The Wiscasset Elementary School Fourth and Fifth Grade Chorus performed a Valentine’s Day concert for residents of St. Andrews Village and other guests in Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, Feb. 14.…
Life
Students at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb recently enjoyed a wonderful day of shared…
Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, which is a free, 12-week recovery program for adult cancer patients and survivors. Registration open for the next session on Tuesday,…
It’s time to prepare for your spring bird-feeding to get birds through the nesting season when they need lots of energy. Mid-Coast Audubon will be accepting bird seed orders through Saturday, Feb…
Thursday, Feb. 22
Ocean on Tap is an informal, ocean-centric speaker series, held from 6 to 7 p.m., organized by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and hosted by…
Friday, Feb. 9, Feed Our Scholars (FOS) threw a party, a paint party. It was an evening of lighthearted fun. Under the supportive…
A flurry of activity at the barn in Hidden Valley Nature Center recently occurred. Fourth-grade students from Wiscasset Elementary School visited with naturalist Cami Wilbert to discuss strategies…
Valentine’s Day is approaching, and this holiday has expanded to expressions of affection and caring among relatives and friends. Many of us want to surprise the important people in our lives.…
In the late 1990s, Japan’s famous bullet trains had a problem. Compressed air would build up as they went through tunnels, resulting in a large boom when they exited. The sound was so loud it…
Pre-K and kindergarten registration is open!
Wiscasset Elementary School is registering students for the coming school year. Please contact us to start the registration process for our…
The author of a chronicle of the murder of a Unity College student and her girlfriend hiking the Appalachian Trail is joining the online discussion of the book with the Finding Our Voices book…
Barring the unforeseen, the $1,025,000 elevator project at Wiscasset Elementary School will be completed this month, bringing the building back into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities…
John: “Where have you been? I’ve been calling you for two hours!”
Laura: “I’m OK. I was out with a friend.”
John: “Out where? What friend? What’s his name?”
Laura: “It wasn…
Come to the party! Friday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m., Feed Our Scholars is hosting a paint night. Happy strawberry-designed vases are the order of the…
Local nonprofit Veggies to Table is looking ahead to the coming growing season with the launch of their Dahlia Joy Fundraiser this week.
Veggies to Table, based in Newcastle, is dedicated…
Love is in the air, and Midcoast Humane invites you to embark on a journey to find your PAW-fect companion this Valentine's Day season! Join us on Friday, Feb. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. at our adoption…
The Ecology Club at Wiscasset Elementary School kicked off a new recycling routine last week. They have been collaborating with school chef Terrie Johnson to find ways to reduce waste from the…
Students at the Center for Teaching and Learning collected thirty-one pairs of pajamas for local children and adolescents during the month of January. Grace Olcott, a second grader from Alna,…
In Portland, Lewiston, and other communities in our state there are efforts underway to help asylum seekers and other immigrants new to our state. These are folks who have come here seeking a…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2023-24 school year:
Sixth grade: Highest honors, Alexandra Herrick, James Kenney, Chace Larrabee…
Lincoln County Television has six nights of “All New All Local” shows and basketball games this week for its viewers on Spectrum/Tidewater channel 7, LCTV.org, all streaming services…
This January, third and fourth-graders at Center for Teaching and Learning enjoyed a live virtual session with Sariya Singsanong and Kevin Nishikawa from the Walt Disney Imagineering program. This…
Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars has had such fun with past February paint parties in St. Philip’s Lippiat Hall at 12 Hodge St. in Wiscaset, that the group has decided to hold another, but this time…
Join Speech Language Pathologist Jennifer Bryce for “Diabetes and Cognitive Difficulty: Who Knew?” at LincolnHealth’s next Diabetes Support Group. It will take place Tuesday, Feb. 13, beginning at…
All books in the “Pets” section at Skidompha Secondhand Book shop will be on sale at half price from Friday, Feb. 2 through Friday, Feb. 16.
The sale offers many books about cats and dogs…
Midcoast CA$H, an initiative of United Way of Mid Coast Maine, is once again providing free tax preparation by IRS-certified volunteer tax preparers to households earning up to $64,000 annually.…
With reporter and assistant editor Susan Johns using up some 2023 vacation time this week, we needed to fill the pages with “something,” so we checked back in our archives and came up with a few…
Students at Wiscasset Elementary School recently sent off a delightful batch of Valentine’s Day cards to soldiers who have been deployed. Students from kindergarten to fifth grade enjoyed using…
Waldo Theatre
The Waldo Theatre is presenting a unique, day-long program on Sunday, March 3. "Now More Than Ever: Embracing Our Selves” will focus on the diverse experiences of living in female bodies and the…
Knowing how to build a good fire, whether for camp cooking or for staying warm, can be a very useful skill. On Friday, Feb. 9 from 3 to 4 p.m., Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is offering…
Sean Fleming and Beth Preston are creating a new singing group for seniors called "Classic Harmony.” Many members of Hearts…
Lincoln Theater
It’s no secret there are issues in our complicated country where passion prevails. And what is one of the easiest ways to change hearts and minds? Telling stories.…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2024 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online! Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…
Students and staff at Wiscasset Elementary and Wiscasset Middle schools will hold a readathon fundraiser to support fifth grader Willow Orr, who is experiencing serious medical…
In the past year and month, record-breaking weather extremes in line with the expected impacts of a warming world have brought disruption, destruction and even death to all corners of Maine.…
New Hope Midcoast, the Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center serving Midcoast Maine, is seeking donations of new and used high-quality clothing and accessories from now through July 3. Items…
“In honor of the victims, survivors, and families of the Lewiston mass shooting that occurred on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.” So reads the dedication of a new anthology of Maine short…
For more than three years, Veggies-to-Table, a grow-to-donate organic farm in Newcastle, has worked with students from Lincoln Academy’s IDEAL program in a win-win collaboration.
IDEAL…
Feed Our Scholars (FOS) is excited to announce a paint night event to raise funds for its dual missions of providing bags of weekend food for…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Feb. 1 at First Congregational Church’s Fellowship Hall, 28 High St., Wiscasset.
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Just in case you have been thinking about what it would be like to begin a new adventure as a beekeeper, the opportunity to do so is just around the corner!
The Knox Lincoln County…
The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding a fundraising event in the form of a sub sale Saturday, Feb. 10. Church members will be taking orders for this winter event, which will be replacing…
Hearty Roots knows nature is therapeutic. It helps us restore. Revitalize. Connect. Recently, the organization’s efforts to strengthen youth mental wellness through outdoor adventure was…
Le Café Français, a French conversation group, resumes its lively in-person meetings in Edgecomb.
French speakers of all levels are welcome. Participation, without pressure, allows…
Octavia Aurora, a current student at Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, had her writing published in the most recent issue of Mïtra: Revue d’art et littérature, an international …
Via Zoom
You’re a guest on a boat enjoying our beautiful Maine coastline. Unexpectedly your host, who happens to be driving the boat, is no longer able…
Give your sweetheart, or sweetheart-to-be, a Valentine's Day to remember ...
How about a romantic song or two sung by…
Maine Department of Education (DOE) has awarded $1.8 million in climate education professional development grants to support partnerships between 14…
The Lincoln Home will be starting a new weekly gathering for children ages 0-5, as well as home schooled older children, starting in February. We will provide toys, books to read and share, and…
Saturday, Jan. 20
Come and mingle from 2 to 6 p.m. with the happily (or not) unattached in the Midcoast and have a little fun in the process! No spin the bottle, but there will be some…
