MIDCOAST — On January 6, students and staff at 32 elementary schools around the state will participate in WinterKids’ third annual WinterKids Winter Games. This outdoor physical activity and…
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Vying for monetary and material prizes for their schools
U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND — The attorneys for a former Medomak Valley High School student have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in…
Nominations are now open for the 2020 County Teachers of the Year award presented to the top teacher in each county across the state of Maine.
Teachers can be nominated by a student,…
Give Winter the Boot!
KNOX COUNTY — Adventure Advertising, of Rockport, has teamed up with The First National Bank and Threshers Brewing in an effort to gather warm clothing for the Knox County Homeless Coalition.…
BELFAST — The Game Loft is now participating in the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals are available at no separate charge to children ages birth through 18 years without regard to race…
a.k.a. the 'I will not be lame this year' guide to the Midcoast
We’re not just getting a new year culminating this Tuesday night, we’re getting a new decade; hence all of the Roaring ‘20s parties that are happening for New Year’s Eve. Whether you’re a day…
In November, at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Governor Janet Mills and former Senator Olympia Snowe opened the…
ROCKLAND – Christmas Day was festive at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, in Rockland, where many gathered for a holiday dinner.
The Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, of Rockland, held its annual…
The Media Revolution: Changing the World
WALDOBORO — As part of the continuing Informed Young Leaders Series, students from Oceanside High School in Rockland and Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro addressed the public Wednesday…
THE SPIRIT OF GIVING
CAMDEN — In November, Jeff Sukeforth, Adjutant of the War Memorial Post 30 in Camden, happened to stop by the Maine Veterans…
From the Pilot Crew
As we move now from the sparkle and joyous holiday celebrations to the quiet hours of Christmas Eve and third night of Hanukkah, and our gaze lifts to the evening stars (and in many cases,…
reusing the clear film used to cover greenhouses, high tunnels, hoop houses and other agricultural structures
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has been awarded $38,764 by a one-year State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection Waste Diversion Grant to develop a statewide pilot…
be good to others, be good to yourself, keep triggers in mind
It’s important for people to have a realistic attitude about the potential for anxiety or conflict during the holiday season—especially individuals who have issues…
“Know What You Eat!” students rang out in unison at a dinner theater Dec. 19 in Belfast. That was the final line of a play written and produced by homeschooling students ages 12-15 who…
Wiscasset’s Richard Harvey said when he met an apparent terrier mix early last year at then-Lincoln County Animal Shelter, now Midcoast Humane, some ham the longtime Bath Iron Works pipefitter…
‘a testament to our entire staff and their dedication’
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) is one of 18 hospitals nationally and the only one in Maine to be named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, an independent watchdog…
fulfilling end-of-life ‘dreams’ that offer inspiration, comfort and closure
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital recently hosted the Dream Foundation as it presented a weekend getaway to Searsport resident David Fyfe, a patient in the Oncology and Infusion department…
Rockland’s South School’s Jenny West does annual book giveaway as a labor of love
ROCKLAND—On Wednesday, December 18, a classroom in Rockland’s South School looked like a book sale with 4,600 children’s books filling every available table and box underneath.
The best…
A breaking wave
Stonington, the state of Maine’s top fishing port in landed value, is facing seismic change. By mid-century, its lobster fishery could drop by 15 to 20 percent due to warming ocean waters, the…
BELFAST — Belfast Senior College has announced courses for the Winterim session January 16 – February 6, 2020.
Here comes History, Literature, Music, Language Nature, Technology, Fine Arts…
comprehensive curriculum on shellfish and seaweed production for fishermen looking to diversify their income
BRUNSWICK/BELFAST — Commercial fishermen and members of fishing families who are interested in diversifying their incomes are invited to participate in an aquaculture training course offered by…
develop skills to make healthier choices, get the long-term support
ROCKPORT — Did you know that without making changes, up to three out of 10 people with prediabetes will have type 2 diabetes within 5 years?
Having pre-diabetes means that your blood sugar…
WALDO — Eighth graders at Troy Howard Middle School in Belfast were the first time participants in TECHsploration, a pilot program launched the week of December 9, by Waldo County Technical Center…
ROCKPORT — In a school-wide assembly on Wednesday, December 18, the student body of Camden Hills Regional High School honored two students who attained national recognition. Dr. Shawn Carlson said…
look for household thermal leakage, save on lighting
ROCKLAND — The Energy Committee for the City of Rockland has been awarded a $2,000 Spark! Grant by the Island Institute. This effort is in conjunction with the recently adopted Rockland Climate…
‘Having medical and behavioral health care at school saves your child from missing time away from school’
WALDOBORO — The administration at Medomak Valley High School announced Wednesday, Dec. 18 the school has established a partnership with LincolnHealth to open a School Health Center.
