Midcoast Maine has one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, but that beauty can hide hazards that can quickly ruin your day on the water. Geography, tides and weather can conspire to…
Life
SUNY Morrisville in Morrisville, New York recently announced that Kayla Delano, of Wiscasset was named to the dean's list for the spring 2021 semester. Kayla is majoring in animal science - equine…
Did you know that when the Browntail moth first spread across the North East, at the turn of the 20th Century, there was a tremendous…
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine Medical Center (MMC) announced the largest single philanthropic gift in the hospital’s 150-year history Tuesday, a $25 million donation by John and Leslie Malone towards…
LincolnHealth is returning to the Waldoboro Thursday, June 17 to deliver final doses to those who attended the May 27 clinic and to offer first doses to anyone age 12 and up.
The clinic is…
A new feature for Wiscasset Art Walk 2021 is Picnics-To-Go, to stave off hunger while enjoying everything the evening’s event has to offer.
Village restaurants – Sarah’s Café, Treats and…
Principal Ira Michaud quoted French poet Edmond Jabes in describing the five 2021 Edgecomb Eddy School sixth grade graduates. Jabes once said “The question creates and answer kills.” Michaud said…
“Well, that’s the food pantry for you!”
Woolwich’s Ellsworth Stone was answering Wiscasset Newspaper’s question, what did he think of the big, handwritten sign on newsprint paper, reading “…
Wiscasset Art Walk’s pop-up Hasenfus Gallery, 64 Main St., will be hosting emerging artist Seth Bond Perry during the Thursday, June 24 evening, from 5-8 p.m. The artist will be in the gallery…
This year’s 16th Shuffle will be held by Kieve/Wavus for campers on their campus, and virtually for everyone else who would like to run or walk. Bring your dog, push your child in a stroller and…
A Maine Forest Service grant is helping the 766-acre Charles and Constance Schmid Land Preserve in…
Healthy Lincoln County
Beginning the week of June 21, multiple local organizations are coming together to provide local children and teens with free, healthy meals throughout the summer through the USDA-funded Summer…
Wiscasset Middle High School’s Class of 2021 graduated June 10 at Wiscasset Speedway.
A day before graduation, Wiscasset Middle High School held marching practice at Wiscasset Soeedway and…
Midcoast Conservancy’s Nature Workshop series continues with three upcoming events. On Saturday, June 12, John Hayden, Entomologist/Pollinator Conservationist will lead a Pollinator Hike at the…
The following students have been named to the spring 2021 dean's list at…
On-stage graduation night at Wiscasset Speedway Thursday, June 10, Wiscasset Middle High School Class of 2021 member Gabrielle Leavitt recalled expecting the school to close a couple weeks for the…
The parade of sails at Windjammer Days in Boothbay Harbor is a wonderful event to photograph and this year it will be on the early afternoon of Wednesday, June 30. Seeing the majestic Maine…
WMHS Class of 2021
“Stay close to the chairs so you’re (walking) in a straight line,” Wiscasset Middle High School longtime staff member and graduation veteran Deb Pooler told seniors as they rounded rows of folding…
WMHS Class of 2021
As they received awards Wednesday night, June 9, graduation eve, teacher Ralph Keyes told Wiscasset Middle High School seniors, when they are pursuing what they want to do, also do something else…
Seventy percent of voters on Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit’s budget June 8 said yes. Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle shared the tallies from around the district. The budget passed…
Wreaths Across America (WAA) is proud to announce that its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE), which has been traveling the country to honor our nations…
The kindergarten classes have been counting down the last 26 days with the alphabet. Friday was P for picnic and popsicles!
Healthgrades, a leading marketplace that connects patients and providers, recently announced that LincolnHealth Miles Campus and Hospital received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award for the…
June 7 was both a night for hellos and good-byes for the Edgecomb School Committee. The board said hello to a new principal, superintendent and kindergarten teacher. Dr. Christina Boursaw is the…
We typically have started the July 4 parade at 10 a.m., but because the Fourth falls on Sunday this year and we don’t want to exclude anyone or any groups, we have moved the start time of…
Stacey Souza has served Wiscasset’s schools 13 years. She still will, but fewer hours a week after she went to school for a longtime interest, real estate. Living all over New England and moving…
Shasta. Airstream. Teardrop. Serro Scotty.
The Vintage Camper Jamboree drew them all – and more - to Shore Hills Campground on Route 27 in Boothbay for a seventh year.
The campers,…
Ocean Point Inn
Ocean Point Inn (OPI) and Resort is about to open for their 123rd season of providing lodging, dining, and hospitality to the Boothbay Region. While other properties celebrated their openings over…
On Saturday, July 10 the Second Congregational Church will host a non-juried Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local artisans will be displaying and selling their wares in the church parking area…
“I’m totally surprised that this should happen,” Westport Island Second Selectman Gerald Bodmer said Monday night. His fellow town officials had just surprised the 12-year board member with the…
Chewonki Elementary and Middle School in Wiscasset is proud to announce our 2021 graduating class of middle school students:
Lila Drewes lives in Newcastle and is 14. For the past…
Seven young poets from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb placed in the 2021 Sarah Mook Poetry Contest. The contest received over 1,000 entries from twenty states and ten…
Garden Club of Wiscasset (GCW) held its annual luncheon and business meeting June 3 in the beautiful terrace area of Montsweag Farm Restaurant. Members were able to enjoy one another’s company in…
Carter Babcock of Boothbay and Aidan Sinclair of Wiscasset were named to the spring 2021 president's list at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
To be named to the…
Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop
Cookbooks are on sale at half price as of Thursday morning, June 10, at Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta.
Rosie Bensen, co-manager of the shop, said, “Our shop has…
In a new study, University of Maine researchers found that culture helps humans adapt to their environment and overcome challenges better and faster than genetics.
After conducting an…
AUGUSTA — The Senate approved Thursday a bill sponsored by Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, authorizing a pilot project to provide nonmedical transportation services for people receiving certain…
Cribbage scores at Wiscasset Senior Center for the week of May 30 are as follows:
Tuesday, June 1, 15 players present: First, Howard Nickerson, 844; second, Stuart Wyman, 815; third, Nancy…
With businesses in the Boothbay region and beyond looking to hire, an in-person hiring fair is being organized locally for noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 15 at Sherman Field, Boothbay Region High…
Four students at Chewonki Elementary and Middle School have received honors as part of the 27th annual Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design program, a collaborative effort…
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Wednesday, June 23, from 8-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “…
Mushroom expert Greg Marley will present an online workshop titled “Bewildering Bolete Mushrooms: So many, and challenging to learn” on Thursday, July 22, from 6:30-8 p.m.
The boletes are…
This summer University of Maine Darling Marine Center based researcher Dr. Rhian Waller, a cold-water coral expert, will lead a NOAA Ocean Exploration’s 2021 expedition called North Atlantic…
Thursday, June 24
A celebration of art, music, performance, and community, entering its ninth year, returns in full force…
Wesley Winters feels guilty sometimes for not getting into the Army. “I went in for the draft (in 1961), went in for a physical over in Portland and they didn’t take me because I had asthma.
…
Dresden selectmen Gerald Lilly and John Rzasa voted Tuesday night, May 25 to reactivate the committee that studied withdrawing from Regional School Unit 2. Selectman Alan Moeller was absent.
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The Friends of Windjammer Days met recently to hear committee reports.
Mark Gimbel talked about the partnership with Tall Ships of America and the Tall Ships Festival being held June 25-27…
First Congregational Church of Wiscasset’s Summerfest will be returning to the Wiscasset common July 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Summerfest Committee is planning to hold the summer celebration…
