Join Dianne Daniels, exercise physiologist, to learn The Ten Best Exercises for Osteoporosis on Thursday, April 10. We will discuss…

Nathan Panarese of Wiscasset, a senior at Wiscasset High School, has been selected to receive the 2014 Principal’s Award. The award,…

All are invited to a meet and greet with Lead Montessori School teacher Alexandra Pinkham and Child Enrichment Director Maddie Rideout to learn about the Harbor Montessori School at the Boothbay…

Wiscasset Primary School is looking forward to welcoming the children of our new kindergarten class. These are children who will be five years of…

Chewonki announces open enrollment for its upcoming April Vacation Camp with activities throughout the week in two groups tailored for students in…

Katherine Rushlau of Dresden, a journalism major, has been named to the Emerson College (Boston, Mass.) dean's list for the fall 2013 semester. The criterion to make Emerson's dean's list is a…

The director of Regional School Unit 12's adult education program in Wiscasset has started an online petition aimed at getting Wiscasset's school committee to continue the program as…

Happy birthday! Three of the children at Story Time this week had birthdays, so we turned the morning into a birthday story time celebration. The children’s room…

Wiscasset's school budget is getting smaller as it moves closer to a town vote.

The once $10 million budget draft is down to $7 million-plus, Interim Superintendent…

Tonight, the Wiscasset School Committee is set to review a letter from Westport Island about a possible upcoming dialogue.

As part of Westport Island’s work toward…

In early April at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can explore the free tools that Google offers, how to make creative greeting cards using…

Thatcher Steele-Maley and Ava Carmolli are fifth graders at Edgecomb Eddy School. Ava is the 2013-2014 Geography Bee Champion of Edgecomb Eddy School and Thatcher is the runner-up.

Ava is…

Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. has announced that Savanna Poole of Newcastle and Katherine Williams of Damariscotta were named to the fall 2013 dean's list at the college.

Come and join local artist Kerry Rodriguez as she teaches “Beginning and Intermediate Botanical Illustration” through Central Lincoln County Adult Education. The six-week course begins Wednesday,…

Home for April vacation week? Looking for some fun and healthy activities for your teen (grades 6-8) to do? Look no further.

“Cows that type. Hens on strike! Whoever heard of such a thing?” said Farmer Brown in Doreen Cronin’s "Click Clack Moo."

…

Just when Wiscasset's interim superintendent of schools Wayne Dorr found more than $300,000 in savings to offer the school committee, new information drove the budget draft part of…

On March 3, the fifth and sixth graders at Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning transformed themselves into amazing gods and goddesses who…

During the next two weeks at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can learn about organic gardening, how to work with digital photos on your computer,…

Paying for students who don't really live in town remains a concern for Alna selectmen. The board on March 6 approved a letter to send Regional School Unit 12.

“We'…

Molly Brewer, a Wiscasset native who is in her second year of teaching Spanish at Medomak Middle School (MMS) in Waldoboro, will be presented with a Promising…

Wiscasset High School senior Briana Goud is currently competing for one of eighteen $5,000 Sportsmanship Scholarships offered by Hood to New England students. The 10 students from each New England…

Wiggle and Waggle are two worms that are great friends. They live and work in a large garden making sure the potatoes, carrots, beans and tomatoes have proper soil…

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Knox-Lincoln Farm Bureau and Union Farm Equipment will conduct a tractor safety course beginning…

After two and a half years as Wiscasset High School's principal, Deb Taylor is resigning and looking ahead to a new job with Regional School Unit 12.

“It was a difficult…

The Thursday, March 13, meeting of Regional School Unit 12’s board of directors has been canceled, along with a meeting of the board’s finance committee. Both cancelations are due to Thursday’s…

The University of Maine at Augusta Student Government Association will be hosting its annual Leadership Conference, “Exemplary Leadership Through…

Boothbay Region Adult Ed is offering several classes during the next few weeks, from computers, to digital photography, to medicinal herbs and more…

On February 27, the students at Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning marked a celebration of India with a presentation on the country’s…

After 16 years as principal of Woolwich Central School, Tom Soule still enjoys coming to work every day.

That's why he's retiring.

“I didn't want…

Chewonki is pleased to announce the third annual Zero Waste Challenge. The contest challenges Maine middle school students (…

The Wiscasset Community Center and the American Red Cross are conducting a certified lifeguard course beginning May 11. Upon completion…

About 50 Edgecomb Eddy School students participated in a Jumpathon on Friday afternoon, March 7, to raise funds for the American Heart Association. We set a goal to raise $500 and far exceeded…

Whitefield Elementary School was set to reopen March 17, a full week after a small fire in the school gym, Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent Howard Tuttle said March 10.

A custodian…

“There’s magic in sitting down with a book in hand and being transported by the story and pictures to another time and place. It stimulates our imagination, and…

Wiscasset High School captured WGME’s Spirit Cup on March 7, besting seven other Maine high schools in the food drive and spirit contest. The school won by raising 58,662 pounds of food through…

Exploring the many choices of Dr. Seuss books at the Wiscasset Library Children’s room was enjoyed by all at this past Wednesday’s Story Time. The children played a…

Mid-March at Boothbay Region Adult Ed features some new classes as well as some returning favorites. March is a great time to get out of the house…

A Wiscasset High School contingent will make an early morning trip to Portland Friday, when television station WGME names the winner of its Spirit Challenge.…

Learning about the human heart and circulatory system took preschoolers at Seeds of Knowledge Education Center in Wiscasset on an interactive journey through the human body. Each child became a…

Students at Wiscasset Middle School took part in a nationwide effort to “Read the Most Coast to Coast” on February 28. Students participated in Renaissance Learning’s challenge to break the record…

Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron and Central Lincoln County Adult Education are encouraging recreational boaters to enroll in the America's Boating Course. The class meets from 6:…

The blustery wind and biting cold couldn’t deter a little school spirit Friday in Wiscasset.

The Wiscasset High School annual winter carnival on February 28 was in full swing with sleds,…

The following students who live in the newspaper’s circulation area attained honor roll status for the 2013-2014 first semester:

…

A Scholastic Book Fair will be “open for business” next week in the Wiscasset Middle School’s library hosted by the fifth and sixth grade library…

Are you looking for a new career path in a growing industry? University College Bath/Brunswick and Women, Work and Community are pleased to offer a panel discussion of careers in computer…

Do you doodle, or did you when you were younger? Did people tell you that it meant that you were not paying attention? It turns out the exact…

Maggie Meixell is a recipient of the dean's award for academic excellence during the fall 2013 term at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. Meixell is a graduate of North Yarmouth Academy, and…

Wiscasset School Committee member Colleen Bennett has announced a link to an online survey for residents who would like to give input on what they want in a superintendent. The survey can be found…