Coastal Senior College, serving Lincoln and Knox counties, is accepting registrations for its spring term courses. Among the offerings will be “Dickens’s Magic Tricks,” taught by John and…
Education
Why walk a mile in someone’s shoes, when you can drive a mile in their research vessel? For the past 35 years, Bigelow Laboratory’s Keller BLOOM program has let over 560 students spend a week…
The Community School District (CSD) Board of Trustees continued a review of its public comment policy March 12. Board members discussed how to balance caution with public engagement…
Elementary through high school teachers from across Maine are invited to participate in “Climate Change Education: A Watershed…
Y Arts
Fourteen of our youngest community performers joined forces on Saturday, March 15 to perform "A Day with Dinosaurs." The short musical was written by their director, Emily Mirabile, to fit the…
The Maine Press Association is proud to announce it has awarded six scholarships to high school and college students totaling $10,000 to help those students…
Yes, maple goodness is flowing and with it comes the arrival of Maine Maple Sunday Weekend March 22 and 23. A time to visit local producers and, in many cases, learn about the processes involved…
An unusually large crowd came to the Community School District (CSD) School Committee meeting March 11. In response to posts on social media, many residents showed up to discuss the…
Wiscasset and Boothbay area speakers agreed Monday night, their communities should be thinking over what's next as student numbers have declined and residents still feel a connection to the local…
The Eastern Region of the Scholastic Writing Competition has named two middle school students from the Center for Teaching and Learning as recipients of its 2025…
The Scholarship Committee from the Boothbay Region Historical Society has been busy meeting recently. We have decided to show our support for the class of 2025 with a merit-based, unrestricted…
Thanks to a grant from the Mid Coast Parkview Health-LincolnHealth, Community Health Improvement Fund…
Hidden Valley Nature Center
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to offer a one-day workshop with Maine print artist Jordan Kendall Parks on Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hidden Valley Nature Center at…
Beagles, bees and turtles, oh my! Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES) took a walk on the wild side this week with the “Wild About Reading” event for pre-K – fourth grade students.
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As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, state officials face growing uncertainty around the future of school funding in Maine.…
Midcoast Senior College brings classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning. The following new courses begin the week of Monday, April 7. Courses are four to six weeks long and are…
The Boothbay Region 2025 Project Graduation committee will be hosting a fundraising alumni basketball game on Saturday, March 22 at Porter Memorial Gymnasium, with tip-off at 11 a.m.
If any…
Heartwood Regional Theater Company
Under the direction of Griff Braley, "Sonnets to Orpheus," a Heartwood / Lincoln Academy (LA) collaboration, is a reflective, meditative theater experience,…
Hearty Roots helps kids extend experiential learning at Boothbay Region Elementary School with an Outing Club designed to connect youth with nature and each other. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and…
Maine Community Foundation
Student leaders and aspiring journalists may be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF).
The Guy P. Gannett Scholarship provides support for students…
Boothbay Region High School
On Saturday, March 1 two of BRHS’s robotics teams qualified for the State Championship, which was held at the Point Community Center in South Portland.
The Bent Axles, comprised of Jayden…
When some people imagine coding, their mind conjures TV hackers: black computer screens, florescent green text and fingers flying across the keyboard a mile a minute. But…
This past Saturday two of BRHS’s robotics teams qualified for the state championship, which was held at the Point Community Center in South Portland. The Bent Axles, comprised…
Coastal Senior College, serving Midcoast Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, will be accepting registrations for its Spring Term Courses beginning on March 5. A timely…
Voters passed a $2,134,343 budget for the 2026 fiscal year at the Alternative Organizational Structure (AOS) 98 annual budget meeting March 4. Around 50 residents from Boothbay, Boothbay…
Edgecomb Eddy Elementary school
It's time to start thinking about registering your pre K or kindergarten eligible student for next year!
If your student is already enrolled in Pre K, you do not need to complete the…
A Community School District (CSD) seat is the only one contested out of seven openings in Boothbay Harbor's upcoming officer elections. According to Town Clerk Michelle Farnham, the town…
Just as winter rolls into spring, Heartwood Theater and Lincoln Academy (LA) will present a very special student production – Sonnets to Orpheus. Director Griff Braley notes, “Our original intent…
63rd annual Windjammer Days honors U.S. Coast Guard
The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have served, are serving, or are preparing to serve in one of the most respected…
Boothbay Region Climate Action Team
After a successful King Tide and rising sea level event and community discussion at the Boothbay Region Y (and a nice article by Isabelle Curtis), the Boothbay Region Climate Action Team is…
It’s not too early or too late to prune your apple trees!
Boothbay Region Land Trust invites you to join us on Thursday, March 20 from 10-11:30 a.m. at Oak Point Farm for Apple Tree Pruning…
With blue-gold pompoms reflecting under fluorescent lights and shouts echoing off gym walls, the Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) cheerleading squad are fixtures of the winter sports season.…
Ocean on Tap is an informal, ocean-centric speaker series organized by researchers from Bigelow Laboratory and hosted by Footbridge Brewery in Boothbay Harbor. Dr.…
Coastal Senior College (CSC) is pleased to announce its series of spring 2025 courses in Knox and Lincoln…
Each day, Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) senior Harriet McKane arrived at Burke's Island Farm with a goal. Her trainer, Amy Reny’s, new horse Crash needed to be broken in for riding, and she…
Boothbay Region Clean Water Initiative
Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative is bringing back the Forests to Faucets Lecture Series, Tuesday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' Bosarge Education…
Boothbay Region Elementary School (BRES) is throwing its hat in the ring to win a book vending machine. The prize is part of the annual SchoolStore fundraiser.
Administrative assistant…
In a joint meeting Feb. 11, both Community School District boards conducted their first review of the 2026 fiscal year draft budget. The School Committee and Board of Trustees discussed the…
The parents of Rodi Mayne would like to share the announcement of Rodi’s achievement of making the dean's list his first semester at California College of…
Midcoast Senior College, a local nonprofit dedicated to providing lifelong learning opportunities for area residents 50 years and older, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025. Since its…
Boothbay Region High School’s robotics teams ventured to Monmouth Memorial School on Saturday to compete in their final VEX robotics qualifying competition of the 2024-2025 season.
BRHS…
On Jan. 31, Matt Thibault resigned as Southport's only school bus driver. Since then, the school has used Community School District substitute drivers to fill the void.
On Feb. 6, several…
During a special meeting Feb. 10, the Community School District Board of Trustees unanimously passed language for an up to $1.6 million bond referendum this spring. The district said the bond…
Dr. Mary Miller brought five Boothbay Harbor Region High School chorus students - Adaline Barter, Rose Campbell, Natalie Flagg, Hannah Hills and Owen Cox - to participate in the District III…
For 19 summers, Coastal Rivers’ Camp Mummichog, a nature-adventure day camp, has offered kids the opportunity to learn, play, and be creative on the rolling hills of Salt Bay Farm and the shores…
The MathCounts team from the Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb placed first in the regional competition on Saturday, Feb. 1. The regional event was held at Kennebec Valley Community…
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts
In honor of Youth Art Month, the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts is proud to present Maine K-12 Clay, a unique exhibition showcasing the incredible talent of young ceramic artists from…
Ocean on Tap
To celebrate our first year, we will be holding an Ocean Trivia Night on Thursday, Feb. 20, starting at 6 p.m. at Footbridge Brewery. The trivia will cover a variety of topics centered on the…
