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…
Life
In business
VINALHAVEN – Robert Young was born and grew up on Vinalhaven. He married his high school sweetheart, Kristie, and they have two daughters. Young has been lobstering all his life. He started at the…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School released its third quarter 2019 honor roll:
Grade 12…
UNION- The Exhibition Hall at Union Fair (August 17-24, 2019) is promoting a queen-sized quilt themed around “Union Fair, 150th Anniversary.” (148th Fair)
This Exhibition Hall is the…
High School Aspirations courses in Summer and Fall
ROCKLAND — Local high school students may enroll tuition free in an array of courses for both summer and fall at UMA Rockland. Known as High School Aspirations,…
BELFAST — Belfast Free Library will host the Midcoast Augmented Reality Youth Design Hub beginning in May.
Young designers ages 13 and up are invited to join Maine Mathematics and Science…
UNITY — After recently filling its open superintendent position with a familiar face, the Regional School Unit 3 assistant superintendent position is being filled by a new face to the district. …
CAMDEN — Two local students have been selected to attend Haystack’s Student Craft Institute, a three-day studio session in May for approximately 70 Maine high school students from schools…
HOPE — On Saturday, May 4, Rep Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, joined Rep. William Pluecker, I-Warren; Rep. Ann Matlack, D-St. George; Rep., Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship; Sen. Dave Miramant, D-Camden…
How one nine year old contributes to an initiative to ban plastic cutlery from school
CAMDEN—With the human population pretty much on target to destroy the natural world and…
creating specialized indoor cycling classes at the Ymca
ROCKPORT — The Parkinson’s Foundation will grant $16,503 for local Parkinson’s disease (PD) programs in Rockport at the Penobscot Bay YMCA. The community grant will support health, wellness and…
Second annual KBB hauls in 5-plus tons of trash, over a ton more than last year
BELFAST — The second annual Keeping Belfast Beautiful event was a resounding success following community-wide efforts to clean the streets of Belfast May 2, 3, and 4…
CAMDEN — As the old rhyme states, “April showers bring May flowers.” This notion is alive and well at Children’s House Montessori School, according to the School, in…
George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship
ORONO — The University of Maine System awards one full George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship or two one-semester scholarships per year which allow students to study at University College Cork in…
Graduation honors announced
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School has announced graduation honors and post-secondary plans for the Class of 2019.
Valedictorian and Presidential Scholar Finalist Emily Lau will be…
Five Town CSD Adult Ed
ROCKPORT — If you are a writer, an artist, or a creative individual in any media, then grants, crowdfunding awards, and fully-funded residencies are available.
Do you dream of a few weeks…
sole freshman participating from Maine
CAMDEN — Thor Gabrielsen, a freshman at Watershed School competing on the Camden Hills Math Team, had an impressive first year of competition with the Maine Association of Mathematics League (MAML…
NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK 2019 ‘Inspiring Action, Changing Lives’
ROCKLAND — Visit either the Rockland Flanagan Center or the Rockport YMCA from May 13 to the 17 to view Knox County Community Health Coalition’s National Prevention Week display. Materials will be…
Maine has become the first state in the nation to ban disposable foam food containers under a bill signed into…
We know that the number and diversity of insects is decreasing. And we know we’re to blame – at least in part. …
VINALHAVEN — When the new school year begins in the fall, there will be three new faces within leadership positions within the Vinalhaven School, although two of the faces will be familiar ones…
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School has announced the third quarter Honor Roll for 2018-2019 academic year.
Grade 9
High Honors:
…UNION — The Vose Library Plant Sale Crew in Union is looking for additional crew members, as well as donations of perennials (potted and labeled) or permission to lift, divide and replant beds of…
WALDO — Waldo County Technical Center announces the Students of the Quarter for the third quarter of the 2018-2019 school year.
