Over Zoom and Youtube Tuesday night, April 20, Wiscasset selectmen listened to, praised and talked about acting soon on teenagers’ request the town help address climate change.
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Life
Midcoast Conservancy is offering a virtual workshop, Foraging for Wild Mushrooms: The Season Begins, on Thursday, May 20 from 6:30-8 p.m., led by…
Lincoln County
On Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office along with the police departments of Boothbay Harbor, Damariscotta, Waldoboro, and Wiscasset will host the semi-…
Wiscasset School Department
At the April 13 Wiscasset School Committee meeting, the committee accepted two new hires, including the new principal for Wiscasset Elementary School. Superintendent Terry Wood said Kathleen…
The month of May is when the movement of neo-tropical migrants north begins in earnest. Accordingly, “warbler-neck”, an affliction that affects those who seek views of beautiful, tiny wood…
With no substitute for blood and no way to manufacture it, volunteer donors are essential for hospital patients in need of transfusions. During National Volunteer Month this April, the American…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has a new video series designed for the at-home cook who wants to learn more about preparing and cooking locally sourced meat.
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Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, invites you to join us to celebrate “World Labyrinth Day,” Saturday, May 1 from 1 to 3 p.m. World Labyrinth Day is an annual event sponsored by The Labyrinth…
Upset by the prospect of a proposed 8.8 percent increase in school taxes, Dresden selectmen and some residents Tuesday, April 13 raised the prospect of rejecting the proposed Regional School Unit…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood has issued the following letter addressed to staff, students and families:
“This letter is to inform you that another student has tested…
The LincolnHealth vaccine clinic at Boothbay Region YMCA was at its busiest the week of April 4: 1,300 new doses and 891 second doses of Moderna vaccine and 15 doses of Johnson and Johnson single-…
NAMI Maine, a statewide nonprofit organization providing education, support, and advocacy for people living with mental illness and their families, is seeking volunteers interested in being…
Summer Writing Adventures at the Merry Barn are filling fast! We’d love for you to join us as we: Write…Read…Explore…Walk & Sketch in Nature…Create Art…Perform Poetry & Readers’ Theater……
Sheepscot Valley Children’s House (SVCH) in Wiscasset will hold its first ever online May Festival Auction starting April 15 at noon. Bidding will remain open until noon May 15 at…
Two-plus weeks remain to enter for a chance to win a year’s worth of in-state tuition at the University of Maine for yourself, a family member or friend, or perhaps a student in need.
The…
April is Child Abuse Prevention month and Healthy Kids has planted pinwheel gardens all over Lincoln County to remind people how important our children are! “Children are our greatest resource for…
Thanks to $700,000 in COVID-19 relief funds, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 can avoid a “pretty significant” staff cut, Superintendent of Schools Howard Tuttle told the district’s board…
Wiscasset Middle High School has announced its second quarter honor roll:
12th grade: Highest Honors – Paige Davenport, Eliza Paradis, Ryan Potter, Brooke Thayer, Gwen Webber and Lily…
Press release
Freedom Boat Club of Maine is expanding to the Boothbay region, opening its fifth location at Linekin Bay Resort. Offering the most boat clubs and the largest fleet in the state, Freedom Boat Club…
Recreational boating statistics show that people who have taken boating safety courses are less likely to be involved in boating mishaps.
Become a better mariner. Learn from Auxiliarists…
Georgetown resident and physician Dr. Nananda Col spoke to a Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) session of over 50 people April 1 on ticks and tick-borne diseases. Col became a member of a group…
LincolnHealth is pleased to announce the availability of free transportation for those in Lincoln County who have scheduled appointments at the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Boothbay but have no…
March 29, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Pemaquid Chapter tapped Wiscasset Police Chief Larry Hesseltine to raise the Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Flag at the Wiscasset…
Edgecomb school committee members voted unanimously March 30 to support new warrant items involving the proposed 2021-2022 budget. The amendments on additional local funds and language on…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a citizen science club for grades 4–8 meeting weekly 3:30–4:30 p.m. from May 5–June 9.
