CHESTER, Pennsylvania — Widener University honored graduates at ceremonies between May 11 and 14 on the campus in Chester, Pennsylvania. The university provided two in-person, outdoor celebration…
Life
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania — Bryn A. Onoshko of Union was among more than 1,875 students named to The University of Scranton's Dean's List for the 2021 spring semester. The Dean's List recognizes…
ITHACA, New York — Tyler Bilodeau, of Northport, and Marissa Sanzone, of Camden, are among the May 2021 graduates at Ithaca College.
Bilodeau graduated with a BS in Integrated Marketing…
local healthcare heroes
It has been a full year since the Midcoast had its first cases of COVID-19. In…
non-life threatening injuries and illnesses that do not require an emergency department visit
ROCKLAND — In what is a major expansion of health care in Knox County, Pen Bay Medical Center will open its new Walk-In Care practice in Rockland next week.
PBMC Walk-In Care will be…
Imaging spectroscopy can help predict water stress in wild blueberry barrens, according to a University of Maine-led study.
The technology involves measuring the light reflected off…
TENANTS HARBOR — Nadia Kirkham, 11, received Second Prize in the March 2021 Cricket League photography competition. For this contest, each entrant was asked to submit an original photo on the…
Healthy Lincoln County’s ‘Summer Meals Program’ expands to Knox County a second summer
MIDCOAST—Children in Camden, Rockland, Thomaston, Warren, Washington, and Union have access to free meals all summer long, thanks to Healthy Lincoln County, a local community health nonprofit…
gain insight and develop empathy for selves and others
BELFAST — Registration is open for an online professional development program, Self-Care for Professionals, offered Aug. 4 –5, through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The two…
Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital have announced their holiday schedules for their COVID-19 testing sites.
In Rockport, the Pen Bay Medical Center testing facility,…
Bellydancing
ROCKPORT — Shalimar, aka Patti Luchetti of Rockland, will teach a 4-week session of Middle Eastern Dance on Thursdays, July 8, 15, 22, 29, from 6:30 - 8 p.m., in Rockport. Offered through the…
Rare illness caused by tick bite is Maine's first case in 2021
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has confirmed the states first case of Powassan virus infection in 2021.
A Waldo County resident who likely became…
Hail To The Rad Kids
ROCKLAND — There’s so much to the depth and character of Emily Miller, a recent graduate of Oceanside High School and Mid-coast School of Technology, that it’s hard to know where to start.
…UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting Thursday, July 1 has been set.
The meeting will be held in-person at the district’s central office at 7 p.m.…
two-year project gets underway July 5
ROCKPORT — An overhaul and expansion of the Pen Bay Medical Center’s Emergency Department is due to get underway July 5, a redesign that…
UNION — The Town of Union meeting room will be available as a cooling center Monday and Tuesday, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., and until dusk if needed, according to the Town, in a news release.
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AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Partnership to End Addiction launched a free texting service that alerts Maine residents to any sudden increase in overdoses in…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Not a week goes by but what I receive a sad letter from a mother or father or someone who’s…
WORCESTER, Massachusetts — Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Johann Bradley, a member of the class of 21 majoring in Industrial Engineering, was named to the university's…
ITHACA, New York — Ithaca College congratulates students named to the Dean's List for the spring 2021 semester.
Local students are Tatum Dowd, of Camden, and Audrey Scott, of Hope.
…
ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania — “Congratulations to Elaine Landry, of Thomaston, for being named to the Muhlenberg College Dean's List for the Spring 2021 semester,” said Muhlenberg, in a news release…
SELINSGROVE, Pennyslvania — Samuel Hebert, of Rockport, was named to Susquehanna University's dean's list for the spring 2021 semester.
The Dean's List recognizes students who achieve a…
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts — Titus Kaewthong, of Hope, has been named to the American International College (AIC) Dean's List for Spring Semester 2021.
Dean's List students are full time…
DURHAM, New Hampshire — The following students have been named to the Dean's List at the University of New Hampshire for the spring 2021 semester.
Emily Morse, of Lincolnville, for earning…
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts — Ian Snowdeal, of Belfast, has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication/Sport Journalism from Springfield College for studies completed in 2021.
