Jesica Waller, Noah Oppenheim and Skylar Bayer, graduate students at the Darling Maine Center (DMC), have received awards and recognition from the University of Maine. All three students are in…
Education
As part of a spring study of water life, students in the seventh and eighth grades at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb built remote-controlled submersibles, through the Portsmouth…
Wiscasset Public Library
The Wiscasset Public Library welcomed the month of May by getting back outside for story hour. After reading “In The Woods: Who’s Been Here?” by Lindsay Barrett George, the group stepped outside…
Edgecomb Eddy Guidance Teacher Haley Bezon introduced her alter-ego to the local school committee on April 27. Bezon, who has taught at the school since late February, introduced Ms. Bezon Potato…
Coastal Studies for Girls
In a yellow circa 1850 farmhouse on the coast of Maine, the country’s only residential semester science school for girls is bucking a national trend, in a remarkable way.
In 2006, a…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset residents will consider funding a $100,000 lab for Wiscasset High School. The lab, and an extra $32,000 toward a Wiscasset Middle School playground makeover, will each go to voters as…
This year 30 pottery studios from across the state will be open for the Maine Pottery Tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. May 3.
The…
Spring is a time for cruising and the winding, scenic back roads of Maine are perfect for cruising on a motorcycle. Need your permit? No problem. Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering…
Wiscasset High School Principal Cheri Towle will make her next year’s budget request to the School Committee on Wednesday, April 29. The meeting in the high school library starts at 6 p.m.
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Shalimar Poulin, who teaches art at Wiscasset High School, recently announced to her colleagues and students that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
“The treatment I'm going through…
Two area fathers expressed their thanks April 28, for Wiscasset Middle School’s donations as their children fight illnesses.
Wiscasset Primary School third grader Sienna Giles, 8, daughter…
At the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, things will be a little different in Wiscasset. The primary school students will be located at the middle school, and middle school students in…
Students at Wiscasset High School nominated substitute teaching couple Prescott and Pat Farris as “Teachers of the 3rd Quarter.”
“While they are substitutes, they are an important part of…
Wiscasset
When voters hit the polls in Wiscasset on June 9, the future of the town’s ambulance and police services may not be the only non-binding decisions they will face. Residents could be asked outside…
Wiscasset Middle School
An industrial hygienist is recommending a series of measures to remove mold from Wiscasset Middle School. The April 22 report by Randy Geoffrey of Air Quality Management Services in Lewiston…
Earth Day 2015 on April 22 was celebrated at the Wiscasset Public Library Children’s Room by getting outside to do some clean up and planting.
Many eager hands helped rake leaves and pick up…
Wiscasset School Department
Chelsea Haggett used to play on Wiscasset Middle School’s playground. Now the Wiscasset School Committee member is helping plan its makeover in the months before the school changes from serving…
Certified instructors from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will be conducting an introductory boating navigation course using a chart of the Boothbay…
The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops entitled Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over at the following times and locations: University College…
The Seventh and Eighth Grade District III Honors Music Festival was held on April 10 and 11 at Hall-Dale High School. Wiscasset had three students taking part in…
The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber’s third annual Hacker’s Ball Golf Tournament will be held Friday, May 8 at the Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River Road in Brunswick. Proceeds from individual and…
Internationally acclaimed book artist and teacher Dea Fischer will be traveling from Alberta, Canada to Midcoast Maine this May to teach a bookmaking workshop. The two-day workshop is open to…
Pete Cole, CEO of Gamblin Artists Colors, will hold a workshop/discussion of oil paints and mediums on Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at the Mobius Community Center,…
Come help keep the Earth clean and green at the Wiscasset Public Library Children’s Room on Earth Day 2015!
Activities…
It is always a special treat when local artist Mat O’Donnell visits the Wiscasset Public Library’s story hour.
