HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School meeting Monday, April 12 has been released.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom at 6 p.m.
To view…
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St. George Ambulance will be running COVID vaccine clinics starting April 9, 2021.
Below is the link to find an open appointment. If the site is full, keep looking for cancellations and…
application deadlines: June 15 (fall semester entry), November 15 (spring semester entry)
The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) seeks applications to its Adult Learner Scholarship Fund, which supports non-traditional students who want to change their lives for the better through…
Vaccination by appointment only
MaineHealth is pleased that the COVID-19 vaccine inventory allocated by the state to its Knox and Waldo counties clinics now includes one made by Johnson & Johnson, according to MaineHealth,…
geting students and adult clubs re-energized and active during the final months of winter
Along Midcoast Maine, winter time tends to slow down the recreational scuba diving opportunities. But for two scuba dive buddies, their time out of water, gave them the chance to do some community…
number of homeschool students increased 71 percent
Fourth-grader Vaughn Hurd paced the floor of his basement in Morrill as he considered a math question posed by his mom, Angela. Stumped for a moment as he multiplied, Vaughn continued to walk in…
pre-registration required
LINCOLNVILLE — In partnership with the Northeast Mobile Health Services, the Town of Lincolnville is co-sponsoring a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for those 18 years of age or older Saturday, April…
April 30 application deadline
On March 26, 2021 Seacoast Security, Inc. of Rockport, launched a scholarship program to help fund further education in the skilled trades. The program offers two $1,000 scholarships to students…
exploring careers in which female workers are underrepresented
Totally Trades workshops, coordinated by New Ventures Maine, will be offered virtually this spring with online sessions being provided on the mornings of April 27, April 29, May 4 and May 6. The…
excelled in all pursuits, significantly contributed as engaged students
ORONO — Biochemistry major Bailey West, of Stockton Springs, is the University of Maine 2021 valedictorian and mechanical engineering major Drew Bennett, of Brewer, is this year’s salutatorian.…
assessing farmers’ ability to produce high-caliber grains in Maine’s climate
University of Maine researchers are assisting in a multi-institutional effort to create new strategies for producing and marketing small grains like bread wheat, naked barley, hulless oats, rye…
ROCKPORT — Camden-Rockport Elementary School welcomes students who reside in Camden or Rockport to register for Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year. Your child must be 5 years old on or…
ROCKPORT — The agenda has been set for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting to be held Wednesday, April 7.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the high school’s chorus room. …
ISLESBORO — The next scheduled vaccination clinic for Islesboro residents will be Monday, April 12 at the island’s Health Center.
All adults over 18 are eligible for the type of vaccine…
encouraging youth to practice citizen science in their own backyard
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer a citizen science club for grades 4 - 8 meeting weekly, May 5 – June 9, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
This virtual…
AUGUSTA— The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place an order for first doses of…
an introduction to higher education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
BELFAST — Registration is open for an innovative five-week college STEM research course for qualified high school students (grade 10–12) offered by the University of Maine, June 28–July 30, at the…
BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 food service department is pleased to offer complimentary meals for children 18 years of age or younger during April vacation.
The program will…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting has been released.
The meeting will take place virtually Monday, April 5 over Zoom at 6 p.m. …
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will be holding a special meeting Friday, April 2.
The meeting, a budget workshop, will be held over Zoom beginning at 5 p.…
introducing teens to their culturally-different peers around the world
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a virtual cultural exchange club for youth, best suited for ages 12–18 years, with its first meeting scheduled for Saturday, April 24,…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Thursday, April 1 Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting has been released.
