Due to its growing practice, Lincoln Medical Partners Ophthalmology moved to the Miles Professional Building on the Miles campus in November. In January, Kaitlyn Nolan, M.D. will be joined by…
Life
Lincoln Medical Partners has teamed with MaineHealth and the Good Shepherd Food Bank to help reduce the number of people in Lincoln County who do not have enough to eat.
According to the…
During this season of giving, the American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give the gift of life to help ensure patients don’t have to worry about the availability of blood this winter. Blood…
Where It’s At
And before we knew it … it was New Year’s Eve, a.k.a. Dec. 31. A new decade – yes, there is a bit of controversy about this; some say because a decade is 10 years the true new year is 2021 since…
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I’m hoping everyone is ready; it’s hard to believe Christmas is only a couple of days away as I write this column. My grandchildren are very excited.
We are on vacation for two weeks. The…
First Congregational Church of Wiscasset will once again present a service of lessons and carols on Sunday, Dec. 29. The service was…
Wiscasset schools
When a young Liz Proffetty watched Mr. Rogers visit a pottery studio, she was fascinated with the potter throwing clay on the wheel. Always creative, Proffetty tried to make a pottery wheel using…
Wiscasset’s Richard Harvey said when he met an apparent terrier mix early last year at then-Lincoln County Animal Shelter, now Midcoast Humane, some ham the longtime Bath Iron Works pipefitter…
Join professional dog trainer Jean Conte for the Central Lincoln County YMCA's Dog Obedience classes.
Held on Tuesdays, the next session will run from Jan. 7 through Feb. 25.Beginner class…
Jonathan Batchelder of Edgecomb has been named to the Bob Jones University 2019 Handbell Choir. Batchelder is a junior majoring in biology.
All students at BJU, located in Greenville, South…
If you made a New Year's resolution to “pick up the pace” of your personal fitness, or try a new activity, why not come to People Plus, 35 Union Street, Brunswick, and start…
Wiscasset Elementary School fourth grader Kyle Mank, 9, is proud to be in chorus this year, mother Carol Mank said. Fourth grade is the first year students can be in it, she explained. And how…
Boothbay Region YMCA’s Y-Arts performers will be competing in the iTheatrics Junior Theater Festival Atlanta Friday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 19 at The Cobb…
Students and faculty at Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb collected non-perishable food items and toiletries to donate to Bath Area Food Bank in time for the holidays. The food bank…
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that legislation they authored to improve research, prevention, diagnostics, and treatment for tick-borne…
Sharon Marchi, chair of the Lincoln County Ecumenical Committee for Haiti (LCECH), has announced that the 10th annual Haiti Benefit Dinner will be held Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. at St Patrick’s Church in…
Vera Roberts, president of the board of directors of New Hope for Women, is pleased to announce the addition of Shelley Megquier and Sarah Robbins to its board.
New Hope for Women (NHFW)…
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Husbands, boyfriends, in-laws, wives or good friends, whoever you are, if you’re looking for the best, most fun gift to buy someone special who loves to cook and entertain, I have the perfect gift…
On Sunday night of Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest, Dec. 8, the windows of The Ledges, the magnificent building on Route 1 as you enter the Village, were shaking with the dancing, clapping, and…
Joy to the World, the Lord has come. Let Earth receive her King. This is the familiar theme of Advent, a period from Dec. 1 to 25 which explains how Jesus Christ came into the world. For seven…
At this point in his life, Bill Burge finds happiness in the simple things: the comfort of his recliner, a good TV show, homemade cooking from his wife of 56 years, a visit from his granddaughter…
The Wiscasset High School Student Council went to Togus Dec. 9 to visit with the veterans there. This was the students’ annual holiday visit with the veterans. Students sang holiday songs, made…
Midcoast Literacy announces they will be holding two training sessions for new volunteer tutors in January: one for volunteers who want to work with kids, and one for volunteer English language…
Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway Museum
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum in Alna held its annual Victorian Christmas Dec. 14. According to the museum, more than three inches rain reduced the crowds, but still over 530…
Edgecomb Community Church invites you to come and celebrate the birth of the Christ child at their special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. During this beautiful…
