Trekkers is gearing up to welcome 40 new seventh graders from its six-town service area of Thomaston, Cushing, St. George, South Thomaston, Owls Head and Rockland. Seventh grade students from…
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Hannaford Supermarkets will begin COVID-19 vaccination efforts at 35 pharmacies across Maine later this week.
“Our stores and pharmacies, located throughout Maine and staffed by…
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School will be accepting applications for grades 6-12 for the 2021-22 school year. According to the school, in a news release, ICS offers robust, individualized…
Deadline May 1, 2021
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust is currently accepting applications from high school seniors for the Bank’s Career Technology Education Scholarship.
The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to income…
variety shows, art exhibits, makeup artists, theater
“The annual Rainbow Ball is going virtual again this year and the lineup is awesome,” said OUT Maine, in a news release. “Thanks to some great organizing work by our staff team and new intern,…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has placed its first order for doses of the newly…
CAMDEN — Lily Cassidy, a Junior at Watershed School, is collecting used eyeglasses to donate to Asaprosar, an organization that is working to support rural health initiatives in El Salvador. A…
deadline April 30, 2021
ST. GEORGE — The St. George Business Alliance plans to award one $1,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior from the Town of St. George in the spring of 2021. The student and one parent…
Tom Hedstrom, father of Theodore, suggests the following in the name of his son:
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ROCKPORT — One day after an epic parade organized by Rockport Post Office’s Ann Marie Kinser and Amy Phillips to honor their boss, retiring Postmaster Stephen M. Culpovich—a parade that involved the…
AUGUSTA — Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Emergency Use Authorization of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services…
Snow, rain no match for visitors’ enthusiasm
BELFAST — Downtown Belfast was bustling Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27, as crowds braved the snow and rain to make their way to each of the freshly carved ice blocks scattered around town.
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ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Towns CSD school board meeting Wednesday, March 3 has been set.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom and YouTube at 7 p.m.
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WALDOBORO — The agenda has been set for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting Thursday, March 4.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. with participants joining in via Google…
Without change to reimbursement method, providers fear they can’t afford to continue
Health facilities have expressed concern that they won’t be able to maintain quality medical care for the state’s lowest-income residents without an increase in the amount of money they receive…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, March 4 has been set.
The meeting will be held virtually beginning at 6:30 p.m.
…
‘Join others with dirty fingernails and turn gardening dreams into a delicious reality.’
CAMDEN and ROCKPORT — Warming soil is beckoning. Carrots, squash, lettuce, what’s your wish? Penobscot Bay Community Gardens has plots available for eager gardeners at two sites: 63 Washington…
new vaccine plan outlines when you are eligible for a vaccine
AUGUSTA — In an effort to save lives and ensure that health care providers can efficiently and quickly vaccinate as many people as possible, Governor Janet Mills announced Friday afternoon Maine…
Friday, April 16 postmark date
LIBERTY — Liberty Graphics, environmentally conscious T-shirt printers, is currently accepting art submissions to its 24th annual $1,000 art scholarship contest. All high school seniors residing…
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 another order for first doses…
deep, slow, fascial and myofascial, coupled with movement re-education
WALPOLE — Anatomy Trains, a nationally certified school for structural integration, is offering an opportunity for a free series of 12 structural bodywork sessions for Covid-19 vaccinated (both…
An apple salsa, squash mac and cheese and cheesy crackers came out of this project
FAIRFIELD—The amount of food that is grown every year only to be thrown into a landfill is staggering.
The Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) Culinary Arts program tackled this…
BELFAST — Mrs. Reynolds has been seen all over the school helping out this year.
While most assistant principals spend their time in their offices, Mrs. Reynolds is helping out in…
BOSTON, Massachusetts — In honor of their outstanding academic achievement, Emmanuel College in Boston has named more than 900 students to the Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester.
Local…
Remember, ALL OF THIS IS TOP SECRET (TO STEVE)!
