BELFAST — There was no shortage of smiling faces and stubby legs as 32 of the dachshunds in attendance at the sixteenth annual…
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APPLETON — With a new parking lot routine, the Appleton Village School is asking parents when dropping off or picking up students to please either take the new crosswalk to the sidewalk where the…
Looking to remove an unwanted critter?
BROOKS — Northeast Wildlife Services has launched a business to help remove bats and other nuisance animals from area homes.
Ray Losnes, a wildlife control specialist based in Brooks, is…
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Kristen Kelley of Islesboro Central School has been recognized by the Yale University Office of Undergraduate Admissions as a recipient of the 2019 Yale Educator Award.
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midcoast athletics
HOPE — Fundraising is underway at Hope Elementary School as the school hopes to have a new scoreboard installed in its gymnasium before basketball season starts in late November or early December…
College Dreams Come True Thanks to Elks Scholarships
CHICAGO — The Elks National Foundation has opened the application process for the 2020 Most Valuable Student scholarship contest. The Most Valuable Student scholarship is available to high school…
six-year grant will bring advanced cancer clinical trials, typically only available in major metropolitan areas, to patients in rural Maine
PORTLAND — Cancer patients across Maine and Carroll County, New Hampshire will have access to far more advanced clinical trials in their home communities, thanks to a major federal research grant…
The offices of Maine’s Congressional Delegation will host a Military Academy Seminar in cooperation with the Maine Maritime Academy in Portland on Thursday, September 12.
Students,…
ROCKLAND — The administration of Oceanside High School in Rockland would like to remind all parents picking students students up after school to please not park on the sides of the entrance either…
Public invited to Mid-Coast School of Technology ribbon-cutting; afternoon tours of building, campus
The Mid-Coast School of Technology is hosting a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Monday, September 9, beginning at 2 p.m.
The two-year-plus construction of the new school building is finally…
first time having fight song in two or three decades
THORNDIKE — With the start of a new school year at Mount View High School in Thorndike comes a new way to showcase one’s pride in the school.
Students returning to campus Wednesday, Sept…
THOMASTON — Students at Thomaston Grammar School quickly got right back into the swing of things on the first day back to school Tuesday, Sept. 3.
This photo gallery, courtesy of the…
Fishing netting for lace, sailcloth for dresses, maps turn into shoes, rope for ornamental braiding, life jackets become totes ... these fishing industry materials and gear are used to create…
‘Perhaps students will wonder who she is, and research to find out about the person she was’
BELFAST — At the Troy Howard Middle School library in Belfast, the exemplary legacy of one Waldo County woman will be made known to students thanks to the generosity of community members.
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BELFAST — Preparation for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be the focus of four weekly classes at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center beginning Sept. 8. The course, taught by Mary…
CAMDEN — The smell of chowder wafted along the Camden Public Landing, Saturday, Aug. 31, fleshing out winning chefs and recipes, though the real winners remain the charitable recipients of an…
Saturday, Sept. 14 is Maine Open Lighthouse day when many of the lighthouses along the coast of Maine open their doors to the public. Consistent with that theme is the now fourth annual Boothbay…
Rockland 1954, 1947 grads – where are they now?
ROCKLAND — Classmates, spouses, and guests of the Rockland High School Class of 1954 gathered August 17, at the Off Shore Restaurant, in Rockport, for the Class’ 65th reunion.
Classmates…
providing a safe, warm place to sleep this winter
MIDCOAST — Community residents are invited to attend three information sessions in September to learn more about an emergency winter shelter, pilot program, which hopes to assist people…
ROCKLAND — A new area for dropping off and picking up students at Oceanside High School in Rockland has been established, according to a letter to parents from Superintendent John McDonald. …
BELFAST — A grant writing certificate program will be offered Monday through Friday, Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Nonprofit leaders,…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is getting an autumnal makeover. As the weather cools, CMBG staff, local artists, businesses, students, organizations and individuals will grace our gardens with…
ROCKLAND — The start of the new school year will begin one day later than planned for students at Oceanside High School.
