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Ben Clark is no stranger to Wiscasset High School or the community.

In fact, that's why he wanted to teach there.

Wiscasset School Department

Have you ever thought about becoming a substitute teacher or custodian — or would you like to fill in as a bus driver?

If so, Wiscasset School Department is looking for you!

Please…

Central Lincoln County and RSU 40/MSAD 40 Adult Education Programs will be offering a Creative Writing Workshop Series with three, four-week sessions that build on each other. Students are welcome…

RSU 12

If Windsor follows Wiscasset’s lead and pulls out of Regional School Unit 12, the district will have to figure out where to send Somerville’s students, Superintendent Howie Tuttle said.

Both…

Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscaset Primary School sign

Whether or not residents seek a town vote on the Wiscasset School Committee’s decision to close Wiscasset Primary School, a number of scenarios could play out, according to Committee Chairman…

Curious about how to throw a clay pot — or even what that means?

Visit the pop-up gallery at 106 Main Street during the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, Sept. 25 from 5-8 p.m., where artists…

Scott MacDonald, Head of School welcomes Caroline Bond of Jefferson as the new kindergarten teacher at the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Bond has over 20 years’ teaching experience in…

Wiscasset Public Library

We were back outside for another story hour enjoying the lovely fall weather! What more fitting of a topic to read about outdoors than falling leaves? “Leaf Man” by Lois Ehlert and “Fall Leaves…

Wiscasset High School

Basic Training (also known as boot camp) is the first instruction given to those newly enlisted in all branches of the United States military. For current Wiscasset High School senior Andrew…

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For new Wiscasset Middle School science teacher Dawn Jones, one journey has come full-circle.

After stops in the foothills of Colorado…

Deb Arter

River Arts of Damariscotta, which offers classes and open studios year-round, announces its fall line-up of classes. From acrylics to encaustics, stone carving, ceramics and several fiber arts…

The ParentWorks, a division of Home Counselors is pleased to offer classes each month in Lincoln County. ParentWorks is a four-hour Saturday morning workshop…

Wiscasset High School

Wiscasset High School was welcomed home for the 53rd time Saturday, Sept. 20, but the various events continue throughout the week.

On…

Thanks to a generous grant from an anonymous member of the Rotary Club of Damariscotta-Newcastle, students in the Wiscasset school system who face difficulty affording backpacks and general school…

Central Lincoln County Adult Education

The time to act is now as the fall session of Adult Learning Center and HiSET Test Prep offered through Central Lincoln County Adult Education is set to begin with orientation on…

Alna treasurer Aaron Miller

Alna was a few weeks behind on a $74,000 payment to Regional School Unit 12, but money coming in from tax liens and property tax bills should soon cover it, town officials said Sept. 17.

“I…

Wiscasset High and Middle Schools
Jorgeanne Barley

Jorgeanne Barley can relate to both the challenges and the enjoyment students in her Spanish language classes at Wiscasset Middle School and Wiscasset High School experience in learning a new…

Kayla Gordon, Ridge Barnes

An effort is under way at Wiscasset High School to replace the American flag long hanging on a gym wall. Buying the new one will take about $150, Principal Cheri Towle said.

The in-school…

Wiscasset Public Library

This week’s story hour was enjoyed outdoors at the large picnic table in Wiscasset Public Library’s backyard. The book we read was “Around the Pond: Who’s Been Here?” by Lindsay Barrett George. In…

Wiscasset School Committee closure vote

Wiscasset Primary School will close next year unless voters turn around a narrow decision the School Committee made Sept. 15. Residents have 30 days to collect 167 signatures and get them in to…

Inland Fisheries and Wildlife instructors will be conducting a Hunter (Firearms) Safety Course at Boothbay Region Adult Education on Sept. 30, Oct.…

The Center for Teaching and Learning opened its twenty-fifth year with our annual all-school Field Day held at Chewonki Campground in Wiscasset. Students in kindergarten through grade eight were…

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Clara Brown

Clara Brown’s approach to her job includes fostering an environment where people show respect for others. That might apply to any position that involves managing people, but the Georgetown native…

Healthy Kids, now entering its 30th year, is the child abuse and neglect council serving Lincoln County's children and their families.

