WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has received a total of $1,901,817 to support cancer prevention programs across the state, according to a news release.
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The following is the commencement address of University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West of Stockton Springs:
Dear class of 2021, congratulations!
Our college years have…
three UMM associate degrees, five certificate programs
BELFAST — Through a new partnership, students from Midcoast Maine can now earn associate degrees or certificates from the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) at the University of Maine Hutchinson…
first bridge in the nation to use ‘GBeams’ designed and patented by umaine
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins joined Maine Department of Transportation officials, University of Maine researchers, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) Bridges and industry partners at the Grist…
BURNHAM — Residents in the Town of Burnham will be tasked with voting on a trio of referendum items related to the RSU 53 school budget Tuesday, June 8.
Voting will be held from 1 p.m. to…
ROCKLAND — Voters in the Regional School Unit 13 school district are being asked to consider approving a $33 million budget for the upcoming school year.
Residents in the communities of…
WALDOBORO — Voters within the Regional School Unit 40 school district will be voting on a nearly $17 million budget Tuesday, June 8.
The communities of Waldoboro, Union, Warren,…
PALERMO — Voters in Palermo are voting on a proposed $24.47 million school budget for Regional School Unit 12.
The budget is an increase of $689,552 from last year, or 2.89 percent. …
LINCOLNVILLE — Voters in the Town of Lincolnville are being asked to consider a nearly $3.7 million school budget that is 1.93 percent higher than last year’s.
Election Day for this…
APPLETON — The school committee agenda for the next Appleton Village School meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, May 27 virtually over Zoom at 5 p.m.
To…
BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 school board will be meeting Monday, May 24, and the agenda for the meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. virtually over Zoom…
ROCKPORT — The school boards for Five Town CSD and SAD 28 will meet in a joint session Wednesday, May 26 virtually with the focal point of the meeting being a pair of executive sessions.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — “It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Winter 2021 President's List,” said…
BELFAST — Shannon Hopkins, the founder of AcceptableME, is proud to announce she will be hosting “A Day to Love Yourself” event Sunday, June 6 at The Belfast Center on Field Street in Belfast. …
sustainably address the persistent food security and food waste challenges facing Maine communities
Researchers at the University of Maine and the University of Maine Farmington (UMF) have received a grant of $29,996 to facilitate development of a circular food system that promotes value-added…
aquaponic systems and design, fish husbandry, aquaponic gardening, cooking and nutrition
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is partnering with the University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research and UMaine Aquaculture Research Institute to offer a…
CANTON, New York — Forrest M. Boucher, from Islesboro, was one of the more than 450 members of St. Lawrence University's Class of 2021 who earned their degree following the University's…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will receive two grants totaling $11,239,664 through the American Rescue Plan, according to a news release.
The $5,599,…
Members of the Rockport Parks and Beautification Committee took to Memorial Park in mid-May to spread three yards of mulch throughout the garden beds.
The group consisted of of Doug and…
Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospitals announce a change in their visitation policy.
“The hospitals have waited for a time to safely allow visitors back into their facilities…
May 18, via Zoom
The school boards of the Camden Rockport K-8 schools and Camden Hills Regional High School will hold two consecutive public hearings via Zoom Tuesday evening, May 18.
Voters will consider…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified a case of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) infection in a Waldoboro food service worker, according to a…
BEXLEY, Ohio — Julia Holt, of Camden, was named to the Dean's List at Capital University for the spring 2021 semester.
In order to be named to the Dean's List, full-time, degree-seeking…
student vaccine clinics this week; Pfizer clinics May 24 and 26
Northern Light Maine Coast and Blue Hill Hospitals plan to provide a variety of options for young people throughout the Hancock County get the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine.
