BELFAST — Belfast residents and visitors braved the chilly weather to watch the annual Veterans Day Parade make its way from Belfast Area High School to the waterfront.
Once called…
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Allan and Lori Wallace, of Jefferson, are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Wallace, to Jerrad Dinsmore, son of Tammy and Steve Pierpont of Cushing, and Melvaney and…
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With the inclement weather many schools in the area are delaying the start of classes today, Nov. 12, and some are closed.
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KNOX COUNTY — For those wishing to commemorate Veteran’s Day in some fashion, plenty of opportunities are scheduled throughout the region.
Below is an abbreviated list sent to the Pen Bay…
‘I've always been intrigued by working in an island school’
NORTH HAVEN — After the resignation of its superintendent in June, North Haven Community School filled the position with a permanent hire in September after briefly having an interim…
See Renderings of proposed building changes, hear what’s in store
BELFAST — The public is invited to Waterfall Arts to find out what’s in store for the future of Waterfall Arts and the former Governor Anderson School, Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m.…
Gratitude: an intrinsic quality, knowing and understanding the right thing to do
THOMASTON — On Monday, November 4, several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for the attribute of gratitude. Students were presented with a certificate at a school-wide assembly…
Maine Public Radio donates instruments to Friendship, Waldoboro, Warren, Washington, Union schools
The noise coming from the beginning band rehearsal on the stage at Prescott Memorial School in Washington might not be everyone’s cup of tea but to band…
PORTLAND — Enjoy a care-free holiday visit to Portland, Monday, Dec. 9, with Five Town CSD Adult Education.
Five Towns will be taking a charter coach to the Old Port section where…
UNION—It’s been five, long years for Union herbalist Katheryn Langelier, owner of Herbal Revolution, contending with a lawsuit filed against her and two other herbalists for their use of the term…
October 31st at Thomaston Grammar School was a great day. Students began their day with a special assembly presented by Mad Science of Maine. This special event was sponsored by the Friends and…
OMP-issued individual identification cards required for employees
AUGUSTA — The Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Maine Department of Administrative and Financial Services, announced November 4, that it has completed final adoption of major substantive…
THORNDIKE — The Mount View High School choral concert taking place Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Thorndike has undergone a time change.
Instead of starting at 7 p.m., the event will now start at 7:…
‘We feel Belfast has a need for this type of housing’
BELFAST — A housing proposal brought before the City of Belfast is finally coming to life thanks to the efforts of a new developer.
The Belfast Planning Board approved the original project…
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Thanks to a group of volunteers who showed up Nov. 4 to apply stain to the fence along the upper border of Mary Lea Park, the park is getting spruced up.
“Although it is not the most…
more than 30 college degree and certificate programs
ROCKLAND — The University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center (URock) will open registration for its spring semester (Jan. 21 - May 9) in early November.
Students who are currently…
With the inclement weather many schools in the area are not holding classes today, Nov. 1, and one school is operating on a delayed schedule.
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BELFAST — What the Halloween weather lacked in autumn chill it made up for with wind and sporadic rain, though there was no dampening of the holiday spirit in the many trick-or-treaters who…
Preparing camden for the holidays
CAMDEN — In 1950, members of the Camden Garden Club took it upon themselves to bring the joy of the holiday season to downtown Camden by filling each lamp post basket with seasonal evergreens. …
Why is your pumpkin purple?
ROCKPORT — The Camden-Rockport Elementary School participated in the Purple Pumpkin Project to help spread awareness about epilepsy and show support for students and staff who have epilepsy at the…
‘I had no idea there was so much trash carried across the Atlantic’
COUNTY KERRY, IRELAND — Rosemary Hill lives in Waterville, Ireland, and has become a friend to many in Midcoast Maine. Not that she’s ever been here;…
UNITY — Formerly located within a cozy rural farmhouse, Troy House Yoga has a new building, location, and name. Now called Community Yoga, this yoga and bodywork studio is now centrally located at…
ROCKLAND — West Bay Rotarians were told that if they aim for 75 volunteers for their Meal Packing Day, to expect less people to show up. Prior to the event, the charitable organization received…
In anticipation of nearly 1,200 Trick-or-Treaters on Oct. 31
CAMDEN—For the last 30 years, Janet Halsey has lived on Pearl Street in Camden and has been handing out candy for trick-o-treaters for Halloween. But more than a decade ago, residents of Pearl…
WALDOBORO — Elevated mold levels found within a classroom at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro has resulted in the temporary relocation of school members using that room.
