Education

• Student-led community science program supports shellfish management

  Tue, 05/24/2022 - 2:00pm

  

  Sarah Risley, a University of Maine graduate student based at the Darling Marine Center, will lead a team of undergraduate and high school students to study the shellfish species living at several sites along the upper Damariscotta River and document local knowledge of the estuary held by fishermen and other local residents. Together, this information will be used to help inform future management by the shellfish committee in coordination with the state’s Department of Marine Resources. Now in...

• WMHS senior pics adorn downtown

  Tue, 05/24/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of 2022 has another place to shine – in photos now on display downtown and that will later go on the new graduates’ lawns, Technology Coordinator/VHS Site Coordinator/Student Council Advisor Deb Pooler said. Pooler said Selectman and Appearance of the Town Committee Chair Terry Heller and committee member Larry Flowers were also involved. “Larry attached them to the granite ballasts (and) Terry was a huge support to me in my efforts to get these done for our...
• Boothbay Region Historical Society

  ‘Boatbuilding in Maine and Boothbay

  Fri, 05/20/2022 - 2:30pm

  

  On Thursday, June 2, at 4:30 p.m, Boothbay Region Historical Society presents Jon Johansen’s talk "Boatbuilding in Maine and Boothbay from 1980 to the Present." Boatbuilding in the state of Maine has an incredible history. Jon will look at some of the more interesting boats built on the coast of Maine over the last 40 years, whether sail or power, large or small, for pleasure or for work. Jon Johansen is the publisher of the monthly newspaper Maine Coastal News, the president of Maine Built...

• Coastal College Advising partners with Merry Barn on college applications 

  Fri, 05/20/2022 - 9:00am

  Coastal College Advising, your compass for navigating the new college landscape and application process, is offering in-person workshops that help rising high school seniors get a jumpstart on the college application process. The College Essay Workshop and Common Application Boot Camp will be held at the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat in Edgecomb the week of August 15. These workshops provide the perfect opportunity for students to complete the majority of the written work of applying to college...

• Courtney Everett named to SNHU dean's list

  Thu, 05/19/2022 - 1:00pm

  Courtney Everett of Wiscasset has been named to Southern New Hampshire University 's Winter 2022 Dean's List. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 are named to the Dean's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits; undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in the fall or spring semester, and online students must earn 12 credits over two consecutive terms (EW1 & EW2, EW3 & EW4, or EW5 & EW6). Southern New...

• Edgecomb art teacher retiring at school year’s end

  Wed, 05/18/2022 - 9:00am

  

  An Edgecomb art teacher is leaving the classroom. Robin MacCready is retiring at the school year’s end after teaching in education since 1993. Alternative Organizational Structure 98 Superintendent Robert Kahler announced MacCready’s retirement during the May 9 Edgecomb School Committee meeting. The committee also approved three continuing teachers’ contracts. Two first-year teachers received a continuing contract for next year. Kindergarten teacher Rachael Kellogg and grade 5-6 teacher Nicole...

• WMHS honor roll

  Tue, 05/17/2022 - 8:00am

  

  Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its third quarter honor roll for 2021-22: High school grades Grade 9: Highest honors, Cameron Main and Caden McInnis; high honors, Makayla Bush, Laila Dicus, Jhered Loyola, Bella Orr, Danika Osmond and Mallory Roy Grade 10: Highest honors, Emily Gilliam, Ken Henry, Alton King, Ben Roach and Chris Seiders; high honors, Mason Clark, Grace Greene, Qiana Hyman, Lucas Paradis and Nick Travis; honors, Sadie Bassett and Trinity Hyson Grade 11: High honors,...

• Cameron Rice graduates cum laude

  Mon, 05/16/2022 - 4:30pm

  Cheryl Rice of Boothbay Harbor and Janice Moreshead of Hallowell would like to announce the graduation of their grandson, Cameron Rice. He graduated cum laude from St. Joseph's College in Standish with a B.S. in business administration. He currently has an internship at The Sea Dogs in Portland. Cameron is the son of Bill and Susan Rice of Old Orchard Beach.

