During the past five months of the coronavirus pandemic, Mainers and other Americans have been inundated with numbers. Confirmed COVID-19 cases per capita. Death rates. Test positivity rates.…
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four experts weigh in on the metrics that paint the clearest picture of the pandemic
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School students Tommy Littlefield and Jonah Lovejoy joined veteran ROV pilot student Sawyer Carson and Marine Studies instructors Dave Thomas and Chip Lagerbom aboard…
The University of Maine System is extending planned asymptomatic COVID-19 testing to include a second round of screening for all students or staff arriving from out-of-state, residence…
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Education Program has received State Board of Education approval for minors and certificates of study that will streamline the license certification…
Parents feel students did not make academic progress during remote instruction
MIDCOAST — Families of students attending schools in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties are likely to send their students back to campus this fall if their child’s school district allows for in-…
Get With The Guidelines Target
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll Silver Plus Quality Achievement…
summer food and activities
Thomaston Public Library has submitted the following:
Thomaston Public Library is delighted to announce that, thanks to Healthy…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School has set the agenda for its regularly scheduled meeting for Monday, Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. in the school gymnasium and via Zoom.
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HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School has called for an emergency school committee meeting for Friday, Aug. 14 remotely at 6 p.m. over Zoom.
The highlight of the meeting…
The following letter was distributed Wednesday, Aug. 12 by Islesboro Central School Head of School Chuck Hamm:
Dear ICS Community,
I hope this letter finds you and your…
‘Education is in his DNA’
ISLESBORO — TJ Reap has joined Islesboro Central School as the K-12 Health/Physical Education teacher.
Born and raised in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, Reap is the son of a math…
ROCKLAND — The school board for Regional School Unit 13 has called for a special school board meeting to take place Thursday, Aug. 13 remotely at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting’s purpose is to vote…
WALDO COUNTY — Dale Rowley, Waldo County’s Emergency Management Agency director, distributed the following Aug. 11 assessment of COVID-19 cases in Maine.
In it he noted: “Some bit of good…
updated with livestream information
SEARSPORT — The agenda has been established for the Tuesday, Aug. 11 regularly scheduled Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting taking place at 6:30 p.m. remotely.
The meeting will…
UMA students studying through Ellsworth, Rockland
The Camden Conference has awarded the university/college level Bill Taylor Awards to two students for their essays related to the 2020 Camden Conference, The Media…
July 15 began as a difficult day for Andrew Hawke, a 23-year-old Boothbay Harbor lobsterman. He woke up around 6:30 a.m. and complained about being “extremely tired.” He sat beside his bed and…
world traveler with family roots in Midcoast
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School (ICS) has announced a new member to the ICS family. Ouda Baxter has been hired as the K-12 art teacher.
Baxter is a multimedia sculptor and…
How Do Fairies Have Fun in the Sun?
ROCKPORT — Everyone knows fairies are hard workers who look after the flowers and other growing things. But it can't be all work and no play. Do they ever get a vacation? How do they enjoy their…
ROCKPORT — The Five Town CSD school board agenda for the regularly scheduled Wednesday, Aug. 12 meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Camden Hills Regional High…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the regularly scheduled SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, Aug. 12 has been established.
The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the Camden Hills Regional…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirteen Maine colleges and universities have been awarded a total of $5,082,580 through the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Support Services Program, according to a news…
Complicated cost sharing formulas to get scrutinized by third party
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — When School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby informed the town managers of Camden and Rockport about the overpayment of Rockport’s school funding share, the…
ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board has established its agenda for its regularly scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 11 meeting.
The meeting is slated to begin at 6 p.m. with an…
The following was shared by RSU 13 officials:
RSU 13 2020-2021 Reopening Plan
A successful opening will be a safe opening. RSU 13 has been immersed in the…
Coastal Mountains Land Trust has submitted the following:
We still have berries! Coastal Mountains Land Trust invites the public to register for a second full week of community…
a chance for families to develop mutual support and social relationships
While the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health of millions in this country and around the world, the novel coronavirus presents unique challenges for more than 5 million Americans, including 28,…
seeing students come to school without the necessary ‘tools’
West Bay Rotary submitted the following:
No matter what back to school will look like this year, West Bay Rotary’s Backpack Program is back.