Healthy Kids provides parenting support through: home…

Wiscasset residents could learn Monday night which school is targeted for closure. The school committee’s special meeting to further discuss consolidation, and possibly take a vote to close a…

BoomerTECH Adventures’ passion is helping Boomers and Seniors create, connect and contribute in today’s world. Our personalized, expert support increases Boomers’ knowledge and comfort using…

Wiscasset Middle School, 83 Federal Street, Wiscasset is having its annual Open House on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 6 to 7 p.m.

The Lincoln County College Connection (TLC3), a collaboration of four Lincoln County adult education programs, begins the fall 2014 session the last week of September.

Two experienced and…

Central Lincoln County Adult Education

Central Lincoln County Adult Education and Healthy Lincoln County are pleased to offer a free grocery store discovery tour led by a trained nutritionist for adults on a tight…

As part of Maine's sixth annual Open Lighthouse Day, Saturday, Sept. 13, Burnt Island Light will be hosting tours from 9 a.m. to noon. Admission to the island and all of the buildings is free.…

Susan Conover, Edgecomb Eddy School, guidance counselor

Working in outdoor programs, including Outward Bound’s Hurricane Island School, Susan Conover found she liked helping people figure out how to work through stressful situations.

That helped…

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Neera Harmon was a school counselor at Hussey Elementary School in Augusta for nine years before taking her new position as school counselor of the Wiscasset Primary…

Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset High School Assistant Principal Sarah Ricker

Teachers’ incentive pay that the federal government has been funding will become Wiscasset’s responsibility next year, a school official said.

A federal grant for the incentive pay and other…

Experts from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will share their knowledge of how to best culture and grow macroalgae (seaweeds) at the Maine Seaweed Festival on the Southern Maine Community…

The Wiscasset School Committee will meet with an attorney for the School Department on Sept. 4, to continue preparing for upcoming negotiations with teachers, support staff and administrators,…

Wiscasset School Committee
Lorie Stetson

Which school to close in Wiscasset is looking like more of a question.

School Committee Chairman Steve Smith said recently that he was leaning toward Wiscasset Middle School, as the closure…

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Anna Sleeper, Nadalie Sleeper

Anna Sleeper, left, of Wiscasset, and daughter Nadalie Sleeper, who said she will be 8 on Sept. 7, enjoy breakfast out, at Hunter’s Breakfast in Wiscasset on Aug. 26. Then the two were headed for…

Betsy Sholl

Maine poet Betsy Sholl will be filling in for (the now injured) Lee Sharkey at the Lincoln Arts Festival-sponsored Poetry Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 6. The workshop, at the Boothbay Region YMCA's…

Wiscasset Public Library

More than 85 participants came to enjoy the 2014 Summer Reading Program finale with Northern Stars traveling Planetarium last Friday. We were all able to gather under the starlit sky in the…

The Wawenock Sail & Power Squadron is offering exciting nautical courses this fall. These classes are open to non-members as well as members.…

Eben Blaney Bi-Ped Table

Lincoln Arts Festival’s annual boatyard art show and sale, Arts & Yachts, opens Thursday evening, Aug. 21, with a gala artists’ reception from 5-7 p.m., open to the public. The event continues…

The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free workshops entitled “Essentials of College Planning” for adults 19 and older at the following times and locations: Southern Midcoast…

Wiscasset Selectmen
Ashley Gagnon

Wiscasset High School no longer has the Redskin mascot, but the town will now have a Redskin’s Drive. In a split decision, selectmen on August 19 granted homeowners’ request for the name of the…

Wiscasset High School
Wayne Dorr

What could get Wiscasset High School alumni and other volunteers, including Wiscasset Fire Chief T.J. Merry, into a fashion show? The Wiscasset All Sports Boosters group is putting the show on as…

Maine Prep's SAT prep classes for Brunswick area high school students will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Sunday and 

Maine Department of Education Commissioner update

The Maine Department of Education (DOE) joined over 90 educators, teaching artists, and interdisciplinary teams at the New England Summit on Arts Education, July 29-August 1, at the University of…

Wiscasset School Committee

Wiscasset residents face a possible November ballot vote on closing a school, and that school could be Wiscasset Middle School.  Both of those developments come in a new…

Architects are constantly analyzing different sizes and shapes. For Tor Glendinning and the new additions at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, it’s easy to see how things…

The community is invited to attend a Family Concert on Saturday, Aug. 16, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta. The Damariscotta River…

Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts and the Harlow Gallery are collaborating to host a potluck dinner followed by an artist talk by Portland-based ceramic artist…