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preparing for careers in unmanned aircraft systems, commonly referred to as drones
UMA to offer drone courses, unmanned pilot training
Wed, 08/26/2020 - 4:15pm

The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) was one of 26 schools across the country selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a participant in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate Training Program (UAS-CTI). The FAA’s UAS-CTI program recognizes institutions that prepare students for careers in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones. In order to qualify for the initiative, schools must offer a bachelor’s or an associate degree in UAS or a degree with a...
UMaine system reports seven COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 26
Wed, 08/26/2020 - 4:00pm

ORONO — The University of Maine system is reporting that as of Aug. 26, there are seven identified cases of COVID-19, five at UMaine in Orono, including four at a fraternity house and one at an off-campus resident. There is one reported at the University of Maine in Fort Kent, and one at the University of Maine Law School in Portland. Today's update and prior updates (started 8/25/20) can be found at Together.Maine.edu . There are no known cases at any of the other University of Maine System...
UMaine Hutchinson Center offers public speaking, virtual presentations program
Tue, 08/25/2020 - 3:00pm

Distinguished Toastmaster Tom Dowd will lead a two-part professional development program, Public Speaking & Online Presentations, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and 16, from 6 – 9 p.m., through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. The fee for this online program is $125 and need-based scholarships are available. Nonprofit leaders, business leaders, educators, municipal officials, members of the clergy and others interested in becoming a more effective speaker are invited to register. Program...
MSAD 28, Five Town CSD announce 2020-21 bus schedule
Tue, 08/25/2020 - 3:00pm

CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — Listed below are the 2020-2021 school bus routes for students from Camden and Rockport attending Camden-Rockport Elementary, Camden-Rockport Middle and Camden Hills Regional High Schools. “The bus routes will remain the same as last year which means bus times will be approximately the same as well,” said MSAD 28, in a news release. Please feel free to call 236-3358 Ext. 4309 to speak with Julie Waters if you have any concerns or questions. Bus # 17 Terry Costa...
Camden, Rockport tax bills to reflect this year’s equalization of payments
Rockport initiates litigation involving Camden and SAD 28 over educational costs
Tue, 08/25/2020 - 12:45pm

CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — Property tax bills are being sent out this week in Camden, reflecting a mil rate of $15.03 per $1,000 of valuation. Included in the tax bills is the recalculated Camden-Rockport K-8 school charges, which shifts more of the education costs to Camden, and less to Rockport than formerly anticipated. This follows the early August acknowledgement by School Administration District 28 that Rockport has been over-billed for its portion of the Camden-Rockport school district this year...
RSU 71 releases 2020-2021 bus routes
Tue, 08/25/2020 - 9:45am

BELFAST — Regional School Unit 71 has released the bus route schedule for 2020-2021. The district asks students to be at the bus stop at least five minutes ahead of the scheduled pickup time. Times are approximate and may change. Bus # 24 A.M. Elementary Deb Venneman 7:50 Leave bus garage 7:55 High st 8:00 East Waldo Rd. 8:05 Kaler rd 8:10 Swanlake Ave. 8:15 Back Searsport 8:20 Swanlake Ave. 8:25 Keene’s Trailer park by the Gazebo 8:30 Patterson Hill. Arrive at East Belfast...
UMaine System extending COVID-19 testing throughout fall semester
Mon, 08/24/2020 - 1:00pm

ORONO — The University of Maine System is extending planned asymptomatic COVID-19 testing through the Thanksgiving holiday end of in-person instruction, with plans to sample approximately 2,000 students, staff and faculty members at least every 10 days. All community members who work, study or participate in campus-based activities will be subject to the random sampling to monitor and limit the spread of COVID-19, according to a news release. Online university students who do not visit campuses...
‘Panther Nation: We are all part of the solution!’
Medomak Valley principal discusses hybrid model learning plans
Sun, 08/23/2020 - 9:15pm

