CAMDEN — It’s the final housecleaning at Camden-Rockport Middle School in Camden before the buildings start getting demolished. In preparation,
“We are selling items and offering some for…
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helping low-income residents get otherwise un-affordable critical medications
One in four U.S. adults were unable to pay for prescribed medicine in the last 12 months (2019 Gallop Poll), and that was before the current pandemic which has resulted in so many being laid off…
In March, the shelter took in 18 cats, expects numbers to rise as pandemic continues
When it comes to the Coronavirus, people aren’t the only ones experiencing feelings of fear and uncertainty. With household routines changing and animal owners under stress, pets can be directly…
The Camden Garden Club has submitted the following statement:
Facing historic challenges with the current health emergency and unknown future impact, the Camden Garden Club was…
MIDCOAST — The Waldo County Emergency Management Agency and the City of Rockland are two local government entities stepping up financially to keep residents fed as COVID-19 creates a greater…
U.S. News and World Report high school rankings
The U.S. News and World Report rankings for high schools have…
Maine could further develop retirement economy by ensuring protection for vulnerable seniors
When gentleman bank robber Willie Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, it was claimed, though falsely, that he answered, “Because that’s where the money is.”
If you could ask COVID-19 why…
‘2020: A Class Dismissed’ seeks participants
Times are challenging right now for all Mainers, including the high school seniors across the state who have had their plans for their final year of high school drastically altered.
As a…
Maine’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Maine) has announced the launch of the Teen Text Support Line, a new mental health program for youth ages 14 to 20 living in Maine…
Songbirds and squirrels outside their windows always brings joy
BELFAST — A post on the Tall Pines facebook page…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased by two, one more resident and one more employee, to a total of 42, according…
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, better known as the U.S. CDC, has expanded its list of possible COVID-19 symptoms that may appear in individuals up to two weeks after…
UMA’s first graduate degree program
Beginning this fall, the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and University of Southern Maine (USM) will offer a Master of Science in Cybersecurity that will be available through the UMA Rockland…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased by one to a total of 40, according to the Maine CDC in a daily briefing. …
ROCKPORT — The U.S. Department of Education announced April 22 Camden Hills Regional High School is among the 2020 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees, and one of only…
over age 60, living in Knox, Lincoln, Waldo counties
With the emergence of COVID-19 some of the federal and state rules regarding who qualifies for Meals on Wheels have been temporarily changed, and now, anyone over the age of 60 who is practicing…
AUGUSTA — A new volunteer phone support service, the FrontLine WarmLine, launched April 21 to help Maine health care workers and first responders manage the stress of serving on the front lines of…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased by one to a total of 39, according to the Maine CDC in a daily briefing. …
Seeking to head off stockpiling of certain COVID- 19 medicines for personal and family use, the boards overseeing medical personnel in Maine issued the following:…
ORONO — The University of Maine System has formed a Fall 2020 Safe Return Planning Committee to develop operational plans and protocols to safely welcome students, employees, and the…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast remains at 38, according to the Maine CDC in a daily briefing, the same amount of confirmed…
For Jason Trahan, a 43-year-old Lewiston resident in recovery from substance use, living in physical isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic is both a comfort and a challenge.
“I can deal…
‘This is a pandemic with so many questions and few answers’
Car accidents, sports field concussions, heart attacks, insulin spikes.
Whenever someone has a medical emergency in a grocery store, on a plane, on the road or during a sporting event, if…
ROCKLAND — UMA Rockland’s summer schedule includes hundreds of fully online courses and also several courses which will have a “real time” web conferencing component which are very suitable for…
The Intersection of Education and Industry
Five Towns CSD has submitted the following update regarding the 2020 Innovation Conference:
Given the current situation with COVID-19, we have decided to postpone the Innovation…
an alumni gathering since 1939
The St George Alumni Association has submitted the following statement:
The St George Alumni Association regrets to announce the cancellation of the 2020 Annual Banquet scheduled…
As people across Maine prepare to spend the next month in their homes, those without permanent housing are increasingly worried about how they and their families will stay healthy during what is…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is temporarily increasing payments to a range of congregate care facilities to support their preparedness and response to the…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased to 38, according to the Maine CDC in a daily briefing, an increase of three…
Knox County Homeless Coalition, MCH/Meals on Wheels
Camden Rotary Club has submitted the following statement:
The Camden Rotary Club has deployed an emergency task force to help nonprofit…
Rockland Public Library Hosts Online Presentation
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library will host an online presentation, Wild Mushrooming in Maine: The Season Ahead, Thursday, April 30, from 6:30 - 8 p.m.
This is the…
Mental health professionals in Maine are raising concerns that layering additional stressors, like fear of eviction or job loss, onto the already precarious lives of low-income people during the…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased to 35, according to the Maine CDC, an increase of 10 confirmed cases since…
With so much unknown about the spread of COVID-19, most experts, including Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention head Dr. Nirav Shah, are relying on data projections to inform policy…
‘acceptance of telemedicine advanced 10 years in only two weeks’
ROCKPORT — During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, medical practices across the nation have grappled with an ever-changing landscape of health guidelines and recommendations.
For Rockport-…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased to 25, according to the Maine CDC.
During the April 15 daily briefing…
Libraries, schools, university steps up to offer free ‘study-from-your-car’ WiFi hotspots
When Maine schools closed in mid-March due to COVID-19, it was supposed to be temporary with schools switching to a remote learning option for only two weeks. Gov. Mills’ stay-at-home order then…
The College Board has released the new AP Exam schedule, which includes optional free, online AP classes and take-at-home AP Exams to support the challenges that students and families are facing…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased to 24, according to the Maine CDC.
During the April 14 daily briefing…
If State extends stay-at-home order, Rockland Council will extend its order
ROCKLAND — Close the playgrounds? Cancel summer festivals? Keep cruise ships at sea?
As the City of Rockland nears its initial stay-at-home deadline of April 30, the City must consider…
LincolnHealth
With Lincoln County having among the eldest population in the eldest state, the fears of COVID-19’s potential for rapid and rampant disaster are very real. LincolnHealth infectious disease expert…
donated $1,600 to AIO through program’s first two weeks
ROCKLAND — As Rockland restaurateur Lynn Archer prepares for a third week of providing free meals at the Brass Compass, she is proudly able to say the first two weeks of her free meal initiative…
hundreds of courses delivered in a variety of remote learning modalities
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Center of the University of Maine at Augusta has opened registration for its summer and fall term courses.
Both terms feature hundreds of courses delivered in a…
YMCA ALLIANCE OF ME
The Penobscot Bay YMCA has submitted the following statement:
Despite their fitness and membership facilities being closed, the…
‘birth plans have been thrown a huge curve ball with this pandemic’
Every profession across the nation has been impacted, in some way, by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the doula industry.
A doula, according to…
BELFAST — The number of COVID-19 cases at the Tall Pines Retirement and Healthcare Community in Belfast has increased to 23, according to the Maine CDC.
During the April 10 daily briefing…
Tall Pines, Maine Veterans Home, Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation
AUGUSTA – TheMaine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported April 13 that 41 residents and 14 staff have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a member of the Education Committee, announced April 13 that Maine institutions of higher education will receive a…
AUGUSTA — Governor Mills and Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew announced April 13 a series of actions to ensure that Maine people affected by Substance Use…
Springtime in Rockland took a weather break April 9 and 10 in order to edge in one last snowstorm (hopefully) of the 2019-2020 season. The storm lasted less than 24 hours, yet left its mark on the…
