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102 years ago, two Rockland natives enlisted
ROCKLAND — Due to construction near the intersection of Park and Main streets in Rockland, the city’s annual Memorial Day Parade was cancelled. But no one can ever cancel acknowledgment of the…
Memorial Day in the town of Lincolnville honors the legacy of those who died serving in the military. The parade started at 1 p.m. and ended…
SEARSPORT — Eight graduating seniors at Searsport District High School were inaugural recipients of Worthington scholarships. These awards are aimed at helping good students with financial need to…
CAMDEN — The May 23 meeting of the Camden Garden Club was a busy one, according to the Club, in a news release.
Many snowbird members were welcomed back, the in-house Plants for Scholars…
LINCOLNVILLE — When Terrie Kelly agreed to foster a litter of six orphan puppies for Maine Coast Animal Rescue she could not have imagined the ensuing turn of events. The experienced Labrador…
AUGUSTA — Both Maine House of Representatives and Senate in Augusta will open their June three and four sessions respectively with Hindu mantras; containing verses from world’s oldest extant…
Grant Funding for Animal Welfare Groups
ROCKLAND — Loyal Biscuit Company is entering their 10th year in business, and to celebrate, they have created the “The Fenway Fund.”
“The Fenway Fund is a celebration and our way of giving…
Serves North Haven
NORTH HAVEN — The proposed school budget for Maine School Administrative District 7, serving North Haven Community School, will be voted on by North Haven residents this summer.
The…
Hope Elementary school in union 69
HOPE — Residents of Hope will vote on a proposed school budget when heading to the voting booths on June 11 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The proposed school budget for the upcoming 2019-2020…
Lincolnville Central School in Union 69
LINCOLNVILLE — The voters of Lincolnville will vote on a proposed school budget when taking to the polls on Election Day in June.
The proposed school budget for the Lincolnville Central…
Governor Janet Mills signed LD 821, a Resolve To Review Caseloads for Child Welfare Caseworkers, sponsored by Rep. Colleen Madigan, of Waterville, and passed unanimously by the Legislature, which…
Appleton Village School in Union 69
APPLETON — The voters of Appleton will be tasked with approving a proposed school budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year when they head to the polls Tuesday, June 11 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.…
CAMDEN - Watershed School 9th grader Thor Gabrielsen was one of thirty students from seven countries to be accepted to the 2019 World Science Scholars.
The World Science Scholars…
ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library now has a videophone for the Deaf: the Sorenson Video Relay Service.
The new unit is located in the Reading Room. The videophone allows members of…
Serves Edna Drinkwater School
NORTHPORT — Voters in Northport will consider a 2019-2020 school budget for the Edna Drinkwater School when the polls open Saturday, June 1.
The proposed budget for the upcoming school…
ROCKLAND — Camden Rotarians have stepped up to provide volunteer drivers for MCH Meals on Wheels. This new pool of volunteers will be responsible for delivering…
District Serves Vinalhaven
VINALHAVEN — The proposed school budget for Maine School Administrative District 8, which serves Vinalhaven, includes a potential 5 percent increase for the upcoming school year.
The…
District includes Winterport, Frankport
HAMPDEN — The Regional School Unit 22 proposed school budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year will see an increase of 4.06 percent, if voters approve it.
The school district serves…
2019 U.S News & World Report Best High Schools Rankings
The U.S. News and World Report rankings for high schools was…
Serves 11 rural Waldo County towns
UNITY — Unlike other local school districts who could see slim or significant increases to the upcoming school year budget, Regional School Unit 3 is eyeing a 0.04 percent decrease in its school…
Public hearing May 21, Strom Auditorium
Proposed expenses for the Five Town CSD in the 2019-2020 academic year are up 2.89 percent or $363,133 from the previous year for a total requested budget of $12.9 million. The Five Town CSD…
ST. GEORGE — The St. George Municipal School Unit is eyeing a 14.25 percent increase for the 2019-2020 school year budget, if approved by voters.
The proposal would see the school budget…
Public hearing May 21, Camden Hills Regional High School, Strom Auditorium
The total proposed expense budget for the 2019-2020 school year in Maine School Administrative Distrct 28 is approximately $16.9 million – an increase of $1.25 million or 8 percent from the…
CAMDEN – Members of American Legion War Memorial Post 30 and volunteers honored veterans May 15 by placing flags and memorial markers at the…
what makes make group work successful?
