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ST. GEORGE — The St. George Ambulance Department is holding a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot clinic Thursday, Dec. 16.
The vaccines available have been manufactured by Moderna.
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Dear RSU 71 Students, Families, Staff, School Board, and Community Partners,
This week and next, I’m making the rounds to all schools and departments; so far, all…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, Dec. 15.
The meeting will be held in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m.…
dec. 16 meeting agenda
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Dec. 16 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. virtually.
Meetings can be viewed…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Participants can attend in-…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, Dec. 13.
The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the school. Masks are required…
effective Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021
PORTLAND — In support of a safe care environment for both patients and care team members during the current COVID-19 surge, Maine Medical Center (MMC) is limiting…
SEARSPORT —Maine Ocean School Foundation (MOSF), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, exists solely to enhance, expand, and enrich the education of high school students of Maine Ocean School…
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology recognizes students each month for exemplifying the Core Values of the school: Courage, Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, and Equality.
For the…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA —Alarmed by the ongoing staffing crisis on ambulances across the state, the Maine Board of Emergency Medical…
take a tag, bring Christmas to homeless pets
THOMASTON — Pope Memorial Humane Society hosts the 4th annual Pet Angel Tree to bring Christmas to homeless pets this holiday season.
The Pope Memorial Humane Society Pet Angel Tree is…
sensitive to the feelings of those around them
THOMASTON — On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for the attribute of compassion. Students were presented with a certificate at a school-…
The Towns of St. George and Islesboro will be holding vaccine clinics in their respective towns Wednesday, Dec. 8.
St. George will be holding a booster shot clinic with Moderna doses from…
ROCKLAND — All dogs that have reached the age of 6 months, or have been in your family for more than 10 days, must be licensed annually with the City of Rockland before December 31 of each year.…
ORONO — The University of Maine and its Portland Gateway, and Northeastern University and its Roux Institute, have awarded a new round of seed funding to four collaborative…
STOCKTON SPRINGS— The following newsletter from the Town of Stockton Springs circulated Dec. 2.
Saturday, November 27, was the lighting of the Town Christmas…
Belfast Area High School has issued its honor roll for the first quarter.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: …
Around the holidays, as advocates, we start getting questions about how the holiday season impacts rates of domestic abuse, or if we see more people reaching out to…
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated the estimated COVID-19 vaccination rate of students in each school administrative unit.
With the data release, the Maine CDC continues to urge all…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting Monday, Dec. 6.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school, and masks will…
The school committees for Appleton Village School, Hope Elementary School and Lincolnville Central School will hold a joint school committee meeting Tuesday, Dec. 7.
The meeting will be…
celebrating the return of the light
As of Sunday morning, Dec. 5, 2021, all of the free “Share the Light” activity kits offered this month by Friends of Sears Island have been distributed.
Initial Press Release…
SEARSPORT — The senior class at Searsport District High School will be holding a Festival of Trees fundraising event this weekend at the high school.
Funds raised from the event being…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Garden Club has been diligently working on dressing up the town for the winter holidays, according to the Club, in a news release.
“Through fundraising activities…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s central…
Bee Wild Farmacy opens next to Cardinal Cove Mini Golf Center in Rockport
ROCKPORT—Farmer Mary Nelson née Clayton and her husband, Tom, recently bought the nearly 40-year-old Cardinal Cove Mini Golf Center and an adjacent house with big plans for its future.
The…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Dec. 2 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the South School.
Meetings can…
ROCKLAND — Downtown Rockland lit up the night for its Festival of Lights, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.
On the heels of a morning snow dusting, hundreds of families decked in their winter garb…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle…
Saturday Parade at 5 p.m.
ROCKLAND — Rockland’s annual Festival of Lights unofficially began this morning, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, with its annual Festival ribbon cutting at the intersection of Park and Main streets. Yet…
ORONO— The University of Maine is calling attention to the blue economy conversation and its goal of providing global marine leadership with a YouTube video promoting the…
Employers are offering “earn and learn” programs with help from grants
CAMDEN – According to a recent presentation at the Camden Rotary Club, Mainers have excellent opportunities to prepare for skills jobs at little or no cost.
Charlie Collins, deputy…
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention , detected high levels of PFAS in some deer harvested in the greater…
Friends, family, and alumni of Cornerspring Montessori School will celebrate December 4 the opening of its new Middle School facility, built to accommodate the school’s Middle School Program. …
As the holiday season approaches during the state’s worst surge of COVID-19, Maine health experts say testing is one of a variety of ways to stay safe, but rapid at-home tests remain expensive and…
school-based coordinators also needed in Rockland, Waldoboro, Warren, Lincolnville
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) is seeking adult volunteers to support its 1:1 mentoring programs throughout eastern, central and Midcoast Maine. The agency is recruiting Big…
marking 50 years of holiday decorating
CAMDEN — On November 3 and 10, members of the Camden Garden Club gathered at the American Legion Hall to make bows and assemble the fresh balsam wreaths now lining Elm and Main Streets lampposts…
APPLETON — The agenda for the upcoming Appleton school committee meeting Monday, Nov. 22 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. and masks must be worn to attend.
…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting Monday, Nov. 22 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Masks will be required for those in…
BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center is seeking proposals for new professional development programs for 2022–23. Proposals should meet the needs of Maine’s workforce as defined by…
Members of the Rockport Garden Club have begun preparing for their annual winter holiday town beautification project. Wreaths and greens will adorn various locations throughout town.
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heart-to-heart connections that support children’s ability to self-regulate
Registration is open for an online professional development program, Teaching From the Heart: Nonviolent Communication in the Classroom, through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in…
from ominous weather to unseasonably clear skies
This past weekend, Scouting BSA Troop 200, of Camden, ambitiously set out for a weekend at Camp Bomazeen in the Belgrade Lakes Region for their monthly camping trip. Camp Bomazeen is a Pine Tree…
SEARSPORT - The Friends of Sears Island will be offering free “Patterns in Nature” grab-and-go activity kits this month for…
ROCKLAND - The Strand Theatre in Rockland has added four new films, one broadcast, and two live performances to their upcoming lineup.
FILMS:
Nov. 19: The French Dispatch…
eight tips for smoother air travel
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a TSA news release, The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects airport security checkpoints nationwide will be busy during the upcoming Thanksgiving…
LincolnHealth reported 74 new COVID-19 cases from 610 tests for the week of Nov. 8. The data makes for the highest positivity rate over a single week, 12.1%, and the second most cases since the…
