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Life

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WCC 'support committee,’ AI policy pass
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Workshop on business financing with local banks March 19

Captain’s licensing course in Belfast

WES
WES Read-a-thon kicks off
Baskets
Basket-making fundraiser March 28

Local Resources

  • Church Services: Boothbay, Wiscasset and Damariscotta
  • Domestic Violence Resources
  • Addiction Recovery Resources

Education

  • Edgecomb approves school budget proposal with 9% spending increase
  • Wiscasset school committee members remark on budget draft’s size and any proposal’s shot at passage
  • Literature class at Coastal Senior College
  • State agrees to help Wiscasset up its schools’ security
  • Irish authors talk about domestic abuse with FOV
  • Mid-Coast Audubon announces scholarships for nature programs
  • Presentation: How to protect yourself from scams 
  • Senior College discussion: How the CIA informs foreign policy
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Health and Wellness

  • MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital hosts open house at new primary care facility in Waldoboro
  • Healthy Lincoln County announces Community Routes pop-up event in Wiscasset Feb. 28
  • MaineHealth offers free, paid CNA training
  • Sonic Alchemy's 'Submerged' at the Waldo
  • Midcoast District 9 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
  •  Finding Our Voices and Homeworthy spread the love
  • Narcan training in Newcastle Feb. 5 empowers residents to save lives
  • Challenges ahead for Maine's healthcare systems
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Home and Garden

  • Mid-Coast Audubon bird seed sale fundraiser
  • Veggies to Table launches season 8, save the date Aug. 9
  • Spring plant sale fundraiser launched
  • ‘Bringing Nature Home to Maine’ Garden Club January topic
  • A year of growth, nourishment, and joy at Veggies to Table
  • Maine is building homes faster, but they are emptier
  • Garden Club of Wiscasset to hear about marshes
  • Mid-Coast Audubon bird seed sale fundraiser
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  • Winter migratory bird walk at Reid State Park
  • Coastal Rivers to host wooden spoon carving workshop
  • This week at the Harbor Theater
  • Think romance! Send a singing Valentine
  • Ocean On Tap events
  • Sweetheart dinner at First Congo Feb. 7
  • Let’s dance away winter blues
  • Talking Art in Maine with Glenn Chadbourne
  • Jan. 10 event at Inn Along the Way
  • Sing Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms' with this spring
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Volunteer recruitment fair at Maine State Aquarium March 19
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Community members are invited to explore meaningful volunteer opportunities supporting marine education and lighthouse preservation at an upcoming Volunteer Recruitment Fair hosted at the Maine State Aquarium.

Veggies to Table selected as beneficiary of Fight Hunger bag program
Leifa Gordon with Veggies to Table produce headed out to local partners. Courtesy photo

Veggies to Table, a non-profit grow-to-donate vegetable and flower farm in Newcastle, has been selected by Hannaford Supermarkets as a beneficiary of their Fight Hunger Bag Program at the Boothbay Harbor branch, located at 180 Townsend Avenue, for all of March.

The Hannaford Fight Hunger Bag Program makes it easy for shoppers to give back to the community. Throughout the month of March, Veggies to Table will receive a $1 donation from every purchase of the $2.50 Fight Hunger Bag.

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Lincoln County Indivisible deploys ‘signs of democracy’
New signs by Lincoln County Indivisible on display this past weekend. Courtesy photo

Hilton named to St. Michael’s dean’s list

Charlotte K. Hilton of Newcastle was named to the dean's list at Saint Michael's College for the fall 2025 semester. Students who complete at least 12 credits of classes and achieve a grade point average of at least 3.5 in a particular semester are cited on the dean's list for that semester.

Coastal Rivers to offer hand tool sharpening workshop
A workshop participant sharpens the edges of a spade with a grinding tool. Courtesy photo

Due to high demand, Coastal Rivers has scheduled a second session of the hands-on tool sharpening workshop for Thursday, March 5, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Denny Conservation and Education Center at Round Top Farm. 

Wiscasset school committee
Proposed independent probe a no go in school department matter
News

Wiscasset's school committee declined Monday night to hire an independent investigator to, as Vice Chair Jonathan Barnes put it in his motion, "investigate a complaint received by the board."

No one seconded Barnes' motion. "The motion dies," Chair Tracey Whitney declared.

Wiscasset’s Brycson Grover makes school committee
News

Three residents offered to fill the seat Victoria Hugo-Vidal left on Wiscasset's school committee. And Monday night, the committee picked Brycson Grover. Members said Grover is a regular at their meetings and will fit smoothly into their ongoing budget work.

"It'd be nice to have someone fully aware of everything you're working on," member Doug Merrill said in support of Grover's appointment. The term ends in June, according to the department. 

