The following Wiscasset area students graduated from Bates College at the school's 149th commencement ceremony on May 31.
Lily Christine, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Christine of…
Education
Bus 5, Cathy Sherman: 7:15 a.m. depart bus garage; 7:18 a.m. Bradford Road; 7:20 a.m. end of Rummerill Road; 7:22 a.m. Lowelltown Road; 7:34 a.m. Old Dresden Road; 7:40 a.m. Indian Road; 7:45 a.m…
Remember how long summer vacation felt when you were a kid? When it was finally time to go back to school, everything seemed brand new and you had…
Eleanor Rich of Edgecomb, grade 11, earned North Yarmouth Academy Honor Roll status in the “High Honors” category for the second semester of 2014-15.
“Guests on the Lawn” art sale event brings an eclectic selection of artists together on the lawns and under the tents of the Bristol Road collaboration of artists on Aug. 14-16 in Damariscotta.…
Farmer Minor and Daisy have been invited to the U.S. Capitol and have been seen on the "Today Show" and "Montel Williams," sharing their love of libraries and reading! Come meet them and their…
Join art instructor Kathi Nordone at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center, 521 Main St., Damariscotta for an introductory drawing and sketching classes. All you will need is a pencil and…
Less than a mile down Gardiner Road off Route 1 in Wiscasset, you will find the Morris Farm. Started in 1994, the Morris Farm is one of the last operational farms in the area that acts as both a…
Nathan Stubbert owned three businesses, worked as a promoter for the entertainer Gallagher, and chose college over a shot at the pros after a strong high school baseball career.
All those…
Drive down the Pemaquid peninsula and step back into the history of 18th century Maine at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site on Saturday, Aug. 8. Meet up with Fletcher’s Scouting Company, a…
Are you 19 or older and planning to attend college but don’t know where to start? Call Central Lincoln County Adult Education at 207-563-2811 or visit our website (…
Boothbay Region Elementary School
Pre-K: Mrs. Rice
- Backpack
- Lunchbox
- 24-pack of Crayola crayons
- 12-pack of Crayola colored pencils …
Wiscasset School Committee
The state’s July figures have it picking up $108,000 more of Wiscasset’s education tab than projected, Superintendent of Schools Heather Wilmot said July 30.
The budget that Wiscasset voters…
Everyone at the Wiscasset Public Library’s Summer Reading Program enjoyed a visit from the Watershed Mudmobile and had a great opportunity to learn clay techniques and build hero themed book ends…
Over time, a proposed charter school in Wiscasset could force the shutdown of Wiscasset Middle High School, School Committee Chairman Steve Smith said.
Losing students would lower state…
If organizers of a proposed charter school realize their vision, high school students from around the Wiscasset region will have the option to attend secondary school at the former primary school…
Hunter Reid of Edgecomb has been named to first honors on the Clark University dean’s list. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the spring…
Ten teachers from across Maine are learning first-hand about the latest in ocean sciences at a week-long training program at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences…
Art Review
The frog was the first to catch my eye.
A rather charming frog as frogs go, seated on a lily pad. I followed his gaze upward to a small blue butterfly on the leaf of a plant.
The…
Juniper Hill School for Place-based Education, in Alna, is one of the first of its kind—a school that connects children to themselves, to each other, and to their communities through studying both…
Elaine Musich of Edgecomb was among a record number of graduates presented with diplomas at UMass Lowell’s 2015 Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 16, at the…
After two years as Wiscasset High School’s athletic director and assistant principal, Sarah Ricker, said…
Did you know tooth decay is the most common childhood disease? Five times more common than asthma, 60 percent of children have experience with cavities before the age of five. Annually, 51 million…
Coastal Studies for Girls will hold an open house Sunday, July 26, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Coastal Studies for Girls campus located at 308 Wolfe’s Neck Road in Freeport. Tours of the school,…
Georgetown Historical Society
The Georgetown Historical Society will present, “An Evening With John Adams,” portrayed by renowned reenactor George Baker, on Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m. This educational and amusing portrayal of…
Stone Soup Institute
If you would like to learn to: cut trees and use horses to drag them from the woods; use horses to plow gardens and mow hay; saw logs into lumber and build a tiny house; plant gardens and store…
Caitlin Foster of Woolwich graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical photographic communications from RIT's College of Imaging…
Melissa Bachelder of Wiscasset has attained dean's list status for the spring 2015 semester at the University of Maine at Machias.
