ROCKPORT — “Current Student Work” has just opened at the Messler Gallery in Rockport. The exhibition showcases furniture and furnishings created by students attending the Center for Furniture…
Life
Belfast Area High School has released its Quarter 3 Honor Roll for the 21-22 school year.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: Van Brown, Morgan Donnelly, Audri Goodwin, Francis…
two marked trails; two meet-up runs each week
JEFFERSON — Spring brings showers, May flowers – “and great trail running conditions!” said Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley Nature Center, in a news release.
Hidden Valley offers self…
ALNA — In celebration of World Fish Migration Day, Maine Coast Heritage Trust and Midcoast Conservancy are co-sponsoring a paddle on the Sheepscot River, Saturday, May 21, from approximately 12:30…
BATON ROUGE, LA— The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines…
From Augusta
The Maine Department of Health and Human Service has launched an online resource for Maine families. Access Maine is an online guide of programs and resources that includes information…
ALLENTOWN, PA — Elaine Landry, of Thomaston, participated in 'Rosy-Crimson' April 11-13, as staged by Muhlenberg College, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
About 60 English translations of…
Adults considering career changes or advancement in their field could be eligible for scholarships from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF).
Short-term scholarships are available for…
Reduce heating costs next winter
“Concerned about rapidly rising fuel prices? Are your windows drafty? Insulating window inserts from the nonprofit WindowDressers can make your home more comfortable,” said WindowDressers, in a…
AUGUSTA — The state’s senate enacted Monday a bill from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, to help prevent overdose deaths and save Maine lives.
An amended version of LD 1862, “An Act To…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, April 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s band room. …
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
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Eva Morris will present a talk Sunday, April 24, in Searsmont, about Hunter S. Thompson, and the interview she conducted with him in 2004.
Hunter Thompson wrote for the New York Herald…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, April 25 and the agenda for the meeting has been set.
The meeting will be at 5…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, May 2.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school.
A livestream…
In Trekkers tradition, I asked Addie McPhail, the newly-appointed Student Board Member, “would you rather be on an expedition in the blazing heat or in frigid temperatures?” McPhail replied, “…
AUGUSTA — Maine students attending the state’s public universities will see no tuition increase next year and many will be able to attend without paying out-of-pocket for tuition and fee thanks to…
Rare illness spread by bite of infected ticks
AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed April 20 a fatal case of Powassan virus infection in a Waldo County resident. The adult developed neurologic symptoms and died…
Since its charter in October 2018, the Satellite of West Bay Rotary has engaged in various community service activities and fundraisers that have enabled it to provide significant support to…
Part II of The Landing Place
ROCKLAND—From Summer 2017 until March 2020, the youth center of The Landing Place was filled with 30 to 40 teenagers from surrounding communities on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The kids who…
BELFAST — Registration is open for an innovative four-week college STEM research course for qualified high school students (rising 11th–12th grade) offered by the University of Maine, July 18–Aug…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 19 at 6 p.m.
Participants can attend in-…
Bayville resident Alina Blakesley has been painting Ukranian eggs at Easter for decades. This year, the parallels between what is happening to the people of Ukraine and their country, and what her…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School announces its Quarter 3 Honor Roll for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Grade 9:
High Honors: Darlene Davis, Seamus Donaghy,…
Personal history
Takoda Peasley, of Rockland, has a passion for family history, and wants to keep it alive for the community. In 2015 and 2016, he…
Lobby politicians to support certain bills
AUGUSTA — Representatives Bill Pluecker, I-Warren; Vicki Doudera, D-Camden; Paige Zeigler, D-Montville; and Ann Matlack,(D- St. George, all welcomed a group of Camden Hills Regional High School…
From Augusta
Starting this spring, residents in 10 communities across Maine will have a new, convenient way to connect with a healthcare provider. The Maine State Library's "Libraries Health Connect Program"…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature enacted legislation Monday sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, that would increase financial support for apprenticeships in Maine.
As amended, LD…
AUGUSTA – A bill to support maritime education LD 1389, sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, was recently signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills.
The Maine Ocean School in Searsport…
pledging to be a peacemaker
CAMDEN — The elementary students at Children’s House Montessori House, in Camden, are participating in the Global Art Project for Peace. Each child decorated a felt figure to represent him/herself…
Part I in a two-part series
ROCKLAND—“If they can’t come to us, we’ll go to them” is the unofficial motto of The Landing Place, the youth program of the Knox County Homeless Coalition and a low-barrier drop-in center for at-…
WINTERPORT — In a surprise assembly early Tuesday, Winterport teacher Hillary Hoyt, a third grade teacher at Leroy H. Smith School, received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for her commitment to…
Three Belfast Senior College courses, all available on Zoom, begin this week to round out BSC’s ten-course spring semester.
“There are still spaces available for two free “brown bag”…
Spring is in the air, and for many, that means hiking season is almost here!
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BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, April 11 at 5 p.m. in the high school’s band room.
…
CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, April 13.
The meeting will be held in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m.…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced this week it is making 1.1 million at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests available to every school in the state to distribute to students and staff,…
introducing families with children to growing vegetables for healthy eating
ROCKPORT — Starting May 11, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) in collaboration with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a six-month session of Kids Can Grow, a program…
‘It is so important to have students visit the seat of their state government.’
AUGUSTA — Sen. David Miramant, D-Camden, Rep. Valli Geiger, D-Rockland, and Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship, welcomed the Oceanside High School government class to the State House Thursday,…
ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Health Center will be holding a COVID-19 vaccine booster clinic Wednesday, April 13.
The clinic will be held at the Kinnicut Center from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.…
What do soft shell clams, bird houses, a rain-barrel system, a community garden, a GPS Camera drone kit and binoculars have in common? All will enhance special programs at local schools, and all…
assuming the UMA leadership post on Aug. 1
Following the unanimous approval of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Chancellor Dannel Malloy today, April 7, 2022, named Michael Laliberte as President of the University of Maine…
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
JigJam are a multi-award winning quintet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with Bluegrass and Americana in a new genre which has been branded…
Gov. Janet Mills: ‘reach an agreement that averts the need for such a drastic, damaging move’
PORTLAND – On April 6, MaineHealth announced to the state that its Portland hospital, Maine Medical Center, was pulling out of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine health insurance…
AUGUSTA — A proposal sponsored by Rep. Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, that will help prevent the spread of preventable infections was recently signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills.
As…
Shannon Craig-McDaniel used to get recognized when she walked around downtown Lewiston. As a state public health nurse, her clients often remembered her.
“We enter people’s houses so we…
CAMDEN – Thor Gabrielsen, of Rockport, and who is a Watershed School senior, topped Maine’s legendary math competition season with a first-place position and is winner of the Pete Pederson Bowl.…
building a toolkit for the cancer journey
The Christine B. Foundation and Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center will be co-hosting their continued programming collaboration with the Maine Cancer Series: Bangor Region Cancer Conference.…