BELFAST — A professional development program, “The Power of Group Work,” will be offered June 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in Belfast.
The…
UNION — The Annual Vose Library Plant Sale will be held at the Union Common (located in the center of the main village) in Union, Saturday, June 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This rain-or-shine…
awarded with first pair of Klein Tools pliers to help begin lifelong careers
WALDO — In order to help close the skills gap and raise awareness of career options in the skilled trades, Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) participated in SkillsUSA National Signing Day, May…
District includes Palmero
SOMERVILLE — Regional School Unit 12 has proposed school budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year will see a slight increase, if approved by voters in June.
The district serves…
ROCKPORT- On May 16, Camden Hills Regional High School Chorus Director Kimberly Murphy, was a co-recipient of the 2019 Maine Music Educator of the Year, awarded by the Maine Music Educator’s…
BELFAST- The CPPC Family Resource HUB and the Waldo Child & Parent Council are pleased to announce they will offer a free parent education class. Active Parenting, First Five Years will begin…
The Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences has chosen Susan Burwell, a teacher at…
District serves Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville
BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 proposed budget for the 2019-2020 academic year will see an increase of 2.35 percent.
The proposed budget for the upcoming school year is $28,019,030…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (Commission) announced that it has approved $158.2 miillion in funding for energy efficiency for Maine residents and businesses. This funding, which will be…
CAMDEN – In 2018, girls attending the Camden-Rockport Middle School formed a group to unite their voices and empower each other, and others.
Jessie Odgren is a sixth-grade language arts…
ROCKLAND — Laura Boutin (Class of ’19 Oceanside High School) typically paints on a smaller scale, but decided that stretching her own large canvas and working on a larger scale would present a…
shave and a haircut, two bits
CAMDEN – The Jones Brothers (Roger and Lowell) have cut hair in Camden for longer than most can remember. Their shop is easy to find. Just go around to the side of the building at 1 Elm Street and…
ROCKLAND — Friends of Rockland Public Library will be holding their annual Book, Plant, and Bake Sale on Saturday, June 8 on the grounds of the library. They are requesting plant donations for the…
50 courses; Orono, Belfast, and online
ORONO — Through a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and the University of Maine System, tuition is waived for all qualified high school students in Maine to cover full tuition…
ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School hosted its annual Special Olympics track meet on Monday, May 13.
The event was filled with fun for all participants.
This is a photo…
Covers Searsport Elementary, Searsport District Middle, Searsport District High
SEARSPORT — The proposed budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year for Regional School Unit 20 includes a very small increase.
In fact, the increase is proposed to be 0.03 percent…
serves Friendship, Union, Waldoboro, Warren, Washington
WALDOBORO — The proposed budget for Regional School Unit 40 in the upcoming 2019-2020 academic year will see an increase, if voters approve it.
The district serves the towns of Friendship…
In 2018, emerald ash borer, a tiny wood-boring beetle from Asia, was found in northern Aroostook and York counties in Maine. Emerald ash borer (EAB) is a threat to all ash trees in North America…
Serves Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston, Thomaston
ROCKLAND — Regional School Unit 13 is looking at a sizable increase to its budget for the upcoming school year.
The proposed budget for the 2019-2020 school year for RSU 13 includes an…
ROCKLAND- Rockland Main Street, Inc. announced this week that applications for street vendors are available for the annual Summer Solstice Celebration.
Featuring street vendors, artisans,…
class’s annual sale will take place Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19
CAMDEN—Nine students in Margo Murphy’s Gardening & Horticulture Class at CHRHS get to spend their time outdoors on a fine day in May, cranking the tunes while they work in around the…
ST. GEORGE — Heading toward Port Clyde on Route 131, just about a mile past the Route 73 turn off, a big yellow house, circa 1811, sits on the left. Not visible from the road, however is the brand…
Midcoast Athletics
ROCKPORT — Though the high school wrestling season is over, the accolades continue to pour in for one local wrestler.
Camden Hills senior wrestler Noah Lang was Maine’s 2019 Dave Schultz…
54 local graduates
ROCKLAND — On Saturday, May 4, faculty and staff at the University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center hosted a celebration event for 54 local UMA graduates. More…
Teachers from 15 of Maine’s counties, Ashley Reynolds, who teaches at Captain Albert Stevens School, Belfast, and Tom Gray, who teaches at Camden Hills Regional High School, were honored May 9 in…