• LCHA offers Lincoln County residents free tours June 4

  Sun, 05/15/2022 - 4:00pm

  

  Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) invites all Lincoln County residents to visit its three museums free of charge on June 4. The 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, and the 1811 Old Jail in Wiscasset will be open for tours on a walk-in basis. The usual admission rate of $10 per person over age 16 will be waived for Lincoln County residents and visitors will find special offerings at each site. The Chapman-Hall House and the Old Jail...

• Heartwood & LA auditions for ‘Les Mis’

  Sun, 05/15/2022 - 11:45am

  Heartwood and Lincoln Academy (LA) announce auditions for their fall 2022 musical production, which will mark the 20th season of their collaboration, a unique relationship which began with a production of “Les Miserables” in 2004. Auditions will be held in the Poe Theater, 81 Academy Hill Road in Newcastle, on Monday, June 6, and Tuesday, June 7, from 2:40 to 4 p.m. Students should register at the door and will be seen in the order that they arrive. Current plans are to celebrate the 20th...

• England of Warren ‘looking forward to’ Wiscasset’s interim superintendent job

  Sun, 05/15/2022 - 6:00am

  

  Veteran school administrator Robert England Jr. figures challenges such as those the pandemic gave education can be viewed in one of two ways: “You can look at things as either depressing, or you can look at them as an opportunity,” the Warren man told Wiscasset Newspaper in a phone interview Friday, May 13. “And we’re coming out of this COVID thing, and you can look at it as an opportunity to see how we can benefit kids.” England said he shared this outlook when he was a candidate for...

• ‘A supportive human being’: WES fete adds to Trae Stover’s first full day as Lincoln County teacher of the year

  Sat, 05/14/2022 - 6:30am

  

  “Don’t start crying. I will,” Wiscasset Elementary School reading interventionist Carol Adams told longtime colleague, first grade teacher Trae Stover at the outdoor classroom Friday, May 13. “Too late,” Stover said. The sunny morning’s celebration came less than a day after Maine named Stover Lincoln County teacher of the year. Before Stover came outside, students were told, when she did they could make as much noise as they wanted. Their practice cheer was loud and 12 seconds long. Almost a...

• Wiscasset honors ‘top scholars’ with dinner, music, more

  Fri, 05/13/2022 - 8:30pm

  

  Believe in and advocate for themselves, in career or health, Portland television station WCSH sports anchor Lee Goldberg advised Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of 2022’s ‘‘Top Scholars” and their Mountain Valley Conference counterparts Thursday night, May 12. The prostate cancer survivor said he knew he felt tired and off a while back and sought tests. It turned out had an infection that stemmed from the surgery for the prostate cancer. If he hadn’t listened to himself and gotten checked...

• Wiscasset Elementary’s Trae Stover Lincoln County teacher of the year

  Thu, 05/12/2022 - 4:30pm

  

  Longtime Wiscasset teacher Trae Stover said as the new Lincoln County teacher of the year she is “very excited to represent Wiscasset and work with teachers from across the state as well as policy makers over the coming year! It is a huge honor not just for me but for all Maine teachers!” In her email response May 13, the morning after all the county winners were announced in Augusta, Stover also said getting to meet Gov. Janet Mills and Education Commissioner Pender Makin “was a huge bonus!”...

• WES sings Disney in outdoor evening

  Thu, 05/12/2022 - 8:45am

  

  With a venue switch two days prior, a group of long-rehearsed, young students and their music teacher pull off a show to their families’ and school’s cheers. A Disney script? Not May 11. This was real. “I’m so, so proud of them. They’ve worked really hard on all this music,” Wiscasset Elementary School music teacher Carole Drury told a crowd of hundreds behind WES. She was talking about the kindergarten and first, second and third graders who had, in mouse ears, just delivered nearly an hour of...

• Community supporting community: Fundraiser for Ukraine

  Thu, 05/12/2022 - 8:00am

  

  Gathering together is a powerful act. We aim to create special events that gather folks in collaboration and curiosity, creativity and literacy, nature and science. Our next Community Literacy Event is no different, and we’ll be focusing on community, and expanding our scope to support our fellow worldwide citizens, banding together as only communities can. Join us Saturday, May 21, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., as we host a fundraiser for Ukraine. We’ll read “Luna and Pebble,” a story that...

