People United Against Racism will hold a open meeting for the Lincoln County community Thursday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m. at Friends Meetinghouse, 77 Belvedere Road in Damariscotta. For more…
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Finding Our Voices
Domestic abuse survivors with Finding Our Voices (FOV) shared how Maine’s criminal justice system is emboldening their perpetrators, and endangering them and the general public in a two-a-half-…
Wiscasset Middle High School history students researched the Virginia at Wiscasset Harbor April 22. The Virginia this one commemorates was built in 1608 at Popham…
Spring is in the air, and that means garden time! Organic perennials from Rebel Hill Farm can help create inviting habitat for the natural community on homeowners’ land. Gardeners can come by…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
Don’t miss the Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District Spring Plant Sale at Union Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plants have been chosen for their value as…
Every warrant article passed by a wide margin at the town meeting-style school budget meeting April 30, in the dollar amount each was proposed on the warrant, Superintendent of Schools Kim…
Where it’s at
The creatively talented Thais (pronounced Thi-ese) Francis, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, came to the office a few weeks ago to talk about her new dance/yoga technique: the Soga Method. She…
On Friday, May 10, award-winning singer/songwriter Emilia Dahlin, founder of Sing Me a Story, and…
The annual Wiscasset High School Alumni Banquet will be Saturday, June 1 at the Wiscasset Middle High School Gymnasium. Social time will start at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and the program at 6…
The Northeast Region of the Scholastic Writing Competition has recognized five middle-school students from Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning for excellence in writing.
Meghan…
In Wiscasset Community Center’s gym Saturday morning after her older siblings went for swim time, Abby Richards, 2, was in her father Ben Richards’ arms as the Topsham man spoke with Wiscasset…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Lincoln County Historical Association’s annual summer programming includes three week-long camps for children and teens. This year’s theme is Summer with the Past – Stepping Back: Discovering…
Gifted singer-songwriters Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tischler return to the Merry Barn on Thursday, May 2.…
The VA All of Us Research Program is pleased to announce the opening of its newest program site in Augusta, Maine. Located at the Togus VA Medical Center, 1 VA Center, the new site joins the 28 VA…
LCTV
Lincoln County Television is proud to announce a special Talkin’ Town Talk show with important information about how to qualify and apply for FEMA and Small Business Association…
First Congregational Church is offering to the public a free pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 28 in Fellowship Hall. Regular and gluten-free pancakes…
Press release
The Wiscasset School Department Budget Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. in the Wiscasset Middle High School Stover Gymnasium at 272…
The Gardens, now in its 16th year, opens for the season on May 1 and continues to meet the demands of visitation and ever-growing climate concerns through investments in the Horticulture and Plant…
LincolnHealth will be hosting a series of workshops to assist individuals capture and document their health care wishes in the event they are unable to communicate them.
The next three…
On April 10, middle school students at Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning transformed themselves into ancient Greek gods and goddesses for two performances of Tristan Jackson-Pate's one-…
The next meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset will be on May 2 at First Congregational Church, 28 High St. (Fellowship Hall) in Wiscasset. There is a brief…
The Wabanaki Alliance invites the Lincoln County community to visit our display and talk with us at the Earth Day Celebration on April 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wiscasset Community Center. Our…
Maggie Atwood has experienced many memorable and rewarding interactions while assisting patients, residents and family members as a LincolnHealth volunteer. A longtime resident of Sheepscott…
On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset to host the…
Community of Hope
Domestic abuse research and reporting often focus on physical violence. But this narrow frame may be misleading. Between 60% and 80% of domestic abuse survivors seeking outside supports (i.e.,…
The Maine Art Gallery (MAG) is open for its 66th season with a full schedule of classes designed to pique our curiosity and expand our artistic skills. Be sure to review them and sign up soon,…
Veggies to Table, a grow-to-donate farm located in Newcastle, is kicking off their growing season with flower pop ups at the Alna Store, Village Handcraft, and Perch Cafe & Bakery. At each…
Midcoast Senior College invites you to explore our Summer Wisdom 2024 through a series of four presentations.
All sessions are held at Curtis Memorial Library’s Morrell…
Edgecomb Community Church recently hired a full-time pianist, Joseph Cough Jr. of Waldoboro. Cough received his bachelor of arts in human ecology at the College of the Atlantic and received his…
On Saturday, April 20, Newcastle nonprofit Veggies to Table is excited to be participating once again in Central Lincoln County YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day in Damariscotta. They will be set up…
The Garden Club of Wiscasset will hold its annual plant sale on Saturday, May 11 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Wiscasset Municipal Building at the corner of Routes 1 and 27.…
Spring has sprung at Hidden Valley Nature Center. The woods are alive with the sounds, sites and smells of the awakening forest. Vernal pools, filled with the rains of spring, are just beginning…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its third quarter honor roll for the 2023-24 school year:
Sixth grade: Highest honors, Riley Kleinschmidt, Abigail Rogers, Tayia Wright; high…
Morgan Mitchell, creatress and flowcilitator, returns to the Merry Barn with her magical Creative Flow Circles, beginning on Sunday, April 21.
In these unique artistic explorations,…
St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St., Wiscasset, invites craftspeople to be part of its family-friendly, old-fashioned 70th Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 29,…
Student poets from Edgecomb's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) swept the boards in this year's Poetry Society of Virginia youth poetry contest. From hundreds of poems submitted by young…
After months of planning, students from Wiscasset Middle High School and Wiscasset Elementary School drove to Opal Myrick School in East Millinocket to experience the total solar eclipse. Fourth…
Wiscasset school committee
The energy firm auditing Wiscasset-owned properties for a potential contract told the school committee Tuesday night, April 9, a solar array at Wiscasset Middle High School would cost property…
The Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair in Conjunction with CLC YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day at the Central Lincoln County YMCA on Saturday,…
Finding Our Voices online
Michelle Horton's “Dear Sister” documents how blindness to domestic abuse led to her sister’s wrongful incarceration for killing her abuser. …
Maine Maritime Museum in Bath announces the opening of “Upta Camp,” a new exhibition that investigates the rise of Maine’s sporting and leisure camp tradition (mid-1800s–post World War II) and how…
Where it’s at
I’m not quite sure which Rodale Press organic gardening book my first husband John and I used as our “bible,” planning our first veg garden in 1976. I suspect, after looking at the Rodale Press…
If Maine could have a mascot, there’s likely no better option than the lobster. This culinary icon of coastal communities from Kittery to Canada represents a cultural richness only rivaled by its…
March is “Music In Our Schools” month and, to celebrate, the Wiscasset Schools’ performance ensembles gave a concert for students, staff and families at Wiscasset Elementary School on April 3…
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when Healthy Kids, A Family Resource Network, connects with our local community to focus on child and family well-being. Healthy Kids serves…
Wiscasset Schools and Partners in Education (PIE) have several upcoming events for our community to look forward to!
PIE will be selling concessions at the “Solar Eclipse Watch Party” being…
The Center for Teaching and Learning, a K-8 independent school in Edgecomb, hosted a group of teaching interns from New Jersey's Delbarton School last week. Jack O'Reilly and Mike Bentz toured the…
The Edgecomb Eddy School cafeteria was filled with firefighters, nurses, tradesmen, hairdressers, scientists and even a beekeeper – at least aspiring ones. The school held a career day March 29,…