Students of the Month for the morning session are:
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WALDOBORO — 2018-2019 Quarter 3 Honor Roll
Grade 9:
High Honors: Cameron Bains, Alyssa Creamer, Morgan Flanders, Isaak…
‘Working with another island school that is part of the inter island collaborative seemed worthy of exploration’
VINALHAVEN — The Vinalhaven School has found its new superintendent and principal, in addition to creating two new administrative positions in an effort to better serve the school and community…
ORONO — Thursday, April 25, students of RSU 71's alternative high school Belfast Community Outreach Program in Education (BCOPE) visited UMaine and had the opportunity to visit the Advanced…
THORNDIKE — On Monday April 22, 2019 the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office was made aware by the administration of the Mt. View School that a possible threat of violence had been made against the…
CASTINE — The 2019 Commencement will be held at Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday, May 4, at 11 a.m. at the Alexander Field House. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer will be the college’s…
displayed the greatest amount of improvement in their school endeavors
THOMASTON — The Portland Sea Dogs and NEXTGEN 529 have teamed up to honor those area students who have displayed the greatest amount of improvement in their school endeavors.
In 1997, the…
Problems do not get in their way. They choose to be happy.
THOMASTON — Several Thomaston Grammar School students were recognized for their “Positive Attitude” at a school-wide assembly on April 23. The students receiving the…
ISLESBORO — Do you drive? Are you age 50 or older?
Smart Driver instructor Paul Sheridan will lead a class, Thursday, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Islesboro Community Center.…
Investigating what it means to be digitally literate in the 21st Century
ROCKLAND — UMA Rockland will offer a one-week education course for professional and pre-service teachers from August 5 through 9, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.…
CAMDEN — The semi-annual Cash for Clothes Sale to benefit Coastal Opportunities will be held Saturday, May 18 through Monday, May 20, at the American Legion Hall on Pearl Street in Camden.
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‘I felt [...] I could contribute to the communities of RSU 3 and help meet the needs of our learners’
UNITY — After a thorough search for a new superintendent, the 11 members of the Regional School Unit 3 school board voted to approve a familiar face within the district to serve as the next…
Later start to school day received in overall good favor
CAMDEN — The Camden-Rockport School Board (K-8) meets April 24 at the middle school on Knowlton Street in Camden, and among the business topics, the board will hear a report that the new policy of…
Hutchinson Center
BELFAST — A three-day certificate program in Project Management will be offered June 21, 27 and 28, at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Participants from a…
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Esancy, of Appleton, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Esancy, to Chaz Guthrie, son of Ms. Terri Dillard, of University Place, Washington. …
Great Old Broads for Wilderness, parks and rec, puffins....
ROCKLAND – The rains failed to stop an Earth Day Fair on the front lawn of the Rockland Public Library April 22. Organizations set up booths to educate the public on conservation efforts in our…
‘I guess it's a bit unconventional to have a social media page for your pet, but it's fun’
While millions of people spend their time glued to flipping through the social media pages of actors, musicians, models, athletes and YouTube vloggers, a new trend has emerged in recent years…
ROCKLAND — It’s at the bend at 606 Old County Road. You know it because anyone who has traveled Old County Road knows you slow down to 25 mph and watch for golf carts crossing in the spring,…
VINALHAVEN — As the search for a new Vinalhaven superintendent winds down, a new search has begun for a position within the school’s administrative team.
At an April 3 budget workshop…
“when we want people to listen, we will have the skills to do it!”
ORONO — In the month of March, the 4-H youth development program of University of Maine Cooperative Extension held 4-H Public Speaking Tournaments in nearly every county in Maine. From those…
New Hope for Women will be offering a new Support Group for survivors of domestic violence in Belfast. The group will start in mid-May and will run for approximately eight weeks. This particular…
Invite Your Legislator to School Month
ROCKPORT — Rep. Bill Pluecker, I-Warren, spent the morning, Friday, April 12, at Camden Hills Regional High School to celebrate “Invite Your Legislator to School Month.”
Representative…
ROCKPORT — April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day, sponsored by The Conversation Project, which was…
ROCKLAND — The newly-formed Knox County Recovery Collaborative picked up steam in its war on substance abuse, Thursday, April 11, at the Steel House in Rockland.
In an information session…
Calf’s finder located
UPDATE: Through this article, the man who reported the calf has been located!
Andy Severson came upon the cow and calf and reported them to the Aldermere office.
“My wife saw the…
one in 13 Waldo County residents lack basic functional literacy skills
BELFAST — Literacy Volunteers of Waldo County (LV-WC) is offering a four-week training for those interested in literacy, reading and how to foster those interests in others.
The training…
second annual Knox-Waldo Gala and Auction
NORTHPORT — On Saturday, May 4, Sexual Assault Support Services of Midcoast Maine (SASSMM) will be holding its second annual Knox-Waldo Gala and Auction at…