• Wiscasset names interim superintendent of schools

  Wed, 05/11/2022 - 2:45pm

  Wiscasset has picked its interim superintendent of schools. According to draft minutes at wiscasset schools.org of the May 10 school committee meeting, members voted 5-0 to hire Robert England Jr. for the 2022-23 school year. The vote followed an eight-minute executive session on the superintendent search, according to the meeting’s draft minutes. Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood resigned in early 2022, effective June 30. In other news from the meeting, according to the draft minutes and...

• Annual Spring Festival, art show and open house at SVCH 

  Wed, 05/11/2022 - 8:15am

  

  Sheepscot Valley Children’s House at 127 Federal Street in Wiscasset is hosting its annual Spring Festival and open house event on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to welcome all current families, alumni, and new friends to the school. The event serves as an excellent opportunity to see the building, meet the teachers and staff, and learn about the school’s many programs. This family friendly event is open to the public and features a complementary lunch, fun activities for kids out on...

• SVRSU continues eying what happens when Wiscasset deal expires

  Tue, 05/10/2022 - 7:45am

  

  Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle told the district board May 5, he still does not know if one-time member Wiscasset will want to keep taking SVRSU high school students other schools refuse, when it no longer has to. That status as SVRSU’s high school of record runs out in June 2023, Tuttle said; the arrangement was part of the withdrawal deal. Tuttle brought up the matter when telling the board about a new state law. He probably needs to check with...

• CTL students published by The Telling Room

  Mon, 05/09/2022 - 10:45am

  

  The Telling Room in Portland recognized twelve young writers from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb. After receiving more than 200 submissions from talented young Maine writers aged 6-11, The Telling Room chose over 80 pieces to be published in their new book. In fact, they received so many submissions that they decided to publish two books: “Stepping Stones,” an anthology of stories and poems, and “Footprints,” a book of nature poetry of the four seasons. “Stepping Stones”...
• Wiscasset school committee

  Residents’ first vote on school budget May 16

  Tue, 05/03/2022 - 11:15am

  

  Wiscasset School Committee Monday night nodded a proposed $9.35 million budget to offer voters May 16. The 6 p.m. special town meeting at Wiscasset Middle High School is residents’ chance to decide the proposal piece by piece. The budget that results goes on to a June 14 vote at the polls. Committee members signed the warrant in the meeting in WMHS’ library and carried on Zoom. At press time, selectmen were set to sign the May 16 warrant Tuesday night, May 3. Spending is proposed to rise $218,...
• Wiscasset Middle High School

  Students raise funds for food cause

  Fri, 04/29/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The Wiscasset Middle High School Student Council did a fundraiser at McDonald’s April 28 for Veggies to Table. Students and teachers helped take orders at the window, held signs out front, and passed out free packets of vegetable seeds. Senior Dillon Leeman, 18, student council president, said 75% of the proceeds from food sales would go to Veggies to Table while 25% would go to the student council. When asked why they decided to support Veggies to Table, Leeman said they wanted to focus on a...

• Hardy kids at Hearty Roots Outing Club

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 2:00pm

  

  Spring might be in the air, but hardy, local kids have been bundled up all winter, adventuring along the trails of Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center as part of Hearty Roots Outing Club. Whether it was a day snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, building campfires, or hiking, participants braved the cold to explore trails and their hearts. Mindful programming at Hearty Roots encourages kids to explore their inner selves while feeling supported by the tranquil kindness of nature...

• Currier to attend Maine Maritime Academy

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 8:30am

  

  Edgecomb resident Henry Currier, son of Sarah and Jason Currier, will be attending Maine Maritime Academy in the fall majoring in international business and logistics, with a minor in small vessel operations. Henry is currently in his senior year at Carrabassett Valley Academy (CVA) where he competes on the CVA Freeride team. This ski season has been a busy one for Henry and the Freeride team with training and competitions in British Colombia, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Vermont. Henry...

