Wiscasset Creative Alliance announces its first ever “Wiscasset Homes on Tour” on Saturday, July 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour will feature a selection of beautiful and historic locations…
Life
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood on Thursday reached out to families in a letter on this week’s shootings at a Texas elementary school. Her letter, including a set of resources, is…
At United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s annual meeting, Board members who were elected or re-elected included Marcia Benner of Waldoboro, vice president for Human Resources at First National Bank of…
Women on the Waterfront
On the anniversary of the 60th year celebrating Windjammers Days and maritime history, we pay homage to our founder, Captain Marion Dash for her contribution as a female role model in our…
Celebrate the start of summer at Historic New England’s annual Open House at Castle Tucker and Nickels-Sortwell House in Wiscasset on Saturday, June 4. Free guided tours…
The Merry Barn is growing! Introducing our new summer programs for teens:
Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Dungeons and Dragons Storytelling Series: Sundays 3-5 p.m. June 19, 26, and…
Boothbay’s Got Talent is back this year and plans to continue with the online format for the competition portion of the event. The reason for this is to give local youth and teens the…
LincolnHealth reported 44 new COVID-19 cases from 430 tests for the week of May 16. The positivity rate dropped about a percent to 10.23%, testing numbers by 65 and cases by 12. Breakthrough cases…
On May 21, 115 students and recent graduates of Wiscasset Middle High School attended the first prom since the start of the pandemic, Technology Coordinator/VHS Site Coordinator/Student Council…
Friday’s community cookout Partners in Education put on at the town playground on Gardiner Road was not the only one in Wiscasset Elementary School grandmother Betty Oyster’s weekend plans. She…
Sarah Risley, a University of Maine graduate student based at the Darling Marine Center, will lead a team of undergraduate and high school students to study the shellfish species living at several…
Harbor Theater
The gala opening of “Downton Abbey: A New Era” at Harbor Theater in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, May 20 was attended by 84 “Downton fans,” 48 or so in 1920s attire for…
Working six days a week is exhausting for Dr. Teel. So when he asked for a 3-day weekend, we said, "of course!" So, the Boothbay Region Health Center will be closed Saturday, May 28 and Monday,…
Larry Pitcher reminds the community about the collection box at Nathan’s Pharmacy for dogs, cats and other critters at Midcoast Humane.
Items needed include food, toys, paper towels, towels…
The Lincoln County Youth Behavioral Health Alliance teamed up with the Lincoln Theater and three area high schools to bring a special free film showing of “Dear Evan Hansen” to Damariscotta on…
Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of 2022 has another place to shine – in photos now on display downtown and that will later go on the new graduates’ lawns, Technology Coordinator/VHS Site…
The Boothbay Region Garden Club welcomes you back to our Home and Garden Tour in 2022! Save the date: Friday, July 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The tour features special properties with guest…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
On Thursday, June 2, at 4:30 p.m, Boothbay Region Historical Society presents Jon Johansen’s talk "Boatbuilding in Maine and Boothbay from 1980 to the Present." Boatbuilding in the state of Maine…
Coastal College Advising, your compass for navigating the new college landscape and application process, is offering in-person workshops that help rising high school seniors get a jumpstart on the…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Department held its first Mother-Son Dance in seven years Friday evening, May 13. There were nearly 50 boys in attendance with their moms…
At 5 p.m. Friday, May 20 at the Wiscasset community playground on Gardiner Road, Partners in Education plans a community barbecue and a raffle of gift certificates and local goodies, PIE’s…
Maine Tasting Center
Maine Tasting Center at 506 Old Bath Road in Wiscasset has expanded its calendar of classes in the Learning Center.
The business opened in July 2021…
An Edgecomb art teacher is leaving the classroom. Robin MacCready is retiring at the school year’s end after teaching in education since 1993. Alternative Organizational Structure 98…
This weekend is the 100th Anniversary of one of the most famous sermons in the 20th century. Harry Emerson Fosdick, a Mouse Island summer resident, preached the sermon, “Shall the Fundamentalists…
Whether you’re just starting out or you have years of experience, LincolnHealth may have a job that’s right for you – and you could be in a position for a job offer the same day you meet with us…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its third quarter honor roll for 2021-22:
High school grades
Grade 9: Highest honors, Cameron Main and Caden McInnis; high honors,…
Train and trail fans alike are invited to board the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington (WW&F) Railway steam train at Sheepscot Station in Alna for a 20-minute trip through the backwoods of…
Cheryl Rice of Boothbay Harbor and Janice Moreshead of Hallowell would like to announce the graduation of their grandson, Cameron Rice. He graduated cum laude from St. Joseph's College in…
Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) invites all Lincoln County residents to visit its three museums free of charge on June 4. The 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761…
Heartwood and Lincoln Academy (LA) announce auditions for their fall 2022 musical production, which will mark the 20th season of their collaboration, a unique relationship which began with a…
Wiscasset school committee
Veteran school administrator Robert England Jr. figures challenges such as those the pandemic gave education can be viewed in one of two ways: “You can look at things as either depressing, or you…
“Don’t start crying. I will,” Wiscasset Elementary School reading interventionist Carol Adams told longtime colleague, first grade teacher Trae Stover at the outdoor classroom Friday, May 13.…
Believe in and advocate for themselves, in career or health, Portland television station WCSH sports anchor Lee Goldberg advised Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of 2022’s ‘‘Top Scholars” and…
On May 25th, students from Lincoln Academy, along with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Damariscotta Police Department, the CLC YMCA, and substance use prevention coordinators from…
The Boothbay Farmers’ Market starts their season on Boothbay Town Common on Thursday, May 19. They will be on the Common every Thursday through October 6 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Dan Sortwell…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Maine Days, generously sponsored by Renys, welcomes Maine residents to visit the Gardens at no cost over Memorial Day Weekend, May 28, 29 and 30.
Founded by…
Calling all who love hemlocks! These majestic trees need people to help protect them from a scourge by learning to identify and monitor for an invasive non-native insect that threatens their…
Longtime Wiscasset teacher Trae Stover said as the new Lincoln County teacher of the year she is “very excited to represent Wiscasset and work with teachers from across the state as well as policy…
LincolnHealth reported 46 new COVID-19 cases from 475 tests for the week of May 2. Testing was up by 49 and cases were down by 11 marking a continuing downward trend for cases and positivity rates…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, May 24, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. All members of the community are invited to attend and can…
With a venue switch two days prior, a group of long-rehearsed, young students and their music teacher pull off a show to their families’ and school’s cheers. A Disney script? Not May 11. This was…
Gathering together is a powerful act. We aim to create special events that gather folks in collaboration and curiosity, creativity and literacy, nature and science. Our next Community Literacy…
Wiscasset has picked its interim superintendent of schools. According to draft minutes at wiscasset schools.org of the May 10 school committee meeting, members voted 5-0 to hire Robert England Jr…
On Friday, May 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. Rising Tide Co-op will be holding our “Celebrate Local” event…
Sheepscot Valley Children’s House at 127 Federal Street in Wiscasset is hosting its annual Spring Festival and open house event on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to welcome all current…
Members of Charles E. Sherman American Legion Post # 36 have elected Newcastle’s Robin Ford Commander of the 145-member post beginning in June. She was unopposed in voting that took place at the…
Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle told the district board May 5, he still does not know if one-time member Wiscasset will want to keep taking SVRSU high…
The Telling Room in Portland recognized twelve young writers from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb. After receiving more than 200 submissions from talented young Maine writers aged…
Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will be holding two classes with instructor, Mary Jane Wells, on making dandelion jelly. There will be two separate classes, one to be held on Wednesday, May 18 at…
