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Girl Scouts of Maine to converge in Orono for Transforming Leadership Conference
Wed, 09/20/2023 - 5:45pm

STATEWIDE — Girl Scouts of Maine (GSME) has opened early registration to the public for the 2023 Transforming Leadership Conference on Saturday, November 4, at the University of Maine, Orono. The 15th annual Transforming Leadership Conference is an opportunity for Girl Scout members and non-members in grades 6-12 and adults of all ages to come together, broaden connections, gain leadership skills, and engage in personal development through hands-on activities. The day-long event will feature an...
the voices of Maine students recounting real-life scenarios
Restorative Justice Project Maine unveils video-based curriculum to address racial incidents, promote inclusive schools
Sun, 09/17/2023 - 8:00pm

The Restorative Justice Project Maine has launched a video-based curriculum, featuring Maine students, designed to address racial harms in schools and empower students to interrupt them using a restorative model. Supported by a generous grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, this pioneering initiative aims to foster dialogue, compassion, and education while promoting inclusion and racial awareness within educational settings. The new video based curriculum, Responding to Racial Harm...
Belfast Senior College offers September and October classes
Sun, 09/17/2023 - 5:15pm

BELFAST — Belfast Senior College’s fall semester, welcoming participants ages 50 and older, begins September 21 with classes offered in multiple Belfast locations and on Zoom. Seven classes begin in September while six begin in October. September classes include drawing, photography, poetry, learning French and more. October offerings include four one-session classes in addition to a four-session papercutting class, and a seven-week course on German resistance to Hitler. “The diversity of...
youth and adult workshops with Ryan Jackson
Waldo Theatre Education Program offers new line up of fall classes
Sat, 09/16/2023 - 9:15am

WALDOBORO — The Waldo Theatre Education Program is offering a new line up of fall classes featuring the talents of local teacher and improv artist Ryan Jackson. This fall is all about expanding minds and filling bellies with laughter as the Waldo focuses on the art of Improvisation. Improvisational Theatre (aka Improv) is a form of theatre that is often unplanned and created “in the moment.” Improv classes are available beginning in October for grades 4th – 6th, 7th – 12th, and adults...
Scout Pack 200 holds open house for grades K-5, Sept. 17
Sun, 09/10/2023 - 3:30pm

CAMDEN — Local Area Cub Scout Pack 200 will hold their Open House for grades K-5 on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 3 - 5 p.m., at First Congregational Church, 55 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843. The event will be held in the parking lot (or inside if it rains). “Please join us for snacks, drinks, and S'mores,” said Pack 200. “Meet our current leaders and scouts, and participate in some fun scouting crafts and activities.” Contact Cubmaster Matt Tepelmann with questions: 207-706-9059; mftepelmann@ gmail.com
Knox County Retired Educators to meet Sept. 13
Fri, 09/08/2023 - 1:00pm

ROCKPORT — Knox County Retired Educators is having its first meeting of this year Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 11:30 a.m., in the Offshore Restaurant, in Rockport, on Route 1. Any retiree who worked with school children during their professional years is welcome to join the group. This includes teachers, ed techs, secretaries, bus drivers, principals, kitchen workers – anyone. “Hope to meet you soon,” said Knox County Retired Educators, in a news release. FMI - 594-4397
Belfast Senior College kick-off event features news, food, special speakers Sept. 14
Sun, 09/03/2023 - 5:00pm

BELFAST — Belfast Senior College kicks off its fall semester of 14 classes with a special “kickoff” event on Thursday, Sept.14, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., at the Belfast Boat House. The event, celebrating “Lifelong Learning in Waldo County,” is open to all Senior College members and members of the Belfast community who are considering becoming members. With food provided by Bell the Cat and special presentations by Waldo County Senator Chip Curry as well as long-time fall course instructors Kristin...
AARP Smart Driver course offered in Belfast, Sept. 15
Wed, 08/30/2023 - 4:45pm