• WMHS ‘Students of the Quarter’

  Wed, 04/27/2022 - 7:45am

  

  Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its “ Students of the Quarter” for the third quarter of the 2021-2022 school year: Sixth grade, Xander Lee; seventh grade, Mya Marshall and Charlotte Bickford; and eighth grade, Miles Richardson. Ninth grade, Laila Dicus; 10th grade, Ben Roach and Chris Seiders; 11th grade, Carolyn Potter; and 12th grade, Brianna Colson.

• First National Bank supports Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat

  Tue, 04/26/2022 - 8:45am

  

  The Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat is thrilled and grateful to receive a donation from First National Bank. One of the most important things we can do to support our community is to provide access and engagement with literacy. First National’s generous donation supports this mission. Funding will be allocated to our Community Literacy Events, and to scholarships for our Summer Writing Adventures, making both offerings widely available and sustainable. Our Community Literacy events are free monthly...

• MaineCF scholarships available for adult learners

  Tue, 04/26/2022 - 7:30am

  Adults considering career changes or advancement in their field could be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). Short-term scholarships are available for adult learners pursuing career changes or earning workplace credentials for programs including certified nursing assistant, phlebotomy, coding, cosmetology, and commercial drivers’ licenses. “These short-term awards are a great way for adults who are pursuing career changes or want to earn credentials in their...

• Better together: Stargazing and book love at the Merry Barn

  Mon, 04/25/2022 - 1:00pm

  

  It is a special event that can bring together people across ages, interests, and backgrounds. The Merry Barn’s most recent Community Literacy Event did just that – gathering folks in collaboration and curiosity, creativity and literacy, nature and science. In celebration of Earth Day, Peaks Island artist, author, and illustrator Jamie Hogan read her newest book, Skywatcher, and shared her artistic process. Kids and adults of all ages colored Jamie’s hand-drawn stargazing masks, and the barn was...

• Annual Spring Festival returns at SVCH

  Mon, 04/25/2022 - 8:15am

  

  Sheepscot Valley Children’s House announces its annual Spring Festival and Open House celebration will be held on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The annual festival is a fun-filled family event giving prospective families a chance to see the school, meet the teachers, and socialize with current parents and alumni. There will be craft tables set up, face painting, a bouncy house, an onsite raffle, and winners of offerings on our online silent auction will be announced. And for the first...

• SVRSU budget faces May 25 meeting

  Tue, 04/19/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit’s would-be 2022-23 budget is lighter than in February, and is onto its next step: The district budget meeting, where residents vote on cost centers, is at 6:30 p.m. May 25 in the Chelsea Elementary School gym. The district board set the date April 14. Thanks to flat health insurance, the loss of a legislative bill Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said would have cost the district nearly $400,000, and other changes, the offer has gone from the $26,522,...

• Masons present bikes to 12 WES readers

  Mon, 04/18/2022 - 8:30am

  

  The Wiscasset Masonic Lodge presented 12 students with brand new Huffy bikes April 14 at Wiscasset Elementary School after students engaged in the "Books for Bikes Challenge." Students in kindergarten through grade five have been reading feverishly in their classrooms and placing raffle tickets in a jar for an opportunity to win a brand new bike, Principal Kathleen E. Pastore said via email. The more books they read, the more robust their chance of starting school vacation with a shiny new bike...
• School committee

  Wiscasset schools eye flat local assessment; graduation at speedway

  Fri, 04/15/2022 - 10:00am

  

  Spending is eyed to be up for 2022-23 at Wiscasset School Department, but taxpayers’ education tab is not. Finance Manager Cathy Coffey told the school committee April 14, to keep the local assessment flat with this year’s, the draft budget proposes using $797,217 of the fund balance. Also proposed is tapping the fund balance for the other $522,000 needed to complete Wiscasset Elementary School’s handicapped-accessible elevator after a $346,000 state grant, Coffey said. This will still leave...

