Education
SPECTRUM GENERATIONS COASTAL COMMUNITY CENTER
Canine Good Citizen (CGC) is a certification program developed by the American Kennel Club (AKC) that is designed to reward dogs who have good manners at home and in the community. The CGC Program…
Midcoast Conservancy/Hidden Valley Nature Center
Are you yearning to learn a new skill? Have you been thinking about building a small barn, work space, utility shed, or open air covered patio? Do you marvel at the simple structural design of…
SPECTRUM GENERATIONS COASTAL COMMUNITY CENTER
Therapy dogs come in all breeds and sizes. A therapy dog enjoys meeting new people with a smile, a song, or a waggin' tail; can provide healing to his or her companion or family, as well as…
CHANS Home Health Care Hospice Program is offering classes for individuals interested in becoming a Hospice Volunteer. The Volunteer Training…
Wiscasset Elementary School
Attention parents of children aged 4 and 5:
Wiscasset Elementary School is enrolling 4 year olds for our Pre K program. There will be morning and afternoon sessions, Monday through Friday…
A car safety seat has to both fit the child and be installed right, Wiscasset Ambulance Service Emergency Medical Technician Kristin Draper said. Otherwise, if there’s a crash, “Any deviation from…
Getting a yurt seemed like a romantic idea to Judith Fossel several years ago. She put one on her Alna Road, Alna property but now has no use for the circular, tent-like structure and would like…
As the summer months are winding down, it’s time to think all things school, and that includes school supplies for those who are hard-pressed to pay their electricity bills, let alone buy school…
For the third year, the public is invited to a fun-filled evening to raise money for the Wiscasset Public Library. The event, organized by Friends of the Library,…
Remember who taught you to read? It is now time to repay the favor. Thirty-six million Americans can’t read and one out of six struggles with literacy skills in Maine. They need your help!
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Heartwood Theater and Lincoln Academy will be joining together this fall, to produce two great, diverse youth productions.
“Center Stage ‘16” will be an evening of Broadway tunes, including…
One of the major threats to lake and river water quality is runoff after rainfall, which brings soil phosphates and pollutants…
The Maine Community Foundation will hold a Community Conversation for Lincoln County residents on Thursday, Sept. 1, in Newcastle. The gathering, the seventh in a series of…
The Wiscasset School Committee on July 28 made Michael Dunn its chairman and Glen Craig vice chairman. Both have served on the committee since it first met in 2014.
Outgoing vice chairman…
Treat yourself, young guests and grandchildren to an afternoon or morning of printmaking with Midcoast Printmakers.
Sessions will be held Aug. 2-5 and 8-10. Morning sessions are held 9:30 to…
As one of Rob Cronk’s first students at Wiscasset High School in the early 1980s, Carl Urquhart found the industrial arts teacher didn’t show the students how to do something. He got them to…
June 30 marked the end of Scott MacDonald’s tenure as head of school at the Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent demonstration school…
The Preston Music Studio in Damariscotta announces an expansion in educational services beginning in September. Carol Preston, owner, established the studio 15 years…
A chain-link fence has gone up between the Wiscasset Elementary School playground and parking lot, putting the playground into compliance with state law, Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot…
Jessica Richards of Alna received a BS in environmental sustainability, health and safety from Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Applied Science and Technology in May. RIT is located…
“One morning, Kate was too tired to dance or play with Daniel. She began to spend a lot of time sleeping and did not eat much. Their parents were always watching her, even when she was asleep…
Sheet music and coffee mugs cover the tables; the rehearsal sounds of three-part harmonies echo throughout the house with only the working lights of a theater to dimly reveal the stage.
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Wiscasset’s first contract with teachers hikes everyone’s pay two percent for the school year just ended. It also awards a yearly bonus for national board-certified teachers.
The School…
The Bible Baptist Church on 143 Beechnut Hill Road in Wiscasset will be conducting a Daily Vacation Bible School on Monday through Friday evenings, July 25-29, from 6 to 8 p.m. This is for…
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, July…
The following area students were named to the spring 2016 semester dean's list at the University of Maine.
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An exhibition of handmade whale sculptures made from re-purposed lobster rope and marine debris built by nautical artist Cindy Pease Roe will be on display July 23 through Aug. 21 at…
U.S. Senator Susan Collins met with Wiscasset Christian Academy high school seniors Jonathan Batchelder and Seth Paine on Tuesday, July 12. The students were in…
A local property owner’s reference to school choice in an online ad is drawing criticism from Alna selectmen. On July 13, they decided to send Judith Fossel a registered letter stating the town…
Jordan Jones of Wiscasset, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, New Jersey, graduated in May with a bachelor of science degree in marketing. He was also…
Summer is here and it is time for some creative activities for adults and children ... why not printmaking?
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The night before boarding a plane to Colorado Springs, Aleeya Jones, 13, was excited July 6 to be moving into her highest level of training yet in the sport she loves, volleyball. But she said she…
This summer many Midcoast children have been enjoying the programs offered through Sheepscot Valley Children’s House in Wiscasset. The children have been exposed to several different learning…
Wiscasset School Department
For all of her teaching, coaching and other experience, Mandy Lewis said being a good listener may be one of the biggest helps in her new job as Wiscasset schools’ first districtwide assistant…
Matthew L. Brown of Alna and Andrew J. Bartlett of Damariscotta were named to the spring 2016 dean's list at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Brown was…
Wiscasset Public Library Summer Reading Program
Wiscasset Public Library’s second special event for the Summer Reading Program is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12 at 10:30 a.m. Join us at Castle Tucker for outdoor…
The Kefauver Studio & Gallery of Damariscotta presents “The Boat Show,” on exhibition now through July 31. The show features new work by oil painter Will Kefauver, and the work of his 20 guest…
Meet more than 30 of Maine’s best writers, adult and children’s authors, including international, national and State award winners at Books in Boothbay on Saturday, July 9 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at…
Carolyn J. Footer of Wiscasset was named to the 2016 spring semester dean’s list at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a business…
The search for teacher of the year in Maine is down to the semis, and Lincoln County’s teacher of the year Erica Atkinson is no longer in contention. The Dresden Elementary School teacher and…
The Friends of Windjammer Days announced 2 schooner tours beginning this morning, Thursday, June 30, in Boothbay Harbor.
Tour Privateer Lynx at the Carousel Marina at Whale’s Tale,…
Author of "Butterflies Up Close: A guide to Butterfly Photography," Roger Rittmaster, will meet program participants at the Hidden Valley Nature Center parking lot, 131 Egypt Road…
The following local residents received a degree from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts on Sunday, May 22.
Hunter Chamberlain Reid of Edgecomb graduated magna cum laude with a…
Edgecomb Community Church, UCC will be holding a week-long Vacation Bible School, July 11-15 from 9:30 a.m. to noon each day. This year’s theme is "Surf Shack:…
The following students were named to the 2015-2016 third trimester honor roll at Wiscasset Elementary School.
All A's grade 6: Mason Davenport, Violet Wilson-Wood
All A's grade 5:…
Grade 7
Highest Honors: Alyssa Bassett, Joanna Collins, Christiana Easter, Gabrielle Leavitt, Eliza Paradis
High Honors: Lily Benner, Kayla…
Wiscasset Middle High School
Dirigo Girls State, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, is being held at Husson University in Bangor June 19-24. Junior girls are selected by faculty vote based on potential for leadership…
For Elysha Thompson, the LincolnHealth Certified Nursing Apprenticeship Program came along at just the right time.
Thompson had wanted to become a Certified…
