbay Region Adult Ed
The Learning Center at Boothbay Region Adult Ed began the winter/spring semester on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Prep to…
Online registration for Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) summer 2017 programs is now open. BSSC…
On March 2, hundreds of volunteers will visit area schools and child care centers for United Way’s 18th annual Community Read Aloud. Volunteers from every walk of life will share…
If you think a subject like the life cycle of seaweed might be a bit, well, boring, you should have been at Edgecomb Eddy School on Jan. 10.
Most of the students appeared transfixed during a…
In 2016, the Edward A. Myers Marine Conservation Fund donated $2,000 to the K-12 education program at the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center in Walpole.…
The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) will hold a two-hour workshop on starting a small business on Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the LCRPC office, 297 Bath Road,…
“Laughter and stimulating discussion make class the highlight of my week!” one of our CSC members said recently. Join us for a winter term class! There’s still time to sign up. Let these seasoned…
It’s been 54 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. One hundred years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, King came…
Scholarships will be awarded to Maine high school seniors who will pursue post high school education and who demonstrate key attributes of character — responsibility, courage, integrity and…
Providing a job for a dog is the responsibility of the dog owner. Dog owners can take this job seriously by studying and working with their canine friend under the guidance of professional dog…
A 36.4 kilowatt grid-tied solar electric array was recently installed at Wavus Camp for Girls in Jefferson on Damariscotta Lake.
The system, designed and installed by ReVision Energy of…
Draft residency verification forms were passed out to Edgecomb Eddy school committee members and Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 officials Jan. 10. The contents of the form were…
In 1968, John Jenkins did what few people have ever done. He introduced Martin Luther King, Jr. when the nation’s civil rights leader spoke at Jenkins’ high school in Newark, New Jersey. Jenkins…
DRA Homeschool Programs
Damariscotta River Association (DRA) is pleased to announce that art educator Brady Nickerson will be offering classes to homeschool youth following the regular DRA Wild Encounters nature programs…
Edgecomb Eddy second graders learned about colors on Jan. 10. Mrs. Garey’s class did a series of student-led science experiments in learning about different colors. One experiment was Jackson Zehm…
The Wiscasset School Committee on Monday decided 5-0 to ask selectmen to call a special town meeting for residents to vote on the department’s planned energy project and its financing. The…
Got about 90 minutes? The Wiscasset School Department announced Friday it has set a pair of times for guided public tours of both schools about the changes the planned $1.7 million energy project…
Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center is pleased to co-sponsor the AARP Smart Driver Seminar with Lincoln County TRIAD on Friday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This program is a driver…
