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Medomak Middle School announces its Quarter 1 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 academic year.

7th Grade – High Honors

Alexandrea Fullerton, Anthony Monfiletto,…

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BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be presenting two free computer classes to take place in the library’s…

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ROCKLAND — Regional School Unit 13’s new location for Adult & Community Education services has opened on the Oceanside High School campus, at 400 Broadway, in Rockland.…

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Belfast Area High School announces its Honor Roll for the first quarter of the 2024-25 academic year.

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HIGH HONORS: Ian Beal, Luciana Birocco, Walden…

supporting state workforce needs while also advancing the System’s goal of doubling its output of engineering and computing graduates
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ORONO — Consistent with a commitment to grow Maine’s engineering and computing workforce and overall economy, University of Maine System (UMS) Trustees approved…

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2025 WinterKids Winter Games, running from January 13 to February 7, 2025, will see schools from across the state competing in outdoor challenges with the…

Rachel Barbour, Abigail Kopishke, and Sadie Smith, Jr. Missing from the photo, Mohamedi Ngido. (Photo courtesy Lisa Genthner Gunn)

October Students of the Month from Medomak Valley High School are: Rachel Barbour, sophomore; Abigail Kopishke, freshman; Sadie Smith, junior; and Mohamedi Ngido, senior…

including Belfast and Warren residents
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AUGUSTA — Maine School of Science and Mathematics students excelled at this year’s Maine Youth in Government program, held in Augusta over the Veterans' Day…

Jennifer Howard. (Photo courtesy Waldo County Technical Center)

Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) Early Childhood and K - 8 Education program has been reinstated and redesigned after a several year hiatus.

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Scholarship recipient. (Photo courtesy Maine Seacoast Mission)

Maine Seacoast Mission is offering a series of workshops for high school and college students, as well as their parents, to help with transition to college or…

Rebekah's ex made her cast her eyes downward when she was out in public with him. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register

Why don't they leave? This is…

Letter to the Editor
Enjoying slime. (Photo courtesy Brenda Thomas)

ROCKLAND — Throughout October, South School celebrated autumn with a series of engaging events, bringing students, families, and staff together in a festive display of…

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ROCKPORT — This is the second year that a particular Army veteran and his wife have attended the Honor Society Veteran’s Day breakfast at Camden Hills Regional High School. Though only attending a…

A.M. (l-r): Henry Miller, ESP; Dylan Pendleton, Carpentry; David Hubbard IV, Welding Technology; Brady Bryant, Electrical Trades; Sierra Cole, Graphic Design; Tanner Seaton, CTE Exploratory; Nicole Shorey, Education; Nolan Packard, Culinary Arts; Brayden Moody, Auto Technology; Anthony Hass, Auto Collision.  P.M. (l-r): Logen Buldoc, Electrical Trades; Charles Lewis III, Welding Trades; Aiden Boyd, Culinary Arts; Gracee Cayouette, Education; Thomas Young, Strive; Isabelle Butler, Graphic Design.

Waldo County Technical Center announces its Student of the Quarter for the first quarter of 2024 - 2025.

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Anthony Haas

WCTC Instructor Adam Fernald, Maine’s 2024 Career & Technical Education Teacher of the Year (Photo courtesy Waldo County Technical Center)

Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) Adam Fernald was recently awarded the 2024 New Teacher of the Year for Career and Technical Education (CTE) for Maine.…

Girl Scouts Founder's Day Dance 2024. (Photo courtesy Trina Schroeder, Girl Scouts of Maine volunteer)

On October 26, thirty-one Girl Scouts representing six troops from around Knox County, their friends and siblings converged on St. George School in Tenants Harbor…

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ROCKPORT — The National Honor Society at Camden Hills Regional High School invites American veterans and their families to its 12th annual Veterans' Day…

Boy Scouts of America Troop 200 Hosts Fall Court of Awards. (Photo courtesy Ingrid Tepelmann)

Monday, October 21, Scouting BSA Troop 200 hosted their Fall Court of Awards at the American Legion Hall on Pearl Street in Camden.

The evening began with a troop opening flag ceremony…

2023 Community Auction. Trekkers alums from the class of 2021, return to support current students. Pictured left to right Ryker Weaver, Corbin Farnham, Harriet Yankura, Mo Mitchell. (Photo courtesy Trekkers)

ROCKLAND — Trekkers will host its annual Community Auction on Sunday, Nov. 3, at the Rockland Elks Club. The event will include a silent auction with a “Buy Now” sale as well as a live auction at…

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The Camden based non-profit Sundog Outdoor Leadership Initiative…

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ROCKLAND — The Dia De Los Muertos sugar skull workshop event at Penobscot Bay Language…

Medomak Valley Players cast photo. (Photo courtesy Peter Stuart)

WALDOBORO — The Medomak Valley Players will open “Guys & Dolls”, an MTI Production, Friday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m., in the Ronald E. Dolloff auditorium at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro.…

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BELFAST — A free Adult Mental Health First Aid class will be held Friday, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Classroom, 118 Northport Ave, Belfast.

