Edgecomb Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, will be observing Holy Week with the following services.

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The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset will hold a special Palm Sunday service at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 13. The annual spring breakfast sponsored by Christian Education will be held in…

The snow drops are in bloom calling us to think about our gardens. So what could be more appropriate for a Sunday afternoon than a Westport Community Association program on…

It’s official! The Montessori school at the Boothbay Region YMCA has a name, date of opening and two…

Wiscasset's school committee is looking for a much-pared adult education program that could be run by the town or Regional School Unit 1 in Bath.

The committee has asked Interim…

Each week, we compile our favorite quotes from our reporters’ stories, interviews and elsewhere and publish them here. We call it “Out of Context.”

To delve further into the stories, simply…

Coastal Studies for Girls will hold an open house at the Coastal Studies for Girls campus located at 308 Wolfe’s Neck Road in Freeport on Sunday, April 13 from 2-4 p.…

Community Lunch, originally known as Warming Space, began in November 2008. A group from St. Columba's Episcopal Church prepared soup, bread and dessert, and hosted the meal one Thursday each…

The Lincoln Academy Student Art Show exhibit on display at River Arts, includes ceramics and sculpture, complemented by two-dimensional pieces from Lincoln’s advanced and AP art students. The show…

Wiscasset School Committee member Sharon Nichols is leaving the panel two years before her term is up. Her April 3 resignation letter states that she cannot…

Talks are under way between Wiscasset and Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 on two potential partnerships, Wiscasset's interim superintendent Wayne Dorr said April 3.

Wiscasset High School's graduation rate is still Maine's worst, but its rate and the overall one for Maine are getting better. That's the latest information…

The Wiscasset School Committee will continue working tonight, Thursday, April 3, on the town's first school budget outside Regional School Unit 12.

The workshop…

Wiscasset Middle School proudly presents, “Fairy Tale Courtroom.” This very humorous play will be performed by WMS students on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Wiscasset…

I’m back! I took a week off from writing this column to move. Now I’m in Boothbay Harbor. It is a different town but the same kind of people live in…

One of our neighbors is getting back to work after a recent accident: Dana Norris is looking to find a ride with anyone working in the Boothbay region, either in the morning or evening (or both).…

Westport Island voters could get decide whether or not to stop work on a possible pullout from Regional School Unit 12. Selectman and Withdrawal Committee Chairman Gerald Bodmer said…

It had never occurred to her to write about lost pirate treasure, curses and the supernatural. Now, she loves it.

“She” is Bangor native Patricia Hughes, and the book that started it all, “…

On Thursday, April 3, youth from New England will be convening on the Hyde School campus in Bath for the Maine Youth Leadership Day: Leadership and Character. They…

I thought spring was coming, but as of this writing, it was icy and nasty cold again. Oh well, wait five minutes and it will change.

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Join Dianne Daniels, exercise physiologist, to learn The Ten Best Exercises for Osteoporosis on Thursday, April 10. We will discuss…

The odds of winning a dream vacation in Heartwood Theater’s raffle are simply unbelievable (as low as 1 in 30) depending on the property selection, with the purchase of a single ticket. Purchasing…

Lincoln County Healthcare Senior Vice President of Hospital Operations Cindy Wade, RN, can predict her director of safety’s reaction to a story in Consumer Reports that gave…

Dear Savvy Senior,

What types of amplification products can you recommend to help people with hearing…

Flowers of the Forest: Let us say farewell to Elizabeth Goodrich, a former Edgecomb resident, who had been living with family in Alna since her husband, Charles…

To some gardeners, weeds are the outcasts of plant society.

To others, weeds can be a matter of taste.

Ox-eye daisies, which hitchhiked to the New World, probably in the hay used as…

Wiscasset Primary School is looking forward to welcoming the children of our new kindergarten class. These are children who will be five years of…

Katherine Rushlau of Dresden, a journalism major, has been named to the Emerson College (Boston, Mass.) dean's list for the fall 2013 semester. The criterion to make Emerson's dean's list is a…

St. Giles Episcopal Church in Jefferson is hosting another free supper for Midcoast residents on Saturday April 5, at 5 p.m.

This will be the fourth in a monthly series of suppers offered…

Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) was recently named the 2014 Maine Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year. The award acknowledges not only HVNC’s commitment to…

“New Lives/New England,” a traveling exhibition and series of artist presentations, will have its opening night on Thursday, April 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Michael Klahr Center, home of the…

Nathan Panarese of Wiscasset, a senior at Wiscasset High School, has been selected to receive the 2014 Principal’s Award. The award,…

Their laughter elevated the energy level in the room.

“1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8.”

Director Emily (Moore) Mirabile and her Arts for All singers and dancers are moving to the sounds of “Under…

All are invited to a meet and greet with Lead Montessori School teacher Alexandra Pinkham and Child Enrichment Director Maddie Rideout to learn about the Harbor Montessori School at the Boothbay…

Coastal Enterprises, a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the First-Time…

Happy birthday! Three of the children at Story Time this week had birthdays, so we turned the morning into a birthday story time celebration. The children’s room…

Chewonki announces open enrollment for its upcoming April Vacation Camp with activities throughout the week in two groups tailored for students in…

The multiple Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin comes to Maine this spring to help kick off the season at Boothbay Harbor’s historic Opera House on Saturday, April 12.

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The director of Regional School Unit 12's adult education program in Wiscasset has started an online petition aimed at getting Wiscasset's school committee to continue the program as…

If you expect someone who hangs out with dead people to be morbid and dour, you haven’t met Lori Wright Vining.

Vining, secretary/treasurer for the Laurel Grove Cemetery Association in…

“Privilege and Opportunity" by Quinn Gormley of Damariscotta, will be his reflection for the service at Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Sunday, March 30. He is currently an…

Wiscasset's school budget is getting smaller as it moves closer to a town vote.

The once $10 million budget draft is down to $7 million-plus, Interim Superintendent…

Tonight, the Wiscasset School Committee is set to review a letter from Westport Island about a possible upcoming dialogue.

As part of Westport Island’s work toward…

This week's featured property in Heartwood’s European Vacation Raffle is a 13th Century Italian stone villa in the hillside village of Ventimiglia, Alpes-Maritimes.

Only 200 tickets at $50…

“Non-Stop” (PG-13) is a suspense thriller played out aboard a jetliner at 40,000 feet. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks (Liam Neeson)…

Well, town meeting is behind the us. First Selectman David Abbott, Treasurer…

Dear Savvy Senior,

Where can I get help with my Medicare decisions? I’m approaching 65, and could use some…

In early April at Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can explore the free tools that Google offers, how to make creative greeting cards using…