On Saturday, May 2, communities around Maine will hold free, volunteer-led walking conversations emphasizing the power of individuals to influence the…
Education
Where's Waldoboro? A Village Scavenger Hunt
School Board presentations; Soil and Water district poster contest; principal's award
Students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on cooperation during the month of March. Several students at TGS were recognized for being cooperative at a school-wide assembly on April 8…
Medomak Middle School announces its third quarter Honor Roll for the 2025-26 academic year.
HIGH HONORS – 8TH GRADE: Addison Hyler,…
WALPOLE — Researchers from the University of Maine, in partnership with the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR), are analyzing more than 20 years of fishery survey data from the Gulf of…
UMaine pilots four-year pathway for teacher education students to become certified special educators
When Emily Ernst was in fourth grade, she began to fall behind in school. She struggled particularly to keep up with math and had difficulty staying organized and…
Bulletin #1215, Avoiding Common Mistakes of Beginning Farmers
University of Maine Cooperative Extension has released a new fact sheet to support individuals who are starting farm enterprises, an effort that often comes with…
Belfast Area High School students in Chip Lagerbom’s Archaeology class recently visited the foreshore shipwreck off Robbins Road in Belfast. Known as the Passy Wreck, the…
Join Wayne King and Lenore Wolf as they present a program with a collection of boas, pythons, geckos and other lizards to liven up your spring break. They will…
first interview is with Dept. of Corrections Commissioner Randy Liberty
A new podcast focused on finding solutions to Maine’s workforce challenges launched April 7, 2026, with an interview with Maine Department of Corrections…
Kylian Babik, of Appleton, a senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2026 Principal's Award. The award, sponsored by the Maine Principals' Association, is…
The Owls Head Transportation Museum invites students, families, and educators from across Maine to experience STEM Fest, a two-day celebration of science, technology, engineering, math, and…
ORONO — Whether it's an invention, experiment, video, musical performance or literary analysis, University of Maine students will showcase their work and talent during the UMaine Student…
opinion
For the third time in recent years, Thomaston Grammar School fifth graders have had the incredible opportunity to work with local historian/genealogist and Cushing…
ORONO, Maine — Graduate students spend years taking courses, completing research and passing exams. But the most important thing they gain is not reflected…
inviting schools to apply for transportation support to nearby alewife runs
The Maine Department of Marine Resources Bureau of Sea-Run Fish and Habitat (BSRFH) announces the return of Alewife Days, a spring program that connects students with…
Children who will be five years old on or before October 15, 2026
ROCKPORT — Camden Rockport Elementary School announce Kindergarten Registration for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. Parents and guardians are encouraged to enroll their eligible children to…
Last year, a federal government decision to eliminate grant funding for counselors, social workers and other mental health professionals left some Maine schools without…
ORONO — Actor Timothy Simons has spent much of his career delivering lines on television and film sets. This spring, he’ll step onto a different…
Registration has officially opened…
an overnight experience for youth ages 13-18
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the fifth annual 4-H Agricultural Symposium for Maine teens on April 19–21, at UMaine in…
National Poetry Month
The Belfast Free Library invites youth to celebrate National Poetry Month. Waldo County children and teens are invited to write poems on the theme of “Where the…
ORONO — Gabriel Paquette has been appointed executive vice president for academic affairs and provost of the University of Maine and the University…
When the town of Brooks first envisioned the brick school near its crossroads in the 1930s, it was designed to hold up to 350 students. By the time the town voted to…
Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) will host an Environmental Youth Education Fundraiser, Tuesday, March 24, from 5 to 8 p.m., at American Flatbread Company, 399…
The Lincolnville School Committee will hold a special meeting March 18, at 6 p.m., at the Lincolnville Central School's Walsh Commons, with the proposed $5.54 million budget conversation topping…
In Raymond Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classroom, boys and girls huddled together on a rug with their teacher to learn a foundational skill for reading and…
Fast-Paced Mystery Comedy Opens March 27
Camden-Rockport Middle School will present Rotten Apples, by Tracy Wells, on March 27 and 28, at 6 p.m., and March 29, at 1 p.m.,…
Belfast Area High School has announced the selection of their 2026 DAR Good Citizen: Luke Littlefield, son of Cliff and Allison Littlefield of Morrill.
