Atlantic Captains Academy will be conducting their Coast Guard Approved OUPV Captain’s Licensing Course at the Fireside Inn in Belfast. The course will be begin on Monday April 13 and will meet…
Education
First graders at Wiscasset Elementary School celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday and kicked off the school's Read-a-Thon on Monday, March 2. Students wore Dr. Seuss hats and had whiskers drawn on…
It took two meetings, nearly five hours and the Edgecomb School Committee brought down its fiscal 27 budget under a 10% increase. On March 2, the committee voted, 3-0, to propose a…
After Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson offered ways to get the 2026-27 budget draft down to $11.4 million, Vice Chair Jonathan Barnes noted residents passed the $10.7 million…
On Wednesday, April 8, Instructor Maryanne Ward will begin her five-week-long class "The Calm Before the Storms of War" on Zoom.
In class, students will "visit" two English country houses…
Join us Friday, March 20 at Ækeir Brewing, 111 Main St., Wiscasset at 6 p.m. to learn about "The Science Behind Oyster Farming."…
Two Wiscasset school security projects have outranked most other requests to Maine's School Revolving Renovation Fund. Maine Department of Education has nodded partnerships for Wiscasset to get a…
Finding Our Voices
Authors of the Novel of the Year and Non-Fiction Book of the Year in 2025's Irish Book Awards are among the March guests of Finding Our Voices, talking online about the domestic abuse in their…
Mid-Coast Audubon is pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for individuals interested in learning about and…
Vigilance is essential when protecting yourself from scammers, Julie Casson, community digital navigator at Coastal Maine Regional Broadband, and Boothbay Harbor Police…
This winter’s Noontime Series programs feature a trio of CSC members whose governmental careers total nearly a century of service. The third program in the series, “How the CIA Informs the…
MaineHealth is now recruiting for its next certified nursing assistant training program in the Coastal Region. The program…
Wiscasset school committee
A budget draft Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson presented Feb. 11 would ask 12.4% more from local taxes than the 2025-26 budget did. The draft budget included an overall 9.35…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset's school committee declined Monday night to hire an independent investigator to, as Vice Chair Jonathan Barnes put it in his motion, "investigate a complaint received by the board."…
Three residents offered to fill the seat Victoria Hugo-Vidal left on Wiscasset's school committee. And Monday night, the committee picked Brycson Grover. Members said Grover is a regular at their…
Since Raye Leonard took over as education director at Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education (BWRAE), it has been a goal to bring a driver’s education program for…
Wiscasset School Committee has an immediate vacancy to be filled until Tuesday, June 9. Wiscasset residents inclined to serve as an interim School Committee member should send a letter of…
The Telling Room has named Center…
Wood carving is a great way to not only learn a new skill, but…
Alna Fire Department (AFD) welcomed Wiscasset Middle High School seniors Jan. 29 to gain a deeper appreciation of civic service and the importance of volunteer fire departments in the heart of…
Thursday evening, Feb. 5, Wiscasset school committee member Victoria Hugo-Vidal resigned, because she is no longer a Wiscasset resident. The resignation is effective immediately, Hugo-Vidal wrote…
6th grade: Highest - Charles Herrick, Jace McArdle; High - Giemella Absalud, Brayden Benner, Liam Cressey, Emery Footer, Ronan Jewell, Lyla Reed, Carley Streevey; Honors - Arianna Richardson
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Sarah Currier, fourth grade teacher at Edgecomb Eddy School, recently gathered together an impressive assembly of experts and enthusiasts to brainstorm future plans for the school gardens…
The MathCounts team from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb placed second in the regional competition on Saturday…
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Edgecomb resident Brynna Nelson, a member of the class of 2027 majoring in biomedical engineering, was named to the university's dean's…
Burnt Island Light
Ever dreamed of living in an historic island lighthouse just a mile off the coast of Maine? The Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), in partnership with the Keepers of Burnt Island…
Lincoln Academy
Lincoln Academy (LA) invites prospective students and their families to an Eighth Grade Information Night on Monday, Feb. 9, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. (snow date Feb.…
Students in pre-kindergarten through grade 8 at the Center for Teaching and Learning learned all about fossils from guest…
“Treasure Island” sails into port this weekend, as Heartwood Theater’s annual middle school program. This 40-minute romp, with a student cast of 28 in grades 4-8…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset School Committee member Christopher Hart asked Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Sarah Hubert Jan. 20 if she turned back any requests for the 2026-27 school budget.
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Lincoln County Historical Association
The Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) will present the second program in its series of free online talks on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 p.m., offering the…
Parkinson’s Support Group
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Parkinson’s Support Group will feature a presentation on improving balance and preventing falls at its next session on Thursday, Feb. 5…
Education has moved beyond simple report cards into a complex system where data-driven assessments shape student support. Jan. 13, the…
Wiscasset school committee
Are Wiscasset Middle High School students feeling safe at school? Results on that varied in two surveys and over time. And Principal Sarah Hubert suggested, to some students, "feeling safe" might…
Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is…
Angela Lathem-Ballard, of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, has been nominated for the Maine Council for…
Wiscasset school committee
When Wiscasset Middle High School science teacher Shari Templeton returned to school Jan. 5, she was in a fragile state. She’d had a personal loss just before vacation, Templeton explained to the…
This winter’s Noontime Series programs feature a trio of CSC members whose governmental careers total nearly a century of service. The first program, “What Determined…
Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education (BWRAE) is one of 12 programs recently recognized as a Top Performer by the state…
Midcoast Senior College (MSC) is pleased to announce its Spring Term I 2026 lineup of engaging, non-credit courses for adult learners…
The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb is proud to announce that Corbin Lichtinger, teacher of first and second grades, is receiving recognition as an artist…
Coastal Senior College Class
Most of the 11 courses offered in the Coastal Senior College Winter Term will begin during the week of Jan. 13. One class, “Piero Della Francesca: Painter,…