• Healthy Kids offers Friday parenting enrichment courses

  Thu, 04/14/2022 - 11:15am

  

  Parenting is a wonderful and challenging job. Every parent can benefit from learning about child development, parenting styles, temperament, discipline and more. Healthy Kids is offering two courses this spring for parents of teens/tweens. A third class will be offered for families in recovery. All courses are evidence based. Magic 1,2,3 Teens is being offered on Friday, April 22 from noon to 3 p.m. on Zoom. The class and accompanying book will help parents connect with and guide their teen...
• Coast Guard Auxiliary

  Boating class: Navigating Mid Coast Maine

  Wed, 04/13/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Mid Coast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can combine to make even the most experienced mariner opt to stay ashore. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 2-5, located in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, offers an introduction to navigation course that can help recreational boaters cruise the area. The basics of coastal navigation are covered using the chart of the Boothbay...

• Earth Day Star Gazing Party at the Merry Barn

  Tue, 04/12/2022 - 10:45am

  

  Celebrate Earth Day, Friday April 22, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., with a Star Gazing Party at the Merry Barn, 417 River Road, Edgecomb. This Community Literacy Event is free and open to community members of all ages. Peak’s Island author and illustrator, Jamie Hogan, will read “Skywatcher,” her most recent title about a boy living in the city and unable to see the stars because of light pollution. “Skywatcher” has received rave reviews from The Boston Globe and Portland Press Herald. Sherman’s Maine...

• BRLT hosts free Earth Day film, with speaker

  Tue, 04/12/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Boothbay Region Land Trust (BRLT) will be hosting a free movie to celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m. at Harbor Theater. The theater is located at 185 Townsend Ave./Route 27, Boothbay Harbor, across from Hannaford. The bird-themed documentary “The Messenger” is a visually thrilling film that reveals how the issues facing birds also pose daunting implications for our planet. It is an artful investigation into the causes of songbird mass depletion and the people working to turn...

• New book by Maine author Kathleen Earle Fox

  Fri, 04/08/2022 - 12:45pm

  

  Author and artist Kathleen Earle Fox’s new book, “An Early History of the Wyoming Valley: The Yankee-Pennamite Wars & Timothy Pickering” published by Arcadia Publishing, will be available April 18. When Connecticut Yankees began to settle the Wyoming Valley in the 1760s, both the local Pennsylvanians and the powerful native Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) strenuously objected. The Connecticut Colony and William Penn had been granted the same land by King Charles II of England, resulting in the...

• French conversation group welcomes newcomers

  Fri, 04/08/2022 - 7:30am

  Parlons Français, a free French conversation group, resumes its in-person meetings on April 11 at the Edgecomb Community Church on Cross Point Road in Edgecomb. French speakers of all levels are welcome. Participation, without pressure, allows attendees to have a “mini French immersion” experience once a week. Conversation topics include French language, songs, culture, international news and other topics of mutual interest. Though not a formal language class, new phrases, vocabulary, and...

• Scholarships available to women pursuing science, engineering degrees

  Thu, 04/07/2022 - 8:00am

  Applications are currently being accepted at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) for the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship Fund. Established in 2013, the Laurendeau Fund provides renewable scholarship support to young women who are graduating seniors from high schools in Maine pursuing post-secondary education in science or engineering at a four-year university. There is a preference for applicants demonstrating an interest and/or actively participating in their Franco-American heritage. The...

• Bingo! PIE raises $1,884

  Mon, 04/04/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Partners In Education's bingo fundraiser April 1 was a fun community event for all! We had a night of bingo at Huntoon Hill Grange, generously coordinated by the Grange. Total proceeds for the evening to PIE was $1,884. We are so grateful to our individual and business sponsors: Huntoon Hill Grange, Wiscasset Parks and Recreation, Wiscasset Quikstop, First National Bank, Gelato Fiasco, Rocky's Hardware, Maine Maritime Museum, Ackerman Builders, Burlap & Birch, Shaw's, Beth Bluteau, Jodi...

• CTL students win poetry awards

  Mon, 04/04/2022 - 8:45am

  

  Five students from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb were honored by the Poetry Society of Virginia as part of the society’s international 2022 student contest. For the second year in a row, CTL students took a clean sweep of the third and fourth grade category! Jacqueline Branch of Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor placed first for her poem, “Wild Mushroom.” Roy Journagan of Alna took second for his poem, “Little Leaf.” The third place prize went to Charlie Record of Boothbay for “Water...

