Wiscasset Middle High School is ranked 13th in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report high school rankings for Maine, Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood announced at the March 9 school…
Life
Kayla Delano of Wiscasset was named to the SUNY Morrisville dean's list for the fall 2020 semester. Kayla is majoring in animal science-equine science and management.
To be named to the…
Melting snow is a reminder that spring is around the corner and an invitation to get outside and explore the wonders of the woods as the season turns. Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature…
For those with an interest in the natural world and conservation, Coastal Rivers’ Midcoast Stewards program offers a unique overview of natural resource topics…
Shelby Cronkhite of Edgecomb was named to the dean's list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2020. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point average is 3.88…
Camden Conference
The Camden Conference and Belfast Free Library will present “Frozen Obsession” Monday, March 15 at 6 p.m. before it airs on PBS later this year.
This film documents the 18-day, 2,000-mile…
Heartwood Theater Summer Camp registration is open for students graduating grades 5-12. Students may choose from two camps – Shakespeare/Acting (two weeks) and Broadway Music (three weeks) or…
By March 8, 150,000 Mainers had received both shots of either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, according to WMTW Channel 8 News. According to the CDC, you can expect full protection with…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education jointly announced Friday the Mills Administration’s dedicated COVID-19 vaccination clinics for school staff…
When Rebuilding Together - Lincoln County (RT-LC) rolled out its Ramps-for-All program last month, they knew it would be popular but not as popular as it turned out to be. As a result, the non-…
Kate Novack, an Emmy-nominated writer-director-producer of documentaries, wrote and directed “Hysterical Girl,” a short film nominated for Best Short by the International Documentary Association.…
Morris Farm
Spring is on the way and, to celebrate, Morris Farm in Wiscasset is holding its first craft fair and bean supper of 2021. Join us Saturday, March 13 for a varied selection of crafts and a take-…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is pleased to welcome Kalyn Bickerman-Martens to share more about the state-wide citizen science effort,…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission has announced a drive-through food box giveaway for all will be held Wednesday, March 17 at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road.
A free…
Midcoast Conservancy will offer a virtual event, “Rewilding Your Yard: How Doing Can Less Can Bring You More”, on Thursday, March 11, from 6:30-8 p.m.
Lucy Birkett, ecology enthusiast and…
The United Way of Mid Coast Maine isn’t letting a pandemic stop them from hosting the annual Community Read Aloud. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, the event could not run as usual, with…
Edgecomb School Committee
March 1 was the hundredth day of the Edgecomb Eddy school year. Principal Ira Michaud reported the day was filled exciting fun educational activities. But the 99th day was also an important date…
Hannaford Supermarkets will begin COVID-19 vaccination efforts at 35 pharmacies across Maine later this week.
“Our stores and pharmacies, located throughout Maine and staffed by…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Maine Maple Sunday is scheduled March 27–28 and maple trees are being tapped in preparation for this traditional spring celebration.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension offers a…
Dalton Burroughs of Monhegan was named to the dean's list at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2020 fall semester. Burroughs is in the electrical engineering program.
Parents in Wiscasset, Westport Island and Alna who have children planning on attending Wiscasset Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten or kindergarten classes this fall are asked to contact the…
On Tuesday, March 16 at noon, the Bath Garden Club is holding a virtual meeting of members and anyone interested can request the link to join us.
The guest speaker is local artist, farmer,…
new vaccine plan outlines when you are eligible for a vaccine
AUGUSTA — In an effort to save lives and ensure that health care providers can efficiently and quickly vaccinate as many people as possible, Governor Janet Mills announced Friday afternoon Maine…
It was a locker room. Now students can learn in it, and the town is closer to a full in-person return. Wiscasset Middle High School cut the ribbon on the new health classroom Monday, Feb. 23.…
Take a closer look at bark, buds, and branches! The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public to a small-group, socially-distanced walk to learn how to identify trees in winter on…
University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Provost Joseph Szakas and its UMA Rockland Center announce the …
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District is offering a hands-on workshop to teach pruning apple trees on Friday, March 19 from 9 a.m. to noon and Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m. to noon…
The first of three timber frame courses this year will be offered from May 6- 9 at Hidden Valley in Jefferson. Each course is a four-day, hands-on experience, where eight students will have the…
Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration for the 2021/2022 school year at Edgecomb Eddy School is now open. The Edgecomb Eddy School is an outstanding elementary school that constantly…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer virtual science cafés for teens in grades 7–12 from 4 to 4:45 p.m. each Tuesday beginning March 2.
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“I had to bring a bottle of brandy, two oranges, and a white towel (to the voodoo ceremony). We went into a slum area of Trinidad where guys were drumming. The men who came to get me from my hotel…
Join Midcoast Conservancy April 17 and 18 for a one-and-a-half day chainsaw safety course designed for beginners at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson. Most participants have little or no…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the spring Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class until March 26. The 10-week training begins April 20 and runs until June 24. The class is offered at…
LincolnHealth is already a donor breast milk site for Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, but it is now dispensing milk to infants born at LincolnHealth as well.
“We now are buying milk from the…
On Tuesday, March 2 at 7 p.m., the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center and Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will host a panel discussion with Ian Cheney, director of the 2020 documentary…
Planning a festival of the size and caliber of Boothbay Harbor’s Windjammer Days (WJD) during these COVID-19 times is challenging, but the Friends of Windjammer Days continue moving plans forward…
Good news for local commercial truck drivers! You no longer have to drive far to get your Maine Department of Transportation medical exam. They are now available in Boothbay Harbor.
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Chloe Arsenault of Boothbay, Abby Berryman of Edgecomb and Ella Jones of Wiscasset were local students named to the fall 2020 semester dean's list at the University of Southern Maine.
To be…
Healthy Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office are working together to provide local restaurants, bars, and stores with Alcohol Seller/Server training on Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 9…
The following students from your readership area have been recognized on the Dean's list at Norwich University for the Fall 2020 semester: Jacob Sidney Maker, Walpole and Lindsey Marion Gordon…
Feb. 18, 2021- The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released drug overdose data for January 2021, which draws attention to the continued…
Maine Fishermen’s Forum
The Maine Fishermen’s Forum is very pleased to announce that the Board of Directors will award $40,000 in scholarships this year, despite having to cancel the live event normally held in March.…
Healthy Kids
As the pandemic continues, families continue to face immense stress. It is important, now more than ever, to speak up or act if you are concerned for a child. Healthy Kids is offering through Zoom…
The Oceanography Society recently announced that Bigelow Laboratory President Deborah Bronk has been elected as…
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset selectmen plan to ask voters for a committee about education in town.
Will the question call it a committee on schools’ future or come closer to residents…
Health and Well-being: Roe Chiacchio
Our world of ongoing environmental shifts, political unrest and personal tragedy has shaken us to our core. Our comfort rug has been pulled out from underneath our feet, leaving us tumbling and…
Next year’s budget has been one of the hardest to draft and will have impacts for years, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit 12 Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle told the district board Feb…
Starting today,Feb. 15, some health coverage options are available again under a new [//www.healthcare.gov/coverage-outside-open-enrollment/special-enrollment-period]Special Enrollment…
AUGUSTA — Several schools and school districts around the state have seemingly returned some of the COVID-19 aid provided to them through the Maine Department of Education while several other…
February is best known for Ground Hog Day, Valentine’s Day and the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. But it also throws a spotlight on the importance of maintaining the health…
