The entire community is invited to view student works that showcase the Wiscasset Public Schools K-12 art curriculum in an exhibition at the Maine Art Gallery on Warren Street, Wiscasset. A…
Education
April is Child Abuse Prevention month and Healthy Kids, Lincoln County’s parenting and professional Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) Prevention Council, wants you to know we are here and you are part…
School panels for both Boothbay Region and Wiscasset Monday night each approved Boothbay Region seventh and eighth grades’ use of space at Wiscasset Middle High School to finish the school year.…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, hosted two groups of teacher-interns this spring. The school welcomes groups of teacher-interns from all over…
For Edgecomb Eddy School second grader Mae Tuesday afternoon, April 3 after-school was child’s play as she prepared to launch a “snack” towards a bass’ giant mouth. She was playing “Go, Fish,…
Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. released the following statement Friday, April 7:
Dear students, staff and parents:
Most people are aware of…
The Edgecomb School Committee is one of 168 departments receiving additional state educational subsidies for Fiscal Year 24. Last week, Maine Department of Education reported a “funding error”…
Creativity in its most brilliant state can bring a sensation of freedom, joy, and vitality. Having a creative outlet in which to play, especially as adults, can reconnect us to self and…
Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education is partnering with Healthy Lincoln County to offer free…
The Center for Teaching and Learning is putting on a production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Wednesday, April 12. Students in CTL’s middle school, grades 5-8, have been hard at work…
Maine Art Gallery (MAG), a local art advancement and preservation nonprofit in Wiscasset, is expanding educational offerings for the 2023 season. This year the gallery will host 12 classes, in a…
Mid Coast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin…
Alna selectmen
With school shootings occurring around the country, why does Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 not have law enforcement officers in schools at all times to interact with…
After earning a water jug full of pom poms for demonstrating safe, respectful and responsible behavior, the students at Wiscasset Elementary School enjoyed an energetic and fun performance by the…
March is national “Music In Our Schools” month, and to celebrate, the Wiscasset Schools performance ensembles gave a concert for students and staff at Wiscasset Elementary School March 29.
…A Maine Department of Education funding error has resulted in $42 million more received by school districts for Fiscal Year 24. The department reported March 29, an error was made in allocations.…
Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. released the following email March 30:
“(March 29) at the Wiscasset School Department School Committee meeting they…
The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) is currently accepting applications for the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship Fund.
Established in 2013, the Laurendeau Fund provides renewable…
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open House on Sunday, April 2, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. Families interested in learning more…
July 1, Kim Andersson’s commute will fall from 80 minutes to about three.
The Wiscasset woman took a job out of town a few years ago, as dean of students at Searsport District Middle High…
AUGUSTA — Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, introduced a bill this week to help Maine public school districts purchase and serve more locally produced food to students.
LD 921, “An Act to…
Waldo Theatre
The Waldo Theatre is excited to announce registration for our 2023 Summer Theatre Camp program for grades 3-6 in July. Campers will learn valuable theatre arts skills in acting, performance, and…
Eight students from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb were honored by the Poetry Society of Virginia as part of the society’s international 2023 student contest.
For the…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset’s school committee Wednesday night, March 22 named past Wiscasset schoolteacher and past Wiscasset selectman…
Maine Department of Education is helping eligible adults recover from the impact of Covid-19 through a variety of free academic and job training…
Wiscasset High School students did extremely well at the SkillsUSA competition March 16-17 in Bangor. We had several students participating in various competitions. We are very proud of all of…
Press release
Carolyn Potter of Edgecomb, a senior at Wiscasset Middle High School, has been selected to receive the 2023 Principal's Award, Interim Principal Gina Stevens announced March 14. The award,…
Edgecomb selectmen are waiting for a response from the school committee on two questions prior to approving the 2023 May town meeting warrant. On March 9, selectmen reviewed the wording of all 61…
Midcoast Senior College, bringing classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning, announces a variety of courses for its Spring Term II. Courses will begin the week of April 10 and will run…
Wiscasset Elementary School Principal Kathleen Pastore is resigning effective June 30. In her March 8 letter to Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr., Pastore said this was…
The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation announced March 7 that more than $88,000 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations across Maine and New Hampshire that are providing…
The Waldo Theatre
The Waldo Theatre is proud to announce registration for NOW More Than Ever: a day of films, conversations, learning, and opportunities for women of all ages. The goal is to create an opportunity…
Kindergarten information: If you have a child who will be 5 on or before Oct. 15, 2023, they are eligible for kindergarten registration. Registration packets are available at Wiscasset Elementary…
Campers at Merry Barn’s Summer Writing Adventures may find a familiar face in this year’s teaching staff. Katherine (Kat) Cassidy, formerly Head of Chewonki Elementary and Middle School, will be…
Join KELT for a free evening Zoom lecture on Thursday, March 9 at 6 p.m. to learn about the flashing…
Kennedy Sprague and Evan Strong, both of Wiscasset were named to the Husson University president’s list in the fall 2022 semester. Ellie Pratt, also of Wiscasset, was named to Husson’s honors list…
Registration is now open for the 2023 season of Camp Mummichog, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust’s summer day camp for campers ages 5 to 14.
At Camp Mummichog, nature education takes many…
From bookbinding to Spanish for Beginners, and everything in between, Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education is pleased to offer 36 enrichment classes this spring.
Classes…
The Wiscasset School Committee on Feb. 21 unanimously approved Gina Stevens as Wiscasset Middle High School’s interim principal for the rest of the school year.…
The Boothbay Region Y Arts competition team traveled to the National Performing Arts Festival at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida Feb. 16-19 and received the highest ranking of “Superior…
Longtime Wiscasset Middle High School Assistant Principal Warren Cossette told the school committee Tuesday night, he plans to resign at the end of the school year.
“At the end of the year…
LincolnHealth is now accepting applications for its winter Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through Wednesday, March 1.
This session begins March 28 and runs through May 12. Classes…
Heartwood Theater Summer Camp registration is open for students graduating grades 5-12, and enrollment is half full. Camp will be challenging and encouraging, focusing on…
The University of Maine recognized 3,010 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2022 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,983 are from Maine, 957 are from 45 other…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset Middle High School students Payton Blagdon, Madison Westrich and Bryan Gagnon met with Wiscasset School Committee Feb. 15 to answer questions and explain…
The Boothbay Region Education Foundation account has been set up at The First National Bank in Boothbay Harbor for those who wish to help the community-wide efforts to toward replacing educational…
Last Tuesday students at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) enjoyed a wonderful day of shared literacy during our annual African American Read In. CTL has participated in this national…
Officials at Wiscasset School Committee’s Wednesday, Feb. 15 meeting in Wiscasset Middle High School’s library announced WMHS Principal Charles Lomonte’s resignation. According to the draft…
Two years after Edgecomb made the final payment on the elementary school, wear and tear is starting to show. On Feb. 13, Superintendent Bob Kahler and Principal Tom Landberg submitted separate…
Maine students interested in careers in journalism are invited to apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation (…
