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SEARSPORT — The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors will convene for a special meeting Tuesday, March 1. 

The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium and will be…

march 3 and march 4

There will be two COVID-19 vaccination clinics held in the Midcoast next week with one in Knox County and one in Waldo County. 

The St. George Ambulance will hold a booster clinic with…

BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.

The meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the BAHS band room. 

APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, Feb. 28. 

The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. virtually over Zoom: …

ORONO — The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has achieved a groundbreaking milestone in composite manufacturing with the production of two 3D-printed prototype…

ORONO — Undergraduate students from across the nation will learn about sustainable aquaculture in Maine through the lens of Indigenous science and traditional ecological knowledge in a…

starting with Belfast Area High School and RSU 71, extending to other coastal districts and their communities

A Maine Center for Research in STEM Education initiative has received a $1.35 million award from the National Science Foundation. This initiative aims to explore how engaging students in coastal…

representing the Midcoast and Maine lobster industry throughout the year

The Maine Lobster Festival is looking for 20 young women to serve as Sea Princesses and ambassadors for the Festival and the fishing/lobstering industry. Those selected will compete for the title…

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Adela Hudson, of Rockport was named to the College of Charleston Fall 2021 Dean's List. Hudson is majoring in Business Administration .

To qualify for President's List (…

MACHIAS —The University of Maine at Machias recognized 101 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2021 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 82 are from Maine, 12 are…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library is offering a new Grab-n-Go craft from Saturday, February 19 to Friday, February 25. The craft will be a 3D paper mouse, and the library will be offering…

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about effective houseplant care on March 4, from noon – 1:15 p.m.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Audrey Lagerbom, of Northport, has been named to the Rochester Institute of Technology College of Health Sciences and Technology's Dean List for the fall semester.

She is…

Have you ever wanted to visit Iceland? Have you often heard about their reputation for sustainability and wanted to learn more? Through a partnership with Dave Oakes, of the Center for Ecological…

Testing and vaccines remain available

ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital will no longer use its drive-thru building on the hospital campus for COVID-19 testing and vaccine administration.

Testing and vaccines are…

Medomak Valley High School and Middle School students participated

WALDOBORO—Medomak Valley High School and Middle School students…

new advisory council tasked to obtain insight into underappreciated — yet critical — workforce

Maine nursing home and assisted living facility employees soon will be represented by a new statewide advisory council that is among the first of its kind in the nation, and that marks the first…

WATERVILLE — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Dairy Industry Association (MDIA) will host an in-person conference from 9 a.m. to 3:15…

AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) recommended Friday in a news release that consumers avoid purchasing or using certain Abbott Nutrition powdered infant…

ORONO — Over the past few years, browntail moths have been an itchy scourge to Maine’s residents and visitors. New research shows that with climate change, the problem is only going to get worse.…

ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host an eight-session series online for Maine farming, fishing or forestry producers ages 20–35 who…

WORCESTER, Mass. — The following local residents were named to Clark University's Fall Dean's List:

Camryn R. Langille, of Rockport, Maine, was named to first honors.

Andrew H.…

ORONO — Waldo County residents entering their first or second year of post-secondary education are eligible to apply for one $1,500 scholarship made available by the Waldo County Extension…

‘It’s awe inspiring to experience the energy, engagement, and excitement of the students here at Mid-Coast.’

ROCKLAND — In honor of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin visited Mid-Coast School of Technology, Feb. 17, 2022, to highlight the importance of…

accepting the differences and diversity of others

THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for the attribute of acceptance at a school-wide Zoom assembly on Wednesday, February 16, 2022.

Students receiving…

ORONO — Foodie culture is growing in Maine as more consumers seek to know where their food comes from and how it gets to their plate. If artisan food producers want to make their goods stand out in…
University of Maine Rural Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care

The University of Maine Rural Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care (RIBHPC) Training Program will offer a free, live webinar about early detection of psychosis, Friday, April 1, from 10:30…

first semester 2021-22 year

ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology recognizes students each month for exemplifying the Core Values of the school: Courage, Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, and Equality. At three points in…

bringing attention to students’ concerns and suggestions

The Board of the Stewardship Education Alliance announces the election of Jenna VanRyn, a student at Camden Hills Regional High School, to the S.E.A. Board. Jenna is originally from Connecticut,…

Deadline April 1, 2022 for Guy P. Gannett Scholarship Fund

Maine students interested in careers in journalism are invited to apply for post-secondary scholarships from the Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund at the Maine Community Foundation (…

BOSTON — Jackson Chadwick, a 2018 graduate of Camden Hills Regional High School, has been named again to the Dean’s List at Suffolk University, in Boston.

Chadwick is now in his Senior…

The Maine Department of Education and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) on Wednesday revised the Standard Operating Procedure for responding to a positive case of…

AUGUSTA — Ahead of school vacation next week, the Mills Administration announced Wednesday it has expanded eligibility for Project Access COVID Tests, a partnership between the Maine Department of…

ORONO — The University of Maine recognized 3,101 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2021 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,024 are from Maine, 1,009 are from 39…

Belfast Area High School announces its second quarter Honor Roll for the school year 2021-22.

Grade 9

HIGH HONORS: Van Brown, Morgan Donnelly, Francis Joseph, Kali…

effective Monday, February 21, 2022

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 will…

LANCASTER, Pa. — Charles Griebel, of Hope has been named to the Honors List at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The Honors List recognizes a 3.7 or better grade point…

My grandparents built a cottage on the shore of Linekin Bay Boothbay Harbor in 1923. Nowhere in the historical record since, nor in the thousand years prior, had there been any recorded sightings…

SEARSPORT — A group of business-enamored students at Searsport District High School are in the midst of celebrating the nationally-recognized Future Business Leaders of America Week. To have the…

CAMDEN — The Camden Rotary Club is providing …

BANGOR — The following students have been named to the Fall 2021 President's List at Husson University. Students who make the President's List must be enrolled as an undergraduate student, carry a…

PreK Enrollment

ROCKPORT — Camden Rockport Elementary School is offering a nature-based PreK program. Now accepting applications for September 2022.

Program Highlights

• Extensive…

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Western New England University is pleased to announce that Spencer Dorr of Rockland has been named to the President's List for the fall 2021 semester.

Dorr is one of…

BOSTON — In recognition of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College has named more than 800 students to the Dean's List for the Fall 2021 semester.

To earn a spot on the Dean…

BANGOR — The following students have been named to the Fall 2021 Honors List at Husson University.

Students who make the Honors List must be enrolled as an undergraduate student, carry a…

CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, Feb. 16. 

The meeting will be held in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m.…

UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.

The meeting will be held Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s central…

BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.

The meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s band room. …

LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting Monday, Feb. 14. 

The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school, and masks will…

HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set. 

The meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m.

Participants can join via…