ROCKLAND — RSU 13 will be holding a technology collection day at the Superintendent's Office (28 Lincoln St in Rockland) June 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
All collections will be contactless.…
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Senior Katherine Bowen has been named June’s student of the month by the Visual and Performing Arts department at Camden Hills Regional High School.
Katherine began playing bass and the…
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One of the most cherished local high school graduation traditions is the annual march through town that is associated with baccalaureate.
Business owners, families, and community members…
Every June, the Camden-Rockport School board members spend the first part of a board meeting recognizing student accomplishments by handing out certificates to deserving students in front of their…
CAMDEN — Replete with local history, stories (some common knowledge, others secret) and legend, the walls of the Camden-Rockport Middle School complex – excepting Mary E. Taylor School, are now…
a round of applause to outgoing board members
Due to prevailing restrictions, Camden Garden Club’s May 28 meeting was held via Zoom. Top of the agenda was the presentation of a new slate of officers who will serve from June 1, 2020 until May…
“Standing Ovation” awards
CAMDEN — Quarry Hill celebrated nine of its care team members during an outdoor celebration held April 29 at the older-adult community’s Camden campus. The awards were given as part of the local…
ST. GEORGE — In the latest edition of its town newsletter, the Town of St. George dedicated a page of the newsletter to acknowledging the academic accomplishments of its residents that are…
AUGUSTA — During the May 27 daily COVID-19 briefing in Augusta, Governor Janet Mills addressed the issue of gathering for annual town meetings and school budget meetings this summer.
“We’…
ROCKPORT — The Rockport Garden Club has cancelled its 2020 spring plant sale due to COVID-19. The sale was originally scheduled for June 6 at Aldermere Farm.
The plant sale serves as a…
‘Secret Gardens in the Watershed’
Georges River Land Trust has submitted the following statement:
In an effort to keep everyone safe and healthy, Georges River Land Trust will be postponing our 29th Annual Gardens…
ROCKPORT — This past weekend, the woods of Rockport filled with the music of horns. Marti Stone heard the brass filtering through the trees. Curious, the professional photographer grabbed her…
WALDOBORO — After receiving input from 65 members of its graduating class, the Medomak Valley High School administration has outlined its graduation plans more than 70 percent of survey…
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COVID-19 has brought public health out of the shadows. Many may be shocked to learn that early successes in infectious diseases, food safety, maternal…
Belfast Area High School announces the Quarter 3 Honor Roll for academic year 2019-2020.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS:
Robert Banks, Jacqueline Batty, Luna…
Governor Janet Mills announced Tuesday the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is significantly expanding contact tracing by increasing the number of skilled staff and volunteers…
BELFAST — The University of Maine has honored a Waldo County educator for her work in the field of education.
Earlier this month, RSU 71 Assistant Superintendent and Director of…
focusing on pending procedures and office visits that were postponed in March
MaineHealth has announced enhanced safety measures and set criteria for which patients would be seen as it restores some services in accordance with state guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic…
For the past decade, Rockland Poet Laureate emerita Carol Bachofner has composed and read an original poem for the Rockland Memorial Day commemoration ceremony. Each year’s poem has…
Camden resident Elyse Socker regularly walks downtown Camden, and sees a variety of seasonal changes, but today, May 24, it was all about ducks.
The movement of mother ducks and ducklings…
BELFAST — The administration and senior class advisors at Belfast Area High School have released plans for how the school will celebrate the Class of 2020 amid the pandemic.
The school’s…
‘This accomplishment is a huge deal’
ROCKLAND — The University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center announces local university graduates for the class of 2020. Commencement and recognition…
SEARSPORT — The administration at Searsport District High School has outlined its graduation plans amid the pandemic.
Seniors will receive an appointment with their advisor between June 1…
ISLESBORO — The administration at Islesboro Central School has outlined its plans for its upcoming graduation ceremony.