Wiscasset school committee
Panel gets school budget draft
Teacher’s desk

A budget draft Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson presented Feb. 11 would ask 12.4% more from local taxes than the 2025-26 budget did. The draft budget included an overall 9.35% hike, or $1,005,097. 

Driver’s ed needs jump start 
Courtesy of Raye Leonard

Since Raye Leonard took over as education director at Boothbay-Wiscasset Regional Adult Education (BWRAE), it has been a goal to bring a driver’s education program for high schoolers and young adults back to the region. Leonard estimates an initial investment of about $50,000 would be required to launch the project. This includes purchasing and customizing the vehicle, hiring an instructor and expanding supportive administrative jobs.

If a car were donated, this would speed up the process and possibly reduce share costs from Boothbay and Wiscasset.

Press release
Newcastle/Damariscotta rally for ICE accountability, Epstein transparency and voting rights 
Protestors on the Newcastle/Damariscotta bridge on Feb. 14. Courtesy of Nigel Calder

Troop 213 holds winter Court of Awards
Pictured from left are Pheonix P., Spencer C., James R., Matthew R., Thomas R., Jeffrey M., Henry R., Christopher C., Blake H., Dylan L., Nevan P., Owen P., Elijah S., Hudson H. and Nolan P. Courtesy photo

On Thursday, Feb. 12, Troop 213 gathered at the Damariscotta American Legion for its triannual Court of Awards ceremony. During the evening, Scouts were recognized for an impressive 13 rank advancements, including eight Scouts achieving the rank of Scout and one each advancing to Tenderfoot, Star, Life, and Eagle. In addition, 23 merit badges and several special awards were presented.

Wiscasset school committee seeks to fill seat
News

Wiscasset School Committee has an immediate vacancy to be filled until Tuesday, June 9. Wiscasset residents inclined to serve as an interim School Committee member should send a letter of interest to Chair Tracey Whitney, twhitney@wiscassetschools.org, and Superintendent Kim Andersson, kandersson@wiscassetschools.org, by 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 16.

Midcoast Senior College announces spring term courses

Midcoast Senior College (MSC) is pleased to announce its Spring Term II 2026 lineup of engaging, non-credit courses for adult learners. Running from April 6 through May 15, the term features a wide range of in-person and online classes in the humanities, sciences, social issues, arts, and contemporary topics. Registration opens March 9.

UMA announces fall 2025 president’s and dean’s lists
UMA logo

University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Provost Joseph Szakas announces the fall 2025 full-time president’s list and the fall 2025 full-time dean’s list.

CTL student is the Telling Room’s Lincoln County winner in writing
Adley Cawthon

The Telling Room has named Center for Teaching and Learning sixth-grade student Adley Cawthon as the Lincoln County winner of its annual writing contest. Cawthon was awarded for her poem “My Interlaced Hands.”

Churches raise over $8,200 for heating assistance
Dinner

A coalition of Midcoast Christian churches banded together to raise funds for heating assistance for local families. They held a public event, “Helping Hands, Heating Homes” on Saturday evening Feb. 7 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Newcastle. The event included a spaghetti dinner, silent auction and concert. “Helping Hands, Heating Homes” raised over $8,200.

Coastal Senior College program: ‘Reagan and the Russians’
Louis Sell

This winter’s Noontime Series programs feature a trio of CSC members whose governmental careers total nearly a century of service. The second program, “Reagan and the Russians: A Conservative Program That Worked,” led by Louis Sell, will be held at noon on Monday, Feb. 23, at the Waldo Theater in Waldoboro.

Coastal Rivers enhances visitor access at La Verna Preserve
The iconic rocky shoreline at La Verna Preserve in Bristol. Coastal Rivers aims to make it easier and safer to park at the popular hiking area. Courtesy of Coastal Rivers

Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust announces major improvements to La Verna Preserve in Bristol, including a new, larger parking lot and expanded land conservation, while continuing a fundraising campaign for further enhancements. 

WMHS seniors learn about volunteer fire departments
Fire station

Alna Fire Department (AFD) welcomed Wiscasset Middle High School seniors Jan. 29 to gain a deeper appreciation of civic service and the importance of volunteer fire departments in the heart of Maine communities. 

Beth Whitney, president of the fire department, stated, “Volunteer fire departments are not just about fighting fires; they are about making a difference in the community. Members of a volunteer fire department understand the importance of their role and the impact they have on people’s lives.”

Hugo-Vidal leaves Wiscasset and its school committee
Victoria Hugo-Vidal. Courtesy photo

Thursday evening, Feb. 5, Wiscasset school committee member Victoria Hugo-Vidal resigned, because she is no longer a Wiscasset resident. The resignation is effective immediately, Hugo-Vidal wrote in the email to Chair Tracey Whitney and cc’d to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kim Andersson. 

“Thank you for the opportunity to serve this community,” Hugo-Vidal wrote. 

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