Medomak Valley High School Principal Linda Pease distributed the following letter Friday, Aug. 21: Dear Students and Families, We are looking forward to seeing students in our school! Having ended our school year 2019 - 20 in a closure, we now find ourselves opening in a hybrid model for school year 2020-21; however, we are up to the task! This hybrid opening allows for in-person and remote learning. With numerous requirements for health and safety due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, our...
Two living off-campus; one in a fraternity
UMaine president updates state concerning COVID-19 cases on Orono campus
Sat, 08/22/2020 - 6:45pm

This weekend, I am writing to provide further context regarding the three positive COVID-19 cases in the University of Maine community and additional information about the comprehensive, science-based plans we have in place for surveillance and response. Those three cases involved two off-campus students who share an apartment, and one living in a fraternity house. To our knowledge, the two cases are unrelated to the third, and none of the three involved group gatherings. As I indicated...
Revised agenda released for RSU 71 school board Aug. 24 meeting
Fri, 08/21/2020 - 11:00am

BELFAST — The RSU 71 school board will be holding its next school board meeting Monday, Aug. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the Troy Howard Middle School Gym with streaming via Zoom. The highlight of the meeting will be a discussion on nurses in the district’s schools and fall athletics at Belfast Area High School and Troy Howard Middle School. Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tbh9IIhjSn2PTBHR1vemNA REVISED AGENDA I. CALL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO...
Maine announces $25 million to support Maine’s working parents and school-aged children
Fri, 08/21/2020 - 11:00am

AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday her Administration will provide $25 million in federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to support Maine schools in developing and offering day programming for students to supplement in-person instruction. The funding comes as many school districts across Maine are implementing hybrid learning models that incorporate both in-person and remote learning days this fall to protect the health of students and school staff, the release stated...
a curriculum tool for creative remote learning
Deadline extended for Strand youth short film competition
Fri, 08/21/2020 - 9:30am

The deadline for entries for the Strand Youth Film Fest (SYFF) has been extended to October 31. The Strand Youth Film Fest is an opportunity for young people living in Midcoast Maine and surrounding areas to create and submit their own short films. All filmmakers must be entering 5th - 12th grade in the 2020-21 school year, or ages 9-18 years old; the Junior division includes grades 5-8, or ages 9-13, and the Senior division includes grades 9-12, or ages 14-18. Participants must live...
in response to student interests and the needs of the Maine workforce
UMM marine biology program introduces three new concentrations
Thu, 08/20/2020 - 7:45pm

MACHIAS — The University of Maine at Machias is rolling out a newly restructured marine biology program for the fall 2020 semester, adding new concentrations in aquaculture, marine ecology and coastal conservation. The revised program will retain a core curriculum focused on experiential learning and foundational scientific knowledge, while offering more flexibility for students and an increased emphasis on career-oriented skill sets, including geographic information systems training. Three...
Belfast Senior College Fall Session: September 2020
Wed, 08/19/2020 - 10:45am
Are you searching for something of Value? “There is much anticipation in the air these days with Elections, School Openings, Vaccines, Domestic and Global issues,” said Belfast Senior College, in a news release. “Why not consider a Zoom class to broaden your personal knowledge? Value awaits you beginning next month at the virtual zoom classes offered by the Belfast Senior College.” Literature, History, Technology, Wellness, Language courses among others commence in September. Look for course...
Fall Explorations, ages 4-9; Budding Naturalists, ages 10-14
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens offers student exploration programs this fall
Wed, 08/19/2020 - 10:30am

BOOTHBAY — This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is offering two new children’s programs, Fall Explorations, for ages 4-9, and Budding Naturalists, ages 10-14. Whether families are homeschooling, supplementing remote learning, or looking for original hands-on activities for their children, these COVID-adapted programs offer something for everyone, according to the Gardens, in a news release. “After the success of a similar summer camp model, we’re really excited about these programs,” said...
combining the student’s final year at UMA with the first year at Maine Law
UMA, Maine Law create accelerated undergraduate law degree program
Wed, 08/19/2020 - 10:15am
An agreement between the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and the University of Maine School of Law (Maine Law) will allow students to combine their final year at UMA with their first year at Maine Law. The 3+3 Program allows students in their junior year (equivalent of 91 credits) at UMA to apply to Maine Law and if accepted, take first year law classes that would fulfill their undergraduate degree at UMA. Students who choose the accelerated 3+3 program save their final year of college...
Webster, Babb-Brott named Maine Teacher of the Year state finalists
Wed, 08/19/2020 - 9:15am

