LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, May 2.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school.
A livestream…
Education
In Trekkers tradition, I asked Addie McPhail, the newly-appointed Student Board Member, “would you rather be on an expedition in the blazing heat or in frigid temperatures?” McPhail replied, “…
AUGUSTA — Maine students attending the state’s public universities will see no tuition increase next year and many will be able to attend without paying out-of-pocket for tuition and fee thanks to…
BELFAST — Registration is open for an innovative four-week college STEM research course for qualified high school students (rising 11th–12th grade) offered by the University of Maine, July 18–Aug…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 19 at 6 p.m.
Participants can attend in-…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School announces its Quarter 3 Honor Roll for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Grade 9:
High Honors: Darlene Davis, Seamus Donaghy,…
Lobby politicians to support certain bills
AUGUSTA — Representatives Bill Pluecker, I-Warren; Vicki Doudera, D-Camden; Paige Zeigler, D-Montville; and Ann Matlack,(D- St. George, all welcomed a group of Camden Hills Regional High School…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Legislature enacted legislation Monday sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, that would increase financial support for apprenticeships in Maine.
As amended, LD…
AUGUSTA – A bill to support maritime education LD 1389, sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, was recently signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills.
The Maine Ocean School in Searsport…
pledging to be a peacemaker
CAMDEN — The elementary students at Children’s House Montessori House, in Camden, are participating in the Global Art Project for Peace. Each child decorated a felt figure to represent him/herself…
Part I in a two-part series
ROCKLAND—“If they can’t come to us, we’ll go to them” is the unofficial motto of The Landing Place, the youth program of the Knox County Homeless Coalition and a low-barrier drop-in center for at-…
WINTERPORT — In a surprise assembly early Tuesday, Winterport teacher Hillary Hoyt, a third grade teacher at Leroy H. Smith School, received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award for her commitment to…
Three Belfast Senior College courses, all available on Zoom, begin this week to round out BSC’s ten-course spring semester.
“There are still spaces available for two free “brown bag”…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, April 11 at 5 p.m. in the high school’s band room.
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CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, April 13.
The meeting will be held in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m.…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration announced this week it is making 1.1 million at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests available to every school in the state to distribute to students and staff,…
‘It is so important to have students visit the seat of their state government.’
AUGUSTA — Sen. David Miramant, D-Camden, Rep. Valli Geiger, D-Rockland, and Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship, welcomed the Oceanside High School government class to the State House Thursday,…
What do soft shell clams, bird houses, a rain-barrel system, a community garden, a GPS Camera drone kit and binoculars have in common? All will enhance special programs at local schools, and all…
assuming the UMA leadership post on Aug. 1
Following the unanimous approval of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Chancellor Dannel Malloy today, April 7, 2022, named Michael Laliberte as President of the University of Maine…
CAMDEN – Thor Gabrielsen, of Rockport, and who is a Watershed School senior, topped Maine’s legendary…
ORONO — UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education, will host the first University of Maine Educators Institute this…
ORONO — Many people try to make society change for the better. The real challenge is how to get good solutions to scale up for major change. New research suggests that social change may…
five town csd school board agenda included
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set. Numerous students from the high school will be recognized for their accomplishments at the beginning of the…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, Healthy Kids encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Lincoln…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting is set. The meeting will be held Thursday, April 7.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the South…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School committee meeting Monday, April 4.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school.
A livestream…
ISLESBORO — Principal Kate Legere announced April 1, 2022, that Ella Reichert-Vacher, of Belfast, a senior at Islesboro Central School, has been selected to receive the 2022 Principal's Award. The…
three days of unique learning programs for ages 7 to 11 during April school vacation
OWLS HEAD — This past February the Owls Head Transportation Museum held its first school vacation program since 2020. Previously, the programming was structured differently – entire families would…
This year is for female-identifying Knox County middle schoolers
The Penobscot Bay Leadership Collaborative (PBLC) to take place July 11-24. This is a 14-day exploration in seamanship, science and sailing in Penobscot Bay for 10 female-identifying Knox County…
AUGUSTA — The Maine House and Senate gave unanimous approval this week to a bill, LD 1389, sponsored by Rep. Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, that would strengthen maritime education in Maine by…
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Ten years ago this month Camden Hills…
2021 tax returns due april 19 for maine residents
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service reminds teachers and other educators they will be able to deduct up to $300 of out-of-pocket classroom expenses when they file their federal income…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the high school’s band room. …
PORTLAND — Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine…
A recently completed solar project in Livermore Falls is the first in Maine to provide most (96%) of its solar energy to public schools in the state.
The 14,040-panel array is expected to…
ORONO — The University of Maine System is making face coverings optional for students, faculty, staff and visitors in its non-classroom facilities on campuses and in UMS facilities statewide, both…
ORONO — Muscular dystrophy is a debilitating disease that causes the weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles that progressively worsens over time. According to a team of University of…
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension recently named Aroostook native Melissa Arndt to serve as its first-ever director of marketing and communications. In this new role, Arndt will…
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, April 2, 2022, from 8:30 a.m…
technical trades, secondary education
CAMDEN — The Camden American Legion is providing two separate scholarship opportunities in 2022. The War Memorial Veterans Scholarship and the War Memorial & Friends Technical School…
AUBURN — Searsport FBLA competed Friday, March 18 against other chapters across the state at the Maine FBLA State Leadership Conference at Central Maine Community College in Auburn.
FBLA…
ORONO—The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” and the…
They think of the group rather than themselves
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for their teamwork at a school wide assembly on March 22. Students receiving the Teamwork Award were: Trenton Adams, Hadley…
Eighth graders Lysa Beckett, Jayden Hasenbank, Brady Peters and Emma Hurd from Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) Employability Skills Program (ESP) competed in a statewide CO2 Dragster Race…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Public Library announces a new item now available for circulation: Maine Audubon Nature Explorer Backpacks.
“Check out a backpack and a world of wildlife will open up…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for a special Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 22 at 6 p.m. at the school
Participants…
polishing their public speaking skills
The Belfast Lions Club held its annual Speak-Out Competition on Thursday, March 17, at the Waldo County Shrine Club. The program is designed to help high school students polish their public…