…
WINCHESTER, Virginia — Kalina Keller is one of 962 students who earned a spot on the Dean's List at Shenandoah University for the Spring 2021 semester.
To be considered for the Dean's List…
BELFAST — The Respiratory Health Center at Waldo County General Hospital has posted new hours of operation to take effect on Saturday, June 26.
Starting June 26, the center will be open…
sexual assault forensic examiner
ROCKPORT— Julie LeBlanc, RN, a charge nurse in the Emergency Department at Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC), has been named SAFE Nurse of the Year, for 2020, by the Maine’s Department of Health and…
Second and third place winners also attend MCST
Continuing in a seven-year tradition, Design/Technology students at the Mid-Coast School of Technology won awards and prizes from the Arrive Alive Creative Contest hosted by the Law Offices of Joe…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education, in partnership with Educate Maine, is pleased to announce the eight teachers that have been selected as semifinalists for Maine’s 2022 Teacher of the…
Belfast Flying Shoes (BFS) is best known as the organization behind the popular First Friday Community Dance and Contra Dance, in Belfast, according to BFS, in a news release. But the nonprofit,…
July 8 through August 26
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library announces the addition of Yoga Nidra classes to the selection of outdoor wellness offerings in the Camden Amphitheatre this summer. Beginning Thursday, July 8,…
Registration is now open for a one-day professional development program, Racial Equity, Implicit Bias and Diversity Training, on July 23, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., facilitated by the Racial Equity…
helping young people aim higher and dream bigger
An interim report on the Aspirations Incubator, an innovative six-year pilot program to raise the educational and career aspirations of young people in rural Maine, is showing promising evidence…
A fleet of majestic, historic windjammers will set sail for Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days Sunday, June 27 through Saturday, July 3. This will follow the Tall Ships Festival June 25-27,…
BELFAST — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting Monday, June 28 has been set.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom at 5:30 p.m.
The…
In September, Aging Well in Waldo County (AWWC) will be launching an all-volunteer transportation program – called Gift of a Lift or GOAL for short. This project seeks to allow people as they age…
Construction will be done in three phases
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) will establish a new entrance and parking area for its Emergency Department on July 5 as it prepares for 22-months of construction that will nearly double…
All of the students are moving on to higher education
CAMDEN — Watershed School graduated five seniors in a personalized commencement ceremony at the Camden Snow Bowl on Saturday, June 12. After successfully completing a year of in-person learning…
ORONO — More than 4,000 students across Maine are now receiving Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) thanks to intensive professional development provided by University of Maine…
Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul
WALDO COUNTY — For many in the education world, the summer is a quiet time for planning and reflection. But for Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County (LVWC), this summer will be its busiest time.…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for a special Five Town CSD school board meeting Thursday, June 24, has been set.
The meeting will be held in-person within the Camden Hills Regional High School…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Thursday, June 24, has been set.
The meeting will be held in-person at the Camden Hills Regional High School chorus room at…
APPLETON — The school committee agenda for the next Appleton Village School meeting Monday, June 21 is set.
The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom at 5 p.m. with participants able to…
SOUTH PORTLAND — Southern Maine Community College is proud to announce that nearly 1,200 students have made the 2021 Spring Semester Dean’s List.
The students from Knox and Waldo counties are…
BETHLEHEM, Pennyslvania — Marley O'Neil, of Lincolnville, graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Earth & Environmental Science degree from Lehigh University in Spring 2021.
During…
BRISTOL, Rhode Island — Roger Williams University is proud to announce that Kyle Waters, of Spruce Head, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Master of Business Administration 4+1 in May as part of…
PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire — Haylie Witham, of Thomaston, graduated from Plymouth State University during its 150th Anniversary Commencement Ceremony on May 8, 2021. Witham received a Bachelor of…
BRISTOL, Rhode Island — Amy Kunzinger, of Appleton, has been named to the Spring 2021 Dean's List at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, Rhode Island. Full-time students who complete 12 or more…
LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania — Bucknell University presented degrees to over 800 graduates at Commencement on May 23, 2021.
Among the graduates was Daija Misler, Bachelor of Arts in Education,…
