Art students at Wiscasset Middle High School will be exhibiting their creations in the Weaving Project, 64 Main St., during the Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, Sept. 26, 5-8 p.m. The students,…
Education
Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education at 180 Golden Ridge Road in Alna has announced the launch of this year’s nature playgroup on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon. This is a free…
The Morris Farm Trust is celebrating its 20th annual Tour de Farms bike ride on Saturday, Sept. 14. There is a 15-mile Family Ride visiting farms in Whitefield. There are longer rides --- a Scenic…
Sept. 6 was a pretty big day for kindergartner Mariner Day. Not only was she serenaded by the Center for Teaching and Learning’s entire student body with three separate versions of “Happy Birthday…
For six years, Wiscasset resident Kara Pellowe studied the chocolate clam fishery and the coupling of socio-ecological systems in Loreto, Mexico. This summer, she earned a doctorate in ecology and…
Maine Environmental Changemakers Network, a program of the Maine Environmental Education Association (MEEA), has won a $25,000 grant from UL…
Seeing families walk their youngsters up to Wiscasset Elementary School Tuesday in the morning sun, third year WES fifth grade teacher Justin Stygles said it was reminding…
The annual Poetry Workshop sponsored by the Lincoln Arts Festival (LAF) will be held at St. Colomba’s Episcopal Church (32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor) Sept. 14.…
Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education, in Alna, has a mission to bring the benefits of nature and place-based education to every child in Maine. And last spring, the school’s governing…
The Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb is excited to announce Alna resident Annie Nixon will be the new teacher of physical education.
Nixon’s background is in environmental…
Young Maine artists ages 5-18 are invited to participate in a state-wide art contest held by the Maine Volunteer Foundation and the Maine Commission for Community Service. The…
Students will soon be heading back to the classroom and the American Red Cross is offering tips to help ensure they have a safe school year.
“We can all do our part to make sure that…
Tuesday, Aug. 20
From 10 to 11 a.m. discover the Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Linekin and Burley preserves. This leisurely paced 1-2 mile hike will be led…
Students and parents lined up at the doors of Wiscasset Elementary School on Sunday for the first ever Set for Success event in town. Waiting inside were teachers, volunteers, service providers…
The following students who live in the newspaper’s readership coverage area attained honor roll status for the second semester at North Yarmouth Academy:
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The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 school on Cross Point Road in Edgecomb, eagerly anticipates the new school year under the leadership of head of school Katy Inman. About…
Healthy Kids playgroup enjoyed learning about old narrow gauge trains at the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum on Wednesday, July 31.
“My kids love to visit these places…
Wiscasset Feed Our Scholars
On Sunday, Aug. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m., the Wiscasset Elementary School cafeteria will be humming with excitement. Feed Our Scholars welcomes any child in classes pre-k to grade 5…
Midcoast 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. Geography, tides, weather and sometimes…
CHANS Home Health & Hospice is offering a free training course for individuals interested in becoming a Hospice Volunteer. The Volunteer Training Program will begin on Sept. 5 and run for 10…
Midcoast Friends Meeting will host a talk and discussion with artist and author Rebekah Younger on Sunday, July 28, at 11:30 a.m. Rebekah’s new book, “Be, Awake, Create: Mindful Practices to Spark…
University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Provost Joseph Szakas has announced the 2019 spring semester dean’s list for full-time students and 2018-2019 dean’s list for part-time students.
Full…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
On Thursday, Aug. 1 at 4:30 p.m. at Boothbay Region Historical Society, author and historian Peggy Konitzky will talk about the remarkable achievements of Midcoast Maine heroes who kept the home…
Organizers for the first ever “Set for Success” event in Wiscasset held a bake sale fundraiser at Ames True Value Supply on Saturday, July 20.
The Wiscasset “Set for Success” event from 1…
Shop for Maine-made crafts at the third annual Maine Crafts Show held in the historic garden and barn at Nickels-Sortwell House on Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Shop for…
The Specter of Change on the Pemaquid Peninsula: “What the Heart Loved It Keeps” is the programming at The Lincoln Home Monday, July 29 from 3-4 p.m.
Taylor Beattie…
Those seeking to know more about local paranormal occurrences are invited to a presentation by author Greg Latimer on Thursday, Aug. 1 at the Windjammer Emporium in Boothbay Harbor. The…
Wiscasset Middle High School's fourth quarter honor roll:
Middle School: Grade 8 Highest Honors - Madison Westrich
Grade 8 High Honors - David Andersson, Amy Caton, Karter Cooper,…
Wiscasset Middle High School gave out the following awards June 11:
Certificate of Participation - Acting Workshop Fitri AeLang, William Clausson, Mason Davenport, Lee Jewett, Cedrick…
Mm—mmm: tasty treats await one and all at Ames Supply on Saturday, July 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., where Feed Our Scholars (FOS…
Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker - 2 Lee Street, Wiscasset - an 1807 mansion overlooking the Sheepscot River, Saturday, July 20 from 10-11:30 a.m.
There’s something new to…
Edgecomb Eddy School
If you missed your spring planting and miss getting your hands dirty, Edgecomb Eddy School’s new gardeners are looking for extra hands. Alternative Organizational Structure 98 teacher Ingrid…
The following Lincoln County students were named to the spring 2019 semester dean’s list at the University of Maine at Farmington:
Boothbay Harbor: Madeleine McLellan; Dresden: Allen…
Please join Juniper Hill School and internationally renowned mezzo-soprano, Kate Aldrich, for a concert on the school’s newly constructed open-air stage overlooking the Sheepscot River Valley on…
The Wiscasset School Committee on Tuesday night accepted the resignation of Special Education Director Susan Prince. She was hired in June 2018.
Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood said…
A painting party, led by gifted artist Selina Reid, will be held Wednesday, July 10 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Park Rd. in Boothbay. This month, the painting will…
Vanessa Dunn of Wiscasset has made the dean's list at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, for both the fall and spring semesters in her freshman year. This fall, Dunn will transfer to the…
The Westport Island Community Association Student Awards committee reminds Westport Island residents studying some form of post secondary education, applications are being accepted for $300…
The following students, from Woolwich to Boothbay Harbor, are on the dean’s list for the spring semester at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland.
Alna: Timothy Lee; Boothbay:…
This spring the students in Anne Merkel's 7th and 8th grade writing class at Edgecomb's Center for Teaching and Learning went out into their communities to meet local working women and learn…
Four new locations are opening for kids to have free meals beginning the week of July 8.
Healthy Lincoln County has partnered with RSU 12 and Wiscasset Elementary School to provide free…
Maine Maritime Academy recently named the following local students to the dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement in the second semester of the 2018-2019 academic year: Miranda McIntire…
Salt Bay Summer Orchestra, an orchestra day camp for kids, is scheduled for July 29-Aug. 2 at Lincoln Academy. The registration deadline is July 15, so make your plans now.
Veteran…
The following students from the newspaper’s readership area were named to the spring 2019 University of Maine dean’s list:
Alna: Andrew Hutchins; Boothbay: Maya Schwehm, Madison Stahle;…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications through Aug. 12 for the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class, which will begin Tuesday, Sept. 10.
This free, 10-week course trains students to…
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will conduct the course, “About Boating Safely,” an introduction to boating, on the following dates --- July 8,…
Growing up, Stephanie Noyes McSherry loved visiting her grandparents’ farm in Connecticut. The barn was where the family gathered for celebrations and dances. Little did she know then, those…
Wiscasset Middle High School students Lily Yeaton and Adam Giles are this year’s Teens To Trails Sara’s Scholarship recipients. The two incoming juniors will be…
On Thursday, June 27,…
