Throughout the month of October, groups from local schools have been taking part in the full-day Wabanaki Living Skills and Culture program hosted by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust at Salt Bay…
Education
Hearty Roots offers year-round, outdoor programming. Maine offers its share of foul weather. Last week, Great Salt Bay teens took shelter from the pouring rain to learn flute making with Josh…
A camera’s installation led to an investigation before Wiscasset Middle High School Principal Gina Stevens was…
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, hosted a group of teaching interns from SUNY Buffalo State University last week. For 30 years, educators have…
Responding to questions, Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson told local newspapers via email late Tuesday morning, Oct. 31: “I can confirm that Gina Stevens, Principal of Wiscasset…
Wiscasset Elementary School Partners In Education (PIE) has been picked to be the beneficiary of the Shaw’s Give Back Where it Counts Reusable Bag Program for November! PIE was selected by store…
Students from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) enjoyed a visit to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts on Friday, Oct. 13. CTL's middle schoolers, who are studying Ancient…
What does exploration mean to you? Sometimes it’s discovering a new hiking trail. Or a book recommended by a friend. Sometimes exploration means slowing down. Listening. Seeing your world in a new…
Wiscasset School Department’s website wiscassetschools.org announced Thursday night: “Due to the ongoing investigation, Wiscasset Schools will be closed on Friday, October 27, 2023.”
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Update: RSU 1’s website has announced there will be no school Friday, Oct. 27.
Original post: Regional School Unit 1, which has schools in Woolwich, Bath and Phippsburg, announced on its…
Hearty Roots joined with Island Institute to provide youth programming as part of the Island Institute’s annual retreat to the mainland. The retreat was held at Hidden Valley Nature Center, where…
All prospective students are invited to Lincoln Academy’s 2023 Prospective Student Open House, which will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. The event will begin in the Alumni…
Wiscasset Middle High School high school history students experienced the Nathaniel Chapman-built, 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta when hosted recently by Lincoln County…
Thirteen students from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb had their writing published in the most recent issue of Epoch, a creative magazine developed by Skidompha Library and edited…
Wiscasset school committee
Wiscasset will take a fresh look at two ties to the school district to which it once belonged, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit. As Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Kim Andersson explained…
Boston’s Berklee College of Music was on Sophia Scott’s short list of post-secondary possibilities before she attended its five-week intensive summer program, Music Aspire, July 8-Aug. 12. And on…
Portland-based singer-songwriter Jenny Van West will take the stage on Saturday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. as part of “Music at the Merry Barn: Celebrating the Intersection of Story and Song.”…
Center For Teaching and Learning
Two years ago, students at Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb generated a few ideas about how to develop new spaces for creativity, collaboration, physical activity, and fun during…
Press release
Wiscasset high schoolers studied early American foreign policy and Wiscasset harbor’s maritime legacy while touring Fort Edgecomb recently.
Mason Clark, a student at Wiscasset Middle…
Katherine Race, a teacher at Edgecomb Eddy School, said one of her students recently experienced a terrible event. While she omitted the details, she said it was a traumatic experience no child…
Leah Bauer found herself in nature, particularly in her post-college years spent in the wilderness serving in Americorps program and on an extended self-supported bike tour of New Zealand.…
Midcoast Senior College, bringing classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning, announces exciting new courses for its Fall Term II. Courses begin the week of Nov. 6 and are five- to eight-…
Join us on a creative adventure as we explore the FUNdamentals of theatre from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays Oct. 10 – Dec. 19! Participants in grades 1-4 will develop skills in performance,…
Fourth graders at Wiscasset Elementary School had an adventure the last few days of September. The class traveled to The Ecology School in Saco for a three-day, two-night program. They worked with…
Students from the Center for Teaching and Learning enjoyed a fun-filled morning at Damariscotta's Biscay Orchards on Friday, Sept. 29. CTL's kindergartners through fourth graders…
Eight Wiscasset Elementary School second graders recently got to celebrate their hard work over the summer. They voted for an ice cream sundae/soda celebration in their…
Homecoming events start this week with Monday’s “Monochromatic” Day and a kickoff assembly. Oct. 3 is “Twin Tuesday” and Oct. 4 is “Wicked Mainah”and/or “Barbie” Day
The rest of the…
The Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 Long Range Planning subcommittee met for the first time Sept. 26 to discuss collaborative opportunities in the region. According to AOS 98, the…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a Pre-K -- grade 8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open House on Sunday, Oct. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. All members of the Midcoast…
For the second year in a row, Lincoln Academy was named Best Private Secondary School in Down East magazine’s…
Press release
Wiscasset Middle High School high school students and teacher Shanon Cotta attended recent…
Design-build firm Knickerbocker Group is pleased to announce it has…
Merry Barn Writers’ Retreat is thrilled to welcome back Teralyn Reiter and Storytree Theatre for…
Five young poets from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb placed in the 2023 Sarah Mook Poetry Contest. This year, over 900 entries came from 29 states and also from South Korea…
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” - ( PG13; 1 hour, 32 minutes) - “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” is uproarious with much of the same family comedy and joy that made the first and second…
Lincoln County Historical Association
LCHA announced the following Wednesday, Sept. 13: Because of the impending storm, the shape note singing demonstration originally scheduled for Sept.16 at Pownalborough Court…
The new school year is about a week old and the Edgecomb School Committee is already working to solve its first crisis. During the Sept. 11 committee meeting, Principal…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the summer Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class until Sept. 29. The seven-week training begins Oct. 24 and runs until Dec. 15, with no classes during…
Take Part in Art is a 3-week mask making class for students in grades 3-6 at Boothbay Region Art Foundation.
These creative classes will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 18 and 25 from 3:30…
Sarah Hubert has returned to Wiscasset Middle High School as the new vice principal and athletic director. Her hiring was finalized just in time for the start of the school year. Earlier in the…
Soil and water quality are critical for human and wildlife welfare. In Maine, where we rely greatly on these two resources, it’s critical to protect both. With the recent scientific evidence that…
Know a teen? Love a teen? Work with teens? It’s no secret adolescence is a time when youth turn inward, and Hearty Roots is on a mission to turn young adults toward the outdoors – away from…
A Merry Barn premiere
Join us at the Merry Barn on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m., for the World…
Lincoln Theater
“There’s Only One Place To Go After Rock Bottom.” Addiction is an all-encompassing force, in not only of the lives of the afflicted, but also those around them.…
The last summer performance by the Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts Music Theater Camp, "Honk Jr.," was enjoyed by large crowds in the gym at the Y on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 24 and 25. The…
Wiscasset Middle High School is searching for a new vice principal and athletic director following the resignation of…
On Sunday, August 13, the Frances Perkins Center’s board of trustees, staff, and supporters celebrated the grand opening of the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark with the…
Bluebird Ocean Point Inn
Learn to paint with wool with artist Kristen Walsh on Sunday, Aug. 27 from 1 to 4 p.m.at Bluebird Ocean Point Inn, 191 Shore Road,…
Feed Our Scholars (FOS) in Wiscasset provides weekend bags of shelf-stable foods during the school year to those Wiscasset Elementary students who want to take part. It is hard to do one’s best…