In 2012, Barbara Heard…
aug. 10 meeting also includes vote on slight school calendar revision
BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 school board has set the agenda for its regularly scheduled Monday, Aug. 10 meeting at 5 p.m.
Highlights of the agenda include a vote on a revision to…
The following letter was distributed Aug. 5 by St. George MSU Superintendent Mike Felton:
Dear St. George Families and Community Members,
The Return to School…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine has received a total of $5,306,000 to support clean, safe drinking water and water infrastructure projects for Maine communities, according to a press release.
…
OUT Maine’s LGBTQ+ Young Adult group has been meeting weekly online since the pandemic hit. At the beginning of the statewide shut-down, the young leaders identified the need to connect…
accepting new students for the Fall 2020 semester
ROCKLAND — UMA’s Rockland Center, after closing in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reopened on August 3 with new safety protocols in place. The “Safe Return Plan” was developed in coordination…
NORTHPORT — The Edna Drinkwater School’s school committee will be holding a regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11.
The meeting agenda is highlighted by a vote on the school’s COVID…
HOPE — The Hope Elementary School’s school committee will be holding a regularly scheduled meeting Monday, Aug. 10 via Zoom at 6 p.m.
The highlights of the meeting will be the school’s…
WALDOBORO — The RSU 40 school board will be holding a board of directors meeting remotely Aug. 6 via Google Meet at 7 p.m.
The highlight of the meeting will be the board’s vote on plans…
UNITY — The RSU 3 school board will be holding a special board meeting Wednesday, Aug. 5 at the Mount View Complex at 6 p.m.
The highlight of the meeting will be a school board vote on…
APPLETON — The Appleton Village School school committee will be holding an emergency meeting Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 5 p.m. via Zoom.
For Zoom link, call or email Wendy Tricomi 207-763-3818…
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Central School school committee will be convening an emergency meeting Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. at the LCS Library with a livestream available via Zoom.
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On Sunday morning, Aug. 2, Victoria Charkut and her family (and their cats) were surprised by unanticipated, and possibly emergency, landing of an osprey on their Owls Head balcony.
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College Next-Fall 2020 begins Sept. 9
Have you been thinking about beginning college for the first time, or returning to finish up your degree? Do you need to brush up on your math, computer or writing skills?
RSU 13…
District determined that Rockport has paid more than its share
Rockport over-billed by Camden-Rockport school district for at least nine years, Superintendent says
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT – Today, Aug. 3, School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby said the cost-sharing formula used for levying taxes on Camden and Rockport property owners to keep…
UNITY — Unity College announced Monday the Board of Trustees’ decision to permanently transition the school to a hybrid learning model amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unity College: Hybrid…
‘Hiring has been tricky because we have not been able to do interviews in person’
MIDCOAST — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has not only interrupted the traditional education in Midcoast schools, but has also affected the hiring process of some area school districts needing to…
CAMDEN — West Bay Rotarians spent a very hot Saturday morning, Aug. 1, doing a little yard work at PAWS Animal Adoption Center. They raked and cleared and even installed wooden walkways for the…
As some of you may have read previously, I am a former social worker turned English teacher in China. My now 16-year-old son and I have lived in Tianjin for almost four years. I’m currently the…
changes in education as a single parent while altering a business model to survive the times
The UMA Rockland Center submitted the following:
ROCKLAND — When Covid 19 shut down in-person instruction across the University of Maine System this spring, instructors and…
supporting children’s ability to self-regulate and improve emotional intelligence
Registration is open for an online nonviolent communication program, Teaching from the Heart, at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The three-day professional development…
must follow six guidelines to reopen
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has provided the Maine Department of Education with a breakdown of community health risk levels per county through a color-coded list to inform education officials on…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education in collaboration with the Maine Department of Health and Human Devices and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is hosting press…
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MIDCOAST — The relentless heat and humidity broke for a few hours Thursday evening, July 30, as a thunderstorm moved down from Quebec, sending a heavy veil of rain over Penobscot Bay, and leaving…
