Preparations are underway for a day-long festival this summer to celebrate Maine’s lobstering heritage. “Music, Masts, and Lobster Traps” will be held on Sunday, Aug. 27 at Maine Maritime Museum…
Life
Four years into Wiscasset School Department’s energy-saving steps with Siemens, the savings are surpassing the contractor’s annual guarantee, Siemens told the school committee June 13. Company…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will once again welcome Chewonki’s Traveling Natural History Program, starting this month, for four single-day naturalist programs focused on Maine’s native…
On June 28 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a Community Climate Conversation at the Denny Conservation and Education Center at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta.…
Interested in advocating for the best interests of a child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its next training for volunteer advocates Aug. 15-18.
This…
On Saturday, June 3, Midcoast Literacy held its second annual Readers Ride fundraising event in partnership with Sable Oak Equestrian Center in Brunswick. Thanks to the…
On Monday, June 12 the Maine Senate voted to enact a bill from Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, that would increase affordable housing options in rural Maine communities.…
Living in an old East Boothbay chapel, still with its pews, stage and stained glass windows in the early 1980s when the family was renovating it, Sarah Heald rented space at a West Boothbay Harbor…
The 2023 Boothbay Sea and Science Center BSSC) summer program opens June 19 at its new home on Linekin Bay. BSSC provides a safe, fun, friendly, and dynamic hands-on learning experience that…
Incredible gardens in five Lincoln County villages will be open to visitors over two days this summer. “The Gardens of Lincoln County,” hosted by Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA), is a…
Sprucewold started as a log cabin colony in Boothbay Harbor in 1888. The land was developed by the Boothbay Harbor and Boston Land Companies. Between 1906 and 1913, the development that we know…
The following students at Husson University in Bangor were honored this spring.
Haley Clifford of Edgecomb and Kennedy Sprague of Wiscasset were named to the dean’s list. Evan Strong of…
An orchard will be planted at Edgecomb Eddy School this fall. ReTreeUS is a non-profit organization which plants orchards in schools, supports school gardens and provides…
The Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, built in 1827, welcomes guests for the season. We are open seven days a week from now through Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October with volunteer docent…
Wiscasset Middle High School is pleased to announce the four seniors in the Class of 2023 who have earned the distinction of being a “Top Scholar.” To be recognized as a “Top Scholar,” a senior…
The Rev. Paul Tunkle, our neighbor from Dresden, Maine, will be presiding over the service of Holy Communion for the first two Sundays of this summer season at All Saints by-the-Sea Episcopal…
The 18th annual Healthy Kids’ Shortcake Shuffle 5K and 3K Fitness Walk will take place at the Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta on Saturday, July 8.
An out and back course is…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset now has an idea what an engineering plan for a seawall would cost. Town Manager Dennis Simmons said nothing has been budgeted for a plan so he is trying to get grant money for it. “But…
Hearty Roots is thrilled to expand its board of directors by welcoming Lisa Katz, a longtime resident of Damariscotta, where she adventures alongside her husband and two sons.
Previously…
Seniors at Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) shared the passage of a milestone together Thursday, June 8. Before family, friends, faculty and the community, the 25 graduates marched into…
Press release
Dow Furniture in Waldoboro is honored to have partnered with the Travis Mills Foundation during a Memorial Day fundraiser and sale. The company donated a total of $2,000, stemming…
Woolwich officials will pursue flashing traffic warning signs for Woolwich Central School on Nequasset Road. Road Commissioner Jack Shaw told the select board June 7, the state will provide the…
Rock Steady Boxing, a unique exercise program based on training used by boxing pros and adapted to people with Parkinson’s disease…
St. Giles Episcopal Church In Jefferson is planning its annual fundraising event and is renting tables to all crafters, organizations, or people who may simply want to sell white elephant items.…
Where It’s At
The Boothbay Farmer’s Market has moved around over the past two decades from the Boothbay Region schools parking lot to the Meadow Mall parking lot to the Boothbay Common, and man has it grown.…
Paddlers for Hearty Roots’ (HR) Paddle for a Purpose fundraiser fought low temperatures, wind, rain and choppy waters Saturday June 3 as they paddled five miles down the Damariscotta River, from…
Two young sisters have donated to Feed Our Scholars. Gretchen Burleigh-Johnson of FOS and St. Philip’s Church, Hodge Street, said. She said Lorelai Merry, 5, currently in Pre-K, and sister Alana,…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset held its annual meeting at Maine Tasting Center, 506 Old Bath Road, Wiscasset, June 1. Members enjoyed a delightful tea and a delicious array of food. In…
Worshippers and seekers of all faiths are invited to join the community that is The Church of All Saints by-the-Sea for the 2023 season. Services will begin on Sunday, June 18 and conclude on…
Graduates of Coastal Rivers’ Midcoast Stewards program will soon be directing their interest and enthusiasm for the natural world and conservation to volunteer efforts in the Midcoast area.
