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Jennifer Gunderson and ‘Carry the Future’ program
Waldo County Education Association-Retired meeting
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 11:00am
WALDO — Waldo County Education Association-Retired will meet on Thursday, November 14, at the Waldo County Tech Center on Rt 137. The speaker will be Jennifer Gunderson, who has worked with the "Carry the Future" program. She’s been abroad many times to work on humanitarian efforts for refugees. Meet and greet at 10 a.m.; meeting at 10:30 a.m., speaker at 11:20 a.m. Lunch will be served by students in the food service program at WCTC for $7. All retired educators are welcome to attend and join...
Jackson Memorial Library to host college prep discussion
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:30am

TENANTS HARBOR — Join Jackson Memorial Library, Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m., as staff host a College Prep discussion to demystify the process of applying to colleges, investigate your options, explore college affordability, and determine your family's priorities. “The evening is ideal timing for parents of sophomores and juniors, and students are encouraged to attend,” said Jackson Memorial, in a news release. While families of seniors may be well into the process, they may still have questions...
Getting Ready for Winter: Amazing animal survival strategies
Sears Island children’s program: How animals prepare for winter
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:15am
BELFAST — Friends of Sears Island will be hosting an after-school science program for kids ages 6-12 on how animals prepare for winter and the interesting survival strategies they use. The program will be led by Sandra Mitchell, Thursday, Nov. 14 , from 4 - 5:30 p.m., in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library. Sandra will use hands-on activities, videos, and games to teach children about the ways that animals hibernate, adapt to winter, or migrate. From learning about frozen frogs to...
Latvian culture, music, history, and refugee stories by Midcoast neighbors
Latvian Ladies of Maine to prepare dinner at Penobscot Language School
Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:00am

ROCKLAND — The Latvian Ladies of Maine will prepare a traditional dinner to celebrate Latvian Independence Day topped off with a traditional Latvian birthday sweetbread, Friday, Nov. 15, from 5:30 - 8 p.m., at Penobscot Language School. One of the Baltic states in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, the republic of Latvia declared its independence on November 18, 1918, in the aftermath of World War I, following centuries of Swedish, Polish and Russian rule. This cultural...
Time change for Mount View High School choral concert Nov. 5
Mon, 11/04/2019 - 7:00pm

THORNDIKE — The Mount View High School choral concert taking place Tuesday, Nov. 5 in Thorndike has undergone a time change. Instead of starting at 7 p.m., the event will now start at 7:30 p.m.
more than 30 college degree and certificate programs
Spring 2020 registration opens in November at URock
Fri, 11/01/2019 - 11:45am

ROCKLAND — The University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center (URock) will open registration for its spring semester (Jan. 21 - May 9) in early November. Students who are currently enrolled in a UMA degree program may start registering on Monday, November 4. New students may register beginning Tuesday, November 12. UMA Rockland offers more than 30 college degree and certificate programs in their entirety so students never have to leave the Midcoast area. Examples of popular programs include...
Giggles and dessert: Funny HaHa, all-ages art happening at Waterfall Arts
Fri, 11/01/2019 - 11:45am
BELFAST — On Saturday, November 16, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Waterfall Arts presents Funny HaHa, an All Ages Art Happening where comedians (aged three to ten) take the stage with their best jokes, a live junior house band keeps things rolling, and sweet treats are for sale to munch or to go. There will be fun creative activities for all ages, including paint-your-own-grown up, silly drawing games, monster mask-making, and more. The event is free, though donations are welcome. All proceeds support...
Weather forces closure of some area schools, delayed opening for one
Fri, 11/01/2019 - 7:00am
With the inclement weather many schools in the area are not holding classes today, Nov. 1, and one school is operating on a delayed schedule. This list was last updated at 9:33 a.m. Closed RSU 3 RSU 71 Medomak Valley High School Medomak Middle School St. George Edna Drinkwater School Two Hour Delay Islesboro Central School
Grow professionally with speaker Tom Dowd
Public speaking course offered at Hutchinson Center
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 10:15am