Rockport Postmaster Stephen Culpovich's last day at the Post Office is now fast approaching: Friday, February 26, and today, Feb. 24, there is a photo signing for…
‘It's Personal’
ORONO — University of Maine Honors Student Ambassadors Katie Tims and Bailey West are launching the “It’s Personal” personal care items donation campaign to benefit the Black Bear Exchange (BBE)…
wind energy and 3D printing, wildlife, archaeology, sharks
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will offer virtual science cafés for teens in grades 7–12, each Tuesday beginning March 2, from 4 - 4:45 p.m.
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LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting has been set.
The meeting will take place virtually Monday, March 1 at 6 p.m. over Zoom. …
developing self-management skills and positive behavior change
“Do you want to feel better, increase your quality of life, or improve your experience with healthcare providers?” asked Healthy Living for ME, in a news release.
Healthy Living will be…
deadline March 3, 2021
The Board of Directors for the Maine Fishermen’s Forum will award $40,000 in scholarships this year, despite having to cancel the live event normally held in March. Applications will be accepted…
print, broadcast, electronic media, or reasonably related field
The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund seek applications from Maine students.
The Gannett Scholarship provides renewable support for…
$1500 scholarships to students making profound impacts on their community
Scholarship providers Zoe Siegel and Parker Harnett have submitted the following:
“How to Help in Maine” is so excited to announce the How to Help in Maine Community Outreach Scholarship,…
supporting military service members and veterans, and their families
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) has earned the 2021-2022 Military Friendly® School …
CAMDEN — The agenda for the next SAD 28 school board meeting to be held Feb. 24 has been set.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom at 7 p.m.
The meeting will be…
AIO Food and Energy Assistance announced Feb. 20 its appointment of Joe Ryan as the nonprofit’s first Executive Director.
Established in 1990, AIO provides nutritious food and energy…
CASTINE — William J. Brennan, President of Maine Maritime Academy, announced that the college has hired alumnus Captain Gordon ‘Mac’ MacArthur to serve as master aboard the Training Ship State…
A college president, city managers and school superintendents, including Kathryn Clark, School Union 69, and Maria Libby, Five Town CSD…
ROCKLAND — University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Provost Joseph Szakas and its UMA Rockland Center announce the 2020 Fall Semester Full-time Dean’s List. Students eligible for the full-time…
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 another order for first doses…
pursuing careers in farming, agriculture, or natural resources
Graduating seniors from Maine high schools who are National FFA (Future Farmers of America) Organization members and interested in pursuing a career in farming, agriculture, or natural resources…
eight plots available to garden
BELFAST — In 2019, a small group of Belfast citizens started searching for a suitable location for a community garden that would allow the growing of food by individuals who did not have access to…
GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania — Trevor Iltis, from Rockport, a junior Electrical Engineering major at Grove City College, has been named to the Dean's List with Distinction for the Fall 2020 semester…
Feb. 18, 2021- The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released drug overdose data for January 2021, which draws attention to the continued devastation…
ROCHESTER, New York — The following local residents made the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2020 Fall Semester: Noah Carrier, of Rockland, who is in the computer…
The Oceanography Society recently announced that Bigelow Laboratory President Deborah Bronk has been elected as their newest president. Her term…
Five Town CSD Adult Ed kicks off its latest spring-summer semester on March 1 with new remote classes for both yoga and Pilates.
“This is the first time we have been able to offer these…
March 15 deadline
Recognizing diversity is an essential element of academic excellence, the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) is offering Equity and Inclusion scholarships to students whose academic achievement…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Department of Education announced Tuesday new COVID-19 testing options to support schools in Maine, strengthening Maine’s…
APPLETON — The school committee for Appleton Village School will be holding a budget workshop Friday, Feb. 26 at 9 a.m. over Zoom.
Agenda
1. Call to Order
2. Public…
APPLETON — The agenda has been set for the next school committee meeting for the Appleton Village School to be held Monday, Feb. 22.
The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. via Zoom.
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