A fundraiser luncheon is planned from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road, to help a Wiscasset couple who lost their home to a fire Dec. 5. Matthew…
Life
Students at Wiscasset Elementary School recently brought special guests to school. The students earned a PAWS celebration for being safe, responsible and respectful. Each time the students were…
LincolnHealth reported a record 90 new COVID-19 cases from 636 tests for the week of Nov. 29. The data represents a record positivity rate of 14.2%. Breakthrough cases, those who have been…
Heartwood Regional Theater Company
Open auditions for Heartwood’s returning Winter Drama Adventure are scheduled in the Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, on Monday, Dec 13 from 3-4:30 p.m.
Auditions are…
When it comes to decorating a Christmas tree, there are no blockheads in Nicole Ellis’ Edgecomb Eddy School’s sixth grade class. Her students won first place Dec. 3 in the annual Edgecomb Charlie…
LincolnHealth continues to distinguish itself when it comes to patient safety and high quality care.
For the ninth time in 11 years, LincolnHealth was named a Top Rural Hospital by the…
Feeling the need for something sweet, but don’t want to make it yourself? Feed Our Scholars (FOS), the group that supports Wiscasset Elementary…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated the estimated COVID-19 vaccination rate of students in each school administrative unit.
With the data release, the Maine CDC continues to urge all…
Saturday, Dec. 4
Board your Christmastime Train (first trip at 10 a.m.) at Sheepscot station (97 Cross Road, Alna) for a 20-minute steam-powered ride through the wild pine forests,…
From 4-6 p.m. on Main Street Pier on Route 1 will feature a roving Santa, a DJ, and hot cocoa and cookies. Fireworks over the Sheepscot River starting around 6 p.m…
Wiscasset will find farming out its high school students would not save money, selectmen’s liasion to the Future of Wiscasset Schools Committee, Kim Andersson, predicted Dec. 2.
“I think we…
“Dear Santa … how have you been? Did you have a nice summer? … I have been extra good this year so I have a long list of presents that I want …” So dictated…
As president and co-founder of Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (MLDSE, www.mldse.org), I want to say it's been an…
LincolnHealth reported 79 new cases of COVID-19 from 746 tests for the week of Nov. 15 and 72 new cases from 549 tests for the week of Nov. 22. With a significant dip in tests and modest dip in…
Over Thanksgiving weekend, Tugboat Inn, 80 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor, began offering igloo dining on the Marina Lounge Deck. Twelve feet in diameter, the two igloos are adorned with white…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2021-22 school year:
Grade six: Highest honors, Audra…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its first quarter, students of the quarter:
Grade six: Devon Roy and Ella Travis
Grade seven: Genesis Andrews and Connor Knight
…
Recognizing that many people struggle with depression during the holidays and winter months, NAMI Maine offers several online and in-person support groups for people…
Be at the Wiscasset common starting at 4 p.m. this Saturday, Dec. 4 for Wiscasset’s annual tree lighting. Parks and Recreation’s recreation programmer, Chelsea Taylor, said in a phone interview…
In 1970, Literacy Volunteers of America began tutoring adults struggling to read and write. One of those chapters began on Maine’s Midcoast. Fifty-two years later, the local chapter is now…
Wiscasset Middle High School’s high school student council did the annual Turkey Thyme fundraiser in November and collected donations from teachers and students to help families in need at WMHS.…
Community Catalyst for Good
You may be hearing a lot about “GivingTuesday,” which is a global day of generosity and takes place next Tuesday, Nov.b30. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages…
The Advent Season at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset begins Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. with the traditional Hanging of the Greens representing Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. On each Sunday…
Join the fun as Woolwich lights a tree Dec. 5 in an outdoor ceremony that includes carols, warm fellowship, hot cocoa and a VIP guest – Santa Claus!
The 5 p.m. event is at Nequasset…
The second annual Lighted Fire Truck Parade will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27 in Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor.
