AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills dedicated Wednesday an additional $164 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to support school systems as they continue to implement health and safety…
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AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Health and Human Services Jeanne Lambrew announced Tuesday anyone in Maine can now get tested for COVID-19 without the need for a separate order…
special board meeting sept. 24
ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board will be holding a virtual special school board meeting Thursday, Sept. 24.
The meeting will begin with an executive session at 6 p.m.…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is among the first 15 public health entities nationally to be awarded federal funding to expand support services for…
In a year that flu shots are extremely important, Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospitals are making it easier than ever to get vaccinated, according to the healthcare alliance, in a…
BELFAST — Free bagged-lunches are available 7 days a week at the Game Loft, in Belfast.
New Hours! Lunch can now be picked up every day from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at the Game Loft, located at…
The pandemic has upended so many lives. Maine’s LGBTQ+ youth, who often feel isolated and unsupported in the widespread rural geography of our state, are particularly vulnerable right now. OUT…
sea change column: Small wood homes yield big climate benefits
A single small home, lifted onto a foundation in Milbridge last month, could signal big housing changes ahead. Confronted with scant affordable housing and mandates to reduce carbon pollution,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State of Maine has received a total of $6,678,216 in the third installment of funding to support affordable housing, assistance to businesses and bolster COVID-19…
SEARSPORT — The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors will be holding a special meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the RSU 20 central office in Searsport.
Below is the agenda…
BELFAST — RSU #71 is pleased to announce its ability to offer a free meal program, including breakfast and lunch, to all children 18 years and younger beginning now through December 30.
…
BELFAST — Preparation for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be the focus of an upcoming online class through the Hutchinson Center this fall.
The online course, Prep Matters, is…
JEFFERSON — Fat tire rentals, full moon paddles, overnight camping at Hidden Valley Nature Center, in Jefferson, offer multiple ways to enjoy the outside.
Beginning Thursday, September 24…
5 Town CSD Adult and Community Education submitted the following:
September 20-26 is National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week and your local Adult Education programs…
HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School will hold a meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. via Zoom.
For Zoom link, call or email Wendy Tricomi 207-763-3818 or wendy.tricomi@…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold a meeting Monday, Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. in the school’s gymnasium and via Zoom.
For Zoom link, call or email Wendy…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government has awarded $200,000 to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), in partnership with the Maine Office of Aging and Disability…
‘Accessorize!’
Dusk settles early in late September and so Walk Around Wiscasset invites strollers to help light up the Village. “You be the Light” is the evening’s theme with participants carrying – or wearing…
BELFAST — Registration is now open for an in-person project management course, Practical Project Management, offered October 2, 9 and 16, through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. …
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ROCKPORT — Sept. 11 came and went this year with fewer ceremonies and remembrances than in years past, given the COVID-19 pandemic. However, at every flagpole, in front of every fire station and…
UNITY — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 3 school board meeting Monday, Sept. 14 has been released.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Mount View Complex.
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CAMDEN — The SAD 28 school board, which serves Camden-Rockport Elementary and Middle Schools, will be meeting Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in the CRMS cafeteria with a livestream available.
The…
UNION — The Regional School Unit 40 school board has released the agenda for its Thursday, Sept. 17 meeting to be held at 7 p.m.
The meeting can be joined by visiting meet.google.com/hxp-…
ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board will be holding a special school board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15 virtually at 6 p.m.
The highlight of the meeting will be voting on the…
The following letter was distributed Friday, Sept. 11 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean:
Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff and School Board,
In-Person…
SEARSPORT — The school board for Regional School Unit 20 will hold a special meeting Monday, Sept. 14 to discuss the revised Maine Principals’ Association …
free lunch; new hours
BELFAST — Free bagged-lunches are available 7 days a week at the Game Loft in Belfast.
New Hours! Lunch can now be picked up every day, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., at the Game Loft located at…
‘Pete’ asks the community to support local restaurants
September 17, 2020 would have been the 13th annual Eat for Pete’s Sake event, to raise funds for animals at Pope Memorial Humane Society. Traditionally, Pope Memorial Humane Society supporters and…
Climate action, race and ethnicity, Cultures of Diaspora
CAMDEN — Watershed School, an independent high school in Camden, is scheduled to open to in-person teaching and learning this September. Due to its intentionally small class sizes, recently…
The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund of the Maine Community Foundation have awarded $235,000 in scholarships to 10 students, all graduates of…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda for the next school committee meeting for Lincolnville Central School on Monday, Sept. 14 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the school library…
Forensics begin on annual budgets going back 11 years
ROCKPORT — With a lawsuit filed in Knox County Superior Court by one town against its own school district, as well as a neighboring town, open discussions about what happens next are being muted…
SEARSPORT — A familiar face has been appointed as the new principal of Searsport District Middle and High School following the summer resignation of Marianne DeRaps.
Joshua Toothaker was…
‘It was very successful thanks to the hard work of all of you’
The following letter was distributed Friday, Sept. 4 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean:
Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff and School Board,
Congratulations…
full sept. 8 meeting agenda released
SEARSPORT — The Regional School Unit 20 school board will hold its next meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
The meeting will be held remotely and in-person. …
all classes are online
The University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center has a roster of 16 college classes with September and October start dates.
These courses will run for either a 10-week or 7-week semester…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education received confirmation this week nine waivers from the United States Department of Agriculture will be extended, allowing continued flexibility in the…
WARREN — The newest indoor athletic facility in Warren has reopened its doors under new management, after the business was shuttered in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rachel Coor has…
ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board will be holding a virtual meeting Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting will be livestreamed at vimeo.com/454732767.
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St. George students at Blueberry Cove, Captain Albert W. Stevens School students at Tanglewood
University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Learning Centers will play a pivotal role in the education plans of K–12 schools in Maine communities this fall by providing venues for vibrant…
Camden Garden Club has submitted the following:
Thanks to Camden Garden Club members and friends, the Camden Village Green gardens have recently been fortified with a luscious…
socially distant, self-serve version of Science Squad
SEARS ISLAND — At the start of the school year, Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) typically kicks off Science Squad, a monthly after school program for youth ages 5-12 and their parents that engages…
BELFAST — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been released.
The meeting will take place Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Belfast Area High School…
‘We want to play like everyone else’
CAMDEN — They had one message they wanted the community, their high school principal and superintendent, and the Five Town CSD Board of Directors to hear: “Let us play!”
Approximately 75…
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Central School has announced the three bus routes for the 2020-2021 academic school year.
Bus 1
A.M. Run for Lincolnville…
The preacher and the outbreak
As news broke about Calvary Baptist Church’s COVID-19 outbreak, Pastor Todd Bell shined his black shoes.
Before the Sanford reverend spoke to his church, Bell took a picture of his…
requests court to order reimbursement or credit for all Rockport school overpayments, with interest
ROCKPORT — Following up on a unanimous Aug. 19 Select Board vote, the Town of Rockport has filed a suit in Knox County Superior Court against the school district that educates its students, and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten Maine organizations have received a total of $7,455,970 to help combat the opioid crisis.
The investments will enable Maine community health centers, rural…
LINCOLNVILLE — A committee in Lincolnville is asking town residents about their current access to the internet, and what sort of service they want.
Among goals set by…
The following letter was distributed Aug. 28 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean.
Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff, School Board and Community Members,
…
