Rebecca Short of Westport Island has been named to…
Education
BRUNSWICK — Beginning September 15, several MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH) programs currently situated at 66 Baribeau Drive in Brunswick will relocate to the…
Lifelong learning has been shown by many research studies to fight cognitive decline in our senior citizens across all socio-economic strata.
Coastal…
In results Wiscasset Town Clerk Linda Perry provided, the latest version of the 2025-26 school budget prevailed by two votes.
Voting was Sept. 4 at Wiscasset Community Center. And the…
The referendum vote with the second try at a 2025-26 Wiscasset school budget is from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 4 at Wiscasset Community Center, according to wiscasset.gov
The $…
Historic New England’s 1762 Bowman House in Dresden is set in a landscape that has seen many changes over the past 263 years. The only constant is the Kennebec River.…
As Coastal Senior College (CSC) continues to extend its role in the active lifelong learning community in Lincoln and Knox counties and beyond, the College kicks off…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Cordula Mathias, administrator of the Bettinson Art and Literary Trust, will present a PowerPoint presentation slide show with information about the genesis of the Brenda Bettinson …
Join author and poet Maggie Dewane for a nature-inspired poetry workshop and reading from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Community Room at the Rockland Public Library at 80 Union…
Coastal Senior College, serving Lincoln and Knox counties, is accepting registrations for its fall courses. Classes will begin in mid-September. Two art classes will be offered this fall term, one…
The Wiscasset selectboard Aug. 19 unanimously accepted the Future of the Schools Committee's (FSC)…
Sunday, Aug. 17, dawned clear and sunny. Outside, the school bus, fire engine, police cruiser, Lulu the Lunch Wagon, and Darling’s Ice Cream for a Cause were assembling; inside,…
Midcoast Literacy, a nonprofit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is holding two training sessions for new volunteer tutors this fall: one for volunteers who want to work…
Holocaust and Human Rights Center
On Tuesday, Sept. 16, beginning at 4 p.m., a celebration of 40 extraordinary years of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center (HHRC) of Maine will be held. The experience will include cocktails,…
Finding Our Voices
New York Times contributing opinion writer Rachel Louise Snyder will be discussing her award-winning manifesto, “No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us.”…
The Community School District (CSD) moved forward on creating a new subcommittee during a meeting Aug. 12. The School Committee gave Alternative Organizational…
MaineHealth
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital (MHLH) is now accepting applications for its fall 2025 certified nursing assistant (CNA) Training Program. The free, seven-week course will…
Shorelines are among our most valuable natural resources, but coastal and inland waterfront erosion raises concerns alongside increased storms, flooding, and rising sea…
Boothbay Sea and Science Center
During week 8 at Boothbay Sea and Science Center, students explored a variety of fisheries practices that ranged from recreational to large scale commercial companies.…
Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars
On Sunday, Aug. 17, from 1 to 3 p.m., Wiscasset school children and their families are invited to the Wiscasset Community Center at 242 Gardiner Road to ‘shop’ for the supplies they will need to…
Come see the magic of Jeanne Rosier Smith on Friday, Aug. 15 from 3 to 5 p.m. Jeanne will be doing a demo and answering questions at Black River Gallery, 16 McKown St.,…
Woolwich selectmen
A number of options will be tried to help relieve traffic tie-ups on Nequasset Road in Woolwich resulting from parents dropping…
Coastal Senior College (CSC), serving midcoastal Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, opens registration on Aug. 12 for its 16 fall courses, which begin the week of Sept. 15…
River Arts is pleased to host a one-day wet felting workshop with Maine fiber artist Laura McNelly. McNelly, a former teacher and floral designer, was introduced to felting when she began…
Historic New England
Historic New England’s 1762 Bowman House in Dresden is filled with fascinating stories, exquisite 18th century furnishings and some 20th century objects that will make you smile. Whether you are…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS) held “PFAS in Casco Bay: Tracking the Fate of Forever Chemicals on…
Join us at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10 for a special screening of “Found in Korea” followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Nam Holtz. Meggin “Nam” Holtz spent summers in the Boothbay Harbor region…
“The Goonies” - (PG; 1 hour, 54 minutes) - When two brothers find out they might lose their house they are desperate to find a way to keep their home. They find a treasure map and…
Oceans On Tap
Join local author Shannon M. Parker on Thursday, July 31 at 6 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery in Boothbay Harbor as she discusses her third novel, “Love & Lobsters." Celebrated by Down East…
With Wiscasset's Future of the Schools Committee report done, reported on, and headed to selectmen,…
Coastal Senior College (CSC) is pleased to announce its series of fall 2025 courses…
The Monhegan Memorial Library, at 1 Library Lane, will welcome Peter Brown for our Sixth Distinguished Writers Series. An author and illustrator, Peter Brown has…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS) hosted the second science talk of its 2025 Café Sci series July 23 on the East…
As anyone who has launched a business knows, it can’t be done alone. The engagement of local community is critical,…
Wiscasset School Department
The proposed 2025-26, $10.74 million Wiscasset school budget passed intact at a special town meeting July 23 at Wiscasset Elementary School, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson said.
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Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library event
Raza Patel, an 11-year-old chess…
Speaking strictly for herself Monday night, Wiscasset Selectmen's Chair Sarah Whitfield said of Wiscasset's future of the schools committee's final report, 69 pages including the appendix, "As a…
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (BLOS) hosted its first Café Sci of the 2025 season July 16. Over 200 seats were filled;…
Three weeks of intensive Heartwood Summer Camp training with Griff Braley and Teralyn Reiter will culminate in a devised performance of "The Epic of Beowulf" in the air…
Finding Our Voices
Finding Our Voices has received $10,000 from a Camden National Bank grant that brings the bank's total donation, since 2020, to the grassroots nonprofit to $65,000. …
Wiscasset's school committee July 8 asked Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson for information to help it address any recommendation or other message it might get from selectmen in…
Midcoast Senior College
Midcoast Senior College has announced its list of new courses for seniors in Midcoast Maine who are interested in continuing to learn as they age. Fall Term I begins in…
Harbor Theater
In light of the ongoing crisis in Gaza, a local group called the People’s Perseverance is hosting a screening of the film "Israelism," an art exhibit, panel discussion…
This coming weekend Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20 see 20 games and competitions. Daily entry fee just $5. Concessions will be available. $10 lobster rolls!
Competitions: Skills,…
The $10.74 million budget proposal Wiscasset's school committee passed 5-0 July 8 asks $152,151 less from local taxpayers than the offer voters passed in an April town meeting and rejected at the…
Come one, come all to Ames Supply on Bath Road In Wiscasset Saturday, July 19 from 7:30 to 1:30, to snap up home baked cakes, cookies, pies and such. In the process,…
With Wiscasset's valuation hiking at a higher rate than the state average is hiking, the town's schools stand to get less state aid, the school department's business manager, Cathy Coffey, told…
The first-ever Puddle Dock Village Festival launched over the holiday weekend at Alna’s Puddle Dock Village School, featuring an opening reception for Damariscotta…