AUGUSTA — Educate Maine, Maine Department of Education, Maine State Board of Education and the Maine State Teacher of the Year Association are pleased to announce that Cindy Soule (Cumberland County), Alison Babb-Brott (Knox County) and Heather Webster (Lincoln County) are moving on as 2021 State Finalists. The Maine Teacher of the Year program honors outstanding teachers who represent the thousands of excellent educators in Maine. Maine’s Teacher of the Year serves as an advocate for the...
RSU 71 voters cast ballots on school budget after correction
Tue, 08/18/2020 - 9:30pm

BELFAST — Votes on the Regional School Unit 71 school budget have finally been cast after a month delay. RSU 71 includes the communities of Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville. RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean said July 8 that district attorneys at Drummond Woodsum learned the referendum documents that the firm had prepared for approving the 2020-2021 School Budget for RSU 71 contained, “a very serious error.” The district held an emergency board meeting July 7 via Zoom,...
Application period open to be RSU 3 school board student representative
Tue, 08/18/2020 - 12:45pm

THORNDIKE — The application window is open, with the deadline approaching, to become a student board member on the RSU 3 school board for a two-year term. To be eligible for consideration, the student must be a Mount View High School student in the Class of 2022, 2023 or 2024. If accepted, a student board member is expected to attend all school board meetings, garner feedback from the student body, and voice concerns as necessary. The application will be open until Monday, Aug...
Community members of all ages are invited to volunteer on scheduled Community Painting Shifts
Arts in Action paints Rockland Apprenticeshop mural
Tue, 08/18/2020 - 9:45am

ROCKLAND — RSU13’s Arts in Action (AiA) program is collaborating with The Apprenticeshop, Rockland's school for traditional wooden boatbuilding and seamanship, and One Community Many Voices (OCMV) to create a community mural on Main Street. From August 10-29, the boat and water-themed artwork will be painted along the length of The Apprenticeshop. Rockland community artist and mural director, Alexis Iammarino, leads the project, and is known for her multiple murals in downtown Rockland,...
RSU 20 board to consider committee’s learning continuity plan amid COVID-19
Tue, 08/18/2020 - 9:45am

SEARSPORT — The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors will be hold a special board meeting Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium. The highlight of the meeting will be consideration to approve the RSU 20 steering committee’s three phases of the learning continuity plan amid COVID-19. AGENDA 1. Call the meeting to order 2. Consideration to approve the RSU 20 Steering Committee’s 3 Phases of the Learning Continuity Plan 3. Adjournment
Waldoboro Miller School teacher fundraising to redesign instructional model amid COVID-19
Mon, 08/17/2020 - 5:15pm

WALDOBORO — Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March, kindergarteners in Kara Paul’s class at Miller School in Waldoboro would sit together, usually in groups of three to five, at tables. A bin of shared supplies such as pencils, scissors and glue sticks dotted the middle of each table. Center time, when students rotate through each table to complete different reading and math activities, was a major aspect of Paul’s daily instruction before the pandemic shifted instruction to a virtual...
former teacher at American Embassy School, India
Karin Lockwood joins Islesboro Central School
Sun, 08/16/2020 - 5:45pm

ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School has hired a new K-5 school counselor. Karin Lockwood and her family have recently relocated to Midcoast Maine from New Delhi, India, where she worked at the American Embassy School – first as a health teacher for several years, and then as a middle school counselor. In 2018, Lockwood completed her M.A. in counselor education from Adams State University in Colorado, and she secured her Maine guidance counselor certification in 2019. Having a Master's degree...
Midcoast teachers prepared for in-person learning despite worries for their health
Fri, 08/14/2020 - 5:15pm