This virtual…
All these benefits can eventually be yours by walking every day: less stress, less body fat round your middle, lower your blood pressure, improve your mobility and range of motion.
Walking…
Skidompha Library
Want to learn how to cook a delicious dessert from the head chef at Lincoln Academy, or design and make a beautiful leather and bead bracelet with Aboca Beads? Skidompha Public Library, in…
Two weeks after a Wiscasset Middle High School staff member tested positive for COVID-19, a WMHS student has received a “probable positive” test result, according to announcements at the school…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about fiddleheads from 6–7:15 p.m. April 14.
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AUGUSTA - The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released drug overdose data for February 2021, which draws attention to the continued devastation…
The FCC recently adopted a Report and Order establishing the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a $3.2 billion federal initiative to help lower the cost of high-speed internet for eligible…
Skidompha
Skidompha Public Library, in Damariscotta, thanks to generous funding from The Rotary Club of Damariscotta-Newcastle, The Anonimo Foundation, and Zoobean, has three ready-made kits of…
During a Midcoast Conservancy Timber Frame course at Hidden Valley Nature Center, more than post-and-beam frames are built: partnerships, friendships and new skill sets are regular features of the…
Wiscasset Senior Center at Wiscasset Community Center is opening for cribbage and monthly senior suppers starting Tuesday, April 13.
Cribbage will start at 9:30 a.m. April 13. The once…
The next program of the Garden Club of Wiscasset will be held via Zoom on Thursday, April 1 at 1 p.m.
An educator from Chewonki’s Traveling Natural History program will discuss “Vernal…
DaPonte String Quartet
In the beautiful, secluded and relaxed lakeside setting of historic Camp Kieve’…
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
With warmer temperatures on the way and more time spent outdoors, it is important to think about protecting yourself against ticks! On Thursday, April 1 at 6 p.m., Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (…
This is the perfect time for anyone age 60-69 to set up an appointment at our Boothbay Harbor COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at the Boothbay Region Y.
People age 60 and up are eligible for the…
Spring has finally arrived and Coastal Senior College is offering its members 12 Zoom courses on a variety of topics with spaces still available in seven of them. We are also excited to offer,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, and Angus King announced Wednesday the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a…
Cabot Creamery Cooperative has partnered with Rising Tide Co-op’s Loving Local Meals program, donating cheddar for a macaroni and cheese meal served the week of March 22nd, enabling the program to…
Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, introduced a bill to create a kinship navigator program to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services on Tuesday, March 16.
The bill would…
If Wiscasset voters agree in June, selectmen will have a committee explore options for the school department’s future. The warrant article arose from two split votes on Zoom Tuesday night, March…
Nominations are now being accepted for the annual Coulombe Center Award for Innovation, but only until April 15.
Created in 2018, this award highlights non-profit community partner…
Alna is making it easier for residents to vote ahead of the Saturday, March 27 town elections and referendum town meeting. Second Selectman Doug Baston announced over Zoom Monday night, clerks are…
MaineHealth has issued a new policy for visitors to its care settings in light of the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. LincolnHealth officially put this policy in place Monday (March 15) at noon.
…The Board of Directors of the Maine Fishermen’s Forum has announced the winners of the 47th annual Scholarship Drawing! Twenty-three applicants were drawn and given book awards.
The…
Wednesday, March 31
Join an online zoom presentation, 10-11:30 a.m., to learn about the newly developed Certification Program for Conservation Landscapes offered locally by the Knox-Lincoln…
Judy Milinowski’s Qi-Gong online classes continue! The new schedule: 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; 4 5 p.m. Thursdays; 8-9 a.m. Saturdays. Qi Gong…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a seven-session online course for aspiring farmers starting March 29. The class meets from 5:30–7:30 p.m. twice per week through April 22.…
