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The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is pleased to announce a Firearms Hunter Safety Course that will be hosted by Boothbay Region Fish and Game Association.

The class is…

Boothbay Harbor Congregational Church
Midcoast High Winds Flute ensemble. Courtesy of the group

The Midcoast High Winds Flute Choir, under the direction of Boothbay resident Carolyn Lanigan, will give a free public concert at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125 Townsend Ave…

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The next Ocean on Tap event will take place on Thursday, April 24 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way in Boothbay Harbor. Dr. Laura Sofen of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean…

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Bestselling Maine novelist Tess Gerritsen (author of "The Spy Coast" and the Rizzoli & Isles series) and journalist and science writer Kathryn Miles (author of "Trailed" and "Quakeland")…

Exploring the shoreline at Boothbay Region Sea and Science Center in East Boothbay. Courtesy photo

Join Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and the Boothbay Sea and Science Center for a special afternoon of Tidepool Exploration! This Spring Break event is free and open to all area families…

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We are excited to announce the Maine State Aquarium opens on Wednesday, June 11! Our hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. We are closed on federal holidays. You can find our…

On Monday, April 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. naturalist Sarah Gladu, director of Education and Community Science for Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, will guide Coastal…

Katrina Wozich of Wiscasset was…

Rebekah Paredes, Exec. Director at New Hope Midcoast and Dan Bookham of Allen Insurance & Financial. Courtesy of New Hope Midcoast

Millions of workdays are lost due to domestic abuse. Employees miss work because they are injured, denied access to transportation,…

Annie JR. at WMHS. Courtesy photo

Leaping Lizards! Wiscasset will “stick up its chin and grin" and sing "'Tomorrow!  Tomorrow!’” when Wiscasset Middle High School performs Annie JR., it was announced by Drew Cohen, president of…

Lincoln Academy students enjoy the hot cocoa they prepared after building a fire. Courtesy of Shannon Parker

This spring, Lincoln Academy and Hearty Roots have teamed up during Lincoln’s Flexible Learning Block (FLB) to get students into the woods for an “Outdoor Adventure Club.” Katherine Kirchoff,…

The Role of Policy & Community in Recovery

Thursday, April 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (screening at 6 p.m.)

The…

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The Second Congregational Church of Newcastle located at 51 Main Street in Newcastle has long been a bastion of community spirit, a place where people gather not only to worship but also to…

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The United Way of Mid Coast Maine Walk-A-Thon to help give kids the best start in our community has been postponed from March 29 and will now be held on Saturday, April 5 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the…

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The date of April 18, 1775, is recorded in the annals of American history as the night of Paul Revere’s midnight ride — warning all in the colony of the approach of British Army troops to…

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For a second consecutive week, a split vote of Wiscasset's school committee March 25 moved the would be 2025-26 school budget nearer the first of two town votes. Pending selectmen's warrant-…

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Friday night, March 28 will be game night, to support Wiscasset Middle High School's tech club. See the attached announcement shared by WMHS Boosters. 

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Edgecomb Eddy School is excited to announce our second Career Fair for elementary students, designed to provide them with engaging, hands-on experiences that introduce them to various professions…

The Center for Teaching and Learning, a Pre-K–8 independent school in Edgecomb, will hold an Open House on Sunday, April 6, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. All members of the Midcoast community are…

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Nominations are now being accepted for the eighth annual MaineHealth Coulombe Center Award for Innovation,…

Come one, come all to Ames Supply on Bath Road in Wiscasset on Saturday, March 29 from 7:30 to 1:30, to snap up home baked cakes, cookies, pies and such. In the process, support the missions of…

Corned beef and cabbage is the first meal to be offered at the Edgecomb Community Church’s Tuesday Lunch on April 1. This free lunch program is always a popular time for guests on the first…

Hidden Valley Nature Center

Of all the interesting ways to observe the advance of spring, vernal pools are one of the most fascinating. A vernal pool is a temporary woodland pond or small body of water, often overlooked,…

George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925), Ocean Headland, Black Head, Monhegan, 1911, oil on panel, Monhegan Museum of Art & History, Gift of Susan Bateson and Stephen Fuller

This summer Monhegan Museum of Art & History will present an exhibition that reexamines the history of Monhegan Island, Maine. “The Monhegan Wildlands: Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of…

Coastal Senior College
Carol Willette Bachofner, Rockland's Poet Laureate (2012-2016) is one of the instructors for CSC's spring session. Courtesy of Courtesy of Coastal Senior College

Coastal Senior College (CSC), serving Midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, has opened registration for its 13 spring courses set to begin the week of April 8.