BELFAST — AARP has revamped and updated its Smart Driver course, featuring a new workbook and new videos, both based on a research-based curriculum. “Autumn is a really good time for motorists age 50 and older to sharpen their skills by updating their driving knowledge by participating in the Smart Driver program,” said Volunteers of America, Northern New England, in a news release. Instructor Paul Sheridan will be leading the class Friday, Sept, 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Reynolds House,...
Collegiate News for Knox and Waldo counties: Aug. 8 - 29, 2023
Tue, 08/29/2023 - 6:30pm

College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. In this edition, we highlight the following: Ian Fordyce Makes Curry College Spring 2023 Dean's List MILTON, MA (08/08/2023) — Curry College congratulates Ian Fordyce of Camden, ME who was named to the Spring 2023 Dean's List. About Curry College Curry College, founded in Boston in 1879, is a private, co-educational, liberal arts-based institution...
the importance of teaching civics early in elementary school
2023 Lincoln County Teacher of the Year to speak at Waldoboro library
Tue, 08/29/2023 - 2:00pm

WALDOBORO — Edith Berger, Waldoboro sixth-grade writing and social studies teacher at Miller School in Waldoboro, and semifinalist for 2024 Maine Teacher of the year, will speak Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m., at the Waldoboro Public Library. Berger, published author of poetry and essays, is passionate about using mentoring to help other teachers integrate civics into their classrooms. Through direct teaching and embedding traits of good citizenship, she believes children will grow up to...
Fall Kickoff Celebration planned for Sept. 14
Belfast Senior College 2023 fall registration opens Sept. 1
Mon, 08/28/2023 - 1:00pm

BELFAST — Belfast Senior College’s fall semester, welcoming participants ages 50 and older, begins Thursday, September 21. This semester launches a new chapter for Senior College and its community of learners, with fourteen classes offered in multiple Belfast locations on a variety of days. Classes can be taken in one day, over three days or six weeks, and or attended in-person or via Zoom. A diversity of topics offers something for everyone, including history, health, literature, music, crafts...
Good turnout announced for Camden High School 117th Annual Alumni Banquet
Mon, 08/28/2023 - 12:45pm

ROCKLAND — On Friday, August 11, 2023, the Camden High School (CHS) Alumni Association held its 117th Annual Alumni Banquet at the Elks Club Lodge in Rockland. There were 133 alumni and guests who attended the event with classes from 1945 to 1969. One of the highlights of the evening program was the announcement of the 2023 recipients of the CHS Alumni Association Recognition Awards for their outstanding contributions to the Alumni Association and the Greater Camden Area and who have brought...
Twenty-two challenges to school library books have been filed in Maine since January 2022. Just one book has been removed.
Sun, 08/27/2023 - 8:45pm

On a Monday in September 2022, a semi-retired Livermore Falls resident requested the removal of a graphic novel from the shelves of the local school library. It was the seventh official challenge the area’s school board received that month. The challenger, Arin Quintel, had no children in the school district, though she said she previously volunteered as a foster grandparent in the local elementary school. She eventually left the volunteer program, concerned by the direction she felt the...
significantly benefit the community
Eagle Scout rank awarded to Camden Troop 200’s Matthew Robert Clayton
Sat, 08/26/2023 - 4:30pm

ROCKPORT — Friends, family and fellow Scouts assembled at the Rockport Masonic Center on August 21, 2023 for the awarding of the Eagle Scout rank to Camden Troop 200’s Matthew Robert Clayton. Matthew is the son of Mark Clayton and Heidi O'Donnell. He joined Cub Scouting in 2011 as a member of Pack 200 in Camden where he lives. He joined Troop 200 in 2016. He is planning to attend the Southern Maine Community College next year. Becoming an Eagle Scout takes perseverance and hard work. Scouts...
Kennebec Valley district Scouts and Packs lend a hand locally and for Hawaii
Fri, 08/18/2023 - 5:15pm

