Summer in Maine has so much to offer, especially as a camper on one of Hearty Roots’ Coastal Expeditions. These five-day island-based trips invite teens to chill,…
Education
The new Wiscasset school committee decided June 17 to meet again in 49 hours. With a voter-rejected school budget to rework, new member Douglas Merrill asked to meet again that week as a chance to…
The Marine Learning Project is hosting two Open House events onboard the Schooner Harvey Gamage, including one in Wiscasset. First, an Educator Open House…
According to draft subcommittee reports of Wiscasset's future of the schools committee, regionalization is feasible; teachers', voters' and the community's caring set Wiscasset apart; and, if the…
Wiscasset school committee
With an eye toward safety, Wiscasset's school committee held off June 10 on nodding two policies. At Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Sarah Hubert's request, the policy committee will look…
Ocean On Tap
On Wednesday, June 25 from 6 to 7 p.m. the next Ocean on Tap event will be held at Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way, Boothbay Harbor.
The Innovative Gear Library Team of Maine's…
Summer is here at last, and it’s a perfect time to dive into a new artistic medium or enhance your skills in your favorite techniques and tools for making art. The Maine Art Gallery’s (MAG)…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit voters passed the $28.6 million, 2025-26 budget offer June 10. In results Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle provided, Alna's vote ran 37-8; Westport…
Boothbay Region Adult and Community Education (BRACE) graduated nine students June 10 in the Boothbay Region High School library. Commencement was moved from Barrett’s Park due to rain. Over…
The popular Behind Closed Doors Tours of Castle Tucker return Saturday, June 21. Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on this leisurely in-depth tour that includes rooms and…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its Class of 2025 scholarship recipients:
Alexander Taylor Memorial Scholarship, $1,000, Sero Sproul; Harold A. and Priscilla L. Campbell Memorial…
Programs and signs of support doubled as fans June 5 in a hot Stover Auditorium as Wiscasset Middle High School Class of 2025's families, friends and community waited to welcome the seniors down…
Press release
On Tuesday, June 3, the Wiscasset Elementary School Chorus visited the Maine State House as guests of Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, and Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, who represents…
The following local students were named to the dean's list for the spring 2025 semester at Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania.
Jack Herman of Woolwich is a junior mechanical…
Willl Herman, of Woolwich, earned a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry on May 10 from Grove City College. Established in 1876, Grove City College (…
Boothbay Region Art Foundation
This summer, the Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) invites you to explore your artistic potential with a diverse lineup of adult art classes through BRAF's Take Part in Art program. Whether…
Have you ever taken a ride on Midcoast Maine’s very own authentic “Two-footer”? It's time to get on board for a trip on the heritage railway at 97 Cross Road in Alna. Whether you’ve never visited…
Maine State Aquarium
The Maine State Aquarium’s 2025 season begins on Wednesday, June 11, and preparations are going swimmingly. Last year’s grand reopening was a huge hit with over 26,000 visitors, and this year…
Midcoast Literacy held its Annual Meeting & Celebration in Bath on May 17, celebrating 55 years of providing free literacy services in Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and northern Cumberland counties…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset's school committee May 27 did what it could not at another recent meeting: The panel did the yearly evaluation of the superintendent of schools.
As a personnel matter, the…
Wiscasset Middle High School is pleased to announce three seniors in the Class of 2025 who have earned the distinction of being a “Top Scholar. ” To be recognized as a “Top Scholar, ” a…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset's school committee May 20 approved senior and other trips that were set to have students in cabins, a duck boat, canoes, an amusement park and more.
Wiscasset Middle…
Friends of Thai Daughters
“I was born in a small village near Myanmar and knew as a little girl that I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up, but my family was too poor to send me to school…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
The Boothbay Railway Village Museum opens this weekend for its 61st season. Museum hours will be 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. with train rides on the hour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the…
Wiscasset school committee
Turn in that cell phone to the captain when you board and expect schooner travel's challenges and a potential career idea, according to a signup wiscassetschools.org links to, for a program called…
The Boothbay Region Art Foundation (BRAF) is delighted to announce its vibrant spring art exhibit, opening on Friday, May 23 through Sunday, June 22, 2025. This highly anticipated show…
Sunday, Aug. 17, from 1 to 3 p.m., Set for Success (S4S) will once again throw a spirited event at Wiscasset Community Center to celebrate the community and its upcoming school year. All of…
After the first 90 minutes of the Edgecomb school budget town meeting May 17, residents had passed the second of a 21-article warrant. The remainder was a flurry of civil discourse and…
The following activities were listed at wiscassetschools.org:
The BRCTC Awards event is Thursday, May 22 at 12 p.m. Seniors will depart the Awards with Principal Sarah Hubert to…
Ocean On Tap
The next Ocean on Tap event will take place Thursday, May 22 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way, Boothbay Harbor.
Hannah Sterling of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…
Press release
Students from Wiscasset Middle High School's principles of engineering class competed at University of Maine in Orono in the statewide 10th annual Windstorm Challenge. Students were tasked with…
May 8, Wiscasset Elementary School presented an evening of art and music for students, families and the community. The Art Show featured work from all students in grades K-5. The hallways bristled…
The Center for Teaching and Learning hosted Kim Bernard, a nationally-recognized sculptor and installation artist, as a visiting-artist on Friday,…
Where It's At
Open the door to the 40th Student Art Show at Boothbay Region Art Foundation, and enter a world of exploration through color, technique, history, and imagination that has led to some thought-…
The University of Maine announced funding has been restored for Maine Sea Grant to continue research and outreach. They said restored funds are in line with a funding plan abruptly terminated…
At Wiscasset Middle High School from 4 to 8 p.m. May 16 is another night of video games for all gamers! Play familiar games or try new ones. Compete in tournaments for cash prizes. Play casually…
The Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset is offering classes in June and July for all skill levels — even for those individuals who have yet to discover their inner talent. Space is limited, so you…
On Friday, May 9, the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb will be holding its biennial Celebrate CTL! Auction. Funds raised at the auction contribute to…
Amendments April 29 to parts of the proposed, $10.8 million, 2025-26 Wiscasset school budget all lost, keeping the budget offer intact as it moves to a June 10 vote at the polls, Superintendent of…
On Monday, May 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Coastal Senior College “Village Volunteers” Steve and Mary Gifford will lead Coastal…
The proposed 2025-26 Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit budget is $28.6 million, a would be hike of 5.1%, according to Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle's presentation in Alna April 24. "…
Press release
Maine Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an office of the Department of Defense (DoD), announced that Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) and Principal Sarah Hubert received the…
With technology part of daily life, parents and teachers often must try to keep kids’ attention on the real world instead of the digital one. Some ways were…
Maine Art Gallery
Students and parents poured into The Maine Art Gallery (MAG) on the afternoon of April 17 for the opening of the annual Wiscasset Student Art Show. Over 100 works in all…
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration continues for the 2025/2026 school year. We will be having our open house for new students on Thursday, May 22, 5:30-6 p.m. At this event, families…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Saturday, May 10
Festival events begin at the Harbor Theater's screening of "The Train" (https://youtu.be/guShTdbHjL8) - Free admission courtesy of BRVM. RSVP to the theater to attend at…
"OOOOOK-lahoma! Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain, And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet, When the wind comes right behind the rain..."…
