Wiscasset Elementary School Principal Kathleen Pastore is resigning effective June 30. In her March 8 letter to Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr., Pastore said this was…
Education
The Bangor Savings Bank Foundation announced March 7 that more than $88,000 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations across Maine and New Hampshire that are providing…
The Waldo Theatre
The Waldo Theatre is proud to announce registration for NOW More Than Ever: a day of films, conversations, learning, and opportunities for women of all ages. The goal is to create an opportunity…
Kindergarten information: If you have a child who will be 5 on or before Oct. 15, 2023, they are eligible for kindergarten registration. Registration packets are available at Wiscasset Elementary…
Campers at Merry Barn’s Summer Writing Adventures may find a familiar face in this year’s teaching staff. Katherine (Kat) Cassidy, formerly Head of Chewonki Elementary and Middle School, will be…
Join KELT for a free evening Zoom lecture on Thursday, March 9 at 6 p.m. to learn about the flashing…
Kennedy Sprague and Evan Strong, both of Wiscasset were named to the Husson University president’s list in the fall 2022 semester. Ellie Pratt, also of Wiscasset, was named to Husson’s honors list…
From bookbinding to Spanish for Beginners, and everything in between, Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education is pleased to offer 36 enrichment classes this spring.
Classes…
Registration is now open for the 2023 season of Camp Mummichog, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust’s summer day camp for campers ages 5 to 14.
At Camp Mummichog, nature education takes many…
The Wiscasset School Committee on Feb. 21 unanimously approved Gina Stevens as Wiscasset Middle High School’s interim principal for the rest of the school year.…
The Boothbay Region Y Arts competition team traveled to the National Performing Arts Festival at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida Feb. 16-19 and received the highest ranking of “Superior…
Longtime Wiscasset Middle High School Assistant Principal Warren Cossette told the school committee Tuesday night, he plans to resign at the end of the school year.
“At the end of the year…
LincolnHealth is now accepting applications for its winter Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through Wednesday, March 1.
This session begins March 28 and runs through May 12. Classes…
Heartwood Theater Summer Camp registration is open for students graduating grades 5-12, and enrollment is half full. Camp will be challenging and encouraging, focusing on…
The University of Maine recognized 3,010 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2022 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,983 are from Maine, 957 are from 45 other…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset Middle High School students Payton Blagdon, Madison Westrich and Bryan Gagnon met with Wiscasset School Committee Feb. 15 to answer questions and explain…
The Boothbay Region Education Foundation account has been set up at The First National Bank in Boothbay Harbor for those who wish to help the community-wide efforts to toward replacing educational…
Last Tuesday students at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) enjoyed a wonderful day of shared literacy during our annual African American Read In. CTL has participated in this national…
Officials at Wiscasset School Committee’s Wednesday, Feb. 15 meeting in Wiscasset Middle High School’s library announced WMHS Principal Charles Lomonte’s resignation. According to the draft…
Two years after Edgecomb made the final payment on the elementary school, wear and tear is starting to show. On Feb. 13, Superintendent Bob Kahler and Principal Tom Landberg submitted separate…
Maine students interested in careers in journalism are invited to apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation (…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its 2022-23, second quarter honor roll as follows:
Sixth grade: Highest honors, Evelyn Herrick; high honors, Isla Bickford, Aubryana Chadwick,…
During an emergency meeting, Community School District Superintending Committee members officially heard how administrators planned on handling the elementary school flooding. On Feb. 7, school…
As news spread Sunday night, Feb. 5 about the elementary school’s flooding, high school Principal Tricia Campbell dreaded making a call to her student leadership about changes to the school…
The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb participated in our chapter's regional Mathcounts competition at Kennebec Valley Community College on Saturday, January 28, and won several high…
Student leaders are encouraged to apply for the Chet Jordan Leadership Award at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF).
Eligible applicants are graduating seniors at Maine high schools…
Stucents got crafty at Wiscasset Elementary School recently. Every student has been working to follow the school-wide expectations of…
Finding Our Voices
Through a groundbreaking new poster campaign launching in February by Finding Our Voices, thousands of Maine students at 135 high schools and colleges are learning directly from their peers…
Coastal Rivers is offering a nature-based after-school program for kids ages 6 to 11 during the month of March at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm. The program takes place daily from 3 to 5 p.m. in…
On Friday, Feb. 10, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. (snow date, Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.) at St. Philip’s Church Lippiat Hall, 12 Hodge St., in Wiscasset,…
This week’s (Feb. 2 issue) print issue has an incorrect headline on the page 1 lead story regarding the delay in the referendum vote on the school construction project. According to Superintendent…
The snow at Hidden Valley Nature Center was perfect for a January visit by the fourth graders from Wiscasset Elementary School. The students were met by environmental educator Cami Wilbert and…
Imagination comes to life at The Waldo! Enrollment is now open for a range of youth acting classes. All classes are held after-school and will run for 12 weeks beginning the last week of February…
The East Region of the Scholastic Writing Competition has named three eighth-grade students from Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning as recipients of its 2023 awards for excellence in…
“Getting Onboard,” a collaboration between Midcoast Conservancy and ecologist Janet McMahon, will be held at the Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro on…
The possibility of a cyberattack by a foreign country has gone from being the stuff of science fiction to a common threat that is often reported in the news. While it may seem like there is…
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Mid Coast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but that beauty can hide hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. A rocky and unforgiving coastline, strong tides…
The impending closure of Chewonki Foundation’s elementary and middle school in Wiscasset has inspired the possible opening of a school at Morris Farm. Responding to email questions after Wiscasset…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, hosted a group of teaching interns from Buffalo State College last week. For 30 years, teachers have visited Edgecomb…
Merry Barn
The Merry Barn is thrilled to host the first East Coast convergence of artists whose books were recently brought into the world by The 3rd Thing, a Pacific Northwest-based independent…
Nominations are now open for the 2023 County Teachers of the Year and 2024 State Teacher of the Year. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate educators who demonstrate a commitment to…
Edgecomb is taking a page out of Georgetown Central School’s lesson plan. On Jan. 9, Edgecomb school officials announced a pilot project to introduce a before- and after-school program. The pilot…
Wiscasset school committee
“Statistically, students are six months to a year behind where they normally would be due to COVID and the impact it has had on schools and student learning,” Lucy…
Wiscasset fourth through 12th graders attended a meet and greet and concert by The Maine Steiners from University of Maine at the Wiscasset Middle High School gym Jan. 10. Prior to the concert,…
Edgecomb Eddy School
Edgecomb Eddy students were treated to an engaging presentation, “Nocturnal Animals of Maine” by Wildlife Rehabilitators Dan and Luanne Weeks right before the holiday week.
Sarah Currier’s…
Heartwood
Beth Preston will soon be restarting in-person student vocal lessons in Heartwood Theater’s studio, at 18 Biscay Road in Damariscotta, as one element in Heartwood’s annual…
Merry Barn’
On Saturday, Jan. 14, the Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat will celebrate the life and words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Join us from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., as we read “Martin’s Big Words” by Doreen…
Le Café Français, a French conversation group, has begun its 2023 in-person meetings at the Edgecomb Community Church, located at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb. French speakers of all…
Portland Museum of Art
The Tidal Shift Award, a juried competition that aims to showcase, amplify and elevate youth perspectives and art to highlight climate change solutions, has announced the opening of its submission…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold a Middle School Open House at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Families interested in learning more…
