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,…
Education
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…
Sarah Hubert has returned to Wiscasset Middle High School as the new vice principal and athletic director. Her hiring was finalized just in time for the start of the school year. Earlier in the…
Soil and water quality are critical for human and wildlife welfare. In Maine, where we rely greatly on these two resources, it’s critical to protect both. With the recent scientific evidence that…
Know a teen? Love a teen? Work with teens? It’s no secret adolescence is a time when youth turn inward, and Hearty Roots is on a mission to turn young adults toward the outdoors – away from…
A Merry Barn premiere
Join us at the Merry Barn on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m., for the World…
Lincoln Theater
“There’s Only One Place To Go After Rock Bottom.” Addiction is an all-encompassing force, in not only of the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them.…
The last summer performance by the Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts Music Theater Camp, "Honk Jr.," was enjoyed by large crowds in the gym at the Y on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 24 and 25. The…
Wiscasset Middle High School is searching for a new vice principal and athletic director following the resignation of…
On Sunday, August 13, the Frances Perkins Center’s board of trustees, staff, and supporters celebrated the grand opening of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark with the…
Bluebird Ocean Point Inn
Learn to paint with wool with artist Kristen Walsh on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m.at Bluebird Ocean Point Inn, 191 Shore Road,…
Feed Our Scholars (FOS) in Wiscasset provides weekend bags of shelf-stable foods during the school year to those Wiscasset Elementary students who want to take part. It is hard to do one’s best…
Wiscasset’s students from pre-k to grade eight are once again “Set for Success” for the coming school year thanks to St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, community-minded businesses and many volunteers…
The Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative is a collaboration of organizations working to protect the quality of our drinking water. This…
The Center for Teaching and Learning has received “continued accreditation” status from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. On June 30, Head of School Kay Inman received the…
It’s celebration time! Sunday, Aug. 13, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center (WCC) on Gardiner Road, every Pre-K to…
Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee of Castlebay will talk about their research on early music of coastal Maine and “illustrate” the music with their voices and instruments. The presentation will be held…
Kim Andersson’s December 2021 prediction may be borne out this month when Wiscasset’s future of the schools committee reports back to selectmen. It will be the first of two reports and, as of Aug…
Save the date, Wiscasset school parents: Sunday, Aug. 13, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center (WCC) on Gardiner Road, e…
Ryan Bernsten, author of “50 States of Mind: A Journey to Discover American Democracy,” gave an author’s talk to about 20 attendees at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Friday, July 20. The talk…
Midcoast Senior College, bringing classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning, announces exciting new courses for its Fall Term I. Courses begin the week of Sept. 11 and are four- to eight-…
Summer is in full swing for local youth at Adventure Camp at Hearty Roots. Nine kids from all over Lincoln County embarked on a recent trip from Osborn Finch to Hog Island, a hardy paddle they…
Lincoln Theater
On Sunday, July 23 at 2 p.m., the historic Lincoln Theater and local filmmaker Barbara Cray are pleased to present a special event screening of the documentary film “Votes for Women: The…
Helena Schultz of Woolwich was named to the College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, Massachusetts) spring 2023 dean's list.
A member of the Class of 2024, Schultz was named to the dean's…
The University of Maine recognized 3,016 students for achieving dean’s list honors in the spring 2023 semester. Of the students who made the dean’s list, 2,002 are from…
Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to…
Fast, funny family entertainment opens on Heartwood’s stage this weekend, as students present two performances of “Scapino!” in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy. Open seating is available (no…
An Edgecomb fourth grader attended the National Youth Leadership Forum June 25-30, at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts. Lyla Joyce was nominated by her third grade teacher Michelle Fortin…
Midcoast Youth Center (MYC) in collaboration with Chewonki Foundation, is excited to announce that beginning Sept. 1, Waypoint, a six-year mentoring program for the Bath-based Regional…
Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars (FOS) is busy procuring school supplies that will help the Wiscasset Elementary School (WES) and Wiscasset Middle High School’s middle school children be ready for a…
Midcoast Maine's finest chefs are bringing light to the state’s domestic abuse survivors in July with the Finding Our Voices "Into the Light!" foodie fiesta.
Forty-…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will soon open its doors for its annual Café Sci series of free science talks. People can join in person or virtually for the talks, which take place at 5 p.m…
Students in the Boothbay Region and Wiscasset Area on the University of Farmington (UMF) Dean’s List, Spring Semester 2023 are: Boothbay Harbor: Connor Demmons, High…
Harbor Theater
On Tuesday, July 18 at 1 p.m., the Harbor Theater offers the exceptional opportunity to view a new film, “The Right to Read” (71 minutes), meet filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie, and participate in a…