O’Donnell read "Runaway Bunny" by Margaret Wise Brown and had great interaction…
If you are interested in an exciting, in-depth boating safety course, Central Lincoln County Adult Education is offering America's Boating Course beginning Tuesday, April 28 from 6…
On March 24, Hawk Henries came to share his handmade flutes and play his songs with the students of Juniper Hill School in Alna. He engaged the children with his…
Wiscasset School Committee
One in four students in Wiscasset schools receives special education services. Depending on the student’s needs, that can mean anything from getting extra help with schoolwork for part of the day…
Alna Town Clerk Amy Warner doesn’t want the town picking up the education tab on students it doesn’t have. But divorce or other factors can complicate figuring out who lives where, Warner and…
Spring is the time when days are longer, the weather is warmer, spirits are brighter and you might even feel a bit lighter on our feet. So it is the perfect time to tune-up your steps on the dance…
Three special requests for stories were the books read at story hour this week at the Wiscasset Public Library’s Children’s room. Devon Roy chose “Wait For Me! Said Maggie McGee” by Jean Van…
This eight hour course taught by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors is an introduction to boating. The course is at Boothbay Region High School…
Wiscasset High School
Maeve Carlson of Wiscasset, a senior at Wiscasset High School, has been selected to receive the 2015 Principal Award, Principal Cheri Towle announced this week. The award, sponsored by the Maine…
As part of its year-long Centennial Celebration, Chewonki is offering teens ages 15-17 the opportunity to explore the historically important Wabanaki canoe routes…
Wiscasset Primary School is looking forward to welcoming the children of our new kindergarten class. These are children who will be five years of…
Registration is now open for Heartwood’s 13th session of summer camp, with three sessions scheduled June 29 through July 8, for students entering grades 1-12.
Back by popular demand this…
Wiscasset High School no longer occupies the basement of Maine’s graduation rates. In newly released state figures, the school’s 2014 graduation rate of 73.47 percent outranks six other Maine high…
The 15th annual Wiscasset Middle School Variety Show will be held on Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. This will be the final Wiscasset Middle School show. There will be many interesting and fun…
The University of Maine at Augusta’s (UMA) bachelor of science in aviation is now available at Brunswick Landing, the former Naval Air Station located in Brunswick.
This fall 2015 semester,…
If you are comfortable with using the settings and functions on your digital camera, or have taken Leisha MacDougall's basic class, and want to…
The Damariscotta River Association (DRA) has announced that registration is now open for its April Vacation Nature Day Camp. This camp will give…
Team takes second place at state competition
Rubber band powered devices were high stakes business on Saturday, March 28 at the Odyssey of the Mind State Finals in Sanford. Six Wiscasset Primary School students presented their solution to…
An iPad might have needed a thick case to take one of the comments the devices got April 6, as two of the Wiscasset High School students using them this year spoke to the school…
Coastal Senior College
Coastal Senior College’s annual luncheon, traditionally an event featuring a speaker of note, will this year foray into a more engaging, interactive and cultural…
Healthy Lincoln County, in collaboration with 21 Reasons Coalition in Portland, the Central Lincoln County YMCA and LincolnHealth, will host Karen Williams, nationally known speaker and expert on…
Tests for mold at Wiscasset Middle School found it at the lowest levels that the tests can read, Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Lyford Beverage said April 2. The readings were on tape…
The sixth annual Lincoln Academy Student Art Exhibition opened April 2 at River Arts, 241 U.S. Route 1 in Damariscotta.
The public is invited to view the works anytime during business hours…
The Sixth Annual Lincoln Academy Student Art Exhibition opens on Thursday, April 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at River Arts. The public is invited to view the works on the night of the reception, or anytime…
Are you interested in organic gardening? Want to learn to take great photos with your digital camera? Or learn valuable tips and information about using your Windows computer? You can when you…
Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools (FARMS) will begin a series of morning cooking classes, to be enjoyed with popovers and tea, at the Community Kitchen above the Rising Tide Community…
