ORONO — A new Maine Farm to School Institute for rural middle and high schools will focus on promoting and sourcing local food, and educating students about what they eat.
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by serving rural schools across Maine, thousands of students and families can soon improve nutritional health and knowledge of agriculture
to be donated to the SOS Room
CAMDEN — From now through Monday, December 20, the Camden Public Library will again be collecting hats, mittens, scarves, and socks to be donated to the SOS Room at the First Congregational Church…
holiday break means a break from reliable meals, warm rooms and caring adults
WALDO — For the past three years, students at Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) have left for their holiday vacation armed with warm clothes and a little extra food, thanks to the Tech Center’s…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday that, effective immediately, all Maine adults age 18 and older are eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, regardless of underlying medical…
One of the primary goals of Scouting is to instill in young people a desire to become participating citizens and foster good citizenship. During Veterans Day, Scouts all over the area were busy…
critical that Midcoast Maine knows where to go for help when faced with issues of domestic abuse
New Hope for Women, a domestic violence resource center serving the Midcoast, announced Nov. 15 that it has changed its name to New Hope…
seeking to assist residents age 65 and older
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Police Department is now participating in a collaborative program called “Sand for Seniors.”
Sand for Seniors is a program where officers from the Rockland Police…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Nov. 18 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, Nov. 17.
The meeting will be held in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m.…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has numerous resources to help prepare a safe and healthy Thanksgiving meal.
If turkey is on the menu, UMaine Extension…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.
Participants can join in-…
kindness to others, seeing situations through their eyes, having empathy
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for being respectful and having gratitude at a school-wide Zoom assembly on November 10.
Students receiving the…
BELFAST — Students in the Belfast Area High School Marine Studies Class spent time in late October and early November investigating an old intertidal shipwreck on the Passagassawakeag River,…
Atlantic bluefin tuna are a seasonal migrator to the Gulf of Maine
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This year’s theme: Intersections
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) will co-sponsor the annual French immersion weekend, held virtually on January 14 and 15, 2022, with the Maine Chapter of the American Association of…
LincolnHealth
LincolnHealth reported 55 new COVID-19 cases from 564 tests for the week of Nov. 1. The 9.8% positivity rate is the highest this year with the most cases since mid-September. Thirteen cases were…
Five Town CSD Adult Ed is offering multiple online certificate classes in many topics. Certificate classes are available on both a monthly and a quarterly basis.
Check…
People of all ages who live in the Five Town CSD
CAMDEN — Camden Rotary Club has launched scholarships to support career technical education at the…
UNION — The Union Masonic Lodge 31 is taking orders for homemade pies for Thanksgiving 2021. Pies include Apple, Blueberry, Chocolate Cream, Custard, Minced Meat and more.
Costs range…
7,600 farms in Maine, and all getting more resourceful
HOPE – The blueberry barrens were abuzz Monday afternoon at Brodis Blueberries with a visit from Governor Janet Mills to announce the state is using $20 million in federal relief funds to directly…
exemplifying the Core Values
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…
helping more people than ever before—over 600 individuals, half of whom are children
Each year the Knox County Homeless Coalition holds its Adopt-A-Family program, giving community members an opportunity to purchase holiday gifts for the courageous families the Knox County…
Several new members will share their knowledge at upcoming 2022 meetings
CAMDEN — Nine new members of the Camden Garden Club attended the traditional New Member Coffee on Friday morning, October 15, 2021, at the home of Membership Chair Karen Cease along with the…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m.
Participants can attend in-…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. and will be held remotely and in-…
Collection boxes at Rockport Town Office, Rockport Public Library
The assessing departments for the City of Rockland and the towns of Camden and Rockport, have teamed up with the AIO Food & Energy Assistance to help those in need held an Election Month Food…
ROCKLAND — This Fall, the director of Mid-Coast School of Technology, Bobby Deetjen, challenged all teachers to reach out and connect their classes with someone from their industry outside of the…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced health inspection results are now available online through a new web portal.
The portal is available…
Thanks to Central Maine Power, L.L.Bean, and other generous sponsors, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow will once again illuminate the festive…
ST. GEORGE — There will be a Flu Shot Clinic on Monday, November 15, 2021, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., held at the St. George Town Office, and by appointment only.
If you would like to make an…
HOPE — The school committee for the Hope Elementary School will hold an emergency committee meeting Thursday, Nov. 4 virtually.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and will include a review…
MaineHealth
MaineHealth is projected to receive $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for up to four years to participate in a nationwide study of the long-term effects of COVID-19.…
decrease of 584 in the midcoast
There are fewer publicly funded students registered through the Maine Department of Education this school year than has been recorded since the 2012-2013 academic year, according to data released…
BELFAST — Voting for the municipal candidates in Belfast was relatively easy for voters participating in the Nov. 2 elections.
All but one of the nine municipal candidate races featured…
VINALHAVEN — Voters in the Town of Vinalhaven were tasked with electing a school board member to finish a term ending in June 2023 when they cast ballots for the Nov. 2 elections.
Susan…
weeded, raked, and pruned
CAMDEN — Several members of the Camden Garden Club met on Monday morning, October 18 to prepare the Camden Village Green for winter. Seasonally, the club coordinates the monthly maintenance of the…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Nov. 4 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the South School.
Meetings can…
Maine has no statewide data on pollen, despite the reality that the fine plant powder causes congestion, sneezing and itchy eyes for thousands of Mainers each year. But new efforts are underway to…
The organizers wish to keep the yearly event manageable for safety precautions
CAMDEN—For the last decade, the residents of Camden and Pearl Street organizers have put together candy drives and a spooktacular presence for Halloween, drawing approximately 1,000 parents and…
Have we reached the end of our pandemic galleries? Apparently not!
While we had hoped last spring that such would be the case, and that this ninth volume of photos — the first volume …
WALDOBORO — The agenda is set for the Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting Thursday, Nov. 4.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the district’s central office.
A…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the Five Town CSD school board meeting Wednesday, Nov. 3 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the CRMS Bisbee Theater.
Livestream…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda for the upcoming Lincolnville Central School meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. inside the school. Masks…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday that 80 percent of Maine residents who are eligible for a vaccine (ages 12+) are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the U.S. CDC.…
how the American lobster is being impacted by environmental change
Maine Sea Grant staff and Maine-based researchers will advance a multimillion-dollar NOAA Sea Grant American Lobster…
BELFAST — Students in the Belfast Area High School Marine Studies class recently visited a local intertidal shipwreck as part of their unit on Maritime Archaeology.
Assisted by Assistant…
emotional, physical, and nutritional well-being of cancer patients
The Christine B. Foundation and Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center will be co-hosting their Maine Cancer Series, starting with the Downeast Living With Cancer Conference: Living With Cancer In…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Boothbay Lights events, Nov. 19 through Jan. 1, will be the same “as they were last year,” and it is planning big for next year.…
In July, Maine’s Dept. of Health and…
MaineHealth
MaineHealth’s leaders said Oct. 26 in a virtual conference they expect capacity challenges for the region’s health care industry to persist in the months ahead. They asked for understanding from…
