CAMDEN—To the untrained eye, an electric bike —or ebike— looks just like any other mountain bike, except with a bulkier frame.
A compact electric motor and battery mounted in the center of…
Life
Sidecountry Sports offering free demos on ebikes 12 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 20
AUGUSTA – As part of its continuing investigation of a cluster of Legionella cases in the greater Bangor area, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sampled water in the Orono-…
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School (ICS) has extended the Magnet application deadline for grades 9-12 for the 2019-20 school year. Applications will be accepted throughout the summer.
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comes to the district from fairfield
THORNDIKE — Mount View Middle School has found its new middle school principal, concluding an administrative hiring period that saw four new administrators hired across the district.
At…
New website url for North haven
New website designs are in place for seven area schools and three local school districts, while a new website URL has been established for an island school.
The changes appear to have…
quality of sleep affects every organ and system in the body
Poor health is often associated with sleep deprivation.
Poor sleep habits can lead to cognitive decline. …
“Can wearable knife sheaths be redesigned to be more comfortable?”
NORTH HAVEN — At Sunday’s 13th annual Blessing of the Working Fleet, North Haven captains received more than good luck for the season. They also received a wearable knife. The knives and sheath…
The Homeward Bound Hospice Choir arrived at Apifera Farm in Bremen and presented the farm animals with a special concert. Apifera Farm is a non-profit organization with a mission of sheltering and…
Camden Hills Regional High School 2019 Quarter 4 Honor Roll
Grade 9
High Honors
Mila Bonometti, Alma Bournival, Samuel Brownawell, Mason Chadwick, Lilianna…
‘Nothing should stand in the way of a student being provided a nutritious meal’
MIDCOAST — An issue that continuously sparks debate, outrage over children allegedly being shamed for carrying negative school meal balances, and comparisons to how…
Membership presale underway
ROCKLAND — Those in the Midcoast in search of a new fitness facility or finally want to fulfill that New Year’s Resolution will be able to enjoy a new fitness facility in Rockland next month. …
CAMDEN — Friends and the larger community lost a good friend July 9 when Samuel F. Manning, 89, died at his home surrounded by his wife, Susan, and two daughters.
Camden remembers…
SACO — Thirteen high school seniors have been selected as Maine Water Company 2019 scholarship winners.
Maine Water has awarded…
Where It’s At
Don’t you just love Elmore James? “The Sky Is Crying” is a personal fave ... “The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the street The sky is crying, look at the tears roll down the…
Head for Savage Oaks Vineyard & Winery, 175 Barrett Hill Rd. in Union, on Saturday, July 27 for a 7 p.m. concert featuring Amos Lee with special guest – BAILEN - rain or shine…
Maine International Film Festival
The 22nd annual Maine International Film Festival, held in Waterville, Maine July 12-21, will honor director Hilary Brougher with a screening of her new film, “South Mountain,” followed by a Mid-…
Belfast Area High School 4th Quarter honor roll for 2019
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS:
Sarah Cournoyer, Josephine Cowles, Ronin Deschamps, Grace Hall,…
following an expeditionary learning framework
TENANTS HARBOR — This past June 13, nearly 200 Kindergarten through 8th grade students at the St. George School participated in an annual Celebration of Learning.
Celebrations of Learning…
PENOBSCOT BAY – While light wind meant boats drifted over the starting line, 14 historic windjammers raced from Gilkey Harbor, Islesboro, to the finish line at the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse…
ROCKLAND — Portrait and landscape artist Winslow Myers will show a broad selection of his recent paintings at the Yellow Barn, across the street from the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, in…
‘I am excited to become a part of that tight knit community’
Camden-Rockport Elementary assistant principal accepts Boothbay Region Elementary principal position
ROCKPORT — Camden-Rockport Elementary School assistant principal Shawna Kurr is leaving the Rockport-based school this summer to climb the administrative ranks.
At a June 25 school board…
CAMDEN — The title has changed slightly but the excitement is building exactly as it has for the past 72 years, according to Camden Garden Club, in a news release.
Once again Camden Garden…
change impacts dean of students, athletic director positions
SEARSPORT — This summer, changes to the leadership structure at Searsport District Middle and High School will be taking place.
After a thorough evaluation, Regional School Unit 20…
ROCKPORT — Rockport is asking citizens to locate and identify trees in town that are affected by the brown tail moth invasion.
