Coastal Enterprises (CEI), a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the First-…
Life
The Friends of Colonial Pemaquid is offering the sixth graders of the Bristol Consolidated School a chance to experience living history at Plimoth…
Wiscasset Public Library
In celebration of Easter, the children at the Wiscasset Public Library searched the children’s room for almost 50 eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny on April 16.…
Wiscasset School Committee
Much work would need to be done to add grades seven and eight to Wiscasset High School, officials said.
That work would involve everything from moving science labs…
Teen Yoga with Romee May every Wednesday, 1:45-2:30 p.m. in the YMCA’s Studio.
Cardio…
What’s Cooking
When I hear “Easter dinner,” the first picture that pops into my head is my father carrying a huge glazed ham to the dining room table and of course, everyone ooh-ing and ahh-ing as he placed it…
Wiscasset School Committee
Plans for a smaller adult education program than Wiscasset had in Regional School Unit 12 met with opposition April 14.
Course takers, teachers of adult education…
Adult Education
Now that spring is finally here and the weather is getting warmer, soon it will be boating season. Boothbay Region Adult &…
Local Scout Troop 144 and their leader Brittany Carter recently met with MaryAnn Look and Linda Blomquist of the Ecumenical Food Pantry of Newcastle to learn what…
The Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management and the Maine Military Family Assistance Center, in conjunction with the first lady of Maine Ann LePage, invited sponsors of the…
Spectrum Generations
Has it been awhile since you’ve seen the top of your table or desk?
On April 24 at 1:…
When Linda Bleile first began her teaching career at Wiscasset Middle School, she wasn't sure she could finish out the year.
During Christmas break in 1973, Bleile, who was freshly graduated…
School District Withdrawal
An anticipated referendum, that could have backed Westport Island out of its possible pullout from Regional School Unit 12, is now off. The Westport Island Withdrawal Committee is no…
Partners in Education (PIE), a nonprofit educational foundation serving the Wiscasset community, has created a committee to organize a strategic planning session…
There is still time and room to join our Coastal Senior College spring classes.
Consider the lobster and its ways,…
Our first selectman, David Abbot, has won another archery competition. On March 23, he traveled to Yarmouth for the Maine Archery Association State…
Boston Marathon 2014
Like other entrants in the Boston Marathon on April 21, runners with ties to Wiscasset and the Boothbay peninsula have different reasons for taking part: They're honoring a friend's…
The annual Wiscasset High School Alumni banquet will be Saturday, May 31 at the Wiscasset High School Gymnasium. Social time is at 5 p.m. and the…
Senior Emma Leonard of Boothbay, daughter of John and Donna Leonard, recently received the most improved player award in girls varsity basketball for her achievement during the winter trimester at…
Join the Lincoln County Composting Committee and composting guru, Mark King from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at Treats in…
Wiscasset School Committee
A second, new member will be needed for the Wiscasset School Committee in June. Colleen Bennett has decided she will not seek a second term.
Bennett’s announcement April 14 came less than…
Spring is the perfect season for motorists age 50 and older to sharpen their driving skills and update their driving knowledge by participating in the AARP Driver…
Wiscasset Public Library
There is a mystery to solve at the Wiscasset Library’s children’s room! With the help of a private eye, the children embark on solving two mysteries by Mercer Maye…
Kindergarten screening for the 2014-15 school year at Edgecomb Eddy School will be held on Wednesday, May 14. All parents who will be registering new kindergarten…
Wiscasset Middle School students participated in the Modern Woodmen of America Speech contest. The 2014 topic was “The Importance of Healthy Living.” The top 12 students presented their speeches…
Elijah's Coffee House is gaining in popularity among family members, friends, neighbors and local business folks within the Damariscotta community and beyond. The public is cordially invited…
Boothbay Region YMCA
New to recreational boating? Thinking about buying a boat and getting out on the water this summer? Then come to the Boothbay Region YMCA on May 3 where the Wawenock Sail and Power Squadron will…
There’s a dangerous, distracted driving behavior that’s becoming more prevalent on the roads. People are striking a pose while driving.
The activity is trending as thousands of young drivers…
The Bath Antique Show and Sale winds up its 25th season this Sunday, April 13. For this last show, Rusty Farrin of Farrin’s Country Auctions in Randolph will be on hand to appraise your antiques.…
Lincoln Academy
It was sunny skies for Lincoln Academy's groundbreaking Friday, April 11.
Sen. Susan Collins, who participated in the groundbreaking…
Bath
Classic theater returns to the Chocolate Church Art Center with the presentation of Anton Checkhov's “The Cherry Orchard.” This last work by Russian playwright is the spring production opening the…
A Westport Island official predicted April 10 that most of the town's parents will continue to send their children to Wiscasset schools.
But he couldn't be sure of…
I'm sorry to say that we lost another resident last Friday. Condolences to the family and friends of…
While nothing says winter like the scent of raw shrimp in our kitchens (most years anyway), nothing says spring like…
Meeting Preview
Westport Island and Alna would pay less to Regional School Unit 12 under the proposed budget the district's board will consider tonight, Thursday, April 10.
…
St. Andrews Village
Alice giggles, her face scrunched up in a grin as she holds Lexi, the Boston terrier.
“I love her. I miss her when she doesn’t come,” said Alice, whose family…
Boothbay Region YMCA
The Boothbay Region YMCA is offering the following free demonstration classes next week.
Monday, April 14: Tony's Dance Fiesta with Tony Garreton, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Tuesday, April 15…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset could save about $500,000 over five years by farming out cleaning work at its schools, one company's leaders told the school committee on April 9.
But…
April is the cruelest month, the poet sings, thinking perhaps of the Ides of April when our taxes must be turned in. On the other hand, April brings Easter, with its preludes and antecedents, Palm…
Center for Teaching and Learning
Imagine a school where each day begins with a morning meeting between students and teachers, an informal get together to discuss current events, share news, sing a song,…
What’s Cooking
Garlic — hate it or love it? Scientific evidence supports the idea that we should all eat lots of it. Garlic apparently has a molecular mechanism that may offer some true health benefits. The…
Hoping to soon see our ospreys returning. We’ve missed their swooping down to the river and back up with fish, caring for their chicks, and giving walkers passing…
Center for Teaching and Learning
On Saturday, March 29, 10 third and fourth graders from Edgecomb’s Center for Teaching and Learning participated in a poetic shorts event at the Maine Coast Bookshop in Damariscotta to promote the…
Get To Know...
As a teen in Boothbay Harbor in the late 1910s, Deane Keller delivered ice to fellow summer residents, with a horse named Colonel.
Nearly three decades later,…
Meeting Preview
In the first of three meetings in little more than 24 hours, the Wiscasset School Committee will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, to hear a cleaning company’s pitch; then the committee picks…
Bates College student Cormac Walsh of Wiscasset delivered a researched-based presentation at this year's Mount David Summit, the college's annual campus-wide celebration of student academic…
At last Wednesday’s public supper, Trustee Chairman Carl Hewitt and Trustee Ellie Tracy announced that there would be a membership meeting during…
The Hyssongs will be presenting a concert of Gospel music at Boothbay Region Community Fellowship at the American Legion Hall in Boothbay on Sunday, April 13 at 6 p.m.
Dell, Susan and…
Adult Education
Now that spring is finally here and the weather is getting warmer, soon it will be boating season. Boothbay Region Adult & Community Education…
Edgecomb Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, will be observing Holy Week with the following services.
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