BELFAST — A professional development program, Public Speaking for Business and More, will be offered Nov. 7, from 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m., at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Nonprofit leaders, business leaders, educators, municipal officials, members of the clergy and others interested in becoming a better, more effective speaker are invited to register. Presenter Tom Dowd received a communications degree from the University of Delaware. He is a speaker, and an author, trainer and coach. “...
explore how early-life experiences affect how people now relate to others
Past trauma, current relationships course offered at Hutchinson Center
Thu, 10/31/2019 - 10:15am
BELFAST — A two-day professional development program, “Past Trauma and Current Relationships: Integrating Nonviolent Communication and Interpersonal Neurobiology,” will be offered Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 5–6, at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. The comprehensive program will benefit participants from a wide variety of fields, including for-profit and nonprofit sectors, education, healthcare, criminology and social services, according to Hutchinson Center, in a news release. The...
Why is your pumpkin purple?
Camden-Rockport Elementary spreads epilepsy awareness
Wed, 10/30/2019 - 5:15pm

ROCKPORT — The Camden-Rockport Elementary School participated in the Purple Pumpkin Project to help spread awareness about epilepsy and show support for students and staff who have epilepsy at the school. One of those students is Lila. Lila’s father approached Nikole Seeger, the Explorer Program teacher about the Purple Pumpkin Project. She and homeroom teacher Susan Davis loved the idea and turned the project into a mini-lesson and activity for students. Nurse Meghan Fitzpatrick and Michelle...
Young Rockland artist’s new mural to be celebrated
Wed, 10/30/2019 - 12:30pm

ROCKLAND — Join Arts in Action and the Rockland Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 10:30 a.m., to celebrate new mural panels created by young Rockland artist, Winter Adams, for the Library's Hallway Mural. These new paintings were designed and painted by Adams, with the Library staff's input and encouragement, and created as an independent project last spring. A freshman at Oceanside High school, Adams is among the young artists who envisioned and participated in the creation of the...
Knox County Retired Educators meeting
Sun, 10/27/2019 - 6:30pm
ROCKPORT — Knox County Retired Educators will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Offshore Restaurant in Rockport. The group at 11:30 a.m., and order off the menu at noon. Meeting consists of lunch, short meeting and presentation. Anyone who has retired from a position in education (bus driver to Superintendent) may join. FMI 594-4397
Oceanside Middle School to hold annual Veterans Day Assembly
Sat, 10/26/2019 - 2:00pm
THOMASTON — Oceanside Middle School will be holding its traditional Veterans Day assembly, Friday, November 8. All veterans are welcome and encouraged to attend. Breakfast will be served starting at 7:15 a.m., in the Oceanside Middle School Library. The assembly will start at 8 a.m., in the gymnasium. The school is located at 47 Valley Street, Thomaston, ME 04861.
20 Medomak Valley students move to new classroom due to elevated mold levels
Thu, 10/24/2019 - 2:30pm

WALDOBORO — Elevated mold levels found within a classroom at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro has resulted in the temporary relocation of school members using that room. Earlier this week, RSU 40 Superintendent Steve Nolan learned of the elevated mold levels and worked with officials at the high school to move about 20 students to a different space within the school. In an Oct. 22 letter to parents, Medomak Valley Principal Linda Pease noted the room is being assessed and a resolution...
The Changing Media Landscape
Camden Conference hosts Belfast Area High School panel: A 21st Century Student Perspective on media
Thu, 10/24/2019 - 1:30pm

BELFAST — A panel of five Belfast Area High School juniors and seniors will discuss where and how they get news, what sources they like and how they distinguish real from questionable stories. The discussion will take place Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library. “The Changing Media Landscape: A 21st Century Student Perspective,” is the topic. Students Ashley Blais, Anjelika Cheskin, Andrew McBride, Nathaniel Sjogren and Daniel Snider, will offer their own views and will...
The Maine Old Cemetery Association is dedicated to the preservation of Maine’s neglected cemeteries
The hidden, neglected graves of Maine
Thu, 10/24/2019 - 1:00pm

