The First Church in Belfast, UCC invites all to participate in its Holy Week services.
The Church offers the following:
We continue our Lenten theme of God as the potter who…
Life
WALDOBORO — Pen Bay Medical Center will permanently close its Waldoboro Outpatient Physical & Occupational Therapy office, located at 40 Washington Street, effective Thursday, April 7.
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ORONO — UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education, will host the first University of Maine Educators Institute this…
BELFAST — After two years on hold, the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition (BBWC), Friends of Sears Island, and Waterfall Arts are celebrating the week of Earth Day during the third week of April.…
helping veterans gain the skills and confidence they need to tell their stories
DAMARISCOTTA — The Veterans Writing Project (VWP), an arts education nonprofit organization, will hold a free, all-day writing workshop on April 9, 2022, at The Peace Gallery, a new veteran-…
ORONO — Many people try to make society change for the better. The real challenge is how to get good solutions to scale up for major change. New research suggests that social change may…
five town csd school board agenda included
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set. Numerous students from the high school will be recognized for their accomplishments at the beginning of the…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting is set. The meeting will be held Thursday, April 7.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the South…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, April 4.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school.
A livestream…
AUGUSTA — The Maine House voted Thursday to give initial approval to a measure sponsored by Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast, that would increase the availability of intranasal naloxone in community and…
ISLESBORO — Principal Kate Legere announced April 1, 2022, that Ella Reichert-Vacher, of Belfast, a senior at Islesboro Central School, has been selected to receive the 2022 Principal's Award. The…
three days of unique learning programs for ages 7 to 11 during April school vacation
OWLS HEAD — This past February the Owls Head Transportation Museum held its first school vacation program since 2020. Previously, the programming was structured differently – entire families would…
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, Healthy Kids encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Lincoln County a better place…
ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospitals announce a change in their visitation policy.
“The hospitals have waited for a time to safely allow visitors…
This year is for female-identifying Knox County middle schoolers
The Penobscot Bay Leadership Collaborative (PBLC) to take place July 11-24. This is a 14-day exploration in seamanship, science and sailing in Penobscot Bay for 10 female-identifying Knox County…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate voted Thursday in favor of a bill from Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to reduce barriers Mainers face in accessing heating assistance.
LD 1966, “An Act To…
AUGUSTA — The Maine House and Senate gave unanimous approval this week to a bill, LD 1389, sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, that would strengthen maritime education in Maine by…
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Ten years ago this month Camden Hills…
2021 tax returns due april 19 for maine residents
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service reminds teachers and other educators they will be able to deduct up to $300 of out-of-pocket classroom expenses when they file their federal income…
BELFAST — A COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held at the Tarratine Building located at 153 Main Street in Belfast on Friday, April 1.
The clinic will be providing first, second, and…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
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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, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s band room. …
PORTLAND — Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine…
A recently completed solar project in Livermore Falls is the first in Maine to provide most (96%) of its solar energy to public schools in the state.
The 14,040-panel array is expected to…
ORONO — The University of Maine System is making face coverings optional for students, faculty, staff and visitors in its non-classroom facilities on campuses and in UMS facilities statewide, both…
ORONO — Muscular dystrophy is a debilitating disease that causes the weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles that progressively worsens over time. According to a team of University of…
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently named Aroostook native Melissa Arndt to serve as its first-ever director of marketing and communications. In this new role, Arndt will…
JEFFERSON — “Home Firewood Production Basics: From the Woodlot to the Woodshed” will be offered on April 9, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Hidden Valley Nature Center. This workshop will cover the…
ROCKLAND — Maine Driving Dynamics, a State of Maine sponsored 5 hours defensive driving course, will be offered in partnership with RSU 13 Adult Education on Saturday, April 2, 2022, from 8:30 a.m…
technical trades, secondary education
CAMDEN — The Camden American Legion is providing two separate scholarship opportunities in 2022. The War Memorial Veterans Scholarship and the War Memorial & Friends Technical School…
AUBURN — Searsport FBLA competed Friday, March 18 against other chapters across the state at the Maine FBLA State Leadership Conference at Central Maine Community College in Auburn.
FBLA…
ORONO—The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” and the…
They think of the group rather than themselves
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for their teamwork at a school wide assembly on March 22. Students receiving the Teamwork Award were: Trenton Adams, Hadley…
Eighth graders Lysa Beckett, Jayden Hasenbank, Brady Peters and Emma Hurd from Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) Employability Skills Program (ESP) competed in a statewide CO2 Dragster Race…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library announces a new item now available for circulation: Maine Audubon Nature Explorer Backpacks.
“Check out a backpack and a world of wildlife will open up…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for a special Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 22 at 6 p.m. at the school
Participants…
Paige Solans will graduate from the University of Maine School of Nursing this spring, but she’s been working part-time in a hospital intensive care unit for the last 10 months of the COVID-19…
polishing their public speaking skills
The Belfast Lions Club held its annual Speak-Out Competition on Thursday, March 17, at the Waldo County Shrine Club. The program is designed to help high school students polish their public…
Registration is now open for a one-day professional development program, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Social and Human Services Training & Workshop, on May 20, from 9:30 a.m.–noon,…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for a special Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Wednesday, March 23.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the school.
A…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, March 21 and the agenda for the meeting has been set.
The meeting will be at 5…
AUGUSTA — Buyer demand for Maine real estate continues to fuel a competitive market, and a lower-than-normal supply of single-family existing homes for sale…
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School (ICS) has begun its Magnet application process, with openings in grades 6-9 and 11 and 12 for the 2022-23 school year. Applications will be accepted until…
Coke Scholars
Madison Shorey, daughter of Sam and Belinda Shorey, has won a Coca-Cola Scholarship, according to Belfast Area High School, in a news release.
Madison was one of 150 students selected from…
Wednesday, July 27 - Sunday, July 31, 2022
UNION — Union Fair has signed a multi year contract with Smokey’s Greater Shows to bring midway carnival rides to the 151st Annual Union Fair - Maine Wild Blueberry Festival, according to Union…
Rev. John Bell, preacher, hymn writer, song leader, and member of the Iona Community in Scotland, will be visiting Maine from March 25 through March 29. Reverend Bell will be visiting several…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday it has purchased more than 1 million over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that it will use to immediately support child…
ORONO — The COVID-19 pandemic has been an isolating and lonely time for almost everyone. For adolescents especially, the loneliness accompanied by pandemic-related school closures and various…
ORONO — Algae such as rockweeds are a fundamental part of marine ecosystems, providing habitat and food to many other marine organisms while also providing ecosystem services. Algae…