The slogan of Scouting is to "Do a Good Turn Daily." Members of local Scout Troops and Cub Packs will be working this year not only on badges and awards but also on ways that they can help others in their community and as far away as Hawaii. Eric Handley of Sidney, Kennebec Valley District Commissioner, is encouraging Cubs and Scouts to find ways to help other people. "The Scout Oath reminds us that we have a responsibility as Scouts to help other people not when it is convenient but at all...
Watershed School holds Information Night, Aug. 17
Sun, 08/13/2023 - 2:15pm

CAMDEN — Watershed School will hold an Information Night on Thursday, August 17, at 5:30 p.m., at Watershed School, 1 Free Street, in Camden. Watershed is still accepting applications for the upcoming school year. Prospective families, students, and anyone interested in learning more about Watershed School will have the opportunity to hear about the school's curriculum, personalized programs, and community partnerships. The admissions team will be on hand to discuss the application and...
Harrison Garcia, of Rockland, is a Life Scout with Troop 200 in Camden
Maine Scouts attend National Jamboree in July 2023
Fri, 08/11/2023 - 4:00pm

The Boy Scouts of America Jamboree attracted over 13,000 scouts from around the world and over 5,000 visitors to the 10-day event in July including Scouts from Maine. Over the course of the Jamboree, which takes place every four years, the BSA gathers together. Scouts and Scouters explored all kinds of adventures—stadium shows, pioneer village, Mount Jack hikes, adventure sports and more—in the heart of one of nature’s greatest playgrounds. With 10,000 acres at the Bechtel Summit Reserve in...
Collegiate News for Knox and Waldo counties: July 18 - Aug. 7, 2023
Tue, 08/08/2023 - 8:00am

College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. In this edition, we highlight the following: Tufts University Announces Spring 2023 Dean's List MEDFORD, MA (07/24/2023) — Tufts University recently announced the dean's list for the spring 2023 semester. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a grade point average of 3.4 or greater. The following earned Dean's List honors: Olivia Kelly of Islesboro (04848) Shem Scott...
Camden Rotary honors scholarship recipients
Sun, 08/06/2023 - 7:15pm

The Camden Rotary recently honored the six recipients of the club’s annual college and university scholarships for local high school graduates. Five Camden Hills Regional High School graduates and Watershed School alumnus Dominic Piconi told club members about their past accomplishments and future academic plans, which range from physical therapy to astrophysics.
Letter to the editor
Belfast Senior College Found Its “Cheese”
Sun, 08/06/2023 - 6:45pm

In the early seventies, Spencer Johnson, M.D., published a short parable laden with wisdom. In Who Moved My Cheese , four characters (Sniff & Scurry and Hem & Haw) each address the changes befalling their lives. A very popular book within the corporate world of the late twentieth century, it was used in helping employees deal with the changed economic world as they knew it. Just six weeks ago, in late June, Belfast Senior College found its cheese had definitely moved. It was...
Lobster Festival crown passes from Sea Goddess to Delegate in 2023
Wed, 08/02/2023 - 9:45pm

ROCKLAND — Traditional crowns and sashes have taken on new names during the 76th annual Maine Lobster Festival, which began Aug. 2, 2023. Yet, “nothing has been taken away from these young ladies,” said the 75th and final Maine Lobster Festival Sea Goddess, Olivia Doherty. “These are brilliant and kind individuals who are out here giving it their all, the same as every person on this stage has done for the past 76 years.” The ten women on the 2023 stage advocated for the changes they wanted to...
Camden High School Alumni Association presents three scholarships ahead of 117th banquet
Wed, 08/02/2023 - 12:30pm

ROCKPORT — The Camden High School Alumni Association presented three scholarships totaling $3000 to Camden Hills Regional High School graduates. The Association received many deserving applications and the Scholarship Committee had to narrow it down to two graduating students and one postsecondary. The 2023 graduating recipients were Claudine Webber, of Lincolnville, and Adam Eaton, of Hope. The postsecondary recipient was Hilary Merrifield, Rockport. “The Association thanks all our supporters...
Nonprofit organization seeks local families to host high school exchange students
Sun, 07/30/2023 - 8:00am

ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with your community high school, is looking for local families to host boys and girls ages 15–18 for the next academic year. “Students from all over the world – places like Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, and Ukraine, to name a few – are excited to study in the USA; all they need now is you,” said ASSE, in a news release. “Loving and caring host families are the cornerstone of our program and vital to its mission of bridging the...
Stewardship Education Alliance opens Camden Public Landing Park and Aquarium
Thu, 07/27/2023 - 5:30pm

Members of the board and advisory board of The Stewardship Education Alliance (S.E.A.) announced the opening of a S.E.A. Park at the Camden Public Landing next to the Harbor Master’s building. The project features a 300-gallon marine aquarium along with picnic tables and planters built by students from the Camden Regional High School Hatchery Innovation Center. The lumber they used was recycled from the harbor boardwalk damaged by last December’s ocean storm. The aquarium was...
Patriot Insurance scholarship fund names 2023 scholarship recipients
Wed, 07/26/2023 - 8:00am
Yarmouth — Patriot Insurance announces the 2023 recipients of the Patriot Education Scholarship program. Students receiving the scholarship must have graduated from a Maine high school and must be attending a Maine college, community college, or university. They should be majoring or minoring in insurance or another business program. “An interest in an insurance career is something we like to see,” said Patriot Insurance, in a news release. “Financial need is a strong consideration when...
Herring Gut brings touch tank to Rockland library, Aug. 2
Mon, 07/24/2023 - 3:00pm

ROCKLAND — Herring Gut will bring its knowledge and cool touch tanks with real ocean animals to the Rockland Public Library for two programs on August 2. Wednesday, Aug 2 1:00-2:00 PM Herring Gut Learning Experience & Touch Tank High school and middle school kids are invited to learn about oceanography and sea life, including potential careers that can keep you working with these creatures. Wednesday, Aug 2 2:30-3:30 PM Touch Tank with Herring Gut Coastal Science Center Elementary and...
University of Maine at Machias announces spring 2023 Dean's List
Thu, 07/20/2023 - 8:00am
University of Maine at Machias has announced its spring 2023 Dean's List. The University of Maine at Machias recognized 138 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2023 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 104 are from Maine, 32 are from 16 other states and two are from one country other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student must have completed 12 or more calculable credits in the semester and have earned a 3.30 or higher semester...
Bruce Bossow, Jr.’s Eagle Scout project benefits Waldoboro Free Clothing Closet
Wed, 07/19/2023 - 1:00pm

Life Scout Bruce Bossow, Jr., of Boy Scout Troop 254 based in Warren, completed the final stages of his Eagle Scout Project to benefit the Waldoboro Free Clothing Closet. Bossow, who lives in Waldoboro and attends Medomak Valley High School, wanted to find a local nonprofit organization in town who would benefit from an Eagle Scout project. Upon asking around, he learned that the Waldoboro Free Clothing Closet was in need of a shoe display. Bossow met with Dr. Emily Trask-Eaton to find out what...
Collegiate News for Knox and Waldo counties: July 11 - 16, 2023
Tue, 07/18/2023 - 4:00pm

College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following: Liam O'Neal Named to University of Bridgeport's Spring 2023 Dean's List BRIDGEPORT, CT (07/11/2023) — Liam O'Neal, of Tenants Hbr, was named to University of Bridgeport's Spring 2023 Dean's List. O'Neal was among more than 300 students named to the Spring 2023 Dean's List. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have a...
UPDATED: Hope Elementary School $3.48 million budget approved by voters
Tue, 07/18/2023 - 1:45pm

