When Ken MacLeod returned home after cancer surgery, the swelling in his legs was a barrier between him and normalcy, a big barrier.

“The shock was the…

During the long Memorial Day weekend, May 25 through 27, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will be a hive of activity. Maine Days continue all three days, guests can enjoy a student…

“I love my Mommy because she reads me stories.” This is the first sentence of the picture book “I Love My Mommy Because …” and what an appropriate way to start Story Time by…

If you're dismayed at the ever-increasing role of money in U.S. politics, you'll want to attend the upcoming Lincoln County Democrats monthly meeting Wednesday May 22, when B.J.…

When Maine Art Gallery manager Michele Roberge drives over the Sheepscot River into Wiscasset, she's been looking to see if the gallery…

I am writing this on the cusp of the Edgecomb Town Meeting, which will have met on Saturday, May 11. Our North Carolina daughter is with us, savoring such New England exotica as…

The Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Board of Directors approved almost unanimously Wiscasset's plan for withdrawal from the…

Members of the Sheepscot Valley school district Board of Directors approved an increase of $100,000 to the education budget during their May 9 meeting in Windsor, after about three…

Fourteen-year-old Noah Jones of Newcastle is fighting the fight of his short life. He was diagnosed in March with high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia and has been undergoing in-…

Fresh Air volunteers need your help to create another fun-filled summer for children from New York City. Each summer, over 4,000 children visit volunteer host families in rural,…

Wiscasset Middle School now has 45 exercise balls for students to sit on during class, two stationary bikes in the hallways for students to ride, exercise bands and fitness…

The Rocky Channels Superintendent of Schools office on Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor will be closed on Friday, May 10 as staff will be attending professional development training. It…

As we end the winter season of the Down East Yacht Club, I want to give thanks to all of those members who gave of their time, and opened their homes to our members.  Here in Maine…

Celebrating birthdays from May 10-16 are: John Shorey, Kathryn Sandborn, Nancy Hain, Travis Benner, Julia Brown, Hunter Giroux, Tim Eastabrook, Michael Preston, Audrey Kleinhano,…

Who’s on first? Looks like town elections and town meeting will switch back to their original dates, since there won’t be a June vote for us on the RSU withdrawal.

A donation to the American Cancer Society had added meaning at Wiscasset Middle School May 3. The school donated $603 in recognition of fifth grade teacher Barbara Wyman.…

Maine Yankee's closure more than a decade and a half ago is still impacting Wiscasset and its schools, Wiscasset High School administrators said May 5.

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Back when Mike Bailey became a single dad, he tried to save money by using cloth diapers. “Apparently I used too much bleach in the diaper pail,” Bailey said. “When I lifted the…

A series of what turned out to be fortunate events put Helen Call, 19, of Dresden in a position to help a choking co-worker May 6.

The University of…

It’s that time of year again. Spring proms and graduation events are about to take place at schools across Lincoln County and with them the array of parties and celebrations, the…

Spring has arrived at last, and gardeners like Wiscasset’s Linda Pope are thinning out their perennials. Linda and a number of other local gardeners will pot their extra plants…

Last Wednesday, Ellie Tracy, Chairman of the Trustees, announced that the nominating committee is looking for candidates to fill three open positions on the board. Elections will…

We should all be loosening our belt buckles a notch or two in preparation for celebrating “National Eat What You Want Day” on May 11. Oatmeal and fruit for breakfast? Nah, let's…

The St. Andrews Task Force was formed in response to a local crisis (the closing of St. Andrews Hospital's 24/7 emergency room). The four affected towns entered into an interlocal…

The Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Board of Directors will vote on Wiscasset's plan for withdrawal from the school district at its next meeting on May 9, according to a…

Marie Cooper and her sheepdog, Belle, went out to her back yard in Edgecomb on May 5 and found a baby black squirrel sitting there. Belle and the squirrel started playing, chasing…

Wow! We haven't had spring, and already it's Summer Supper time at the Edgecomb Congregational Church. It really sneaked up on me this time. The first ECC supper will be this…

Wiscasset High School Junior Logan Grover has been selected to attend the Summer Future Business Leaders Academy at Mercy College in Manhattan and Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.

The old Bookland at Cook’s Corner Mall will again be filled May 17, 18 and 19 with the generous donations from the midcoast community in support of the Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary’s “…

Maine’s schools, in the habit of handing out grades themselves, were on the receiving end last week when Gov. LePage’s administration issued report cards to Maine’s public schools…

The old Bookland at Cook’s Corner Mall will again be filled May 17, 18 and 19 with the generous donations from the midcoast community in support of the Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary’s “…

Economic hard times require hard choices. We all know that. Maine schools, faced with further state and federal budget cuts are preparing to make some nearly impossible choices. We…

A new grading system unveiled by Gov. Paul LePage doesn't change what school officials already know, but some hope it will spur further discussion and increased parental…

Wiscasset High School announces that the following members of the Class of 2013 have earned the distinction of “Top Scholars.” These seven seniors each have a cumulative grade…

Last week, students in Ralph Keyes and Prema Long’s Wiscasset High School biology classes transplanted over 500 heirloom tomatoes they had grown from seeds into four-inch pots. As…

The party at the McArtor’s home last week was a resounding success. The parking worked out and all of the other ingredients had over 50 attendees proclaiming the evening to be the…

Nathan Howard and Nathan Panarese, juniors at Wiscasset High School, were chosen as delegates to the 2013 Dirigo Boys' State program, which will be held at the Thomas College in…

The party at the McArtor’s home last week was a resounding success. The parking worked out and all of the other ingredients had over 50 attendees proclaiming the evening to be the…

It doesn’t take too long for colorful lawn chairs to pop up on our lawns or grills to be hauled onto the decks. Well past the calendar date, spring has arrived: daffodils,…

In her workshop and slide show, “Container Gardening – Lots of Pots,” Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens horticulturist Diane Walden will show effective combinations, designs, and planting tips. The…

Wiscasset High School hosted the first-ever five schools "mixer" dance on Friday, April 26. Students came from Richmond, Lincoln Academy, Hall-Dale, Boothbay and Wiscasset.…

The driver's seat is no place to be using a cell phone, as Wiscasset High School junior Nathan Austin shows in his video “The Car is Mightier than the Phone.”

Dear Savvy Senior,

What can you tell me about online dating for older people? My daughter has been urging me to give it a try, but at age 62, I’m a little…

Jennifer Williams, a Wiscasset High School foreign language teacher, is the students’ choice for Teacher of the Third Quarter.

Williams teaches Spanish…

A new type of old-fashioned pharmacy at the Family Care Center in Boothbay Harbor is designed to keep patients safer by offering them more information about their medications and a…

The Miles Memorial Hospital League Thrift Shop and Bargain Basement, in coordination with their Drop Off Building, are pleased to announce the schedules for the $5 Back Door Bag…

If you were on the TV game show Jeopardy and the answer was “a seedless, sexless fruit” what would your question be?

If you guessed “what is a banana…

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in Edgecomb put its best face forward on April 22 to ensure a green future with a community-wide spring habitat renewal project to answer…

The 2013 Anne Gannett Scholarship Competition for Music Majors at the college level will be held in Corthell Hall, University of Southern Maine on Saturday, June 8 at 9 a.m. This…

Heigh ho! Next week Friday, May 10, we will turn out for our town's election of officers, at the town hall, from 1-7 p.m. Then on Saturday, May 11, starting at 10 a.m., we will…