This time of year, cemeteries in Maine seem to affect two kinds of people: Those who zip by them as fast as they can while holding their breath and those who are drawn to them like moths to flame. Everyone who is a member of the Maine Old Cemetery Association falls in the latter category. Founded in 1968 by Dr. Hilda M. Fife of Kittery, MOCA developed out of Fife’s sheer interest in preserving the monuments and stones in a long neglected cemetery near her house. Within the last 50 years, that...
presentation of the colors and speeches from veterans
Camden Rockport Middle School invites veterans, community to Nov. 8 assembly
Wed, 10/23/2019 - 2:45pm

CAMDEN — The Camden Rockport Middle School invites local veterans, families, and members of the community to their annual Veterans’ Day Assembly Friday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. Arrive between 1:40 and 1:55 p.m. to take your seat. The event will begin with the presentation of the colors and speeches from veterans, followed by students reading thank you cards and a band and chorus performance. All are welcome to come and help the school show its appreciation to local Veterans.
Local conservation enables Caribbean reef to recover after hurricane, coral bleaching
Wed, 10/23/2019 - 10:30am

ORONO — Even with ocean warming, coral bleaching and an intense hurricane, local conservation actions helped a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem rebound in about a decade, according to UMaine researchers, in a news release. A study of the deterioration of coral reefs Managing Recovery Resilience in Coral Reefs Against Climate-Induced Bleaching and Hurricanes: A 15 Year Case Study from Bonaire, Dutch Carribbean has been published in Frontiers in Marine Science. Co-authors are...
Projects geared toward carpentry and maritime trades, yet useful crafts that students can keep or share
Apprenticeshop hosts free hands-on crafting program for Oceanside High School students
Wed, 10/23/2019 - 10:15am
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop will host a free after-school programming in partnership with RSU 13 and One Community Many Voices starting November 4. Participants will learn valuable trade skills and can join no matter what skill level they have; they can be as creative as they want with modifying projects or designing their own. Transportation from Oceanside High School to the Apprenticeshop and back home is provided. The first session will run Mondays and Wednesdays (with some exceptions)...
keys for successful business operation or expansion
Free business planning class comes to Vinalhaven
Tue, 10/22/2019 - 1:00pm
VINALHAVEN — Brush up on business basics and get on solid ground this fall with a free business planning class. Business Basics is open to all entrepreneurs. It covers the basics of a business plan, marketing, cash planning and is suitable for those who are thinking about starting their own business, those in the early start-up phase, or established business owners who want a refresher on planning for successful business operation or expansion. This class will be held on Friday Nov. 8, from 10:...
LEARNING TO ROW TOGETHER FOR A GREAT YEAR AT SEA
Dory Day teaches teamwork for a successful school year
Tue, 10/22/2019 - 12:45pm

ROCKPORT — During the first six weeks at Camden Rockport Elementary School, staff and students practice the School Community Building Model and work to build routines. This includes setting norms, understanding class rules and behaviors, and learning how to get along so the basics are in place to support the hard work and learning for the year. On October 10, CRES students celebrated the culmination of those six weeks by participating in the team and community building Dory Day event which...
Waldo County families have fun during FAFSA Fiesta Night
Sat, 10/19/2019 - 6:15pm

WALDO — Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC), a career and technical education center which serves the students of Belfast, Mount View, and Searsport school districts, hosted its annual FAFSA Fiesta Night on October 10. This event provides assistance to families in filling out their federal financial aid forms, one of the first steps in preparing for college. Thirty-two families of high school seniors were assisted during the event. All participants were also invited to take part in a free taco...
Appleton Village School amends school calendar due to inclement weather
Fri, 10/18/2019 - 11:00pm

APPLETON — Due to the cancellation of classes at Appleton Village School on Thursday, Oct. 17 and Friday, Oct. 18, the school’s academic calendar has been amended to make up for the loss of school days. The previously scheduled workshop day for Friday, Oct. 25 will now be a regular school day for students. Parent teacher conferences will be held Thursday, Oct. 24 with students dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
Classes cancelled at three area schools Oct. 18
Fri, 10/18/2019 - 7:00am
Thanks to the inclement weather experienced in the area Thursday, Oct. 17, three area schools remain closed today, Oct. 18. Cushing Community School, Friendship Village School, Appleton Village School are closed today, Oct. 18, due to power outages. Appleton Village School was originally slated to start on a delayed schedule today, but that has since changed.
deadline for scholarship applications is Jan. 10
Spring 2020 class registration open at Hutchinson Center
Thu, 10/17/2019 - 8:45pm