HOPE – Voters approved a $3.48 million 2023-24 Hope Elementary School budget at a special Town Meeting July 13. In doing so, they affirmed all spending and revenue recommendations put forth by the Hope Elementary School Committee. Sixty-two voters attended the Town Meeting, according to Town Clerk Pamela Smith. Voters had the opportunity to weigh in on each expense category for K-8 including regular education, special education, administration, transportation and more, as well as the amount of...
Maine homeschooling numbers remain high following pandemic spike
Sat, 07/15/2023 - 10:00am

In the fall of 2016, Jessica Coakley became increasingly concerned that her son, Braden, was falling behind in school. The fourth grader had an Individualized Education Program, requiring certain services for students like him with different learning needs. But his mother worried it was not enough. “I was feeling like the teachers and the principals and the people weren't listening to me,” said Coakley, who lives in Bradley, just north of Bangor. “I would go to these IEP meetings and I'd be...
University of Maine announces spring 2023 Dean's List
Fri, 07/14/2023 - 3:45pm
The University of Maine recognized 3,016 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the spring 2023 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 2,002 are from Maine, 932 are from 44 other states and 82 are from 33 countries other than the U.S. To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student must have completed 12 or more calculable credits in the semester and have earned a 3.50 or higher semester GPA. Students who have part-time status during both the fall and spring semesters...
Friends of Sears Island offers “Summer Fun Challenge” program, activity kits to families
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 3:15pm

SEARS ISLAND — Friends of Sears Island will be offering free summer activity kits for children this month. The kits are designed to encourage kids to make the most of their summer through a variety of enriching outdoor experiences. This activity kit will include a summer bucket list journal packed with ideas of things to do, writing prompts, and areas for drawing and journaling. The activity journal will include stickers to place next to each activity item once completed. Materials and...
Collegiate News for Knox and Waldo counties: July 4 - 10, 2023
Tue, 07/11/2023 - 8:00am
College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following: Emerson College Student Oliver Worner of Camden, ME Earns Dean's List Honors for Spring 2023 Semester BOSTON, MA (07/05/2023) — Oliver Worner of Camden, ME 04843 is majoring in Stage and Production Mngmnt and is a member of Emerson College's Class of 2026. The requirement to make Dean's List at Emerson College is a grade point average of 3.7 or...
Learn about St. George River ecosystem with Naturalist Linda Littlefield Grenfell
Mon, 07/10/2023 - 2:30pm

WARREN – Linda Littlefield Grenfell, Environmental Educator and Maine Master Naturalist, will present Exploring an Ecosystem, Saturday, July 15 at 10 a.m. on the St. George River at Payson Park. The park is located on Route 90 in Warren next to Lincoln’s Country Store. She will describe watershed ecosystems and estuaries using an interactive watershed model, sample the water at the St. George River’s head of tide, and lead a short walk on the historic Georges River Canal trail. This is the...
Hope Elementary School budget goes to voters
Sun, 07/09/2023 - 11:30am
HOPE – A special Town Meeting will be held July 13 at 6:30 p.m. to vote on the proposed 2023-24 Hope Elementary School Budget at the Hope Corner Fire Station. Both the School Committee and town of Hope Budget Committee have placed their recommendations on each item on the ballot. The Fire Station is located at 475 Camden Road. School budget approval is now a two-part process. At Town Meeting, voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on expense categories for K-8 regular education, special...
Nature center invites families to ‘bug safari’
Sat, 07/08/2023 - 11:15am

CAMDEN – Merryspring Nature Center will host its annual Bug Safari as part of its Free Family Fridays series Friday, July 21 at 10 a.m. While ants are the most plentiful insect, there are many other species to investigate. During the Bug Safari, children and their families can learn about, find, and catch insects and other tiny creatures in Merryspring’s gardens. Darting dragonflies, buzzing bumblebees, fluttering butterflies, and busy beetles will all be on display during this program on a...
Explorer Kits at Merryspring Nature Center
Sat, 07/08/2023 - 10:45am