MIDCOAST — Teachers in the Midcoast counties of Knox, Waldo and Lincoln are likely to return to campus this fall, if their school district allows for in-person learning, despite area teachers being concerned for their health, and the health of their students, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey of educators conducted by the Maine Department of Education in July. With health professionals stressing daily the importance of social distancing, the majority of Midcoast teachers...
Back to School Supply Drive in Searsport scheduled for Aug. 22
Fri, 08/14/2020 - 3:45pm

SEARSPORT — "The Kindness Programs" in Searsport is holding a Back to School Supply Drive on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 9 to 2 p.m., in the parking lot of Bangor Savings Bank, in Searsport. The program is collecting school supplies for the students of RSU 20 (Searsport and Stockton Springs). Needed items include: backpacks, pencils, pens, crayons, erasers, sharpeners, paper, pads, and notebooks. For more information, contact Jayne Snowdale at:407-694-8733.
Lincolnville School Committee to hold emergency meeting Aug. 18 to vote on reopening plan
Fri, 08/14/2020 - 12:15pm

LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Central School’s school committee will be holding an emergency meeting Tuesday, Aug. 18 in the school’s library and via Zoom at 6 p.m. The meeting is being called so the committee can vote on the school reopening plan. For link, call or email Wendy Tricomi 207-763-3818 or wendy.tricomi@fivetowns.net . Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Public Comment 3. Adjustments to the agenda 4. Vote: School Reopening Plan 5. Items for the Next Agenda. 6. Adjournment
Maine DOE says all counties remain in green status for return to campus
Fri, 08/14/2020 - 12:00pm

AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration released Friday an updated color coded Health Advisory System that classifies counties’ relative risk of COVID-19 transmission by color for schools as they continue with their plans to deliver instruction and support students safely this fall. The updated assessment released today showed that Maine’s 16 counties continue to be designated “green,” with no changes from the initial launch of the system two weeks ago . The Health Advisory System is a collaboration...
previous work with Microsoft, NASA research scientists
Peggy Shea brings tech experience to Islesboro Central School
Fri, 08/14/2020 - 10:00am

ISLESBORO — Peggy Shea has joined Islesboro Central School as its new Technology Integrator and Teacher. Shea holds a Masters in English from the University of New Hampshire. Prior to coming here she worked as an English teacher in Searsport and Belfast, where she worked with grades 7-12. Teaching is a second career for Shea. She began her working life in the tech world, where she worked with a group of NASA research scientists as well as for Microsoft. She has made her home in Belfast for the...
updated with zoom link
RSU 71 school board sets special Aug. 17 meeting to discuss schools reopening
Fri, 08/14/2020 - 9:30am

BELFAST — The RSU 71 school board will be holding a special board meeting Monday, Aug. 17 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Captain Albert Stevens School with the public able to attend virtually via Zoom. Register in advance for this webinar: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_enuggRfBTsqkUtOT7a25wA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. The highlight of the meeting will be an update on the district’s school reopening plans...
‘Not a big swing, but noticeable’
Some Midcoast schools watching enrollment increases during pandemic
Thu, 08/13/2020 - 10:45pm

MIDCOAST — In geographical pockets across the U.S., families are relocating amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, either to second homes, or even new homes. In New York, for example, families with second homes on Long Island fled hard-hit New York City and spent the summer transferring their children to schools in the Hamptons, according to the New York Post . Resort towns in rural Colorado, meanwhile, have been bombarded with enrollment inquiries and schools there...
Belfast students enjoy sea trial of underwater remote vehicle
Thu, 08/13/2020 - 5:00pm

BELFAST — Belfast Area High School students Tommy Littlefield and Jonah Lovejoy joined veteran ROV pilot student Sawyer Carson and Marine Studies instructors Dave Thomas and Chip Lagerbom aboard local Bob Winslow's boat for another sea trial of the FIFISH V6 ROV underwater remote vehicle. Goals for the team this experience included fine-tuning ROV launching/handling/retrieval capabilities and working on compass coordinates, locating moorings and identifying marine life. One capability practiced...
UMaine System extends asymptomatic COVID-19 testing across three phases
Thu, 08/13/2020 - 12:45pm

