LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee for Lincolnville Central School will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Oct. 27 for a loan application.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school…
Life
temporary changes
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) will adjust its outpatient lab services schedule, effective Monday, November 1, 2021. The PBMC lab will be open from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through…
meeting now to be held virtually
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, Oct. 25.
The meeting will be held at 5 p.m.
Due to unforeseen…
LINCOLNVILLE — The main office for School Union 69, housing the Superintendent’s Office and the special education office, has moved from its current location on Camden Road in Hope to a building…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 25 at 5:30 p.m.
The public is invited to join via…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating five cases of Salmonellosis associated with eating crabmeat from Hardie’s Crabmeat in Deer Isle. The cases include…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday more than 70 percent of all Maine residents, accounting for children under 12 who are not yet eligible for a vaccine, are fully vaccinated against…
ROCKPORT — “Congratulations to Audrey Leavitt, chosen as the CHRHS Visual and Performing Arts Student of the Month for October 2021,” said Camden Hills Regional High School’s Visual and Performing…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Maine Department of Education (DOE), updated its COVID-19 vaccination rates for school staff.
79.7…
‘The exhaustion is palpable’
Charles Mugabe stopped keeping track of his work hours during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pace was relentless. He opened his computer as soon as he awoke around 7 a.m., and often…
Diving in
BELFAST — Some Belfast Area High School students in the Marine Studies class recently participated in a discovery scuba experience at the school pool.
Coordinated by Marine Studies…
APPLETON — The school committee agenda for the next Appleton Village School meeting has been established.
The meeting will be held Monday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. at the school.
Masks…
BANGOR — There is still time for qualifying veterans to take advantage of a free preventative dental hygiene services at UMA-Bangor Dental Hygiene Clinic, according to the University of Maine at…
HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School will be holding a special committee meeting Tuesday, Oct. 19.
The meeting was announced Monday morning and will be held virtually at…
CAMDEN — The agenda for the next SAD 28 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 20 in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m.…
UNION — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting Thursday, Oct. 21 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the district’s central office. …
Oct. 21 school board agenda
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the special Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Oct. 21 has been set.
The meeting will be held in-person at the South School at 6:30 p.m. …
In more than 30 years, Maine has never reached its goal of recycling 50 percent of the state’s solid waste. Even figuring out how much progress it’s making — and how state agencies might help…
a ‘simulated future that is warmer and wetter’ with ‘cascading ramifications’
ORONO — Protecting the Galápagos Islands — sometimes referred to as an evolution showcase and a living museum — is a priority for Noah Charney.
“The Galápagos are a global treasure,” says…
James Clark and Levern Kelley have announced their wedding engagement. The couple got engaged on October 2, 2021 in Boothbay Harbor on the walking bridge.
The couple are planning to be…
build mechanical claw and telescope, study night sky, learn cybersecurity and decoding
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is participating in the 2021 National 4-H STEM Challenge with a new four-session club.
“…
Be safe, Pay attention to the laws
CAMDEN – Camden Rockport Schools and the Five Town Community School District will participate in National Bus Safety Week, October 18 -22. Held during the third full week of October each year,…
50 BAHS students in quarantine
BELFAST — The Belfast Area High School finished its day, Oct. 13, in person, but all practices and competitions have been suspended through Friday.
“Due to the increasing number of…
ORONO — Fewer frogs died from vehicle collisions in spring 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, than during the season in other recent years, according to a new study led by a University of…
On Tuesday, October 26, The Dancing Elephant will launch a 6-week meditation class, “Discovering the Heart Sutra,” via Zoom. The course is co-facilitated by Rachel Nixon and Kendra Arey, and it is…
‘I am ultimately here to teach you how to become your own life coach’
THOMASTON — After coming to partaking in a personal healing journey and identifying her primary purpose in life, Thomaston resident Dominique K. Woodward has established a life coaching business,…
teens helped pull in a sailboat while still in costume
BELFAST — On Saturday, October 2, six youth from three I Know ME cohorts, led by AmeriCorps member Jack Deslippe, collaborated with the Belfast Historical Society and the Grove Cemetery…
effective Monday, October 11
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…
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), Maine Forest Service (MFS), and 211 Maine remind Maine residents and visitors about how to limit health risks posed by browntail…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education has announced it is opening applications for the 2021-2022 Student Cabinet, a group of students that meet regularly with the Maine DOE to discuss…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next RSU 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium. Live streaming will be…
BELFAST — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 5:30 p.m.
Participants can join via Zoom…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the upcoming Hope Elementary School meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. at the school.
Masks will be…
Hearty Roots, the Bristol-based nonprofit that creates and implements outdoor programs for children, is in the process of searching for a home base on the shores of Muscongus Bay.
Each…
SEARSPORT — The Town of Searsport rolls out the orange carpet this weekend for its 21st Annual Fling into Fall celebration.
Events include:
Friday October 8:…
Events include:
Friday October 8:…
AUGUSTA —More than one million Maine people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, achieving another milestone for Maine as the state continues to confront the Delta variant.…
SEARSPORT — Friends of Sears Island will be offering free “Science in the Dark” grab-and-go activity kits this month for children. This kit will include materials to make a star wheel for finding…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew announced Monday that Maine’s State-based Health Insurance Marketplace has been approved by…
three loud beeps? single chirp?
ROCKLAND — Rockland Fire & EMS is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) — the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years — to promote this year…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in the district’s central office.
…
CAMDEN — The agenda for the upcoming Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 6 in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Oct. 7 is set.
The meeting will be held at the South School at 6:30 p.m.
Meetings can be…
oct. 4 school committee meeting agenda
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting Monday, Oct. 4 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school and masks will be…
BETHLEHEM, PA — Lehigh University is proud to welcome the Class of 2025, whose members of the Class of 2025 represent 43 U.S. states and territories, including Puerto Rico and the District of…
CANTON, NY — St. Lawrence University enrolled more than 640 new students this fall, including 625 members of the Class of 2025 and 17 transfer students. St. Lawrence welcomes:
Nolan C.…
Belfast Area High School students in the Marine Studies class of Lisa White and Chip Lagerbom have been doing plankton net collections at the Belfast Town Dock and then identifying and studying the…
DEA Warns that International and Domestic Criminal Drug Networks are Flooding the United States with Lethal Counterfeit Pills
On Sept. 27, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a…
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital welcomes Dylan Jacobus, MD, to its General Surgery practice in Ellsworth.
A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Dr.…