CAMDEN – For the fourth consecutive year, Merryspring Nature Center and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District have partnered to bring back their popular Explorer Kits program for the 2023 season. Explorer Kits are free take-home activities designed to inspire outdoor exploration and independent learning. Each Wednesday between July 19 and August 23 a different Explorer Kit will be available for pickup at Merryspring. The Kits feature instructions, materials, and ideas best suited...
‘Good Trouble’ concert supports Finding Our Voices
Fri, 07/07/2023 - 2:45pm

ROCKLAND – The 'Good Trouble Project’ is back with another concert at the Rockland Unitarian Universalist Church featuring performers Lisa Redfern and David Dodson, Saturday, July 22 at 7 p.m. The evening concert is hosted by singer-songwriters John and Rachel Nicholas. The Good Trouble Project is a music series held once a season to help raise money for local organizations. The beneficiary of the July concert is Finding Our Voices. Finding Our Voices is a grassroots, survivor-powered nonprofit...
Museums collaborate to bring sunken steamboat documentary to the Midcoast
Fri, 07/07/2023 - 2:30pm

ROCKLAND –The documentary, “Sunken Steamboats of Moosehead Lake,” will be shown Monday, July 10, 6:30 p.m. at the Sail, Power, and Steam Museum at 75 Mechanic Street. “Sunken Steamboats of Moosehead Lake” outlines the history of steam boating on Moosehead Lake through oral history interviews, archival images and underwater video. This historical documentary reveals some of the remains of vessels that now lie on the bottom of the largest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi in one state. The...
Recycle, rebuild, reuse: Hatchery students craft picnic tables for Camden from discarded boardwalk
Thu, 07/06/2023 - 2:00pm

CAMDEN – Three out of six new heavy-duty picnic tables are already getting much use at the Camden Public Landing, a good spot beside the harbor to have a meal, or just visit over a cup of coffee. They were not purchased by the town, but constructed with care by teams of Camden Hills Regional High School students using planks from the waterfront wharf boardwalk that was demolished last December during an ocean storm. Under the guidance of Hatchery Apprenticeship coordinator...
Public invited to view development of Camden’s new music center
Thu, 07/06/2023 - 8:15am

CAMDEN – Bay Chamber Concerts and Music School will offer two public tours of the organization’s new home at 5 Mountain Street on July 18 at 12 p.m. and August 16 at 3 p.m. The tour is an opportunity for the public to see and learn more about the reuse of one of Camden’s historic buildings as a music center. Originally built as a church, the building has been a grange hall and most recently a health spa. Bay Chamber purchased the building (formerly known as High Mountain Hall) in 2022, which is...
Out-of-This-World Laser Light Show for families
Thu, 07/06/2023 - 8:00am

ROCKPORT – The Prismatic Magic music and laser light show extravaganza will enchant audiences Friday, July 21, at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Camden-Rockport Middle School. The Rockport Public Library will host the show, the marquee event in the library’s Lasers and Literature Summer Reading Program. The theme of the presentation is ‘Space Explorer.’ It will feature exciting hit music and stunning laser animation to illuminate the structure of the solar system and reveal how lasers enhance...
Bigelow Laboratory Open House
Wed, 07/05/2023 - 3:00pm
Friday, July 21 Bigelow Laboratory scientists explore environments all over the world, and they bring all they learn back to our state-of-the-art facility at 60 Bigelow Drive (off Route 96,) East Boothbay. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., visit our laboratory and hear first-hand from the researchers conducting our bold ocean science. Our staff will lead a wide range of scientific demonstrations and activities for visitors of all ages. Meet some of the ocean’s most important organisms, learn how...
Collegiate News for Knox and Waldo counties: June 27 - July 3, 2023
Tue, 07/04/2023 - 8:00am

College students from Knox and Waldo counties are finding success in schools close to home and across the country. This week we highlight the following: Kaleb Pendleton of Warren makes Dean's List at RIT ROCHESTER, NY (06/27/2023) — Kaleb Pendleton of Warren was named to the Dean's List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. Pendleton is in the computer science program. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean's...
for mentors, youth development practitioners, and community members
Trekkers Training Institute hosts series of summer youth engagement workshops
Fri, 06/30/2023 - 4:15pm