BELFAST — Registration is now open through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center for more than 300 live and online undergraduate and graduate courses offered for spring semester 2020, which runs from Jan. 21-May 8. Need-based Hutchinson Center scholarships are available to new and continuing students. The deadline for scholarship applications is Jan. 10. Whether you are completing a bachelor’s degree or advancing your career through graduate studies, UMaineOnline and the Hutchinson Center...
Tech Tools at Rockland Public Library: CloudLibrary
Thu, 10/17/2019 - 8:00pm

ROCKLAND — CloudLibrary has some new features and a new look. Join librarian Jessie Blanchard, Friday, Oct. 25, at 10:30 a.m., at the Rockland Public Library to get familiar with fun (and free) ebook/eAudiobook app, whether you are using for the first time or want to learn how to use it better. Bring your own device. Call 594-0310 to sign up. www.rocklandlibrary.org
solar array provides school 40 percent of its electrical needs
Islesboro Central School celebrates completion of solar array
Thu, 10/17/2019 - 9:30am

ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School celebrated the completion of its solar array with a “Flip the Switch” ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 9. The solar array, installed by ReVision Energy, will provide the island school with 40 percent of its electrical needs. At the community ceremony, fifth grade student Jaykob Zollman flipped the switch towards a more fuel efficient school. The school’s curriculum includes a strong focus on best practices regarding sustainability, according to a press release. “The...
RSU 13 school board meeting cancelled
Thu, 10/17/2019 - 9:00am
ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting scheduled for tonight, Oct. 17, has been cancelled.
Many schools closed, many schools delayed Oct. 17
Thu, 10/17/2019 - 7:00am
With the inclement weather today, Oct. 17, many schools in the area are not holding classes today and many schools in area are operating under a two hour delay. This list was last updated at 9:08 a.m. Two Hour Delay Regional School Unit 3 Regional School Unit 20 Camden Hills Regional High School Camden-Rockport Elementary School Vinalhaven School Closed Regional School Unit 13 Regional School Unit 40 Regional School Unit 71 Appleton Village School Camden-...
Veterans' Day Breakfast at Camden Hills open to veterans, family
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 3:30pm
ROCKPORT — The National Honor Society of Camden Hills Regional High School invites American veterans and their families to its seventh annual Veterans' Day Breakfast on Monday, Nov. 11, from 7:30 to 9 a.m., in the Wave Cafe at Camden Hills. Music, speakers, and a breakfast will be provided. The breakfast is free for all attendees. Contact advisors Sara Cole-Pardun at 236-7800, ext. 3224, or Melissa Howard at 236- 7800, ext. 3324 if you have any questions.
Rockland Public Library
STEM workshop: Spooky fun with dry ice
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 10:45am

ROCKLAND — Help Miss Katie and Ms. Jessie celebrate Halloween by exploring the spooky properties of dry ice, Wednesday, October 23, at 3:45 p.m., at Rockland Public Library, in the Community Room. Participants will be making crazy concoctions, frozen bubbles, and a smoke-breathing jack-o-lantern. Children under 10 MUST be accompanied by an adult.
McGillicuddy Humanities Center symposium this weekend: ‘Society, Colonization, and Decolonization’
Thomaston native named UMaine Fellow, awarded research grant
Wed, 10/16/2019 - 9:45am

ORONO — A Thomaston native is one of three college students named 2019-2020 Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellows at the University of Maine. Fellows serve as ambassadors of humanities for their peers, the campus and beyond. They each will receive $4,000 for two consecutive semesters while they work on their research projects. Sarah Penney, of Thomaston, joins Noah Loveless and Matthew Ryckman as this year’s Fellows. Penney is a third-year English major with a...
Oceanside High, Rockland Police issue reminder to avoid parking in fire lanes
Tue, 10/15/2019 - 11:00am