The University of Maine System is extending planned asymptomatic COVID-19 testing to include a second round of screening for all students or staff arriving from out-of-state, residence hall students, and special populations. The phase two follow up screening will occur 7-10 days after arrival testing and is part of a three-phase surveillance strategy recommended by the UMS Scientific Advisory Board to lower the risk of disease transmission on campus from asymptomatic carriers. SARS-CoV-2, the...
UMA receives State approval to streamline teacher certification process
Thu, 08/13/2020 - 12:15pm

The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) Education Program has received State Board of Education approval for minors and certificates of study that will streamline the license certification process for UMA graduates, as well as improve reciprocity with other states. The approval process included an extensive self-study by UMA’s Education Program and a rigorous application process to the Maine Department of Education (MDOE), according to UMA, in a news release. Additionally, UMA hosted a site...
Parents feel students did not make academic progress during remote instruction
Midcoast families support in-person learning despite doubt students will follow COVID-19 guidelines
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 10:00pm

MIDCOAST — Families of students attending schools in Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties are likely to send their students back to campus this fall if their child’s school district allows for in-person instruction, according to a family survey conducted by the Maine Department of Education in July. Despite their willingness to send students back to campus in the fall, the majority of Midcoast families feel students will not adhere to COVID-19 safety guidelines recommended by the Maine CDC...
summer food and activities
Thomaston’s 40 Days of Summer extended to Aug. 28
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 7:00pm

Thomaston Public Library has submitted the following: Thomaston Public Library is delighted to announce that, thanks to Healthy Lincoln County and the school nutrition staff at RSU 40, our summer food and activities program has been extended an extra week to August 28! Our seventh annual 40 Days of Summer program runs Monday through Friday, from 11 am to 1 pm, and has been adapted to take-home projects (everything from slime and draw your own comic strips to homemade playdough and...
Appleton Village School committee to discuss reopening plans Aug. 17
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 12:15pm

APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School has set the agenda for its regularly scheduled meeting for Monday, Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. in the school gymnasium and via Zoom. The highlight of the meeting will be a report on the school reopening plan. For a Zoom link, call or email Wendy Tricomi 207-763-3818 or wendy.tricomi@fivetowns.net . Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Public Comment 3. Adjustments to the agenda 4. Signing of the Warrants 5. Acceptance/amendment of...
School committee to vote on Hope Elementary reopening plan Aug. 14
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 12:00pm

HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School has called for an emergency school committee meeting for Friday, Aug. 14 remotely at 6 p.m. over Zoom. The highlight of the meeting will be a vote on the school’s reopening plan. For the Zoom link, call or email Wendy Tricomi 207-763-3818 or wendy.tricomi@fivetowns.net . Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Public Comment 3. Adjustments to the agenda 4. School Reopening Plan Vote 5. Items for the Next Agenda. 6. Adjournment
Islesboro Central School provides update on fall reopening
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 11:45am

The following letter was distributed Wednesday, Aug. 12 by Islesboro Central School Head of School Chuck Hamm: Dear ICS Community, I hope this letter finds you and your loved ones healthy and able to spend time outside, enjoying the beautiful Maine Coast. We are fortunate to live in a place with such natural beauty and diverse outdoor opportunities. As the summer weeks go by, we prepare for several contingencies this fall with an eye on attending school in person. The ICS Reopening...
‘Education is in his DNA’
Islesboro Central School hires new health, physical education teacher
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 10:30am

ISLESBORO — TJ Reap has joined Islesboro Central School as the K-12 Health/Physical Education teacher. Born and raised in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania, Reap is the son of a math teacher/coach and a show choir director. Education is in his DNA, according to ICS, in a news release. Reap has taught children of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds for 21 years. Five of those years were spent teaching in the public school sector and 16 years of working in the private boarding school...
RSU 13 holding special school board meeting to vote on reopening plans
Wed, 08/12/2020 - 9:30am

