HOPE — The school committee agenda has been set for the Hope Elementary School meeting to be held Monday, Dec. 14.
The meeting will be held over Zoom at 6 p.m.
For Zoom link,…
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POTSDAM, NY — Adam Bifulco of Camden, a junior majoring in financial information and analysis, was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester at Clarkson University.
Dean's List…
putting patients first everyday
BLUE HILL — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital was named a Top Rural Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group.…
Sharing best practices with each other
The Leapfrog Group has named four MaineHealth hospitals – LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC), Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) and Stephens Memorial Hospital – as Top Rural Hospitals…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced Monday that starting this week, 17 call center specialists will join the Maine Center for Disease Control and…
You wake up one morning and just feel off. Your throat is a bit scratchy, you are feeling stuffed up, you have got post-nasal drip, feel warmer than usual and your body feels like it has been hit…
Camden’s downtown got brighter and more festive this past week, thanks to a merry band of volunteers.
The Camden Garden Club usually provides the lights on the wreaths…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has placed orders for doses of COVID-19 vaccine for 12,…
sensitivity to others’ feelings and problems
THOMASTON — On Wednesday, December 3, several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for the attribute of compassion. Students were presented with a certificate at a school-wide Zoom…
free grab-and-go kits for ages 5 - 12
SEARSPORT — Friends of Sears Island will be offering free grab-and-go winter solstice-themed activity kits for children this month.
The kits will include materials to make a beautiful…
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School has announced the Quarter 1 Honor Roll for the 2020-2021 academic year.
GRADE 9
HIGH HONORS:
Eliot Andrews,…
This policy is an update to the Visitor Restrictions imposed on Friday, March 20, 2020 and updated on June 16, July 20 and again on November 18. This latest update will take effect on December…
In-house veterinary care is crucial to shelter’s success
CAMDEN—A nine-week-old stray kitten was brought into P.A.W.S Animal Adoption Center last August badly injured from being hit by a car—a situation tragically far too common.
Initially…
SEARSPORT — The agenda has been established for the Tuesday, Dec. 8 RSU 20 school board meeting.
The meeting will be held at the district’s central office in Searsport at 6:30 p.m. …
Belfast Area High School students in Ms. White and Mr. Lagerbom's Marine Studies class recently practiced navigating with the class' ROV drone. Learning goals were the operation (how-to) and…
Waldo County Technical Center announces the Student of the Quarter for Quarter One of the 2020-2021 school year.
Morning Students:
Thomas Bradley from Welding Technology…
The consensus? It turned out to be very good
On Thanksgiving day, I decided to roll up my sleeves and attempt to bake some bread. Not just any bread. Loaves made from those damn acorns it took me one hour of gathering, two weeks of cracking…
OWLS HEAD — “You know you’re in the right place when everyone you work with runs out the back door of their business and tries to get the best sunset photo,” wrote Jeremy Shaw, manager of the Knox…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension is offering separate online beekeeping classes for beginner and experienced beekeepers starting January 14 and February 25.
The five-…
ROCKPORT — Did you know that you can help raise much needed funds for local cub scouts by simply donating your returnable bottles and cans?
“A handy Bottle Drive box has been constructed…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been established for the Monday, Dec. 7 Lincolnville Central School’s school committee meeting.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the school’s library…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew announced a grant program to support health care organizations that serve residents with MaineCare and…
For #Giving Tuesday, a story on giving back to the restaurant industry
APPLETON—Maine Cater, a recruitment company dedicated to serving New England’s food and beverage industry, has come up with an idea to provide local “restaurateurs, employers, job seekers, and FOH…
ROCKLAND — The RSU 13 school board has announced the agenda for its virtual meeting Thursday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting can be viewed on…
UNION — The school board agenda for the RSU 40 meeting Thursday, Dec. 3 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. with participants meeting either at the district’s central office…
HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School has scheduled an emergency committee meeting for Thursday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. over Zoom.