Students (and…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer an online class about using electric pressure cookers to prepare classic barbecue recipes Thursday, May 27, from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
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VINALHAVEN — The State of Maine is poised to be represented by an aunt-and-niece duo from Vinalhaven during the upcoming Mrs. International and Miss Teen International pageants this summer. …
the virus that spurred a global pandemic
Specific receptors in the immune cells detect and generate responses to defend against the virus that causes COVID-19 — SARS-COV-2 — when it infects the body, according to University of Maine…
the carbon cycle and its role in present and future climates
University of Maine researchers are participating in a monthlong research voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean to investigate the degree to which the visual characteristics of the upper ocean…
public budget meeting may 26
UNITY — Voters within the Regional School Unit 3 school district will be casting ballots on both a school budget ballot and open school board seats June 8.
The district is proposing a…
BELFAST — Voters within Regional School Unit 71 are being asked to vote June 8 on the proposed $28.7 million school budget for the 2021-2022 school year.
The communities of Belfast,…
UNION — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting Thursday, May 20 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. with participants joining either via Google Meet…
FARMINGTON — During a Friday tour of Foster Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center in Farmington, Governor Janet Mills highlighted the importance of Maine CTEs in training skilled workers and…
The following is a transcript of a radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills:
Seventeen years ago Maine people overwhelmingly voted to require the State to fund 55 percent…
AUGUSTA — A bill sponsored by Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, authorizing a pilot project to provide nonmedical transportation services for people receiving certain services under MaineCare,…
ROCKPORT — The earth has been tilled at the Rockport Community Gardens, at the Marge Jones Fields on Route 90, and some plots remain available for gardeners to plant their crops.
This is…
accepting applications starting May 15
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Jr., and U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Congressman Jared Golden will begin accepting nomination applications from Maine high…
Indoor mask
AUGSTA — Following a review by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Governor Janet Mills announced today the State of Maine will…
CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, May 19 at 7 p.m.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom (networkmaine.zoom.us/j/81511235869) and…
‘Our passion is about lifting up Maine students’
PORTLAND — The University of Southern Maine has bestowed honorary degrees to the co-founders of the Worthington Scholarship Foundation.
During the virtual commencement ceremony last…
an aspiration to learn about mechanical and civil engineering
WASHINGTON — This summer, Luke Baker, of Washington, will join outstanding middle school students from across the nation who are taking part in a unique academic and career oriented development…
OP-ED: Future of music education in local schools lies on shoulders of MSAD 28 board
It is with great pride that, until my retirement last year, I taught instrumental music in Camden and Rockport for 36 of my 38-year teaching career. Our music program, K-12, was held in the…
APPLETON — The school committee agenda for the next Appleton Village School board meeting Monday, May 17 has been set.
The meeting will be held virtually at 5 p.m. via Zoom.
To…
WESTMINSTER, Maryland — McDaniel College welcomes Sylvan Eichenlaub and Wilson Gray among its incoming members of the Class of 2025.
Sylvan Eichenlaub, of Hope, is a graduate of Camden…
AUGUSTA — A trio of area Midcoast teachers were among teachers from all of Maine’s counties honored Wednesday afternoon in a virtual announcement of the 2021 Maine County Teachers of the Year. …
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills unveiled Wednesday her Administration’s Part 2 budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 biennium, a proposal that makes a historic investment in Maine public…
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School students joined 200 fellow students and competitors from around the state for the 75th Maine State Science Fair, with a special emphasis on the ocean’s ecology and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An influx of $105,688,374 in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in Maine is on its way to Maine under the American Rescue Plan.
The funding will…
Inivites citizens to join ad hoc study committee
The RSU 71 Board of Directors is seeking community members to serve on an ad-hoc committee that will form a recommendation to the board regarding the…
sharing opinions in responsible and respectful ways, seeing new and exciting ways of doing things
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for their honesty and creativity at a school-wide Zoom assembly on May 7.
Students receiving the Honesty Award were…
ROCKLAND — As some pandemic restrictions ease up – and others stay the same – the City of Rockland looks ahead to some street traffic variations, some sign replacements, and some fun in the post-…