ROCKLAND — The administration at Oceanside High School and members of the Rockland Police Department would like to remind community members there is to be no parking along the Cedar Street access road and along the fire lanes entering the school at any time. Effective Oct. 18, the Rockland Police Department will be enforcing fire lane access and will ticket and/or tow non-compliant vehicles as needed.
We have a custodian who plays bass; another teacher plays piano
Waldo County Technical Center opens professional recording studio to public
Mon, 10/14/2019 - 10:00am

BELFAST—On any given day, students at the Waldo County Technical Center can be found practicing CPR on infant mannequins in an Emergency Medical Services class, or working on small engines, or perhaps practicing how to create logos in the Graphic Design program, along with a host of other practical real-life skills the Center offers. But jamming out in a professional recording studio? That’s new. Thanks to the vision of WCTC Director Kevin A. Michaud, musical mentor, Tim...
KIM LANE, doctorate, TO SPEAK AT UMA ROCKLAND CENTER
Learn about local mental health, human services degrees
Sun, 10/13/2019 - 3:00pm

ROCKLAND — UMA Rockland Center will host an information session on the Mental Health and Human Services degrees available in the Midcoast area, Monday, October 21, from 12 – 1 p.m. UMA’s Mental Health and Human Services program offers the Associate (A.S.) and Bachelor’s (B.S.) degrees to students seeking a career in a variety of social service settings. The program is designed for students to tailor a curriculum to match their career goals, whether that is working with young children,...
Start of classes delayed until small leak found in lone classroom
Police respond to gas leak at Mt. View School
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 2:15pm

THORNDIKE — The start of classes at Mt. View School was slightly delayed Thursday, Oct. 10, after school staff activated the school’s fire alarm, Waldo County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Jason Trundy wrote in a post on the department’s Facebook page. The alarm was pulled after by the staff member when they smelled gas in one of the science lab classrooms, with fire, law enforcement, and gas company personnel responding to the scene. All students were cleared from the school when the alarm was...
‘no gas present in the building’
Classes resume at Oceanside High following evacuation over propane smell
Thu, 10/10/2019 - 1:00pm

ROCKLAND — Classes were briefly interrupted Thursday morning, Oct. 10, at Oceanside High School in Rockland when the campus was evacuated after staff members detected an odor of propane in the hallways near the cafeteria. “The Rockland Fire Department responded and quickly determined that there was no gas present in the building,” said Superintendent John C. McDonald in a Facebook post . “Apparently during maintenance of kitchen equipment some of the odorant used in propane...
All programs will be open for viewing
Waldo County Technical Center to hold open house
Wed, 10/09/2019 - 2:45pm

WALDO — Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) welcomes students, parents and the public to its annual Open House on Wednesday, October 23, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Open House is an occasion for the community to see what WCTC has to offer. All programs will be open for viewing, and a free dine around will be provided in every classroom throughout the event. There will also be free door prizes drawn at the end of the evening. A Future Pathways Showcase will be set up in WCTC’s Student Center,...
Test-drive fundraiser supports Belfast area Project Graduation
Wed, 10/09/2019 - 2:30pm
BELFAST — The public is invited to support Project Graduation for the Belfast Area High School Class of 2020 by test-driving a car at Quirk Ford in Belfast on Saturday, Oct. 19, between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Quirk Ford offers a "Drive For Your School" fundraising program, in which Project Graduation will receive $10 for each person who tests drives a vehicle on that day. Drivers must be 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license. No appointment is necessary. “It's quick and easy, costs...
New and returning Five Towns Adult Ed classes start soon
Wed, 10/09/2019 - 9:30am
ROCKPORT — Five Town CSD Adult and Community Education has many classes beginning in the coming months. Here are some highlights for the upcoming weeks:  CPR/AED/Standard First Aid Recertification class, from 6 - 9 p.m. on Monday, October 21. This class is for those who need to renew the certification they already have. There will also be a full CPR class beginning October 28 for two weeks.  Genealogy for Beginners begins October 21 for 3 weeks. This class meets from 6 - 8 p.m. Learn about...
Thomaston Grammar School Fall Festival fun
Tue, 10/08/2019 - 12:15pm

