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WARREN — Anyone craving authentic jerk chicken, tender and juicy, slow-cooked on the grill, along with rice and peas, a classic Jamaican…
CAMDEN – Superintendent Maria Libby of Five Town CSD / MSAD 28 is hosting a new podcast series that shares informal conversations from within public education.
In ‘Super Story: Inside…
A bill that would expand the scope of Maine’s criminal code for assaults against an emergency care provider passed easily in both chambers last week but advocates say there is still more to be…
“I’m able to move forward with such confidence, knowing what I am worth, what I am capable of”
ROCKLAND — RSU 13 Adult and Community Education held its graduation event on Thursday, June 15, at Rock City Café to celebrate those who earned their high school credential by successfully…
“These students are bound to do great things in their future”
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology had nine students participate in the 2023 National Leadership and Skills Conference this year, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia. Annually, approximately…
ROCKLAND – The Worthington Scholarship Foundation is proud to welcome 639 new scholars to its program.
Worthington scholars are graduates…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has begun its second temporary art exhibit along the …
College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following:
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Volunteers from Camden Garden Club joined local partners to beautify the Camden Public Landing: “a new fresh look greets locals and seasonal guests to our landmark destination,” said CGC, in a…
The Coast has the potential to reach the Moderate range on the Air Quality Index
Particle pollution concentrations are expected to reach Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups level Sunday, according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in a news release. A cold…
This guide will be periodically updated with new tips and incentives to help Mainers transition off home heating oil and onto lower-carbon, lower-cost technologies. This story was originally…
ROCKLAND — Steel-Pro Incorporated, a manufacturer in the stainless steel pressure vessel industry, announces the recipients of the first annual Steel-Pro's Welding Student Scholarship.
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Thomaston Grammar School students participated in a fun-filled Jumangi-themed field day, June 22.
“What a perfect day it was for it!” said TGS.
Students participated in a variety…
Belfast Area High School has announced the names of students on the Honor Roll for the fourth quarter of the 2022-23 school year.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: Kathryn…
Windjammer Days 2023
The Maine State Aquarium, a program of the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), will hold an open house for four days, June 28 through July 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to preview the…
Rockland Rotary was pleased to award 11 $1,500 scholarships to each of the outstanding and highly qualified recipients from Medomak Valley, Oceanside, and Coastal Christian high schools.
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The weather was damp, but the spirit of the occasion was not as the Lady Knox Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) celebrated their 125th Anniversary on Saturday, June 17, 2023.…
College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following:
Local Students Make the Dean's…
Maine will receive at least $235 million in settlement funds
Maine stands to receive at least $235 million over the next nearly two decades as the result of national settlements with some of the companies accused of supercharging the opioid epidemic.
…ORONO — Educators and other professionals in Maine who support people with autism, intellectual disabilities and other developmental conditions will have the opportunity to learn from some of the…
AUGUSTA — Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, welcomed the fifth-grade Destination Imagination Team from Camden-Rockport Middle School to the State House on Wednesday, June 14, following their trip to…
Nutritious Meals Beyond the School Year
The Maine Department of Education announced the return of Hot Lunch Summer, the state’s summer food service program which provides free meals to children beyond the school year. Meals are…
ROCKLAND — Friday, June 16, from 4 - 7 p.m., as well as Saturday, June 17, from 12 - 7 p.m., Rockland Main Street (Route 1 North) will be closed to vehicle traffic for the 2023 Summer Solstice…
Penobscot Bay Language School
ROCKLAND — This summer Penobscot Bay Language School is offering a free community language and culture program every Friday, from 9:30 - 11 a.m. (28 Gay Street, Rockland) all summer long.
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ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab is adding two new pathogens to its tick testing panels.
The Tick Lab will now be screening ticks for Powassan virus and…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School announces Honor Grads for the Class of 2023.
Magna achievers are Lily Rogers; Ella Donaghy; Kylea Stone, Valedictorian; Quinn Overlock, Salutatorian;…
‘Learning how to wire stuff was cool and so was the secret door we made’
Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) students from the Explore CTE program ended their school year with the culminating project of building and running The Ace Syndicate, an escape room. This…
how she observes the outdoors and the creatures that live there
THOMASTON — On June 1 and 2, students from Thomaston Grammar School had an opportunity to work with a Maine children’s science writer Kimberly Ridley. She is a journalist, and editor, and the…
expressing gratitude for being encouraged to dive into topics they feel passionately about
CAMDEN — Watershed School graduated four seniors – Leo Feldman, Michael Galvez, Dominic Piconi, and Giulia Vittoni – in a personalized commencement ceremony Saturday, June 10, at the Camden Snow…
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ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library announces membership to the Boothbay Railway Village’s library pass program. Rockland Public Library cardholders may now obtain up to two free adult tickets…
ROCKPORT — Seacoast Security, a provider of comprehensive security solutions, announces the recipients of their Maine Technical School Scholarship for 2023. Following a competitive selection…
‘Students enjoyed the project so much that they agreed to come back after graduation to finish up the second dugout‘
Building Construction students from Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) had the opportunity this year to use their carpentry skills to help another school. Palermo Consolidated School was in need…
including Husson University
College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following:…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) is offering a free six-week, state approved certified nursing assistant (CNA) training program this summer. CNAs are caregivers who work directly…
exceptional performance for a first year Destination Imagination team
ROCKPORT — A grade 5 Destination Imagination team “Dungeons & DIgons” from Camden Rockport Middle School represented Maine at the Global Finals competition in Kansas City, Missouri on May 22.…
for nationwide event
BELFAST — Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast will be the site of Amateur Radio Field Day. Ham radio operators from the Waldo County Amateur Radio Association will be participating in a national…
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Imagine that your loved one in an ambulance is forced to pass by the closest hospital Emergency Department because your local hospital is on “diversion,” sending ambulances and patients out of…
CAMDEN —Camden Hills Regional High School is recognizing four Hatchery Innovation Center students who won an entrepreneurial competition called the Energy…
LINCOLN COUNTY — In 2022, 716 Mainers died from overdose, including residents of Lincoln County. In the face of this crisis, a coalition of organizations and more than 100 regional volunteers is…
ROCKPORT — More than 70 guests attended the Penobscot Bay YMCA’s party at Pascal Hall on Saturday, June 3, a fundraiser to expand and underwrite the Y’s child care programs for infants and little…
ROCKPORT — On Friday night, June 2, Camden Hills Regional High School held the first in-person Awards Night since 2019. Awards totaling nearly $500,000 were announced.
“We thank our…
Lindsay Benner of Friendship makes Angelo State University Spring 2023 Dean's List
SAN ANGELO, TX (05/30/2023) — Angelo State…
ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School held its scholarship awards night on June 2. Rockport Garden Club, represented by Marilyn McWilliams, awarded scholarships to Althea Dayhoof (…
March through downtown Camden
CAMDEN — It did not rain, as was in the forecast, and the sun even forced its warmth through the lingering clouds of a strong nor’easter…
Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) honored its highest achieving students from the 2022 - 2023 school year on May 17 by inducting them into the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). The…
public invited to place Memorial Flags
THOMASTON — The Knox Museum announces its second annual Field of Flags display.
“We, of course want to honor our National Flag on June 14, Flag Day, however, a pillar of our mission…
Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) honored the success of all students and awarded scholarships to graduating seniors during its annual Recognition and Awards Night on May 31.
Many WCTC…
