THORNDIKE — The administration at Mount View High School is inviting members of the RSU 3 community to celebrate the academic accomplishments of the Class of 2020 with a parade this weekend. …
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ROCKPORT — The Class of 2020 at Camden Hills Regional High School is marking the conclusion of their high school days Friday, June 12 with a late afternoon virtual graduation ceremony and a…
CAMDEN — The administration at Camden Hills Regional High School has worked with the town and local police, and will be doing the graduation march Friday, June 12, through town on foot as they…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new nationwide waiver allowing schools and other meal sites to continue serving nutritious…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine Head Start programs have been awarded a total of $2,650,659 to support low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic through the CARES…
aiming for a master’s degree as a cardiac nurse practitioner
The Union Area Chamber of Commerce announces the recipient of the $500 Academic Scholarship is Ashley Holmes.
Ashley is the daughter of Gary and Lisa Holmes of Waldoboro. She is a…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education released Thursday a draft framework to assist schools in planning for return to school scenarios in the fall.
The framework was developed with…
graduation 2020 speech
The Penobscot Bay Pilot has invited the Class of 2020 valedictorians and salutatorians to submit their graduation speeches for publishing on our site.
Below is the speech…
the calculus has changed
Life, we know, is full of risk. The challenge is to find a risk-benefit balance that produces the best outcome. So it is with COVID-19.
During the early days of the pandemic, the risk of…
BELFAST — The athletic department, and leadership team, at Belfast Area High School has added an individual with a resume in education that spans four continents.
The RSU 71 school board…
When visitors can’t attend appointments, some patients must finance public transportation
A new $10,000 grant will benefit financially distressed cancer patients receiving care at Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Everybody, get moving!
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle beaming with physical activity is a challenge for many people on a normal day. Add in a pandemic and that challenge becomes seemingly impossible, for many. Despite…
SEARSPORT — Due the forecast of heavy rain and thunderstorms for Thursday, June 11, the processional and drive-in graduation for Searsport District High School has been postponed.
Each…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will use nearly $1 million in federal funding awarded this week for a program to help Maine people cope with the psychological effects…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School’s graduation this year is looking very different than usual thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The high school is holding a drive-in ceremony on…
10 gardens to be open for self-guided tours
ROCKLAND — Take part in the Friends of Rockland Public Library Open Gardens Tour. Select gardens in the Rockland area will be open…
in preparation for re-opening services to in-person visits
ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic has been selected by United Midcoast Charities (UMC) for a $25,000 grant to provide local low income, uninsured or underinsured families with medical, dental, mental…
ICS graduation went off without a hitch, as the saying goes.
Each senior had up to three guests. Families came forward and presented seniors with their diploma on the front steps of the…
launching a capital campaign to raise $100,000 to assist with the building purchase
UNITY — The Ecology Learning Center, Maine’s newest public charter school for grades 9 and 10, to open this September, is collaborating with Unity Foundation to secure a new home for their school…
‘Strengthen Our Social Contract as Engaged Citizens Affirm our Bond as Moral Beings’
The following letter was distributed by William M. Galloway, the Head of School at the Watershed School in Camden:
Dear Watershed Students, Families, Faculty, and Board,
…
meeting throughout the summer to discuss two timely books and a film
As a follow up to the recent peaceful solidarity gathering on the Camden Village Green, three Camden women are forming groups to discuss systemic racism in the community and state, according to…
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital has announced that, in addition to nitrous oxide and intrathecal for labor pain management, it will now offer epidurals.
An epidural is a procedure that…
‘we are grateful they continue to recognize the importance of scholarship support to local University students.’
ROCKLAND — The University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center, which has provided access to more than 30 college degrees and student support services in the mid-coast for 44 years, is pleased to…
Rockport, Rockland, Owls Head
ROCKLAND — Special achievement awards have been given to four UMA Rockland students by the Awards Committee at the University of Maine at Augusta.
Keisha Beal, of Rockland, has been…
The following letter was distributed June 4 and signed by Five Town CSD Superintendent Maria Lbiby, Five Town CSD School Board Chairperson Becky Flanagan and Camden-Rockport School Board…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration unveiled Monday an alternative to the State’s 14-day quarantine requirement for people entering Maine.
