Born January 22 2022, Seranady-Blu Marie Doherty came into this world at 1:47 a.m., weighing 7 lb and 7 oz.
Her parents are Skyla Sanford and Mark Landers Jr., and she has three…
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AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Monday that 14 school administrative units will receive a total of $2.7 million in grant funding from the Maine Department of Education to create or expand…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 25 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, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m.
Attendees can participate via…
Caribou Rehab and Nursing Center last year had more certified nursing assistants turn over than it had CNA positions.
The Aroostook County nursing home typically employs between 60 and 65…
agenda for jan. 24 meeting
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, Jan. 24.
The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. virtually over Zoom: …
WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre (916 Main St) is currently running an in-school program, InterAct, for local elementary schools with plans to expand into the Fall of 2022. The goal is to provide…
Good Shepherd Food Bank
Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger relief organization, is launching NutritionForME.org, a one-stop online resource to find simple, nutritious, and easy-to-make recipes using everyday…
Single-family existing homes across Maine remained in very high demand during the full sales year of 2021. According to Maine Listings, the statewide median…
dangerous wind chill temperatures tonight through tomorrow morning
AUGUSTA — The Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) encourages residents to be prepared for a lengthy stretch of cold weather. The National Weather Service in Gray forecasts an arctic air mass…
lending a helping hand
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — More than two dozen National Guard troops arrived at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, to lend a helping…
ROCKPORT — The seed catalogs have been arriving in the mail daily now so that must mean it’s time to reserve your space at The Rockport Community Garden, according to a news release. This will be…
‘This gift from OUT Maine could not have come at a better time.’
This past fall, OUT Maine’s Executive Director Jeanne Dooley had a flash of inspiration. What if school libraries had more inclusive books available to their students? OUT Maine, an organization…
AUGUSTA — Representative Bill Pluecker, I-Warren, this week introduced LD 174 “An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Ending Hunger by 2030 Advisory Group” which seeks to end hunger in the…
BRISTOL, R.I. — A pair of local students from the Midcoast have been named to the Fall 2021 Dean's List at Roger Williams University located in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Full-time students…
‘get your hands sticky’
JACKSON — David Greeley, who has been tapping trees for more than 50 years, is offering a hands-on course in “Making Maple” at Belfast Senior College beginning Feb. 17. The four-week course on…
caring about others, not expecting anything in return
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for the attribute of friendship at a school-wide assembly on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
Students presented with the…
Betty White Challenge calls on fans to donate to animal shelters on Jan. 17
On January 17, actress and legend Betty White would have been 100 years old.
While she was well known for her role on The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore show,…
Regional School Unit 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean distributed the following weekly letter to the community Friday, Jan. 14. RSU 71 comprises public schools in Belfast, Belmont,…
GROVE CITY — Kayla Hubbard of Palermo and Trevor Iltis of Rockport were both named to the Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester at Grove City College located in Grove City, Pennsylvania.
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ROCKPORT— Eastern Connecticut State University recently released its Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester, in which nearly 1,300 students were recognized for maintaining high GPAs.
Among…
Jan. 19 meeting
CAMDEN — The SAD 28 school board for Camden and Rockport schools will hold its next meeting this week, Jan. 19, with the agenda highlighted by a notable item on the future of the district’s…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m.
Participants can join via…
One month after The Maine Monitor published an investigation into rising rates of contracted staff in nursing homes, five Maine nursing homes announced they were closing due to staff shortages.…
Warming Centers in Rockland
AUGUSTA — Plummeting temperatures combined with gusty winds will create very cold to dangerously cold wind chills as low as -40F across sections of Maine this evening into tomorrow morning. The…
CAMDEN — Sarah Lyon of Camden graduated from the University of New Hampshire in December 2021. She earned a MS in Occupational Therapy.
Students who received the honor Summa Cum Laude…
AUGUSTA — Following engagement with Maine’s hospitals, Governor Janet Mills announced today that the 169 members of the Maine National Guard she activated earlier this week will deploy to 16…
Well, hello, January! You’re looking at your treadmill over there in the corner, which serves as a better laundry rack than an exercise machine. Boredom over the same old…
CAMDEN— On Tuesday, January 25, at 6 p.m., the Camden Public Library will be offering a free online class that will teach participants how to turn cardboard into art. Librarian Amy Hand will provide…
Local Vietnam veteran Ronald (Ron) L. Cousins, of Rockland, was moved by the horrible devastation he saw on the news down in Kentucky. He had just moved out of his 32-foot camper into an apartment…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and the Maine Department of Education announced Wednesday further revisions to the Maine CDC’s Standard Operating…
NEWTON, Mass. — Grace Redwine, a Lasell University student from Freedom, was named to the dean's list for her academic performance in the Fall 2021 semester.
Students who receive this…
ORONO — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about…
ROCKLAND — From now until Monday, January 31, the Rockland Library will be offering a new grab-n-go craft for visitors. It is a great time of year to send thank you…
ORONO— The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online workshop about best practices for winter care of equines from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on…
A strong mid-January cold front is moving into the area, causing temperatures to drop into the single digits and below zero from now through Tuesday morning, according to the US National Weather…
effective Tuesday, January 11, 2022
ROCKPORT and Belfast — In order to continue providing the safest care possible, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have updated their visitor safety measures. The changes are…
LincolnHealth has made changes to its booster clinic schedule and expanded vaccine eligibility in the hope more individuals age 12 and up will receive this extra layer of protection against COVID-…
to begin mid-January; the parking lot and all trails will be closed
NEWCASTLE — The Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands is working with an independent logger to complete the selective timber harvest that was begun at Dodge Point, in Newcastle, in 2019.
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AUGUSTA — Nominations are now open for the 2022 County Teachers of the Year and 2023 Teacher of the Year. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate educators who demonstrate a commitment to…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
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ROCKPORT— Kalina Keller of Knox, Maine has been named as a member of Shenandoah University’s Dean’s list for the Fall 2021 semester.
To be considered for the Dean's List, students must…
ST. GEORGE— The Jackson Memorial Library will be hosting their 5th annual puzzle swap on January 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. At this event, guests can drop off gently used puzzles by January…
CAMDEN — What started as a school charity drive turned into a full community event with many dropping off backpacks to the school in the days leading up to Christmas.
Seaside Village…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Jan. 10 at 5:30 p.m.
Participants can attend in-…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has purchased an additional 250,000 COVID-19 rapid antigen tests from Maine-based manufacturer…
weekly Zoom links
Given the current spike of new infections and in response to the strong urging of the Maine United Church of Christ Conference and the Maine Council of Churches, First Congregational Church in…
First place prize $250, membership, intern opportunities
THOMASTON — The Henry Knox Museum is launching its new Knox Scholars Initiative with an essay contest for Knox County students in grades 7, 8, and 11. Information has been sent to all area schools…
Jamie Lucas of Jamie’s Miniatures organized the surprise miniature giveaway
BELFAST—Avonlea Lecher, 10, and her brother, Cole, 12 are big fans of the tiny world of miniatures. Together, they have made their own room boxes out of shoeboxes, filling them with handmade…
