The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb celebrated its 31st eighth-grade graduation on Wednesday, June 3rd. It was an evening that celebrated the graduating students by having each…
Education
Wiscasset school committee
When Chris Hennessey came to Wiscasset Middle High School at the end of a school day to interview for principal, a kid outside was playing hacky sack. The veteran public school administrator…
As part of Wiscasset Field Day activities this week, the Maine Army National Guard will be flying a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter that is scheduled to land on the Wiscasset Middle High School…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced $122,500 in scholarships to members of the Class of 2026:
Daniel P. Leeman, $250, to Sara Applebee; MELMAC, $2,…
Maine State Aquarium
The Maine State Aquarium has fin-tastic news: opening day for the 2026 season is June 17. The aquarium will be open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and…
Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy programs to people of all ages, is seeking a part-time instructor for its Read With Me program in Lincoln County. The site instructor…
Thursday night, June 4 in Wiscasset Middle High School's Stover Auditorium, Jane LeBourdais, Class of 1959 from the old Wiscasset High School, had a great-great niece graduating, Brooke Lincoln.…
Historic New England
Celebrate the start of summer at Bowman House in Dresden, Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House in Wiscasset on Historic New England’s annual Open House, Saturday, June 6. Free guided tours…
"We'll work on the spacing ... Remember it's an arm length in front of you," Deb Pooler advised Wiscasset Middle High School seniors at marching practice Monday.
The Wiscasset alumna and…
When they send their children to school each day, parents are entrusting their treasures to an institution with a sacred duty to protect them, Rachel Waite said outside Wiscasset School Department…
Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education celebrated the graduation of two adults who completed the High School Equivalency Tests (HiSET, formerly GED) at its Wiscasset office in a ceremony May…
It took the U.S. Brig Niagara, the state ship of Pennsylvania, 21 days to travel from its hometown of Erie to Sample’s…
Wiscasset Middle High School
Wiscasset Middle High School eighth grader Gavin James had gym May 19.
There, according to police and school officials, a high schooler allegedly assaulted…
If you've ever had the pleasure of knowing Trae Stover, you already know she's one of those people who just makes everything better. She is warm, funny, and genuinely one of the most caring people…
Student swimmers in grades pre-k through second at the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb recently completed a collaboration with the Boothbay Region YMCA. CTL’s youngest students…
Press release
Sheepscot Valley Children’s House (SVCH) in Wiscasset is holding its annual May Festival and Open House on Saturday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 127 Federal St. SVCH, overlooking the…
Wiscasset school committee
Talk to other schools and keep the committee updated, Wiscasset's school committee told Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson May 12. The years-old topic continues in the wake of Wiscasset…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson urged residents May 12 to nod the loan she said will result in secure vestibules at Wiscasset Elementary and Middle High schools. As reported…
Maine Art Gallery
“Setting the Table” is the first of nine classes planned for the summer at Maine Art Gallery (MAG). This class is themed to complement the current exhibit, “Art to Table: Visual Sustenance,” and…
Thursday, May 28
A free workshop with the Wiscasset-based National Digital Equity Center at the Southport Memorial Library, 10 a.m. - noon. Learn how to access…
On Tuesday, May 19, Barbara Cray, candidate for district attorney for prosecutorial District 6, which includes all of Lincoln County, is holding a screening of her film…
Bay Chamber's Young Stars of Maine Program
From violinists to flautists, Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School will recognize 11 young musicians in their free 2026 Young Stars of Maine Prizewinners concert on…
Fall might seem far away now that spring is finally here, but Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education is already planning its fall enrichment course catalogue. The program seeks proposals for…
Haley Barnes and Katy Inman, of the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb, traveled to Southbury, Connecticut, on April 28th to present to an audience of…
Lincoln County Historical Association
On Saturday, May 16, from 9 to 11 a.m., the Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee will hold an information meeting for anyone interested in volunteering at this…
"We really, really need help from the town this year, more than any other time," Sheepscot Road's Richard Picard told Alna selectmen May 7. He was talking about drivers speeding on that road. In a…
Press release
The next Wiscasset edition of Ocean on Tap will take place on Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m. at Ækeir Brewing, 111 Main St. Wiscasset. Join Brigid Carr, a research associate at Bigelow Laboratory for…
Boothbay Harbor Ocean on Tap
The next Boothbay Harbor edition of Ocean on Tap will take place on Thursday, May 21, 6 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery at 25 Granary Way. Join Lobsterman Eben Wilson of the F/V…
Wiscasset Middle High School is pleased to announce the three seniors in the Class of 2026 who have earned the distinction of being a “Top Scholar." To be recognized as a “Top Scholar," a senior…
Wiscasset's would-be 2026-27 school budget passed with no changes April 29 in Wiscasset Middle High School's Stover Auditorium, sending the $11.2 million offer intact to an up or down vote at the…
Press release
Wiscasset Middle High School’s valedictorian for 2026 is Olivia Marshall, who also received the Maine Principal’s Award. The Principal’s Award is a prestigious honor presented by school…
At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, Wiscasset's school committee will hold a special meeting in Stover Auditorium (the Wiscasset Middle High School gymnasium) to share a presentation of the FY27…
Come one, come all to the fun, festive, and delicious fundraiser to benefit Wiscasset’s Feed Our Scholars/Set For Success Initiative. On Saturday, May 2, at 5:30, the group is hosting a recipe…
Saturday, May 2, Feed Our Scholars (FOS) is throwing a sure-to-please event at 5:30 p.m. in St. Philip’s parish hall, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset: a potluck dinner/recipe auction.
People…
MaineHealth is now recruiting for its next certified nursing assistant training program in the c…
The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb hosted two groups of teacher-interns this month. The intern program is part of CTL’s mission as a demonstration…
Wiscasset school committee
"After treating your superintendent ... the way that she's been treated, good luck" getting another one, Wiscasset Middle High School parent and past school committee member Desiree Bailey said…
Join scientists at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences for a behind-the-scenes tour of our campus in East Boothbay. Guided tours will run daily over school holidays, April 20-24, and will…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen voted 5-0 April 7 to place on the June 9 ballot, and recommend voters pass, a proposed zero-interest, $793,311 loan for school security improvements, through Maine's School…
As part of an intergenerational series St. Andrews Village is holding, 40 students from the Wiscasset…
Wiscasset Middle High School
Olivia Marshall of Wiscasset, a senior at Wiscasset Middle High School, has been selected to receive the 2026 Principal’s Award, Principal Sarah Hubert announced. The award, sponsored…
Press release
After surviving COVID and stage electrical issues, Wiscasset Middle High School Theater announces its first full-length musical production in many years, "MATILDA: The Musical."
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"Great job everyone. Thank you. We did it!" Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson declared, and raised her arms April 1 as the school committee nodded the $11.2 million, 2026-27…