Thomaston Grammar School held its annual Fall Festival for the students of TGS and their families on Saturday, October 5. This year it was a carnival-themed, fun-filled family event. Students were able to have their faces painted, play a variety of fun carnival games like Plinko and Under-Over, make a craft, have a balloon creation made for them by a balloon artist, have their photo taken in a photo booth, earn prizes, eat popcorn and cotton candy, and more. Students and their families had a...
A gallery of what the classrooms on three floors looks like
A peek inside the newly renovated classrooms of Watershed School
Tue, 10/08/2019 - 11:30am

CAMDEN—The Watershed School, an independent high school, held an open house on Thursday, October 3, at its newly renovated building at One Free Street in Camden. People expecting to see a typical high school found that the space, just like the school, is anything but typical. “The space is designed to support innovative and collaborative learning experiences that connect classroom with community,” said Will Galloway, Head of School. Classes are project-based, and students have the freedom to...
build strong, connected cultures; reach solutions for safer, healthier environments
Restorative practices program at Hutchinson Center
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 4:30pm

BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center of Belfast will offer a six-session program, Foundations in Restorative Practices certificate program, beginning Dec. 5 and 6. Subsequent dates in 2020 are Jan. 10, Feb. 13 and 14, and March 13. Participants from a variety of fields will benefit from this dynamic program, including primary, secondary and post-secondary education; social work and family services; corrections, criminal justice and policing; nonprofit organizations; healthcare;...
learning and building relationships with each other
Respect Assembly at Thomaston Grammar School
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:30am

THOMASTON — Several Thomaston Grammar School students were recognized for their respectfulness at a school-wide assembly on Friday, October 4. Showing respect is the most important trait that each one of us should possess and practice, according to TGS, in a news release. Respect for oneself and for schoolmates includes paying attention to others’ feelings, emotions, and physical well-being. “Respect for adults and respect for the physical plant of our school all add up to being exemplary...
providing education while considering student involvement in library support, election day volunteering
Hope school partners with Town Office for on-site government learning
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:15am
HOPE — Sweet Tree Arts and the Sweetland School are expanding the school and developing a new middle school program with the support of the Hope community, and have found a new classroom space in the community room at the Hope Town Office. Lindsay Pinchbeck, founder and director of Sweet Tree Arts and Sweetland School said in a news release: “We love knowing that our middle schoolers can be close to the main campus in the heart of Hope but also have their own ‘home space’. This is a wonderful...
Belfast Area High School open house, Oct. 9
Mon, 10/07/2019 - 10:00am

BELFAST — Belfast Area High School will hold an open house, Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Camden-Rockport Middle School students mark national walk, bike to school day
Thu, 10/03/2019 - 4:15pm

On October 2, Camden Rockport Middle School students participated in the national Walk and Bike to School effort. The National Walk (and bike, scooter and skateboard) to School Day is coordinated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, a program of the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center. Camden-Rockport Middle School joined 4,100 other schools across the country for the 23-year-old event, held in early October each year. The goal is to...
assemble a whale skeleton, learn how whales survive
Chewonki’s Fins, Flippers show comes to Rockland
Wed, 10/02/2019 - 11:45am

ROCKLAND — On Monday, October 14, at 11 a.m., Chewonki staff will bring their Fins & Flippers program to the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, in Rockland. Learn how whales survive in the ocean and assemble a pilot whale skeleton. Designed for ages 6 and older. Reservations required by calling 594-0600, extension 5 or email info@mainecoastislands.org . Leave your name, phone number, and number of children and adults participating. Sponsored by the Friends’ group...
Maine Driving Dynamics Course offered in Rockland
Wed, 10/02/2019 - 9:30am
ROCKLAND — Maine Driving Dynamics, a State of Maine sponsored 5 hours defensive driving course, will be offered in partnership with RSU 13 Adult Education on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., at the McLain Building, in Rockland. Those who successfully complete the course will receive a three-point credit on their driving record and students 55 and older can receive an insurance discount from their insurer, according to Dynamics, in a news release. Taught by a certified Maine Driving...

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