Adult Mental…

Deadline Oct. 20, 2024

The application window for the 2025 WinterKids Winter Games is now open. As Maine’s only nonprofit dedicated to increasing outdoor physical activity for children during winter, WinterKids invites…

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Kindness Award Winners: Front: Ryleigh Gagnon, Adelaide Walsh, Noa Stevenson, Jaxon Gage, Vivien Hedstrom, Matthew Hawkins, Trenton Adams. Back: Lorelei Walsh, Juliette Johnson, Evelyn Fish, Essie Ross, Justin Chen, Wyatt Earley, Derrick Corson, Wyatt Hendron, Principal Ainslee Riley.

During the month of September, students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on kindness. Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for showing kindness at a school-…

Deputy Chief Alex Gaylor and a young ball roller both wipe their eyes after a big splash. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)

ROCKLAND — 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, as Rockland PD watched the skies and the weather radar, Pen Bay Christian School was watching the growing crowd that arrived half an hour early for…

KindKids Music (Photo courtesy Watts Community Arts)

THOMASTON — Watts Hall Community Arts welcomes KindKids Music for a lively family concert on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 10:30 a.m. This 45-50 minute interactive show is designed to engage children from…

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Would you like to learn more about the basic and important functions of your Apple iPhone? A free class offered by the National Digital Equity Center to help you feel comfortable and safe using…

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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H will lead a 3-part, virtual series on climate change action for youth ages 12-18. Sessions will take place on Mondays, October 28, November…

Hutchinson Center, in Belfast. (Photo courtesy UMaine)

In a Sept. 26 news release, the University of Maine said it will issue next week a new competitive request for proposals to purchase the Hutchinson Center in Belfast.

This follows a…

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Belfast Area High School students in Genna Black and Chip Lagerbom's Marine Studies class recently visited a foreshore shipwreck along the Passagassawakeag River in Belfast as part of their…

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University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H announces the launch of virtual field trips (VFTs), an innovative way for youth learners to explore Maine’s thriving aquaculture industry.…

Marine Studies with Ms. Genna Black and Mr. Chip Lagerbom. (Photo courtesy Charles Lagerbom)

BAHS students taking the BMI's course of Marine Studies this fall with Ms. Genna Black and Mr. Chip Lagerbom have been taking water safety instruction with John McMillan. This will allow them to…

Friends of Sears Island has three educational offerings happening in the last week of September: an art workshop, a "Patterns in Nature" activity kit for kids, and a fall migratory bird walk.…

Peopleplace Cooperative Preschool is hosting its second annual auction of community art benches, painted by local artists and sponsored by local businesses, to raise scholarship funds for families…

Since the Colonial era, African Americans in Maine have fought for liberation, first by resisting enslavement and…

CAMDEN — The Children’s House Montessori School welcomes three new staff members at the historic schoolhouse at 58 Elm Street in Camden.

Julia Aroneau is a new Co-Lead Teacher in the Red…

ROCKPORT — Riley School welcomed five new teachers to its faculty this fall. The school experienced a recent leadership transition, with long-time head of school Rebecca Greenleaf-Clapp retiring…

How well do you know the U.S. Constitution? Political leaders often refer to one part or another, but what does it…

discover how libraries work and how to find materials

ROCKLAND — Homeschool families are invited to learn and practice their library skills in these 45-minute lessons with Miss Katie. Kids will discover how libraries work and how to find the…

The Rockland High School will hold its 65th reunion at noon on Tuesday, September 10, at the Rockport Masonic Center located on Main Street.

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ROCKLAND — Local librarians, community and nonprofit volunteers, and people tech-savvy in general who like helping neighbors solve computer or phone issues are invited to “Empowering The Helper,”…

BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be presenting a free computer class, “Cutting the Cord: Getting TV & Phone Services Over the Internet,”…

On Friday, August 9, 2024, the Camden High School (CHS) Alumni Association held its 118th Annual Alumni Banquet at the Elks Club Lodge in Rockland, Maine. There were 122 alumni and guests who…

Helping Mainers Learn

The Normand Dubreuil Scholarship fund continues to provide educational assistance to Mainers looking to learn a trade at a local community college and Maine Maritime Academy. This is the 5th year…

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UNITY — The I Know ME program will screen its second movie, “Call Me Ishmael”, Sunday, August 25, at 4 p.m., at Clifford Student and Arts Center, 42 Depot St, Unity.

There will be a…

The University of Maine System (UMS) will partner with the nation’s leading medical education consultant to study the feasibility of starting the state’s first public medical school. 

In…