The multilayered plan, called Keep Maine Healthy,…
it is time to stand up for equality, acceptance, and justice in our community
RSU 71, comprising the public schools of Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont, and Swanville, has issued the following statement on the death of George Floyd:
RSU 71 is saddened…
creating a dedicated, well-equipped room to care for the specialized needs of pediatric patients in the Emergency Department
ELLSWORTH — Despite being canceled for 2020, the Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Chefs’ Gala continues to fund healthcare improvements in its communities thanks to support from generous…
rapid-response emergency fund for statewide, Wabanaki domestic violence survivors
On June 4, the Maine Women’s Fund announced emergency funding totaling over $53,000 raised through its rapid response Safety First for Women Fund. The Maine Women’s Fund rapidly created this…
ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Central School is holding its Class of 2020 graduation Sunday, June 7.
The ceremony is being held with adherence to COVID-19 guidelines in place. Parents will be…
‘Cookies are a universally popular food’
NORTHPORT — Nearly everyone can agree cookies are mouthwatering delicious. Pair a delicious cookie with a donation to charitable causes working to address human right injustices and environmental…
rsu 12, which includes palermo, also conditionally awarded a grant
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education announced Thursday two dozen school districts across the state applied for, and were conditionally awarded, McKinney-Vento Subgrants: COVID-19 Emergency…
Six seniors to celebrate at the Camden Snow Bowl, June 13
CAMDEN — The Watershed School’s graduating Class of 2020 has six seniors this year, and to honor them, the school is holding a drive-in graduation event at the Camden Snow Bowl on Saturday, June…
a new home that will serve ‘More Food, More Often’
ROCKLAND — AIO Food and Energy Assistance has announced the public phase of its capital campaign in support of their new building, located at 1A Gordon Drive in Rockland. The expanded and…
reopening June 17 with reduced rates; reservations required
Owls Head Transportation Museum has submitted the following:
After a temporary 3-month closure in response to the ongoing public health crisis, the Owls Head Transportation Museum…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine hospitals have been awarded a total of $1,355,641 to support their efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.
This investment is part of…
ISLESBORO — The parade route for the Islesboro Central School’s Class of 2020 has been announced.
The Class of 2020 will be holding a graduation ceremony that will be broadcast on…
As of June 12, gyms and fitness centers will be permitted to operate in these Maine counties only: Aroostook, Piscataquis, Washington, Hancock, Somerset, Franklin, Oxford, Kennebec, Waldo, Knox,…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and MaineHousing announced Thursday an extension of the COVID-19 Rent Relief Program.
The rental assistance program, established in April, allows households…
Often the first to respond in times of respiratory distress
A letter from Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hosptial:
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, we continue to hear about ventilators, the machines that deliver…
MIDCOAST — Several area school communities have been anticipating a vehicular parade of beaming Class of 2020 graduates in the coming days, though one area high school has scrapped those plans…
AUGUSTA — A new anti-vaping campaign from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention helps young people understand the risks of vaping and offers texting to support youth who want to quit…
mechanical compression devices would free up at least two people
ROCKLAND — A minor motor vehicle accident in Rockland drew responders from three mutual aid agencies, Tuesday afternoon, June 2, while Rockland Fire/EMS was busy with CPR resuscitation at a…
CAMDEN — Last week, members of the First Congregational Church of Camden Care Team delivered 634 festively adorned “cheer bags” to the four Camden congregate care facilities for all residents and…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday it is launching a new statewide campaign to emphasize the continued importance of public health measures that limit…
drawing attention to World Ocean Day on June 8
CAMDEN — Stewardship Education Alliance is sponsoring an event in Downtown Camden it calls "Poetry on Windows" with assistance from local poets and students of…
Every June, the Five Town CSD board members spend the first part of a board meeting recognizing student accomplishments by handing out certificates to deserving students in front of their families…
THORNDIKE — Students at Mount View High School have until June 12 to return any school materials currently in their possession, such as library books and textbooks but excluding laptops.
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ROCKLAND — The administration at Oceanside High School has outlined pickup plans for seniors to obtain their graduation cap and gowns Monday, June 1.
Seniors first must stop by the…
SEARSPORT — The administration at Searsport District Middle and High School has outlined plans for returning materials owned by the district including textbooks, instruments and laptops.
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