LincolnHealth will be hosting a series of workshops to assist individuals capture and document their health care wishes in the event they are unable to communicate them.
The next three…
Life
On April 10, middle school students at Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning transformed themselves into ancient Greek gods and goddesses for two performances of Tristan Jackson-Pate's one-…
The next meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset will be on May 2 at First Congregational Church, 28 High St. (Fellowship Hall) in Wiscasset. There is a brief…
The Wabanaki Alliance invites the Lincoln County community to visit our display and talk with us at the Earth Day Celebration on April 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center. Our…
Maggie Atwood has experienced many memorable and rewarding interactions while assisting patients, residents and family members as a LincolnHealth volunteer. A longtime resident of Sheepscott…
On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset to host the…
Community of Hope
Domestic abuse research and reporting often focus on physical violence. But this narrow frame may be misleading. Between 60% and 80% of domestic abuse survivors seeking outside supports (i.e.,…
The Maine Art Gallery (MAG) is open for its 66th season with a full schedule of classes designed to pique our curiosity and expand our artistic skills. Be sure to review them and sign up soon,…
Veggies to Table, a grow-to-donate farm located in Newcastle, is kicking off their growing season with flower pop ups at the Alna Store, Village Handcraft, and Perch Cafe & Bakery. At each…
Midcoast Senior College invites you to explore our Summer Wisdom 2024 through a series of four presentations.
All sessions are held at Curtis Memorial Library’s…
Edgecomb Community Church recently hired a full-time pianist, Joseph Cough Jr. of Waldoboro. Cough received his bachelor of arts in human ecology at the College of the Atlantic and received his…
Saturday, July 27
The Boothbay Harbor Fire Department will be holding a barbecue fundraiser on Sherman Field, Boothbay Region High School from noon to 3 p.m. Admission will be $15 for…
On Saturday, April 20, Newcastle nonprofit Veggies to Table is excited to be participating once again in Central Lincoln County YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day in Damariscotta. They will be set up…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 11 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Wiscasset Municipal Building at the corner of Routes 1 and 27.…
Spring has sprung at Hidden Valley Nature Center. The woods are alive with the sounds, sites and smells of the awakening forest. Vernal pools, filled with the rains of spring, are just beginning…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its third quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 school year:
Sixth grade: Highest honors, Riley Kleinschmidt, Abigail Rogers, Tayia Wright; high…
Morgan Mitchell, creatress and flowcilitator, returns to the Merry Barn with her magical Creative Flow Circles, beginning on Sunday, April 21.
In these unique artistic explorations,…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, invites craftspeople to be part of its family-friendly, old-fashioned 70th Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 29,…
Student poets from Edgecomb's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) swept the boards in this year's Poetry Society of Virginia youth poetry contest. From hundreds of poems submitted by young…
After months of planning, students from Wiscasset Middle High School and Wiscasset Elementary School drove to Opal Myrick School in East Millinocket to experience the total solar eclipse. Fourth…
Wiscasset school committee
The energy firm auditing Wiscasset-owned properties for a potential contract told the school committee Tuesday night, April 9, a solar array at Wiscasset Middle High School would cost property…
The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair in Conjunction with CLC YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day at the Central Lincoln County YMCA on Saturday,…
Finding Our Voices online
Michelle Horton's “Dear Sister” documents how blindness to domestic abuse led to her sister’s wrongful incarceration for killing her abuser. …
Saturday, April 27
Mark Holmquist, who was a sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at age 19, will be speaking about his experiences at American Legion Post 36 in Boothbay beginning…
Maine Maritime Museum in Bath announces the opening of “Upta Camp,” a new exhibition that investigates the rise of Maine’s sporting and leisure camp tradition (mid-1800s–post World War II) and how…
Where it’s at
I’m not quite sure which Rodale Press organic gardening book my first husband John and I used as our “bible,” planning our first veg garden in 1976. I suspect, after looking at the Rodale Press…
If Maine could have a mascot, there’s likely no better option than the lobster. This culinary icon of coastal communities from Kittery to Canada represents a cultural richness only rivaled by its…
March is “Music In Our Schools” month and, to celebrate, the Wiscasset Schools’ performance ensembles gave a concert for students, staff and families at Wiscasset Elementary School on April 3…
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when Healthy Kids, A Family Resource Network, connects with our local community to focus on child and family well-being. Healthy Kids serves…
Wiscasset Schools and Partners in Education (PIE) have several upcoming events for our community to look forward to!
PIE will be selling concessions at the “Solar Eclipse Watch Party”…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, hosted a group of teaching interns from New Jersey's Delbarton School last week. Jack O'Reilly and Mike Bentz toured the…
The Edgecomb Eddy School cafeteria was filled with firefighters, nurses, tradesmen, hairdressers, scientists and even a beekeeper – at least aspiring ones. The school held a career day March 29,…
11th annual Earth Day Celebration
Come to Maine Studio Works, 170 Anderson St., Portland on Friday, April 26 for this 11th annual celebration of Earth Day. Doors open at Maine Studio Works at 6 p.m. and films begin at 7 p.m.…
Wiscasset’s Easter Egg hunt had its usual gusty winds and a sunny morning at the Wiscasset Middle High School track. Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud was relieved the inner field, filled…
March 29 in a Wiscasset home, a grassroots committee was talking dirt pie-eating, a worm-themed relay race, carnival fare and games, an exhibit on Wiscasset worm digging history, a possible beer…
The next Public Supper will be Wednesday, April 17. Menu will include Tuscan ribolita ( Italian stew), garlic bread, salad, lasagna, and lemon…
Mid-Coast Audubon and Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will co-lead a birding field trip to the Salt Bay Farm in Damariscotta on Saturday, April 13. They will walk the meadow looking for Savannah…
Deb Pooler graduated from Wiscasset High School in 1971 and went on to attend the University of Maine at Orono and Augusta. She started working as an educational technician for Wiscasset School…
Willow Orr’s mother Michele Colson tells the Wiscasset 10-year-old about every donation that comes in. “I feel that it’s good for her to know how much she’s loved and supported, because she’s…
What happens when a parent’s worst nightmare comes true?
Damariscotta artist Peter Bruun began wrestling with that question when learned his eldest daughter was addicted to heroin; when…
New Hope Midcoast, Midcoast, Maine’s comprehensive Domestic Violence Resource Center, will host a free Domestic Violence Roundtable Discussion from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 in…
Since November, students in grades three through five have been delighted to share a hydroponic growing system. Funds from a Maine Agriculture in the Classroom grant purchased the hydroponic…
Compassion takes on many forms depending on the situation. Regarding LincolnHealth’s nursing care facilities, it’s all about ensuring that none of the residents in their final stages of life go…
Saturday, Sept. 21
A day-long celebration, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., of the Wiscasset riverfront and a look back at the town’s long history of a working…
Soon, patients and visitors to the Watson Health Center on the Miles Campus will be sheltered from the elements when entering or exiting the building for an appointment.
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Join LincolnHealth inpatient pharmacist Jennifer Havelin for “Understanding Diabetes Medications” at LincolnHealth’s next Diabetes Support Group. It will take place Tuesday, April 9, beginning at…
Recently at Wiscasset Elementary School, students were strutting their own style – in a mismatched way. Students had once again filled the school pom pom jug by being Safe, Responsible…
ORONO — When Noah Lambert, of Bar Harbor, enrolled at the University of Maine, launching a giant balloon 90,000 feet in the air to livestream a total solar eclipse wasn’t an activity he…
Community of Hope
Survivors of domestic abuse often experience impacts on their mental health. Sometimes these effects are temporary, and sometimes they can be long-lasting. According to the book,…