Wiscasset School Department
Heather Wilmot is starting her first three years as superintendent of Wiscasset schools with gratitude and a plan. The gratitude is for the support she has been getting from staff, students and…
Jordan Jones of Wiscasset, a student at Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck, New Jersey, has been named to the honors list for the spring 2015 semester.
Wiscasset Public Library
The Wiscasset Public Library had two fantastic presentations for the 2015 Summer Reading Program featuring Heroes. First, Chewonki brought bats, spiders and an owl to the library to demonstrate…
Spencer Bailey of Alna graduated from Ithaca (New York) College's School of Health Sciences and Human Performance with a degree in exercise science. The degree was awarded in May 2015.
After working in an intensive care unit for undernourished children in Haiti, Brandy Colson knew she wanted to be a nurse.
…Heidi Pinkham, a 2013 graduate of Wiscasset High School, was named to the spring 2015 dean's list at the University of Southern Maine. This is her third time being named to the dean's list. She is…
Damariscotta River Association
The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has announced that Camp Mummichog still has a limited number of openings for children to participate this summer.…
River Arts
“Illustrated journaling: A different kind of watercolor workshop” is one of the many classes River Arts is offering this summer. Led by Hannah Ineson, two sessions will be offered: July…
Highest Honors
Grade 8: Taylor Catherine Robertson
Grade 7: Natalie Potter, Jack F. Wehrle, Dylan Young
Grade 6: Kayla Cossette, Dylan Orr
Grade 5: Violet Wilson-Wood…
Chris Cooper of Alna said July 7 he has gotten no reply to his June 25 letter to Good Will-Hinckley’s board, criticizing the reversal of its plans to hire lawmaker Mark…
The following Wiscasset High School students were named to the 2014-2015 fourth quarter honor roll.
Seniors
Highest: Maeve Carlson and Hannah…
If you’re looking to stay close to home for your summer vacation, think about taking a four-day Timber Frame Construction workshop at Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson. On July 23-26…
The following Lincoln County students have been named to the spring 2015 president's list at Husson College in Bangor:
Rebecca Erskine and Kaia Groneng of Edgecomb, Nicholas Maney and…
Friends and supporters of Central Lincoln County Adult Education students came together at Skidompha Public Library on Thursday, June 23 to recognize and honor this year’s Adult…
Edgecomb Eddy School
On June 18, a very special graduate of Edgecomb Eddy School’s sixth grade class, Ava Carmolli, was awarded the Sara Leone Outstanding Citizenship Award. Ava was…
On June 18, eight sixth grade students were honored as the 2015 graduating class of Edgecomb Eddy School.
Most of these students have been together since kindergarten, however, because of…
Wiscasset’s two remaining public schools have new names. Wiscasset High School is becoming Wiscasset Middle High School; and Wiscasset Middle School is becoming Wiscasset Elementary School.
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The following Lincoln County students were named to the Honors List at Husson University in Bangor for the spring 2015 semester: Kaci Rankins of Boothbay, Rebecca Leonard of Jefferson, Meagan Krah…
Healthy Kids
Healthy Kids kicked off the summer field trip season with a wonderful visit to the Waldoboro Fire Department, hosted by Chief Smeltzer and some of his volunteer firefighters.
The children…
Wiscasset High School
On June 16, the staff of Wiscasset High School presented the following awards:
Three Quarters of Honor Roll Grade 9: Kobe Carrier, Vanessa Dunn, Trinin…
Wiscasset Primary School’s move-up day is usually only for the fourth-graders, Principal Mona Schlein said. It’s their send-off with diplomas and cake as they prepare to enter Wiscasset Middle…
The following Lincoln County students were named to the spring 2015 dean's list at the University of Maine
Alna:…