• ‘Summer with the Past’ introduces children to 18th, 19th century art, crafts and history

  Sat, 04/02/2022 - 7:30am

  

  Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) will offer its annual Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History for children ages 7 through 11. Sessions will be held at Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, June 27-July 1, and at the 1811 Old Jail and Museum in Wiscasset, Aug. 8-12. Children will be introduced to each site’s unique history and enjoy projects and games popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. These activities vary depending on the timeframe of the...

• Healthy Kids helps strengthen families and prevent child abuse

  Fri, 04/01/2022 - 1:45pm

  

  April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, Healthy Kids encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Lincoln County a better place for children and families. By ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to care for their children, we can help promote the social and emotional well-being of children and youth and prevent child maltreatment within families and communities. Protective factors are the...
• Alna selectmen

  SVRSU towns so far face about 3% cost hike

  Fri, 04/01/2022 - 8:45am

  

  With most of the numbers in, Alna, Westport Island and Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit’s other towns are each looking at about a proposed 3% hike in their share of a $25,665,988 budget for 2022-23, according to Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle. He told Alna selectmen via Zoom March 30, to avoid a greater hike, the district board proposes using $350,000 of the approximately $500,000 fund balance and $350,000 in COVID relief funds that can go to saving programs and jobs. The board cut...

• April Vacation Camp at Merry Barn

  Wed, 03/30/2022 - 7:00am

  

  Join us at the Merry Barn from April 19-22, to Celebrate Mother Earth in a vacation adventure for kids 7-13. Everyday will be filled with outdoor play, reading, writing, and art. We’ll examine climate change, brainstorm novel solutions to protect our communities, and get outside to experience the wonder of nature. Writers of all abilities are welcome! We’re thrilled to have Maine author and illustrator Jamie Hogan lead campers in a hands-on workshop of illustration and storytelling! Jamie’s...

• Scholarships available for students pursuing business degrees

  Fri, 03/25/2022 - 9:30am

  Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine high school who are enrolled part-time (minimum of nine credit hours) or full-time in pursuit of a business degree and entering their freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year at a Maine college or university. Preference is given to applicants who have a demonstrated interest in personal and commercial insurance...

• UMaine Extension offering 4-H Agriculture Symposium

  Fri, 03/25/2022 - 8:30am

  

  University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering an agricultural symposium for Maine teens April 18–19. The 4-H Agriculture Symposium is an overnight experience for Maine youth ages 14–18. Participants will take part in hands-on learning opportunities, engage with industry professionals on the UMaine and University of Maine at Augusta-Bangor campuses, develop leadership skills and make friendships with teens from throughout the state. Current 4-H membership is not required. Assistance...
• fascinating and varied lifestyles

  Amphibian Amble at Hidden Valley Nature Center

  Tue, 03/22/2022 - 8:15am

  

  JEFFERSON — While many people look to birds to show them when spring is in the air, amphibians sing just as loudly and embark on their own epic migrations, according to Midcoast Conservancy, in a news release. As nighttime temperatures rise above freezing, salamanders, frogs, newts, and toads emerge from their winter burrows and journey in great numbers to their breeding grounds. The “Big Night” is a mass migration that occurs during warm, rainy nights from late March to early May. All are...

• Open house at CTL April 3

  Tue, 03/22/2022 - 7:30am

  

  The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open House on Sunday, April 3, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. All members of the Midcoast community are cordially invited to tour the school, meet the faculty, and ask questions about the program. We particularly encourage families with children ages 2 to 4 to attend, as well as those with students entering 5th grade in 2022-23. CTL serves up to 75 children in five groupings: K, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8. For families...

• Celebrating spring at the Merry Barn

  Mon, 03/21/2022 - 2:45pm

  

  It was raining outside, but there was plenty of sunshine in the Merry Barn as we celebrated spring with friends of all ages at our March Community Literacy Event. We read “A Seed is Sleepy,” painted our own flower pots, and planted sunflower seeds. Kids checked out books from the barn’s extensive library, and even had an impromptu dance party. Our next community literacy celebration will be held on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Author and illustrator, Jamie Hogan, will join...

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