Two of CSC’s Zoom-…

Tuesday, April 1is the official reopening of the Edgecomb Community Church’s Thrift Store after a 3-month winter shutdown

The WES chorus under the direction of Carole Drury performs at St. Andrews Village. Bob Crink photo

The Wiscasset Elementary School Fourth and Fifth Grade Chorus recently performed two special outreach concerts for local seniors. The first was at Wiscasset Senior Center on March 7, then for the…

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Coastal Senior College, serving Lincoln and Knox counties, is accepting registrations for its spring term courses. Among the offerings will be “Dickens’s Magic Tricks,” taught by John and…

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Elementary through high school teachers from across Maine are invited to participate in “Climate Change Education: A Watershed…

Y Arts
The cast of "A Day With Dinosaurs." Courtesy of Emily Mirabile

Fourteen of our youngest community performers joined forces on Saturday, March 15 to perform "A Day with Dinosaurs." The short musical was written by their director, Emily Mirabile, to fit the…

"The Anxious Generation" book cover

Libraries from around the state are teaming up for a three-part deep dive into the New York Times Bestselling book “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt. The series will be facilitated by…

The 2025 recipients of the Maine Press Association scholarships are, from left: Dylan Burmeister, Alexa Rose Perocillo, Emily Bontatibus, Tilia Baratta, Elora Griswold and Grace Kirk. Courtesy of MPA

The Maine Press Association is proud to announce it has awarded six scholarships to high school and college students totaling $10,000 to help those students…

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Yes, maple goodness is flowing and with it comes the arrival of Maine Maple Sunday Weekend March 22 and 23. A time to visit local producers and, in many cases, learn about the processes involved…

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The next Diabetes Support Group on Thursday, March 27 will feature Meredith Spratt, a lifestyle coach and referral specialist at the Central Lincoln County YMCA. The discussion begins at 1 p.m…

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Wiscasset and Boothbay area speakers agreed Monday night, their communities should be thinking over what's next as student numbers have declined and residents still feel a connection to the local…

CTL middle schoolers Ryo Sato-Papagiannis and Octavia Aurora are recipients of the Scholastic Writing Competition’s 2025 awards for excellence in writing. Courtesy of CTL

The Eastern Region of the Scholastic Writing Competition has named two middle school students from the Center for Teaching and Learning as recipients of its 2025…

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4-H

January was a month of growth, learning, and teamwork for the 4-H Byre Clan, a vibrant youth farming club based in Bristol. Under the leadership of Club Leader Jeffrey Patterson and the support of…

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The United Way of Mid Coast Maine Walk-A-Thon to help give kids the best start in our community will be held on Saturday, March 29 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Central Lincoln County YMCA, 525 Main…

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Author and musician Edward Judd will speak at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on March 22. Courtesy of Jame LeBaron

A familiar face from the Hallowell Community Band will stop by Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library for the first Author Talk of the spring season. Edward Judd, a…

The following local students were named to the dean's List for the fall 2024 semester at Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania.

Julia Truesdell, a freshman English major from…

Wiscasset school committee
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Wiscasset Elementary School Assistant Principal Danielle Harris told the school committee March 12, she is 100% for Wiscasset taking part in Cohort 2, the second wave of Maine Department of…

Hidden Valley Nature Center
Jordan Kendall Parks. Courtesy of Hidden Valley Nature Center

Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to offer a one-day workshop with Maine print artist Jordan Kendall Parks on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hidden Valley Nature Center at…

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As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, state officials face growing uncertainty around the future of school funding in Maine.…

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Midcoast Conservancy is offering a one-and-a-half day Chainsaw Safety course at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson; the workshop is designed for participants who…

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The National Digital Equity Center will be offering free digital skills classes at the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (297 Bath Road, Wiscasset) at the following times:

Monday…

Midcoast Senior College brings classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning. The following new courses begin the week of Monday, April 7.  Courses are four to six weeks long and are…

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J. Edward Knight Insurance is pleased to announce a $600 donation to Wiscasset Partners In Education (PIE), a local non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Wiscasset school community…

On Saturday, March 29, come one, come all to Ames Supply, Bath Road, Wiscasset. 

From 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., purchase scrumptious baked goods. All proceeds go toward providing…