The Christmas Eve service of Lessons and Carols will begin at 4:40 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church, UCC in Newcastle with the Tower Ringers Handbell Choir playing arrangements of…
Volunteering as Santa around Wiscasset this Christmastime and Christmases past, Dave Sawyer has marveled at the kindness in children’s…
The family who bought and moved into Alna’s old town office this year is making a festive mark on Route 218 this Christmas, the family’s first in the home. Jean Bradford and Alton King…
The First Congregational Church of Wiscasset invites the community to a traditional Christmas Eve service with carols, reading of the birth narrative and the giving of thanks for the gift of Jesus…
Now's the time to choose those open-pollinated and heirloom seeds harvested this fall to bring to the Seed Swap. There will be envelopes for choosing and packaging seed. A volunteer will be…
At Wiscasset Community Center Friday night, Dec. 13, families decorated miniature home sweet homes for the holidays. Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud made the gingerbread houses in the WCC…
Whether at work or school, December is the season for gift exchanges and scammers want to get in on the action. One pyramid scam often seen around this season involves a viral social media post…
Tuesday, Dec. 17
Wiscasset Middle High School
Winter Gallery of the Arts/Art opening: 5 p.m. Art Opening
Grades 4-12
Holiday Concert - 6:30 p.m.
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Mark Osborn and Buzz Makarewicz bought the Topside Inn in Boothbay Harbor in 2014. Since then, guests have been raving about the savory and sweet breakfast recipes they’ve created. Every year,…
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It was a busy weekend in the Harbor with all of the festivities, including Santa and Mrs. Claus coming by boat at the Whale Park. It’s always so much fun. I saw families having horse rides to the…
Corrected: This article had stated Georgi Thompson now teaches gifted and talented classes for Thomaston’s school department; she no longer does.
Handmade paddles, wooden spoons, bowls,…
The Maine Principals’ Association (MPA) is pleased to announce that Tricia Campbell, assistant principal at Boothbay Region Elementary School, has been named Maine’s NAESP National Outstanding…
Wiscasset School Committee
Data from this year’s Maine Educational Assessments will be released in the January Wiscasset School Committee meeting. Superintendent Terry Wood said she received an email from Maine Department…
Where It’s At
The scent from the small pine tree is filling the air while being adorned with tiny white lights, sprigs of holly, pine cones, and deer, owl and bird ornaments, topped with a small pentacle sun or…
Every month or so the Central Lincoln County (CLC) YMCA features a new artist in its facility near the seating areas between the front entrance and Farms at the Y. This new installation will be…
On Saturday, Dec. 14, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., consider buying loads of yummy sweets at Ames True Value Supply in Wiscasset. Feed Our Scholars (FOS) will hold a bake sale to help…
There are no blockheads in Cindy Casey’s Edgecomb Eddy School kindergarten class, at least, in regards to decorating a holiday tree. On Dec. 6, her class won Best in Show in Edgecomb’s Charlie…
From all the candy canes and cookies in First Congregational Church’s Fellowship Hall Saturday night after Wiscasset lit its tree, Deb Foster picked a gingerbread man. “You can’t get more…
Edgecomb Community Church
Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will be holding a Sunday morning Celtic Prayer Service on Dec. 22, at 9:30 a.m. The community gathering will begin by sharing a delicious breakfast together…
Physician and researcher Dale Bredesen is the author of this boldly titled New York Times bestseller, “The End of Alzheimer’s Disease.” In his book, Dr. Bredesen describes his “Recode” protocol…
Boothbay Harbor is welcoming another business, The Skincare Room. Owner and esthetician Irene Plummer brought her 115 Townsend Ave. business to life last month after making a big move from…
Wiscasset Marketfest
The venerable Ledges Inn in Wiscasset Village has been closed to the public for several years, but during Wiscasset Holiday Marketfest, hospitality returns as the doors open wide for a seasonal…
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First off, I’m so happy Mr. Deetjen, one of my favorite schoolteachers, reads my column. He wasn’t shy about telling me that I forgot to tell you guys how long to cook last week’s Rangers cookie…
A special service of music will be offered at 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 during the regular worship hour at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, 28 High St. And a craft workshop is set for noon…