ROCKLAND — The Trekkers Training Institute (TTI) is hosting a series of Youth Engagement Workshops this summer at Trekkers in Rockland. Each three-hour session will be grounded in the principles and best practices that guide Trekkers’ youth programs. All workshops will include community-building activities, a deep exploration of one topic, and group discussions. This series is designed for mentors, youth development practitioners, and community members interested in learning more about...
Two Knox County grads among recipients of Maine Water’s 2023 scholarship
Fri, 06/30/2023 - 8:00am

Maine Water announces the recipients of its 2023 scholarships as they celebrate high school graduations and prepare for college. As part of Maine Water’s commitment to the local communities served, $7,000 in scholarships were awarded to 14 students in 14 of the towns served by Maine Water. The winning students, who will be attending two or four year college programs in the fall, were selected through their high school guidance office and awarded a scholarship grant of $500 each. “Looking at...
Waldo Community Action Partners
Free Backpack and School Supply Program extends to Thorndike, Winterport
Fri, 06/30/2023 - 8:00am

BELFAST — “It’s back-to-school season, and Waldo Community Action Partners wants to make sure your child kicks off the school year ready to learn!” said WCAP, in a news release. Waldo CAP has expanded its annual Backpack and School Supply Program to offer giveaways at sites in Thorndike and Winterport, as well as Belfast. School supplies will be available free of charge to families living in Waldo County and receiving either MaineCare or WIC. Backpacks are prepackaged with a wide variety of age...
School Superintendent Maria Libby hosts ‘Super Story’ podcast
Thu, 06/29/2023 - 9:00am

CAMDEN – Superintendent Maria Libby of Five Town CSD / MSAD 28 is hosting a new podcast series that shares informal conversations from within public education. In ‘Super Story: Inside Education ’ she and her guests — ranging from students to teachers, bus drivers to administrators — discuss what brought them to education, what their experience has meant to them, and where they think public education is going. To date, two episodes of “Super Story: Inside Education” have been...
“I’m able to move forward with such confidence, knowing what I am worth, what I am capable of”
RSU 13 Adult Education graduates twelve in spring 2023
Wed, 06/28/2023 - 1:15pm

ROCKLAND — RSU 13 Adult and Community Education held its graduation event on Thursday, June 15, at Rock City Café to celebrate those who earned their high school credential by successfully completing the HiSET® (formerly GED®) high school equivalency exam, or by completing a credit-based diploma program. Of this year’s twelve Adult Ed graduates, whose ages spanned from 17 to 39, seven were able to participate in the ceremony. Along with families, friends, and Adult Ed staff, graduates were...

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Event: Sun, Oct 1 - 12:00 pm
Maine Outdoor Film Festival to screen at The Waldo on Friday, Sept. 22nd at 7pm

Event: Fri, Sep 22 - 7:00 pm
Good Trouble Project fundraising concert to benefit local YMCA

Event: Sat, Oct 21 - 7:00 pm
Art in the Stacks exhibit features William Landmesser, Oct 1 - Dec. 31, 2023

Event: Sun, Oct 8 - 1:00 pm
Candle Making Workshop 10/29

Event: Sun, Oct 29 - 1:00 pm
The Blue Café: David Rogers

Event: Fri, Sep 22 - 7:30 pm
Electric Bonfire to play Marshall Wharf Brewing, Sept. 23

Event: Sat, Sep 23 - 7:00 pm
Local authors host launch party in Northport, Sept. 22

Event: Fri, Sep 22 - 5:00 pm
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Event: Mon, Oct 9 - 6:00 pm
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Event: Sat, Sep 23 - 7:00 pm
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Event: Tue, Dec 5 - 7:30 pm
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Event: Tue, Sep 26 - 12:00 pm
Postcard and ephemera show comes to Rockland, Sept. 30

Event: Sat, Sep 30 - 10:00 am

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