According to BAHS, in a news release…
open to high school musicians of Waldo or Knox counties; Applications due by April 1
The Penobscot Bay Orchestra is now accepting applications for the Penobscot…
Camden-Rockport Elementary and Middle School teams win divisions
Camden Hills Regional High School chess masters placed first overall in the high school division of the Maine Scholastic Team Chess Championship, March 7, at the Ferland Engineering Education and…
outsider in new school seeks comfort in favorite books. Then lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur
Get ready for a fairy tale with a twist of an ending, when Lincolnville Central School’s students present their production of Between the Lines JR., March 19, 20, and 21, at 6:30 p.m. each night…
practice haltering, grooming, and leading young calves
This spring, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invites youth ages 10 to 18 to get up close and personal with the Belted Galloway calves at Aldermere Farm, a historic saltwater farm preserve…
ORONO — On Sunday afternoons, Trish Riley would sit at the kitchen table of a University of Maine professor’s home on Chapel Road, drafting…
They are known to be trustworthy in all situations
Students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on honesty during the month of February. Several students at TGS were recognized for their honesty at a school-wide assembly on March 4.…
Herring Gut Coastal Science Center has announced a new project to expand and upgrade its public touch tank experience, made possible by a generous grant from the…
Atlantic Captains Academy will be conducting their Coast Guard Approved OUPV Captain’s Licensing Course at the Fireside Inn in Belfast. The course will be begin on Monday April 13 and will meet…
RSU 71 elementary schools are preparing for Kindergarten screening for the 2026-2027 school year.
"If you have a child who will be 5 years old on or…
application period March 1 to April 15, 2026
Maine Seacoast Mission is now accepting applications to its Scholarships program for the 2026-2027 academic year. Open to current high school seniors and adult…
Oceanside High School announces its Quarter 2 Honor Roll for the 2025-26 academic year.
"Congratulations to the following students on achieving Quarter 2 Honor Roll," said OHS. "This…
CAMDEN — Herring Gut Coastal Science Center invites teachers to an engaging professional development workshop focused on wetlands. Dive into the importance of…
February 26-28, 2026
Searsport District High School Theater takes on 'The Waterspout,' Feb. 26, in Searsport, as part of the …
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H announces the opening of its spring Ag Ambassador program in March and April. The program, open to all Maine teens…
allowing each student to purchase a book of their choice
ROCKPORT — Cushing Community School’s Friends & Family group is holding a fundraiser on March 31, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Flatbread Pizza in Rockport. The mission of…
to be used for educational programs at camps or other institutions
Mid-Coast Audubon announces the availability of scholarships for individuals interested in learning about and experiencing the natural world. Scholarships are…
STEAM Team Youth Community Science Explorers Group is a monthly program focused on exploration of climate change. For youth ages 7-12, March’s meeting will cover Maine…
Join Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) and Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) for an animal tracking walk at Weskeag Headlands Preserve in South Thomaston on Saturday, March 14, at 9:30 a.m.
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If you, your parents, grandparents or ancestors attended school in St. George, at any time since 1936, they likely had classes at the
Grace…
CHULA VISTA, California — Youth educational non-profit Sailing Ships Maine, based in Portland, has won two major national awards, according to Tall Ships America and the American Sail Training…
Belfast Area High School announces Honor Roll for the second quarter of the 2025-26 academic year.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: Soyoon Ahn, Elizabeth Bahner, Zackery Bailey…
a unique behind-the-scenes look at how agriculture policy is shaped in Maine
Maine students with an interest in agriculture, leadership, and public policy are encouraged to apply for …