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Last week, Wiscasset Newspaper reported on a long-running regional draw, Montsweag Flea Market off Route One, Woolwich being closed. We invited readers to share their memories of selling or…
Due to the forecast for inclement weather, Wiscasset Middle High School’s high school graduation that was set for 7 p.m. Thursday, June 8 at Wiscasset Speedway will instead be held at Wiscasset…
It has been four years in the making, but Wiscasset Middle High School got to host its …
Will it be like a trial, or partly like one? And what about lawyers? Those questions and others emerged June 1 as Alna selectmen and fellow residents readied for a June 8…
On Saturday, July 22, Indigo Arts Alliance (IAA) and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) will present “Deconstructing the Boundaries: A Future of Land and Food Resilience,” the first…
Lincoln County Historical Association's annual day camp for kids, “Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History,” is again offered for children ages 7 through 11…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club was contacted by Sarah Currier, 4th grade teacher at Edgecomb Eddy School, for help in establishing a pollinator garden. Kevin Bowler and Karen Iliades from the…
The Wiscasset schools’ music department presented the annual spring concert for grades four through 12 on May 25. The concert opened with the fourth and fifth grade Elementary Chorus presenting…
Thomas Nadeau, OD, as president of the Maine Board of Optometry, addressed The Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee of the Maine State Legislature on May 23.
Nadeau…
This stunning home on Pratts Island in Southport will present you with an exquisite mix of architecture, interior design and sweeping views. Your first glance will be through magnificent, curved…
Here on the Midcoast of Maine it’s just about time to plant the dahlias. They can be planted as soon as the soil fluffy and ready to be worked and, of course, when danger of frost has passed.…
Years ago, when Faye Shea wanted help with her “Saving Our Stars” project, she asked herself, “Who’s the most patriotic woman I know,” Shea recalled in the sun at the veterans wall in Wiscasset…
Sheepscot Valley Children’s House is hosting its Spring Art Show on Thursday, June 1 from 3 to 5 p.m. up the spiral staircase at the school, at 127 Federal St. in Wiscasset. The show…
Midcoast Literacy held its annual Meeting and Celebration in Bath on May 21, celebrating 53 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and northern Cumberland counties. The…
Skidompha Book Shop
Children’s books and movies are on sale at half-price from June 1 through June 14 at the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta.
All genres of books are included, with…
Anne Davis Barker is a familiar healthcare provider in the Boothbay Region as advanced practice registered nurse-family nurse practitioner at Family Care Center in Boothbay Harbor. And for…
Hearty Roots (HR), a Bristol-based nonprofit dedicated to improving children’s lives through social-emotional learning and outdoor adventure programs, has launched a $1.5 million capital campaign…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust and the Damariscotta Historical Society (DHS) worked together this month to improve access to the House-Day cemetery, a small family plot located in the woods off…
“This was one of the best historic talks I’ve ever heard,” said one of the 50 attendees at the Maine Art Gallery’s event on May 18 featuring reminiscences of the gallery’s founder, Mildred Burrage…
