Medomak Valley High School announces the Magna and Cum Laude graduates for the 2024-25 academic year.
Magna:
Quinn Natale, Amber Pendleton,…
Education
Belfast Free Library’s Youth Summer Reading Program Level Up kicks off with environmental educators from Chewonki, Monday, June 30,…
Beginning June 27, meal kits will be available free of charge to students and families
AIO Food & Energy Assistance has launched its Friday Student Summer Meal Program. Meal kits will be available for pick up every Friday throughout the summer at four…
Preparations for the 119th Camden High School Alumni Banquet which will be held Friday, August 8, at the Elks Lodge, 210 Rankin Street, Rockland, have begun with a meeting of the CHS Alumni…
A Look back
CAMDEN — Bob Josselyn, of Hope, was thumbing through the online listings of e-bay a few months ago, something he does periodically, with his notifications set to Camden, Maine. Whether coincidence…
willing to take on new, exciting, or tough challenges
Several Thomaston Grammar School students were recognized for the attribute of courage at a schoolwide assembly on June 2. The assembly also announced the month's Principal Award winner and…
Baccalaureate march through downtown Camden
CAMDEN — Here they come! The shout went up just as the Camden Hills Regional High School Class of 2025, lead by bagpiper Catherine Pearce and a Camden Police cruiser flashing a blue light,…
ORONO — The University of Maine has…
Wonder Walks and Art Adventures from Cushing to Searsmont
Georges River Land Trust announces a slate of free outdoor youth programs this summer combining nature and art. These programs are held throughout the St. George River watershed, from Cushing to…
Environmental Education and Fun
On Friday, May 30, from 12 to 4 p.m., the Camden-Rockport Middle School, at 34 Knowlton St., in Camden, will host a free afternoon of learning and fun, open to…
Riley School, in Rockport, is an independent progressive school serving children age 2 through grade 8 on a bucolic, 21-acre campus and is accepting applications…
Including students from Union, Waldoboro
From violinists to tubists, the state’s best of the best were honored and celebrated Thursday, May 22, 2025 at Bay Chamber Concerts & Music School.…
The sputtered drone of a vacuum pump filled the former milking barn that now houses Kennebec Valley Community College’s heat pump lab. Instructor Dave Whittemore…
Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) honored its highest achieving students from the 2024 - 2025 school year on May 14, by inducting them into the National…
Friends of Thai Daughters
“I was born in a small village near Myanmar and knew as a little girl that I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up, but my family was too poor to send me to school…
The Maine Business School and University of Maine Cooperative Extension have joined forces to create Finances in a Flash, an innovative online training designed…
The Cushing Community School students have been busy growing vegetables and flowers from seed, and creating informational posters to be ready for their fourth annual plant, seedling, and bake sale…
SOUTH PORTLAND — Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) will celebrate its 78th commencement on Sunday, honoring the achievements of hundreds of graduates as they gather…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will present a 7-part online lunch and learn series intended to help farmers take their soil health to the…
Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) will host its Senior Achievement Night on Wednesday, May 28, at 6 p.m., at the Crosby Center at 96 Church Street in Belfast,…
Maine's Department of Education, in partnership with the nonprofit Educate Maine, announced the 16 County Teachers of the Year for 2025 on May 14, at the Hall of Flags in the State Capitol.
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On June 10, Camden will vote for two candidates from a field of four candidates to serve on the School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) and Five Town CSD (Camden Hills Regional…
Every spring, hundreds of teenagers descend on the nation’s capital for a multi-day conference where they learn how the US government works and have a chance to…
The virtual museum experience takes a multi-facted journey through the iconic industry
ROCKLAND—Sebastian and Coral Crissey, both 25, just launched the state's first virtual Maine Lobster Museum this week…
ROCKLAND — On May 4, Junior/Cadette Troop 1693 hosted this year's Daisy Tea Party with a Disney Princess Theme. Fifteen Daisies from four Knox County troops met new friends, played princess themed…
An Informational Night for Adas Yoshuron Hebrew School and Youth Programs will be held Wednesday, May 28, from 7 - 8 p.m., at Adas Yoshuron Synagogue, 50 Willow Street, Rockland.
Meet the…
Students of the Belfast Marine Institute's Marine Studies class recently hosted local Captain David Black, who came into school to discuss the history, economics and equipment…
BANGOR — Kate Braestrup, of Lincolnville, was recognized by the Husson University Board of Trustees, who bestowed on her an honorary degree for public service.
"The honorary degree…
team players
Students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on cooperation during the month of April. Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for being cooperative at a school-…
now an annual convention
WASHINGTON — Girl Scout member Kayleigh Young recently received a Gold Award from the Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) for organizing the first Annual Teen Mental Health…
Avery Bailey and Kloe Madonado, Cadette Girl Scouts from Warren and Rockland, earned their Silver Award for creating animal care boxes with pet…
ROCKPORT — Riley School will hold its annual auction fundraiser Saturday, May 10, from 6 - 7:30 p.m.
"As a small, nonprofit, independent…
ORONO — The University of Maine’s 2025 commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students will be May 10-11 at the Cross Insurance…
Several Belfast students and BMI staff recently took part in the inaugural voyage of the Belfast Marine Institute’s fleet of kayaks. The BMI announced it would be hosting a weekly Monday…
ROCKLAND — On Friday, May 16, the City of Rockland will host its annual Bike to Work and School Day. The event will take place at Chapman Park, on the corner of…
The Best of Maine's Museums and Galleries
"Artist/educator Deb Vendetti has graciously used her extensive art knowledge and network of colleagues to create an exceptional itinerary of weekly Tuesday trips, each with privately guided tours…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Middle School announces its 3rd Quarter Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.
HIGH HONORS – 8TH GRADE
Anthony…
Belfast Area High School announces its Quarter 3 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 academic year.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: Ian Beal, Luciana…
WALDOBORO — Educational Technician and BHP Kathy Kee has been awarded the 2025 Horace Mann Muggs and Kisses Award for Medomak Valley High School for exemplary service to…
The fifth annual Finding Our Way live storytelling event to benefit Wayfinder Schools will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 1, at the Camden Opera House.
This year’s event…
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be offering two free computer classes in May 2025: “Windows 11 Basics” on…
On April 18, former Arizona Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, President of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, announced the 54 exceptional college…
ST GEORGE — The St. George MSU Board has approved Dr. Christina Wotton as the next superintendent, effective July 1, 2025. The current superintendent, Mike Felton, who has led the district for ten…
As Maine’s battle with the Trump administration over transgender student athletes intensifies and enters the courts, legal experts say the consequences could be huge — and extend far beyond…
Camden Hills Regional High School is celebrating 25 years of productions on the stage of the Strom Auditorium. Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, a musical featuring students in…
visit the site where the patriots hatched their plot against the British
Spend the day in historic Machias, where the very first naval battle of the Revolutionary War happened. Visit the Burnham Tavern where the patriots hatched their plot against the British and which…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School (CHRHS) Jazz Ensemble wrapped up a successful festival season with a standout performance at the prestigious UNH Clark…
WALDOBORO — On the morning of April 15, Medomak Valley High School held its annual Philbrook Speech Competition, an event that highlights and rewards…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Saturday, May 10
Festival events begin at the Harbor Theater's screening of "The Train" (https://youtu.be/guShTdbHjL8) - Free admission courtesy of BRVM. RSVP to the theater to attend at…
