Education

The Osher Map Library has selected Lucie Hollan from the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to be one of the final Top Twelve in their annual Illustrated Mapmaking Contest. Students…
We are pleased to open Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration for the 2023/2024 school year.
The Edgecomb Eddy School is an outstanding elementary school that consistently…

Fishing Partnership Support Services is working with the Maine Lobstermen’s Association to hold free Safety at Sea Trainings for commercial lobstermen and fishermen in two Maine locations;…

The annual Wiscasset High School Alumni Banquet will be Saturday June 3. at the Wiscasset High School Gymnasium. Social time will start at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the program at 6 p.m.
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Have you wondered what happens at the Merry Barn? Perhaps you think our Summer Adventures are only for kids who love writing and reading. While we do have many campers who are passionate about…

Boaters and shore-side residents along the New England coast have been reporting distress flare sightings for generations. Everyone takes a distress flare sighting seriously even when sometimes…
Cameron Daly of Wiscasset was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Daly was initiated at…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 will get $92,698 a year for five years as part of a $9 million investment in several programs around the state, Maine Department of Education (DOE)…

Wiscasset Middle High School National Honor Society members honored the non-profit organization Veggies to Table with a $225 check. The donation was made possible through the sale of handmade…

Update: Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. said Thursday’s water main break has been fixed and WES was set to return to in-person learning Monday. Sunday night,…

The Boothbay Harbor peninsula and surrounding towns are full of people with interesting hobbies and unique skills. Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education looks forward to working with…
Midcoast Senior College invites you to explore our Summer Wisdom 2023 through a series of four presentations.
All sessions will be held at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell Meeting Room in…

Lincoln County Historical Association announces registration for its annual day camp, Summer with the Past, Discovering 18th and 19th Century Art, Crafts and History, for children ages 7 through…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its 2022-23 third quarter honor roll:
Sixth grade: Highest honors, Aubryana Chadwick and Evelyn Herrick; high honors, Isla Bickford Arianna Bishop…

Students and parents flocked to the Maine Art Gallery (MAG) for the opening of The Wiscasset Schools K -12 Spring Art show on Friday, April 14. Liz Proffetty, teacher of the lower grades, said “…


Preschool students at Sheepscot Valley Children’s House in Wiscasset got to meet their virtually “adopted” baby alpaca, Theodora, April 11 at Cape Newagen Alpaca Farm (CNAF). Shortly after…

Join us at the Merry Barn on Saturday, April 22, for a joyful celebration of Mother Earth and her infinite gifts. Now that the warm weather is finally upon us, we will ready our gardens and…

Asked if she has ever been around Wiscasset before she applied for Wiscasset Elementary School’s principal job, Amy Bayha said in an email interview April 13, her first visit was the night after…

The entire community is invited to view student works that showcase the Wiscasset Public Schools K-12 art curriculum in an exhibition at the Maine Art Gallery on Warren Street, Wiscasset. A…
April is Child Abuse Prevention month and Healthy Kids, Lincoln County’s parenting and professional Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) Prevention Council, wants you to know we are here and you are part…
School panels for both Boothbay Region and Wiscasset Monday night each approved Boothbay Region seventh and eighth grades’ use of space at Wiscasset Middle High School to finish the school year.…

The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, hosted two groups of teacher-interns this spring. The school welcomes groups of teacher-interns from all over…

For Edgecomb Eddy School second grader Mae Tuesday afternoon, April 3 after-school was child’s play as she prepared to launch a “snack” towards a bass’ giant mouth. She was playing “Go, Fish,…

Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. released the following statement Friday, April 7:
Dear students, staff and parents:
Most people are aware of the…

Creativity in its most brilliant state can bring a sensation of freedom, joy, and vitality. Having a creative outlet in which to play, especially as adults, can reconnect us to self and…

The Edgecomb School Committee is one of 168 departments receiving additional state educational subsidies for Fiscal Year 24. Last week, Maine Department of Education reported a “funding error”…

Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education is partnering with Healthy Lincoln County to offer free…
The Center for Teaching and Learning is putting on a production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Wednesday, April 12. Students in CTL’s middle school, grades 5-8, have been hard at work…

Maine Art Gallery (MAG), a local art advancement and preservation nonprofit in Wiscasset, is expanding educational offerings for the 2023 season. This year the gallery will host 12 classes, in a…

Mid Coast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but within the beauty are hazards that can quickly ruin…


After earning a water jug full of pom poms for demonstrating safe, respectful and responsible behavior, the students at Wiscasset Elementary School enjoyed an energetic and fun performance by the…

March is national “Music In Our Schools” month, and to celebrate, the Wiscasset Schools performance ensembles gave a concert for students and staff at Wiscasset Elementary School March 29.
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A Maine Department of Education funding error has resulted in $42 million more received by school districts for Fiscal Year 24. The department reported March 29, an error was made in allocations.…

Wiscasset Interim Superintendent of Schools Robert “Bob” England Jr. released the following email March 30:
The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) is currently accepting applications for the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship Fund.
Established in 2013, the Laurendeau Fund provides renewable…

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open House on Sunday, April 2, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. Families interested in learning more…

July 1, Kim Andersson’s commute will fall from 80 minutes to about three.
The Wiscasset woman took a job out of town a few years ago, as dean of students at Searsport District Middle High…

AUGUSTA — Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, introduced a bill this week to help Maine public school districts purchase and serve more locally produced food to students.
LD 921, “An Act to Allow…

The Waldo Theatre is excited to announce registration for our 2023 Summer Theatre Camp program for grades 3-6 in July. Campers will learn valuable theatre arts skills in acting, performance, and…

Eight 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 2023 student contest.
For the…

Wiscasset’s school committee Wednesday night, March 22 named past Wiscasset schoolteacher and past Wiscasset selectman…

Maine Department of Education is helping eligible adults recover from the impact of Covid-19 through a variety of free academic and job training…

Wiscasset High School students did extremely well at the SkillsUSA competition March 16-17 in Bangor. We had several students participating in various competitions. We are very proud of all of…


Edgecomb selectmen are waiting for a response from the school committee on two questions prior to approving the 2023 May town meeting warrant. On March 9, selectmen reviewed the wording of all 61…
Midcoast Senior College, bringing classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning, announces a variety of courses for its Spring Term II. Courses will begin the week of April 10 and will run…