The sole agenda item is slated to be a vote…
AUGUSTA — Thirty-four schools and school districts serving students in the Midcoast were provided COVID-19 grants this fall through the Maine Department of Education’s Safe Return to Instruction…
Preparing for a cold, hungry winter
On a sunny September morning in Dover-Foxcroft, more than 50 cars stretched from the Piscataquis Regional Food Center three blocks down North Street an hour before a food distribution event was to…
CAMDEN — The Mt. Battie Christmas Star is back, lighting the Midcoast with its seasonal grace and joyful brilliance. The star was installed and maintained by a loyal group of local volunteers, who…
Make your holidays even brighter by having your Christmas tree and wreaths delivered to your door! Avoid even having to pick out a tree by calling in your order to dedicated Rotarians who will…
Pausing throughout your day creates space and time for reflection
Pause to Thrive
Pause to welcome the day.
Pause during your day to gain clarity.
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The 4K Facebook group is sponsoring 85 families for Christmas and needs your help
THOMASTON—Back in March, 29-year-old Carly Laughery, of Thomaston, had her hands full with three kids and a job at Staples. With so many people around her losing jobs, childcare, and their…
learn how to contribute data to winter bird survey
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new statewide birding club for youth ages 9–18, with online monthly meetings to be scheduled December through April.
The “4-H…
The product may contain pieces of metal, caused by a grinder failure.
ROCKLAND — Hannaford Supermarkets in Rockland has issued a single-store recall for ground beef sold on November 24…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced today that it will dedicate more than half a million dollars in Coronavirus Relief Funds to extend home-delivered meals to older Mainers and caregivers…
ROCKPORT — The agenda has been set for the upcoming Five Town CSD school board meeting, for Camden Hills Regional High School, to be held virtually Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.
The meeting…
SEARSPORT — The first quarter honor roll has been announced for Searsport…
food pantry, pet pantry
Students in Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) Culinary Arts program are giving to their community this year by making pies. The class, led by instructor Jackie Boulay, is making at least 50…
off the boat and up a tree
ROCKLAND — The annual Lobster Trap Christmas Tree re-grew to its full height of holiday tradition, Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Mildred Merrill Park overlooking Rockland Harbor.
Thirty members of…
The three school committees for School Union 69, including Appleton Village School, Hope Elementary School and Lincolnville Central School, will be jointly meeting virtually Tuesday, Dec. 3. …
AUGUSTA — Maine Commissioner of Education Pender Makin announced Tuesday the deployment of a team of Department of Education Contact Tracers.
A cadre of nurses, many retired from years of…
The bottle was picked up by people who have connections to Vinalhaven
VINALHAVEN—This past June, the nine graduating students at Vinalhaven School, like so many seniors across the country, had their graduation ceremonies curtailed. While they were lucky enough to…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has received $649,998 to improve the health of Maine’s mothers and children.
This funding, per a news release, was…
Free Resources for Maine Teachers, homeschool parents
Registration is now open for Maine teachers and families to participate in the fourth annual WinterKids Winter Games, a 4-week series of fun outdoor physical activity and nutrition challenges for…
food donations, curbside delivery, new hours
AIO has submitted the following:
With the ever-changing statewide COVID-19 activity, plus our approaching winter, AIO Food and Energy Assistance is pivoting our operations to…
ROCKLAND — Despite the recent color designation shift for Knox County from yellow back to green, RSU 13 will remain in the current yellow hybrid plan from now through at least school vacation week…
THOMASTON — Students at Oceanside Middle School will attend school remotely Monday, Nov. 23 and Tuesday, Nov. 24 after the school was notified this weekend of at recent positive test at the school…
learning to value giving back to the community
Sundog Outdoor Expeditions is an afterschool program that gets kids outside and unplugged, challenges them in healthy ways, and helps build character and skills by connecting youth with nature,…
register to save on winter 2021 professional development programs
Registration is now open for all online winter professional development programs through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. All winter 2021 professional development programs…
ROCKLAND — Lady Knox Chapter, NSDAR dedicated three new grave stones at Tolman Cemetery, in Rockland, in honor of Veterans Day. The new stones were laid in October as part of an ongoing project at…