After finding those trees, visit …
‘There were a few moments where I thought I was going to end up on drugs’
NEW YORK, N.Y. — For as long as he can remember, ultramarathon runner Kaylo Littlejohn has been plagued with obstacles in life and has, remarkably, endured each of life’s curve-balls to overcome…
connecting with some of the most influential women in the world
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ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School (ICS) welcomes another addition to its teaching staff.
Arla Casselman will be teaching High School Sustainability courses and Middle School Science…
UMaine Hutchinson Center
BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer Concepts of Oceanography course for high school students on Mondays and Wednesdays,…
THOMASTON — The Thomaston 4th of July Committee announce Mr. and Ms. 4th of July 2019.
Anthony Radzimirski and Morgan Lindsey are both graduated seniors from Oceanside High School, and…
Penobscot Bay is among the best cruising grounds in the world, sailors agree. Prevailing summer breezes out of the southwest, safe harbors and beautiful water make it all so. Then there are the…
‘Kids from Maine (and especially the Midcoast) can do anything.’
NEW LONDON, N.H. — Searsmont native Will Hyland accomplished much during his four years of undergraduate studies at Colby-Sawyer College and managed to gain valuable career experience while in New…
Challenge has raised more than $16 million in four years
SEARSMONT — For the fifth year, Searsmont resident John Strassenreiter participated in the annual Great Cycle Challenge, which started in 2015.
The month-long fundraiser is a way to raise…
Proposes new town building for library/community center
SOUTH THOMASTON — The Guilford Butler School Futures Committee, consisting of South Thomaston citizens, are proposing ideas about what to do with the former school. The committee will present its…
ROCKPORT — Five Town CSD Adult and Community Education began offering its first workforce certificate training classes in fall 2018.
Three students successfully completed the Clinical…
NORTHPORT — The 114th Camden High School Alumni Banquet which is being held on Friday, August 9, in the Ballroom at Point Lookout Resort’s Hedges Hall, 67 Atlantic Highway (Route 1) Northport.…
ORONO — The University of Maine recognized 2,330 students for achieving Dean's List honors in the spring 2019 semester. Of the students who made the Dean's List, 1,…
Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner Jennie K. McNeil is joining the Skin Klinic and Day Spa team in Rockland in early July.
McNeil’s focus is on…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Elks Lodge #1008 hosted five of its eight local scholarship winners and their parents at a Lodge meal, June 25, to congratulate them on being named the 2019 Class of Elks…
‘possesses a fearlessness in various pursuits and an unwavering willingness to work his hardest.’
ST. GEORGE —The St. George Business Alliance has selected Zachariah “Zach” Cody, of Port Clyde, as its $1,000 scholarship award winner for 2019. The award was announced at Oceanside High School’s…
CAMDEN — School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) has initiated its Take-a-Seat Campaign and invites supporters to donate and name a seat in the new Bisbee Theater, which is under…
Construction targeted for July
ROCKPORT – Pen Bay Medical Center will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on June 26 at 1:30 p.m. to mark the start of construction on a 41,513-square-foot Health Center on its Rockport campus…
No butts about it
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Parks and Recreation Committee plans to install cigarette butt collection containers in an effort to keep cigarette litter out of our parks and harbors.
Did you…
CAMDEN — On June 19 Camden Garden Club’s Tree Committee Chair Priscilla Granston met with club co-Presidents Karen Cease and Ceil King; Rick Siebel, Camden’s director of…
Possible municipal committee dissolution?
ROCKPORT — Membership on the Rockport Parks Committee has dwindled dramatically, with one citizen left to carry the committee into the new fiscal year. Three members whose terms were up in June…
planning to bring meal trailers to harder-to-reach areas
DAMARISCOTTA — The Lincoln County Summer Meals program is underway, but organizers have new plans in the works.
“The program has been operating in our community for many years, and is open…
hospitals adhering to ‘Get With The Guidelines’ often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) has received the American Heart Association’s ‘Get With The Guidelines ® -AFIB’ Silver Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality…
Two University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) students received the first and second place awards in a essay contest by…
ROCKPORT — Nineteen graduating seniors at Camden Hills Regional High School were recipients of Worthington Scholarships that help academically sound students with financial need minimize debt…
ROCKLAND — David Hoch knows the Region 8 building well. In fact, he and another Rockland resident owned it for a time, well before students learned to feel a pulse, oil a carburetor, or flambée a…
WALPOLE — For the last two years, Elise Hartill has studied the coral communities of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The work culminated this spring when she was awarded a master…