The meeting will be held virtually on…
The Maine Principals’ Association announced March 26 that Jamie Stone, Principal at Camden Rockport Middle School, in Camden, has been named Maine’s NASSP Principal of the Year for School Year…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting, to be held April 1, has been released.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. with the public participating…
Armed with new data, Maine must decide if and when to make changes
A 15-month process to study the system Maine uses to pay medical providers for treating the state’s lowest-income residents ended this week with recommendations to regularly review and standardize…
beginning March 31
ROCKLAND — MaineHealth’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Rockport is moving to a new location. The clinic, currently run at the Samoset Resort, in Rockport, will relocate to 409 Old County Road in…
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania — Students at Lehigh University attained Dean's List in Fall 2020.
This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place an order for first doses of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FCC recently adopted a Report and Order that established the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a $3.2 billion federal initiative to help lower the cost of high-speed…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging Mainers to take advantage of a recent announcement by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the…
‘instead of asking them to go to the specialist, we’re bringing the specialist to them’
Specialists from Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital to begin seeing patients in new PBMC Health Center
ROCKPORT — Specialists from the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center (BBCH) will soon begin seeing patients in the recently opened Health Center at Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC…
‘If you decide you want to do something about your weight, it is a decision only you can make’
CAMDEN — A Camden man is being hailed by an international nonprofit weight loss organization for losing 111 pounds during a competition window, an accomplishment to be heralded as 30.4% percent of…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School has released the agenda for its upcoming committee meeting Monday, March 29.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom…
experts on oral health (in)equities in Maine
The University of Maine at Augusta and the New England Publication Health Training Center, in coordination with Maine Public Health Association, will host a webinar featuring a panel of experts on…
recognizing distinguished graduating seniors
Camden Hills Regional High School seniors Jonathan McDevitt, Wyatt Munson, Elias Porter and Claire Wyman have achieved National Merit Scholarship Finalist status.…
Islesboro Central School submitted the following statement:
Staff at Islesboro Central School (ICS) have begun receiving their vaccinations and are preparing to expand the school…
Area churches will celebrate Holy Week with in-person, online, television, and drive-in style options.
From the Greater Bay Area Ministerium: There will be no community…
rise of community-focused groups likely helped Maine maintain low infection rates
In February 2020, Margaret Downing read an article that terrified her. It predicted that a novel coronavirus spreading around the world would overwhelm U.S. healthcare systems, particularly those…
compound miter cuts, fish mouth branch connections and homemade bullnose caps
Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) second year Welding student, Sam LeVesque got a “good challenge” from his instructor, Kevin McKenney, when he was asked to construct a hay crib for WCTC’s…
HAMILTON, New York — Sarah Contento, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2022, has earned the fall 2020 Dean's Award with Distinction.
Contento is a Environmental Studies major…
THOMASTON — On Thursday, March 18 we celebrated Thomaston Grammar School students for their hard work during an unusual school year. They have done an amazing job this year! They have had to wear…
new Brown Bag Lunch Series
Spring has finally arrived and Coastal Senior College is offering its members 12 Zoom courses on a variety of topics with spaces still available in seven of them.
The College is also offer…
recognizing stellar high school seniors
ISLESBORO — Each year, the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA), recognizes stellar high school seniors.
“It is with great pride that Islesboro Central School (ICS) names Olivia Britton as…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is preparing to place an order for first doses of…
AUGUSTA — Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced Thursday a bill to support the trades and apprenticeship programs.
LD 241, “An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for…
New appointments added every Monday and Wednesday
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast and Blue Hill Hospitals plan to open an offsite, community COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Ellsworth. The Northern Light Hancock County Community Vaccination…
more than 1,455 trees planted by Camden Garden Club programs
CAMDEN — In partnership with the Town of Camden and the Camden Garden Club, individual property owners are being offered the opportunity to have street trees…
ROCKLAND — AIO Food & Energy Assistance has been the recipient of meaningful support from throughout the community this past year, but noteworthy is a generation of younger supporters.
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The University of Maine at Augusta and the Maine Department of Corrections have opened the Doris Buffett Higher Education Center at the Maine State Prison in Warren.
The ribbon cutting…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Health Committee, and Angus King announced Wednesday the Maine Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded a…
