The Satellite of West Bay Rotary is working in collaboration with the Town of Lincolnville to bring back into public use and enjoyment Penobscot Park located on the shore of the bay accessed from…
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Kim Hall, as a junior from Searsport District High School, decided on a whim last Spring to apply for a job in graphic design, the career field she was studying at Waldo County Technical Center (…
What a gorgeous day for Rockland Rotary and the City of Rockland’s partnership in hosting the Community Picnic at the MacDougal Park.
There was a special ribbon cutting ceremony…
SEARSPORT — The Regional School Unit 20 school board will hold a meeting Tuesday, Sept. 28.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
Livestreaming will be…
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School students in the Marine Studies class of Lisa White and Chip Lagerbom have been doing plankton net collections down at the Belfast Town Dock and then identifying…
CAMDEN — Two students from Watershed School, Thor Gabrielsen and Nate Strout, have been named semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship program.
These students are two of the 74…
“How do we all look after each other?” Valli Geiger asks.
That seems to be the question that drives Valli and Greg's lives. Greg Marley is the director of suicide prevention for NAMI, the…
First National Bank has made donations totaling over $29,000 to 35 organizations fighting food insecurity in the bank’s market area in response to its program Dream First Community.
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BELFAST — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held virtually Monday, Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m. over Zoom.
The…
school committee meeting agenda
APPLETON — The school committee agenda for the next Appleton Village School meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. Masks will be required.
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agenda for sept. 27 special school board meeting
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the special Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Monday, Sept. 27 is set.
The meeting will be held virtually at 6 p.m.
Meetings can be viewed on…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twenty-three schools and school districts in Maine will receive a portion of $1,646,178 being distributed by the Federal Communications Commission as part of the first wave of…
At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, preparations are already underway for the seventh annual Gardens Aglow. After positive feedback from last year’s successful pivot to hold the event…
ROCKPORT — A new MRI machine was delivered to Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport this week as part of a $2.9 million investment that includes a new 966-square-foot MRI suite and control room.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services will receive a grant of $929,502 to support Maine people with mental health or substance use disorders, as the state suffers a…
The 14th annual Belfast Harbor Fest, presented to the community by Belfast Rotary Club in August, provided boatbuilding, music, food, crafts, children’s activities and more to nearly 2,…
September is an ideal time to plant certain crops in Maine, such as salad greens, kale, chard, parsley, cilantro, and spinach, that can fill cafeteria salad bars and food pantries in some instances.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded $6,111,628 to improve the health of Maine mothers and children, according to a news release.
The…
ROCKLAND — The agenda has been set for the next Mid-Coast School of Technology board meeting to be held Wednesday, Aug. 22.
The meeting will be held over Zoom and will begin at 7 p.m.…
As COVID-19 continues, Maine’s battle with opioid addiction rages on
Maine lost 18,000 years of life last year to opioid overdoses. That’s what Oliver Bradeen, executive director of Milestone Recovery in Portland, calculates based on average life expectancy and the…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about growing garlic, Thursday, Oct. 7., from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
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A raffle benefit takes place September 19 at Randall Collins Vfw, Belfast
BELFAST—Alissa Grace Clark. Remember her name and beautiful face.
Thirteen-year-old Alissa died May 11 by suicide. Her family said they believe it was a direct causal effect from being…
This fall and winter Five Town Adult Ed is again offering a wide array of classes with both remote and in-person options.
“Class sign ups have been brisk, and several additional classes…
Registration is Open for ‘Totally Trades!’
Registration is now open for ten Totally Trades! career sessions offered by New Ventures Maine (NVME) online this fall. Sessions are offered at no cost and are designed to encourage girls* in…
nationwide crisis afflicts Maine
Camden-Rockport schools contend with deficit of bus drivers as transportation dept. undergoes triage
CAMDEN — A dearth of school bus drivers, along with a transportation system failure issue peculiar to just this fall, has resulted in a heightened outreach effort by Camden-Rockport school…
UNION — The agenda has been set for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the district’s central office.
…
The Worthington Scholarship Foundation has awarded 215 college scholarships this year totaling $3.4 million to students throughout the Midcoast and Down East.
The Foundation, based in…
CAMDEN — The agenda for the next SAD 28 board meeting has been set with the meeting set for Wednesday, Sept. 15.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Camden-Rockport Middle School’s…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium. Live…
BELFAST — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting Monday, Sept. 13 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the band room of the high school. …
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting Tuesday, Sept. 14 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in-person at the school. Masks…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, Sept. 13 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in-person at the…
no-visitor policy effective Monday, September 13, 2021
ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL — Due to the increased COVID-19 activity in the local communities and across the state, Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospitals are implementing a no-visitor…
ELLSWORTH and BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospitals will be changing the COVID-19 testing process starting Friday, September 10.
Maine Coast Hospital is re-opening…
Yogurt consumption can help lower blood pressure in older adults with elevated levels, according to a new study led by an international team, including researchers at the University of Maine.…
Press release
The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta committee announced on Friday, Sept. 10 that all events are canceled this year, except the deployment of giant pumpkins on Main Street, all decorated by…
win prizes and have work seen by the community
The deadline for entries for the Strand Youth Film Fest (SYFF) has been extended to October 31.
The Strand Youth Film Fest is an opportunity for young people living in Midcoast Maine and…
LincolnHealth reported 21 new cases out of 485 tests for the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. Totals remain steady while the amount of testing has varied over the past several weeks resulting in…
ROCKLAND — The agenda has been set for the Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Sept. 9.
The meeting will be held in-person at the South School, with a livestream option…
“J Edward Knight will now be advising our clients on their Medicare plan options,” said Robert Wheeler, president of J. Edward Knight, in a news release.
Wheeler went on to say: “After…
marine sciences boot camp
WALPOLE — The University of Maine Darling Marine Center hosted a three-day orientation program in the final days of August for 27 first-year students in the School of Marine Sciences.
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CAMDEN — An emergency joint school board meeting for the school boards of Five Town CSD (serving Camden Hills Regional School) and SAD 28 (covering the Camden-Rockport elementary and middle…
The Camden Lions, the South Thomaston Lions, and the Waldoboro Lions held a vision screening clinic during the Union Fair and Blueberry Festival in Union, Maine, August 21-27. Sight conversation…
Financing public education at that level will be a challenge in two years. Backtracking won’t be easy, either
For the first time since a voter initiative passed in 2004, the Maine state government will meet its obligated 55% share of the cost of public K-12 education.
An increase in state revenue…
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education Program welcomes Master Gardener Jean Vose to its Fall Program to present a 3-week course, Winterizing the Yard and Gardens in Fall. It…
art, dyslexia, foreign service
Coastal Senior College continues its Brown Bag Series on Zoom with an open invitation to both CSC members and, new this fall, to non-members also. Facilitated by CSC instructor and Vice-President…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class on dehydrating and freezing for food preservation, Thursday, Sept. 23, from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Learn how to safely preserve…
SEARSPORT — Friends of Sears Island will be offering free “Magnificent Monarchs” grab-and-go activity kits this month for children. This kit will include materials to make a monarch life cycle…
Maine is still in an outbreak, but a cool, wet spring could knock down the irritating insects.
Next summer may be just as itchy and painful as this one.
After one of Maine’s worst browntail moth seasons, there are signs already that 2022 could continue a years-long outbreak of the…
school committee agenda
HOPE — The school committee meeting agenda for the next Hope Elementary School meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7 in-person at the school at 6 p.m. Masks will…