Earlier…
The Maine Old Cemetery Association is dedicated to the preservation of Maine’s neglected cemeteries
This time of year, cemeteries in Maine seem to affect two kinds of people: Those who zip by them as fast as they can while holding their breath and those who are drawn to them like moths to flame…
ORONO — Even with ocean warming, coral bleaching and an intense hurricane, local conservation actions helped a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem rebound in about a decade, according to UMaine…
universal symbol is required by adult use marijuana licensees
AUGUSTA — Earlier today, the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, introduced the universal symbol that will be used to identify…
LEARNING TO ROW TOGETHER FOR A GREAT YEAR AT SEA
ROCKPORT — During the first six weeks at Camden Rockport Elementary School, staff and students practice the School Community Building Model and work to build…
Dick Cadwgan, of Rockport, recently announced his retirement from the Board of Directors of WindowDressers, Inc., a nonprofit corporation that he co-founded in 2010.…
CAMDEN — Join Dr. Barb MacDonald, ND, LAc, author of The Breast Cancer Companion: A Complementary Care Manual, for a free informal discussion about all things related to breast cancer and…
October 24 is World Polio Day
CAMDEN — Rotary International has designated October 24 as World Polio Day, a campaign to eradicate a disease caused by a virus that can result in incurable paralysis.…
WALDO — Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC), a career and technical education center which serves the students of Belfast, Mount View, and Searsport school districts, hosted its annual FAFSA…
APPLETON — Due to the cancellation of classes at Appleton Village School on Thursday, Oct. 17 and Friday, Oct. 18, the school’s academic calendar has been amended to make up for the loss of school…
individual and parent-child classes offered
ROCKLAND — Jessica Shepard returns to RSU 13 Adult and Community Education to teach three low-cost yoga classes that begin November 5 at the McLain Building in Rockland.
The informal, …
Thanks to the inclement weather experienced in the area Thursday, Oct. 17, three area schools remain closed today, Oct. 18.
Cushing Community School, Friendship Village School, Appleton…
deadline for scholarship applications is Jan. 10
BELFAST — Registration is now open through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center for more than 300 live and online undergraduate and graduate courses offered for spring semester 2020, which…
solar array provides school 40 percent of its electrical needs
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School celebrated the completion of its solar array with a “Flip the Switch” ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 9.
The solar array, installed by ReVision Energy, will…
ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting scheduled for tonight, Oct. 17, has been cancelled.
With the inclement weather today, Oct. 17, many schools in the area are not holding classes today and many schools in area are operating under a two hour delay.
This list was last updated…
McGillicuddy Humanities Center symposium this weekend: ‘Society, Colonization, and Decolonization’
ORONO — A Thomaston native is one of three college students named 2019-2020 Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellows at the University of Maine.
Fellows serve…
UPDATED WITH contact info for donations: Flanagan Center as Homeless Shelter, December 1 to April 4
ROCKLAND — Through an unofficial side comment during Rockland’s October 7 City Council agenda-setting meeting, organizers of a potential nighttime winter emergency homeless shelter were given a…
The 58th annual Windjammer Days (WJD) Festival, June 21-27, is happening during Maine’s bicentennial, and the Friends of WJD are planning a festival full to the gunwales, starting with the return…
ROCKLAND — The administration at Oceanside High School and members of the Rockland Police Department would like to remind community members there is to be no parking along the Cedar Street access…
We have a custodian who plays bass; another teacher plays piano
BELFAST—On any given day, students at the Waldo County Technical Center can be found practicing CPR on infant…
Start of classes delayed until small leak found in lone classroom
THORNDIKE — The start of classes at Mt. View School was slightly delayed Thursday, Oct. 10, after school staff activated the school’s fire alarm, Waldo County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Jason Trundy…
‘no gas present in the building’
ROCKLAND — Classes were briefly interrupted Thursday morning, Oct. 10, at Oceanside High School in Rockland when the campus was evacuated after staff members detected an odor of propane in the…
Million dollar grant to aid in prevention, treatment, and recovery
BANGOR – Penobscot Community Health Care, the largest federally qualified health center…
goal of 25,000 meals to be distributed to area food pantries
CAMDEN — West Bay Rotary will be holding its inaugural meal packing event in partnership with Florida-based Meals of Hope on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Rockland Elks Lodge…