The decorated fire engines will stage at the Boothbay Fire Station…
Boothbay Region Health Center's Virtual Auction continues until Tuesday, Nov. 30 (Giving Tuesday) at 6 p.m. To see what's on offer or to place a bid, go to CharityAuctionsToday.com and type…
The Edgecomb Community Church Thrift Store will be holding sales of Christmas clothing and décor along with bake sales and raffles. Each Tuesday and Saturday, from Nov. 20 to Dec. 11, freshly…
LincolnHealth reported 74 new COVID-19 cases from 610 tests for the week of Nov. 8. The data makes for the highest positivity rate over a single week, 12.1%, and the second most cases since the…
There are many interesting things going on in backyards and woodlots, even in the cold of winter. Trees, birds, and many animals, for example, have adapted to freezing temperatures in fascinating…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday that, effective immediately, all Maine adults age 18 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, regardless of underlying medical…
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Mid Coast Hospital Auxiliary is excited to announce the release of a new collaborative cookbook, “Our Community Table.” Proceeds of the cookbook sales will…
It was a morning of measuring and photos, and stepping back to admire the banister curves, the handsome furnishings in the parlor, and the subtly colored wallpapers of the grand Nickels-Sortwell…
Toys for Tots Program of Lincoln County has set more fundraisers in Wiscasset. A corn hole tournament at Wiscasset Community Center is set for Friday, Nov. 19. Check-in is at 6 p.m. and the game…
The wardens, vestry and members of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church extend a cordial invitation to the community to join them in a special celebration of new ministry as they welcome the Rev. Thomas…
Three local scouts participated in the Pinetree Lego Derby on Saturday, Nov. 13 at Camp Bomazeen.
Owen Perry, 2nd grader (BRES), won the derby with an average speed of a little over 198 mph…
A new initiative is calling on youth, fishermen, aquaculture farmers, new industry members, seasoned industry leaders, educators, mentors, workforce experts, training program leaders, and anyone…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has numerous resources to help prepare a safe and healthy Thanksgiving meal.
If turkey is on the menu, UMaine Extension…
SVRSU
As Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit’s board talked COVID issues Nov. 10, Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle called for a break to ask a man to leave. The parent, Windsor’s Kenneth Dostie…
An increasing number of high school students are looking to make a big splash in their future by attending Bath Regional Career and Technical Center. The past four years have seen a 76% rise in…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth reported 55 new COVID-19 cases from 564 tests for the week of Nov. 1. The 9.8% positivity rate is the highest this year with the most cases since mid-September. Thirteen cases were…
The historic Opera House stage in Boothbay Harbor will showcase the talents of Maine musicians during the final two live concerts of the 2021 season. Regional…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about winter garden design from 6 to 7:15 p.m. on…
PORTLAND, Maine – Franklin Memorial Hospital, Maine Medical Center, Mid Coast Hospital, Pen Bay Medical Center and Southern Maine Health Care have each received a fall 2021…
Staff and residents recently joined in to celebrate Barbara Follett’s 40 years of dedicated love and service to the residents at The Lincoln Home.
Barbara started as a CNA, CRMA caregiver,…
Wiscasset school committee
The more students who take part in pooled testing, the better it can work to keep students in school, department officials said over Zoom Nov. 9.
The school committee’s monthly meeting came…
Edgecomb
As school committee chairman, Heather Sinclair wants to make the Edgecomb school budget language more user friendly. Sinclair is working on a worksheet which explains various terms so the public…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Unlike during Prohibition, whiskey - and history - lovers attending Boothbay Railway Village Museum’s first Speakeasy Night at the Museum Nov. 13 won’t need to know a special knock or password to…
Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, earned high marks from the Maine Education Association for her voting record on education issues. MEA scored…
Commentary
There was some sobering news last week regarding our health care system, including here at LincolnHealth. At a news conference featuring leaders from across our MaineHealth system, including…
