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…
Education
Wiscasset Middle High School’s eighth grade graduation was held Friday night, June 16. The evening started with the procession of the Class of 2027 and then taking their seats. Eighth grade…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 school year:
Sixth grade: Highest honors, Evelyn Herrick; high honors, Isla Bickford,…
And they’re off and sailing! On Monday, June 19, Boothbay Sea and Science Center (BSSC) launched its first week of programming at their new campus on Linekin Bay. Moving to a new site at the…
A change in the Set For Success back-to-school program has Edgecomb education officials scrambling for a new plan. During the June 12 meeting, school committee members learned of a significant…
This summer, Lyla Joyce from Edgecomb will join outstanding elementary school students from across the state to take part in a unique academic development experience, the National Youth Leadership…
It’s hard to believe that Feed Our Scholars (FOS) began its mission of helping Wiscasset Schools’ children 10 years ago! FOS has persisted in its commitment to help referred local schoo children…
Four years into Wiscasset School Department’s energy-saving steps with Siemens, the savings are surpassing the contractor’s annual guarantee, Siemens told the school committee June 13. Company…
The 2023 Boothbay Sea and Science Center BSSC) summer program opens June 19 at its new home on Linekin Bay. BSSC provides a safe, fun, friendly, and dynamic hands-on learning experience that…
The following students at Husson University in Bangor were honored this spring.
Haley Clifford of Edgecomb and Kennedy Sprague of Wiscasset were named to the dean’s list. Evan Strong of…
An orchard will be planted at Edgecomb Eddy School this fall. ReTreeUS is a non-profit organization which plants orchards in schools, supports school gardens and provides…
Wiscasset Middle High School is pleased to announce the four seniors in the Class of 2023 who have earned the distinction of being a “Top Scholar.” To be recognized as a “Top Scholar,” a senior…
The 18th annual Healthy Kids’ Shortcake Shuffle 5K and 3K Fitness Walk will take place at the Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta on Saturday, July 8.
An out and back course is…
Hearty Roots is thrilled to expand its board of directors by welcoming Lisa Katz, a longtime resident of Damariscotta, where she adventures alongside her husband and two sons.
Previously…
Seniors at Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) shared the passage of a milestone together Thursday, June 8. Before family, friends, faculty and the community, the 25 graduates marched into…
Woolwich officials will pursue flashing traffic warning signs for Woolwich Central School on Nequasset Road. Road Commissioner Jack Shaw told the select board June 7, the state will provide the…
Two young sisters have donated to Feed Our Scholars. Gretchen Burleigh-Johnson of FOS and St. Philip’s Church, Hodge Street, said. She said Lorelai Merry, 5, currently in Pre-K, and sister Alana,…
Due to the forecast for inclement weather, Wiscasset Middle High School’s high school graduation that was set for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8 at Wiscasset Speedway will instead be held at Wiscasset…
It has been four years in the making, but Wiscasset Middle High School got to host its …
The Boothbay Region Garden Club was contacted by Sarah Currier, 4th grade teacher at Edgecomb Eddy School, for help in establishing a pollinator garden. Kevin Bowler and Karen Iliades from the…
The Wiscasset schools’ music department presented the annual spring concert for grades four through 12 on May 25. The concert opened with the fourth and fifth grade Elementary Chorus presenting…
Sheepscot Valley Children’s House is hosting its Spring Art Show on Thursday, June 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. up the spiral staircase at the school, at 127 Federal St. in Wiscasset. The show…
Midcoast Literacy held its annual Meeting and Celebration in Bath on May 21, celebrating 53 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and northern Cumberland counties. The…
“This was one of the best historic talks I’ve ever heard,” said one of the 50 attendees at the Maine Art Gallery’s event on May 18 featuring reminiscences of the gallery’s founder, Mildred Burrage…
Maine Art Gallery
There’s still time to sign up for three classes to be offered by the Maine Art Gallery in June. Classes in Wood Assemblage and Appreciating Nature Photography are open to adults and youths over…
We are all capable of creativity, and when we create space for it in our lives we are rewarded with vibrancy, connection, joy, and resource. Creativity, Community, and Curiosity is the mission of…
This month's Celebrate CTL! Auction was a big success! Faculty, caregivers, and community members enjoyed an exciting evening connecting as a community and raising funds for the Center for…
Wiscasset Elementary School kindergarten, first, second and third grade students participated in their friendship-themed spring concert called “Be A Friend!” on May 11. Students were excited to…
Wiscasset residents Kari McArdle and Ryan Parrish, and Cassandra Williams of Boothbay, were named to the winter 2023 (January to May) president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University in…
The Osher Map Library has selected Lucie Hollan from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to be one of the final Top Twelve in their annual Illustrated Mapmaking Contest. Students…
Edgecomb Eddy School
We are pleased to open Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration for the 2023/2024 school year.
The Edgecomb Eddy School is an outstanding elementary school that consistently…
Fishing Partnership Support Services is working with the Maine Lobstermen’s Association to hold free Safety at Sea Trainings for commercial lobstermen and fishermen in two Maine locations;…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset’s school committee is proposing a $10,308,529, 2023-24 budget, which is up $976,458 from 2022-23. Documents provided estimate a less than $100 tax increase on a $150,000 home…
The annual Wiscasset High School Alumni Banquet will be Saturday June 3. at the Wiscasset High School Gymnasium. Social time will start at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the program at 6 p.m.…
Have you wondered what happens at the Merry Barn? Perhaps you think our Summer Adventures are only for kids who love writing and reading. While we do have many campers who are passionate about…
Boaters and shore-side residents along the New England coast have been reporting distress flare sightings for generations. Everyone takes a distress flare sighting seriously even when sometimes…
Cameron Daly of Wiscasset was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Daly was initiated at…
Press release
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will get $92,698 a year for five years as part of a $9 million investment in several programs around the state, Maine Department of Education (DOE)…
Wiscasset Middle High School National Honor Society members honored the non-profit organization Veggies to Table with a $225 check. The donation was made possible through the sale of handmade…
Update: Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. said Thursday’s water main break has been fixed and WES was set to return to in-person learning Monday. Sunday night,…
The Boothbay Harbor peninsula and surrounding towns are full of people with interesting hobbies and unique skills. Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education looks forward to working with…
Midcoast Senior College invites you to explore our Summer Wisdom 2023 through a series of four presentations.
All sessions will be held at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room in…
Lincoln County Historical Association announces registration for its annual day camp, Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History, for children ages 7 through…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its 2022-23 third quarter honor roll:
Sixth grade: Highest honors, Aubryana Chadwick and Evelyn Herrick; high honors, Isla Bickford Arianna…
Students and parents flocked to the Maine Art Gallery (MAG) for the opening of The Wiscasset Schools K -12 Spring Art show on Friday, April 14. Liz Proffetty, teacher of the lower grades, said “…
Maine Art Gallery
Students of art are bound to find something of interest in the upcoming classes sponsored by the Maine Art Gallery. There’s a class on Abstract Floral Photography on May 12 at Pineland Farms in…
Preschool students at Sheepscot Valley Children’s House in Wiscasset got to meet their virtually “adopted” baby alpaca, Theodora, April 11 at Cape Newagen Alpaca Farm (CNAF). Shortly after…
Join us at the Merry Barn on Saturday, April 22, for a joyful celebration of Mother Earth and her infinite gifts. Now that the warm weather is finally upon us, we will ready our gardens and…
Wiscasset school committee
Asked if she has ever been around Wiscasset before she applied for Wiscasset Elementary School’s principal job, Amy Bayha said in an email interview April 13, her first visit was the night after…
