ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer an online weekly club for youth ages 13–18 about Maine’s tidepools and how to be citizen…
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RSU 71 school district will gather 100-plus people representing a broad cross-section of community members, staff, students, and administration to meet for two days…
Seaside Village Preschool, in Camden, recently brought a group of 12 children ages 3-5 to the Snow Bowl for a skiing adventure last Thursday morning.
“We had many helping hands with us to…
ORONO — The steps that businesses and organizations can take to help communities and people enhance well-being will be the focus of an April 6 webinar in the Inspired Innovators speaker…
BELFAST — Belfast Senior College’s spring semester starts with a single-session class on March 25. That is followed by ten other morning and afternoon courses beginning April 4, and the semester…
MATINICUS — The agenda for the next Matinicus school board meeting has been set.
The meeting has been set for Thursday, March 17 at 1 p.m. and will be held virtually over Zoom.
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CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, March 16.
The meeting will be held in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m.…
As of 2021, recommended age for screening is 45 years old; insurance changes begin May 31, 2022
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) recognizes March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month by raising awareness of the importance of screening in preventing…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, March 17 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
APPLETON — The school committee agenda for a special Appleton Village School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Monday, March 14 at 4:30 p.m.
Members of the…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 15 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 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school’s band room. …
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 15 at 6 p.m.
Participants can join via…
ORONO — For Maine farmers who must comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), or who want to hone their food safety skills, the University of…
ORONO — Social media influencers are some of the most powerful celebrities of the internet era, and verification — the blue check mark that indicates the account has been vetted…
59 high schools, 11 counties
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation is offering $7 million in scholarships to eligible Class of 2022 graduates from 59 high schools in Franklin, Hancock, Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot,…
The Lions Clubs from Camden, South Thomaston, and Waldoboro are launching a joint scholarship effort this spring to aid graduating high school students at the Mid-Coast School of Technology (MCST…
Seniors need only be 60+, live in Maine and meet income guidelines
AUGUSTA — Seniors in all Maine counties can access nutritious monthly food boxes by applying through their county's supporting agency, according to Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation…
Healthy Lincoln County, in partnership with OUT Maine, and local organizations launched a virtual drop-in space, titled Removing Barriers Together, as a way to help LGBTQ+ youth have a safe place…
ROCKPORT — Through the month of March the Rockport Public Library is collecting recipes to compile into a community cookbook. These recipes will be printed and published into a book that will be…
ORONO — The 2022 Maryann Hartman Awards recognizing the inspirational achievements of Maine women will be presented to community leader and certified nursing assistant ZamZam Mohamud of…
THOMASTON — Last Saturday, employees at a food establishment in Thomaston requested a police response, reporting a man with a “threatening demeanor” who’d been sitting at a table for a long time.…
AUGUSTA — Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, presented legislation Tuesday to increase financial support for the Maine Apprenticeship Program before the Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee.…
AUGUSTA — A bill from Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to reduce barriers Mainers face in accessing heating assistance received approval Tuesday from the Labor and Housing Committee.
LD 1966…
AUGUSTA — The Maine House gave initial approval Wednesday to a proposal by Rep. Genevieve McDonald, D-Stonington, that would prevent the spread of preventable infections by allowing syringe…
New Captain’s License class begins in March, hosted by 5 Town CSD Adult & Community Education. This course qualifies students for a Coast Guard license to operate vessels carrying up…
PORTLAND — ecomaine has launched its call for schools in its member communities to propose projects focused on waste diversion for up to $5,000 in funding. Projects that focus on waste reduction…
Connecting people to plants and nature is at the heart of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ mission, a connection now available earlier than ever before. In an effort to help people plan their most…
The Cigna Foundation has prioritized support for Maine’s LGBTQ+ youth through its recent grant to OUT Maine. With this underwriting, OUT Maine will provide much needed support and resources to Gay…
Student leaders are encouraged to apply for the Chet Jordan Leadership Award at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF).
A native of Portland, Jordan graduated from South Portland High…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In order to continue providing the safest care environment, while addressing the supportive needs of patients, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have…
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology is accepting applications for the 2022-23 school year. There are 17 programs located on the Rockland campus as well as Cooperative Education and CTE…
Boothbay Region High School technology integrator Abby Manahan resigned effective April 28 to become Regional School Unit 13’s first Distance Learning Coordinator. RSU 13 invited Manahan to join…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting Monday, March 7.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school.
A…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 8 at 6 p.m.
Members of the community can…
It’s not every day an organization reaches its 200th birthday, let alone is entering its third century of service to the people of Maine. Yet, Maine Historical Society (MHS) is doing just that! On…
LEWISTON — Sophie Love-Webb of Waldoboro, was named to the dean's list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2021. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point…
LEWISTON — Jack Lawrence of Rockport, was named to the dean's list at Bates College for the fall semester ending in December 2021. This is a distinction earned by students whose grade point…
ROCKLAND — In letters to the public March 4, both the City of Rockland and RSU 13 have announced the easing of mask restrictions in their departments.
The City announced that with the…
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) welcomes Jason Green, DPM, to the Pen Bay Podiatry team. Dr. Green started seeing patients in January.
Before joining PBMC, Dr. Green served as an…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting is set. The meeting was originally slated for March 3 but has been postponed to March 10.
The meeting will…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Department of Education advised Maine school units and child care providers on Wednesday that effective March 9 universal…
exploring how early life experiences affect the ways adults relate to each other
Registration is open for an online professional development program, “Past Trauma, Current Relations: How Nonviolent Communication Helps Us Communicate,” through the University of Maine Hutchinson…
ST. GEORGE — St. George Municipal School Unit has submitted the following information regarding St. George PreK & K Registration for the 2022-2023 School Year:
REGISTRATION…
ST. GEORGE — The St. George Business Alliance (SGBA) will award one ($1,000) scholarship to a high school senior from the town of St. George graduating in the spring of 2022. The student and one…
AUGUSTA — Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced Monday a bill to reduce barriers Mainers face in accessing heating assistance.
LD 1966, “An Act To Facilitate Access to Heating…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle…
The following letter was distributed over the weekend by Regional School Unit 3 superintendent Charles Brown.
Dear RSU #3 Community,
I hope this letter finds you and your…
CAMDEN — Seaside Village Preschool will hold open houses for families interested in enrolling for the 2022-2023 school year.
Neighborhood Forest celebrates Earth day
SEARSPORT — Carver Memorial Library invites the community to join them in celebrating Earth Day this spring by participating in the 13th Annual Neighborhood Forest free tree program, whose aim is…