The…
In the name of resilience
During Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Hoboken, New Jersey “literally became an island,” recalled its mayor at the time, Dawn Zimmer, during a recent talk she gave in Maine. The city was 80 percent…
‘highly deserving of every tool we can give them to continue their success’
ROCKLAND — A trio of occupational therapists in one local school district are raising funds to purchase a device to assist students overcome challenges and gain an education.
RSU 13…
WALDO — Waldo County Technical Center has announced the Students of the Quarter for the first quarter of the 2019-2020 school year.
Students of the Quarter for students…
Midcoast residents take presents, cupcakes to Portland
For families of seriously ill children, teens and babies, this is a difficult time of year. Television advertisements blast happy home-for-the-holidays messages, while Christmas songs on the radio…
SEARSMONT—Every Saturday, Bob MacGregor, founder and president of Waldo County Woodshed, can be found with other volunteers in Searsmont from 8:30 a.m. to noon, cutting, splitting and stacking…
‘We’ve got to make these children and moms with opiate-use disorder our priority’
Babies withdrawing from opiates. Children watching their parents shoot up heroin. Orphans growing up in foster care.
They are the opioid epidemic’s youngest victims.
Nationally, an…
Vaping increases
Results from the 2019 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) show an increase in the number of Maine high…
Waldo County’s fifth graders recently had the opportunity to see what could await them if they chose to attend Waldo County Technical Center as high school students. WCTC hosted fifth…
Homeowners in the 52- unit Mountainside Park, an age 55 and over manufactured housing community on Route 52 in Camden, took a big step toward securing their financial futures when they…
From the column ‘Sea Change’ for Pine Tree Watch
“We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot,” Leonardo da Vinci is said to have observed roughly five centuries ago. Sadly, that statement still holds,…
You may have seen a recent report that bird populations have declined by over 3 billion birds, or by almost 30%, in the past fifty years. It’s not surprising: Birds run a daily gauntlet that…
open enrollment anticipated to start february 2020
AUGUSTA — The Ecology Learning Center will officially become the 10th and final charter school to open in Maine.
The Maine Charter School Commission voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 10, to…
Student Cabinet provides forum for students’ voices to be heard
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School has announced that sixth grade student Gaby Zlotkowski will be one of two representatives on the newly formed Student Cabinet for the Maine Department of…
developing skills and applying them to real issues and challenges
CAMDEN — Students at the independent Watershed School in Camden are publishing their own newspaper…
The Knox County Nurses Guild, a nonprofit founded in 1954 by a group of nurses dedicated to promoting the nursing profession and raising funds for nursing scholarships, recently gathered for its…
Starting in late January, the nonprofit Sundog Outdoor Expeditions will run two after-school programs: Mountain Biking on Winter Trails (fat tire bikes) for fifth and sixth graders, and Alpine…
microscopes, slides, spectrophotometers, skeleton and scientific bone models
ROCKLAND — The American Foundation, an Ohio private family foundation, has made a gift to the University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center to expand, upgrade and enhance its science education…
Don’t panic when you hear the sirens
On the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 11, the public schools in Camden and Rockport (Camden Hills Regional High School, Camden-Rockport Middle and Elementary schools) will be conducting a joint…
To be decided: farm in Skowhegan or Livermore Falls
CAMDEN — Slowly but surely, the Five Town CSD (governing Camden Hills Regional High School) and School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) are reducing their carbon footprint. With…
Letters: Thomaston Grammar School
Thomaston Grammar School held its annual Cookies with Santa event this past Saturday, December 7. We had a large number of student shoppers come through to do their Christmas shopping in the store…
ROCKLAND — Join Green With Envy Salon & Spa in helping One Less Worry's mission to provide shampoo to all in need.
From now through December 31, Green with Envy is collecting…
a legacy maple in memory of Eliza Steele, RN
ROCKLAND — On the heels of last week’s snowstorm, the Eliza Steele Memorial Garden materialized as JBI Construction completed the initial site work at MacDougal Park. This garden honors Rockland’s…
CAMDEN — School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) Superintendent Maria Libby issued the following construction update for the new middle school project on Knowlton Street:…
WALDOBORO – The Waldoboro Police Department is accepting donations of new and clean used toys, new mittens and winter hats,…