ROCKLAND — The school board for Regional School Unit 13 has called for a special school board meeting to take place Thursday, Aug. 13 remotely at 6:30 p.m. The meeting’s purpose is to vote on the RSU 13 School Reopening and Operation Plan. For more information on the district’s reopening plan, click here . RSU 13 serves the communities of Cushing, Rockland, Owls Head, Thomaston and South Thomaston. Send public comments to comments@rsu13.org . Meetings can be viewed on ...
updated with livestream information
Agenda, livestream set for RSU 20 school board Aug. 11 meeting
Mon, 08/10/2020 - 9:00pm

SEARSPORT — The agenda has been established for the Tuesday, Aug. 11 regularly scheduled Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting taking place at 6:30 p.m. remotely. The meeting will be held in the SDMHS cafeteria in-person at a limited capacity and livestreamed on YouTube. Capacity is limited per Governor Mills' Exective Order 55 FY 19/20 and Executive Order 6 FY 20/21. Face masks and hand sanitizing will be required inside the building. Youtube live stream: RSU #20 Regular Board...
UMA students studying through Ellsworth, Rockland
Camden Conference names winners of college/university level Bill Taylor Award
Mon, 08/10/2020 - 3:30pm

The Camden Conference has awarded the university/college level Bill Taylor Awards to two students for their essays related to the 2020 Camden Conference, The Media Revolution: Changing the World. Bill Taylor, a long-time supporter of the Conference, created this award in 2014 to promote student research in support of his strong interest in education. The Bill Taylor Award essay contest was highly competitive this year and the winners reflect a progressive engagement with international...
discover what the bird of prey ate for dinner
Merryspring free family program: Exploring Owl Pellets
Mon, 08/10/2020 - 7:45am

CAMDEN — Merryspring Nature Center will host a free family program called “Exploring Owl Pellets” on Friday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. There are a number common owls seen in Maine. All of them are efficient hunters that leave behind pellets after eating. In this program families and children will learn about owl biology and behavior, and what species can be easily found in their own backyards. Following a short presentation, each child will be able to dissect an owl pellet and discover what the bird...
world traveler with family roots in Midcoast
Ouda Baxter joins Islesboro Central School
Mon, 08/10/2020 - 7:45am

ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School (ICS) has announced a new member to the ICS family. Ouda Baxter has been hired as the K-12 art teacher. Baxter is a multimedia sculptor and installation artist, who enjoys tactile process art, natural fiber spinning, botanical dyeing, printmaking and photography. She is a world traveler with family roots in Midcoast and Southern Maine, and is inspired by natural phenomena, botany, animals, stories, myths, memories, ephemera, and literature, according to ICS...
Agenda set for Aug. 12 Five Town CSD school board meeting
Sat, 08/08/2020 - 11:30am

ROCKPORT — The Five Town CSD school board agenda for the regularly scheduled Wednesday, Aug. 12 meeting has been set. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the Camden Hills Regional High School chorus room. Five Town CSD’s lone school is Camden Hills Regional High School and serves the communities of Appleton, Camden, Hope, Lincolnville and Rockport. Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Adjustments to the Agenda 3. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda 4. Minutes a. Approval of the...
SAD 28 school board Aug. 12 meeting agenda established
Sat, 08/08/2020 - 11:15am

ROCKPORT — The agenda for the regularly scheduled SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, Aug. 12 has been established. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the Camden Hills Regional High School chorus room. SAD 28 serves the communities of Camden and Rockport and includes Camden-Rockport Elementary and Middle Schools. Agenda 1. Call to Order 2. Adjustments to the Agenda 3. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda 4. Minutes a. Approval of the July 20, 2020 Special Board...
13 Maine universities split $5 million in federal funds amid pandemic
Thu, 08/06/2020 - 6:30pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirteen Maine colleges and universities have been awarded a total of $5,082,580 through the U.S. Department of Education’s Student Support Services Program, according to a news release. The Student Support Services Program (SSS) is a federally-funded TRIO program that helps institutions of higher education provide opportunities for academic development, assist students with basic college requirements, and guide students toward the successful completion of their postsecondary...
Complicated cost sharing formulas to get scrutinized by third party
SAD 28 tax levy miscalculation reverberates through Camden, Rockport; consultant hired
Thu, 08/06/2020 - 3:30pm

CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — When School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby informed the town managers of Camden and Rockport about the overpayment of Rockport’s school funding share, the select boards in both towns went into respective closed-door meetings to talk the implications, legal and financial. The mistake was discovered this summer, to the effect that this year alone, “A shift of $422,784.40 will increase Camden’s share and lower Rockport’s share,” said Libby, in an Aug. 3...
RSU 13 school board to vote on reopening plans, ratify union agreement
Thu, 08/06/2020 - 9:15am

ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board has established its agenda for its regularly scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 11 meeting. The meeting is slated to begin at 6 p.m. with an executive session, followed by the open meeting at 6:30 p.m. The highlights of the meeting will be a vote on the district’s reopening and operation plan amid COVID-19, and the ratification of a Memorandum of Understanding between the school board and the Seacoast Educators Association, the educational union for RSU...
RSU 13 to split district reopening between in-person, hybrid learning
Thu, 08/06/2020 - 9:15am

The following was shared by RSU 13 officials: RSU 13 2020-2021 Reopening Plan A successful opening will be a safe opening. RSU 13 has been immersed in the important committee work of developing recommendations. Committee members have been involved in the following activities: Consulting with other state and area leaders and field experts Referencing documents from not only the Maine DOE and CDC but also other state reopening documents Analyzing end of the year as...

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Photo exhibit, reception: ‘Intimate Landscapes’ by Amy Durocher

Event: Sat, Oct 10 - 4:00 pm
Candidate Forum: House District 93 candidates Valli Geiger and Michael Mullins; Senate District 12 candidates Dave Miramant and Gordon Page

Event: Mon, Oct 5 - 6:00 pm
Outdoor yard sale at First Church in Belfast, UCC

Event: Sat, Oct 3 - 8:00 am
Belfast Maskers to perform ‘Tales From The Muck’ short horror plays

Event: Fri, Oct 23 - 7:00 pm
Cub Scout Pack 200 to hold outdoor fall kick-off event

Event: Sun, Oct 4 - 2:00 pm
Coyote lives in a democracy, a virtual presentation with Geri Vistein

Event: Tue, Oct 6 - 6:30 pm
Virtual author talk with Susan Conley

Event: Thu, Oct 8 - 6:30 pm
Historian Donovan Bowley to discuss: The History of Midcoast Mills

Event: Thu, Oct 8 - 6:00 pm
Friends of Harriet L. Hartley Conservation Area to hold annual meeting

Event: Sat, Oct 3 - 12:00 pm
Author talk with David H. Lyman: Remembering the War Through Memoir Writing

Event: Tue, Oct 6 - 6:00 pm
Full moon paddle at Hidden Valley Nature Center

Event: Tue, Sep 29 - 6:00 pm
‘Burning Candles’ – Again: Millay film to re-air

Event: Wed, Sep 30 - 8:00 pm
GoldenOak to play live outdoor concert, Oct. 3

Event: Sat, Oct 3 - 5:00 pm
Merryspring with John Fromer: Preparing the perennial garden for winter

Event: Tue, Oct 6 - 12:00 pm
Senate District 12 candidates David Miramant, Gordon Page to answer questions important to women and girls

Event: Wed, Sep 30 - 6:30 pm
Coyote lives in a democracy: virtual presentation with Geri Vistein

Event: Tue, Oct 6 - 6:30 pm
Camden Conference, Rockland library present Daniel Bookham and his Greenland expedition

Event: Thu, Oct 1 - 6:30 pm
UMaine experts to address climate change topics, questions in free webinar

Event: Mon, Sep 28 - 6:00 pm

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