The ceremony, weather permitting, will be outside under a tent in…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Thursday the State of Maine has now received $52.7 million in Federal grant funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC) to…
‘She gets up once or twice a day to rotate the eggs and stretch her legs’
CAMDEN — Staff members at Camden Law have a lot on their plates. Business is booming, despite a pandemic, but perhaps even more importantly, a mother duck has been nesting outside one wing of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Maine has received a total of $1,928,995 to support COVID-19 testing efforts at 39 rural health clinics throughout the state, according to a news…
CAMDEN — The Watershed School of Camden has outlined graduation plans that involve vehicles and the Camden Snow Bowl.
“Our plans for graduation grew out of student-generated ideas for…
VINALHAVEN — The administration at the Vinalhaven School has outlined its plans for honoring the graduating Class of 2020.
With a small graduating class, an in-person ceremony will be…
Riley School students celebrate the act of making art through May
A string of artful flags, created by the children at the Riley School and representing positive messages of hope and love, is currently on display at the top of the Harbor Park in Rockland.…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce that it will open to the public Monday, June 1. Gardens have long been places of healing, tranquility, and beauty — especially during times…
ROCKLAND — The administration of Oceanside High School has announced its graduation plans for the Class of 2020.
Graduation this year will be held at the Knox County Regional Airport on…
THORNDIKE — Mount View High School, like all Maine high schools, will have a non-traditional graduation ceremony this year, a press release noted.
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the training for dispensing naloxone will be conducted over the telephone
With overdose deaths up 7 percent in Maine last year, efforts by The Pharmacy at Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) to make the life-saving drug naloxone available without a prescription to anyone who…
CAMDEN – Many are slowly emerging after over two months in quarantine, and stories of how citizens coped during this pandemic, including experiencing new and creative ways of celebrating special…
highlighting the critical work summer food programs do
Full Plates Full Potential, Maine’s only statewide childhood hunger organization, has announced the 2019’s 16 County Summer Grant Competition winner for Waldo County. RSU…
As Knox County begins to reopen, Merryspring Nature Center will resume its nature education programs outdoors starting in June.
“Merryspring recognizes the seriousness of the pandemic…
ROCKPORT — An effort to honor the Camden Hills Regional High School Class of 2020 in taking novel approach this year, courtesy of a disruptive pandemic.
Although the students will not be…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Monday the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has eliminated its testing prioritization system and is now allowing health care…
can save $2,000 to $7,000
The members of Maine’s high school Class of 2020 are getting an early graduation gift, a press release stated, in the form of access to free summer courses at Maine’s community colleges.
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In response to CDC directives and guidance regarding COVID-19, the Honor Flight Network has advised all hubs to suspend Honor Flight travel, nation-wide, through Aug. 31, 2020.
Honor…
CAMDEN — The show — well, the graduation procession through town — must go on!
One of the most cherished traditions in the Five Town region is the annual march through town associated…
ROCKPORT — The administration at Camden Hills Regional High School has outlined end-of-year plans for its Class of 2020 seniors.
The slate of year-end festivities kicked off May 11 with…
directly available to parents and students
With a doctorate in biology, Dr. Rachel Morris teaches at Michigan State, volunteers for tracing, and fights the pandemic
EAST LANSING, Mich. — While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the world, one Waldoboro native has stepped to the frontlines of the pandemic and trained numerous individuals…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin announced Friday, May 15 the Maine Department of Education has secured internet access and devices to facilitate at…
largest annual fundraiser for Merryspring
Merryspring Nature Center is canceling this year's Kitchen Tour, slated for August 7, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We cannot…
BEVERLY, Mass. — Thea Cannon, a native of Belfast, has been awarded the Foundation Department Merit Award by Montserrat College of Art this spring, despite the postponement of the annual student…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the coronavirus crisis continues to inflict negative impacts on Americans’ mental health, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation May 13 cosponsored by U.S. Senator…
AUGUSTA — Educators from each of Maine’s counties were honored May 14 in a Facebook webcast announcing the 2020 Maine County Teachers of the Year.
The group of educators comprises the…