The school had its Fire Safety and Code inspections performed…
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce Claw Down Committee announced in an Aug. 29 press release, the eighth annual Claw Down has been canceled. The event had been set for the evening of…
new math, special education wings; cafeteria upgrades
BELFAST — It was a momentous day at Belfast Area High School Aug. 26, where supporters gathered to mark the substantial completion of major renovations at the school…
BELFAST — A recent "Dungeons and Dragons" tournament at the Game Loft proved that the roughly 45-year-old roleplaying boardgame remains as popular as ever. …
Three Maine teachers have been announced as state finalists for the 2020 Maine Teacher of the Year, including a local educator.
The finalists were chosen from the 2019 Maine County…
AUGUSTA — Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, sponsored a bill that will keep open the Maine Ocean School in Searsport. The school recently became aware of a provision in statute…
ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND — A Northport graduating high school senior is one of three young Maine women sharing a renewable Laurendeau scholarship totaling $4,000.
Along with the other two…
The bus routes for Regional School Unit 40 for the 2019-2020 school year have been released.
Schools in the district include Medomak Middle School, Medomak Valley High School, Warren…
Plot a course for Camden Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30-31, when the harbor will fill with the sails and masts of nearly two dozen windjammers and schooners.
Friday, Aug. 30, brings the launch…
CAMDEN – Almost a year to the day, September 13, 2018, the ground was broken for the new Camden Rockport Middle School. Marybeth Van Keuren from the SAD28 School District and Peter Reynolds,…
Ena Lupine and Joël Porquet celebrated their wedding vows on the grassy lawn at Tops’l Farm in Waldoboro on the balmy afternoon of August 10, 2019. Joël, changing his last name to match hers, will…
Heidi and Joel Neal of Rockland, first purchased the Loyal Biscuit Co. in January of 2009. What was then a single retail location with one employee has since grown to add five additional…
The bus routes for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year for Regional School Unit 3 have been released.
The district asks students to be at their stops at least five minutes early.
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The bus routes for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year for Regional School Unit 20 have been released.
The district would like to note not all streets are listed below. Streets not shown…
$20 million grant from National Science Foundation
WALPOLE — The University of Maine and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are co-leading a five-year initiative that aims to revolutionize environmental monitoring,…
begins Thursday, Sept.19 and runs for six consecutive Thursdays
BELFAST — Summer days are winding down and Fall is just around the corner. Area schools will be opening soon and that includes Senior College at Belfast. The Fall curriculum is posted online (www.…
total raised from annual swimming event now more than $1.5 million
The seventh annual Islesboro Crossing for LifeFlight took place Sunday, August 18, with 144 swimmers making their way three miles across Penobscot Bay to Islesboro.
They were each…
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 693, by a vote of …
ROCKLAND—For people trying to scrape together a bit of furniture when moving into a new place, The Ripple Initiative has them covered. Open since May, The Ripple Initiative’s new furniture bank…
‘Maine’s nursing shortage is expected to grow to 2,700 vacancies by 2025.’
ROCKLAND — The return of a pre-licensure nursing degree to the UMA Rockland Center has been met with enthusiasm by local health care providers and student applicants, according to UMA’s Rockland…
UNITY— Walking through meadows of apple trees, and by clusters of wildflowers and sculptures, I entered the grounds of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association in Unity on Saturday,…
blending public school and Head Start services in four Waldo County classrooms
BELFAST — Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) Early Childhood Program will partner with RSU 71 for the upcoming school year to provide multiple pre-K classrooms in Waldo County.
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The 2019-2020 school year bus routes for Regional School Unit 13 have been released.
The district includes Ash Point Community School (APCS), Cushing Community School…
MIDCOAST — Midcoast Leadership Academy (MLA) has extended its deadline for application to the upcoming program year. Applications are now due by August 31, and the program begins on September 19…
THORNDIKE — Mount View High School is looking for Mustang Creativity, according to the school’s principal, in designing this year’s logo for the school’s homecoming t-shirt.
The school is…
ROCKPORT — A tiny park in Rockport Village is getting a facelift this week, with old juniper bushes pulled and plans for new shrubs getting underway.
The Goodridge Park project originated…
