ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology held a successful SkillsUSA In-House Competition on December 9 and 10. SkillsUSA is a national student organization that connects students with teachers,…
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‘greater participation and excitement than the previous year’
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m.
Participants can join in-…
anyone five years old or older attending an indoor event with more than 250 people
The University of Maine System (UMS) has updated its COVID-19 guidance for children who attend an indoor gathering of more than 250 people on any of its premises.
Starting Jan. 4, 2022,…
In October, the third graders at Camden-Rockport Elementary School spent time at Rockport Harbor, getting acquainted first hand with the Rockport’s illustrious place in local and national history…
ORONO— Mercury exposure is related to a 10% decrease in nest survival in two tidal marsh songbird species surveyed in four states, from Maine to New Jersey,…
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Our public schools serve students best when we have widespread collaboration between educators, administrators, parents, students and community members in developing the mission and vision for our…
Dear RSU 71 Students, Families, Staff, School Board, and Community Partners,
This week and next, I’m making the rounds to all schools and departments; so far, all…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, Dec. 15.
The meeting will be held in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m.…
dec. 16 meeting agenda
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Dec. 16 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. virtually.
Meetings can be viewed…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m.
Participants can attend in-…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will hold its next committee meeting Monday, Dec. 13.
The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the school. Masks are required…
SEARSPORT —Maine Ocean School Foundation (MOSF), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, exists solely to enhance, expand, and enrich the education of high school students of Maine Ocean School…
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology recognizes students each month for exemplifying the Core Values of the school: Courage, Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, and Equality.
For the…
sensitive to the feelings of those around them
THOMASTON — On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for the attribute of compassion. Students were presented with a certificate at a school-…
ORONO — The University of Maine and its Portland Gateway, and Northeastern University and its Roux Institute, have awarded a new round of seed funding to four collaborative…
Belfast Area High School has issued its honor roll for the first quarter.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: …
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated the estimated COVID-19 vaccination rate of students in each school administrative unit.
With the data release, the Maine CDC continues to urge all…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting Monday, Dec. 6.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school, and masks will…
The school committees for Appleton Village School, Hope Elementary School and Lincolnville Central School will hold a joint school committee meeting Tuesday, Dec. 7.
The meeting will be…
celebrating the return of the light
As of Sunday morning, Dec. 5, 2021, all of the free “Share the Light” activity kits offered this month by Friends of Sears Island have been distributed.
Initial Press Release
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SEARSPORT — The senior class at Searsport District High School will be holding a Festival of Trees fundraising event this weekend at the high school.
Funds raised from the event being held…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s central…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Dec. 2 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the South School.
Meetings can…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle…
ORONO— The University of Maine is calling attention to the blue economy conversation and its goal of providing global marine leadership with a YouTube video promoting the…
Employers are offering “earn and learn” programs with help from grants
CAMDEN – According to a recent presentation at the Camden Rotary Club, Mainers have excellent opportunities to prepare for skills jobs at little or no cost.
Charlie Collins, deputy…
Friends, family, and alumni of Cornerspring Montessori School will celebrate December 4 the opening of its new Middle School facility, built to accommodate the school’s Middle School Program. …
school-based coordinators also needed in Rockland, Waldoboro, Warren, Lincolnville
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) is seeking adult volunteers to support its 1:1 mentoring programs throughout eastern, central and Midcoast Maine. The agency is recruiting Big…
APPLETON — The agenda for the upcoming Appleton school committee meeting Monday, Nov. 22 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. and masks must be worn to attend.
…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting Monday, Nov. 22 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Masks will be required for those in…
BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center is seeking proposals for new professional development programs for 2022–23. Proposals should meet the needs of Maine’s workforce as defined by…
heart-to-heart connections that support children’s ability to self-regulate
Registration is open for an online professional development program, Teaching From the Heart: Nonviolent Communication in the Classroom, through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in…
from ominous weather to unseasonably clear skies
This past weekend, Scouting BSA Troop 200, of Camden, ambitiously set out for a weekend at Camp Bomazeen in the Belgrade Lakes Region for their monthly camping trip. Camp Bomazeen is a Pine Tree…
SEARSPORT - The Friends of Sears Island will be offering free “Patterns in Nature” grab-and-go activity kits this month for…
by serving rural schools across Maine, thousands of students and families can soon improve nutritional health and knowledge of agriculture
ORONO — A new Maine Farm to School Institute for rural middle and high schools will focus on promoting and sourcing local food, and educating students about what they eat.
The U.S.…
One of the primary goals of Scouting is to instill in young people a desire to become participating citizens and foster good citizenship. During Veterans Day, Scouts all over the area were busy…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s…
CAMDEN — The agenda has been set for the next SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, Nov. 17.
The meeting will be held in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle School at 7 p.m.…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.
Participants can join in-…
kindness to others, seeing situations through their eyes, having empathy
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for being respectful and having gratitude at a school-wide Zoom assembly on November 10.
Students receiving the…
BELFAST — Students in the Belfast Area High School Marine Studies Class spent time in late October and early November investigating an old intertidal shipwreck on the Passagassawakeag River,…
Atlantic bluefin tuna are a seasonal migrator to the Gulf of Maine
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This year’s theme: Intersections
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) will co-sponsor the annual French immersion weekend, held virtually on January 14 and 15, 2022, with the Maine Chapter of the American Association of…
Five Town CSD Adult Ed is offering multiple online certificate classes in many topics. Certificate classes are available on both a monthly and a quarterly basis.
Check…
People of all ages who live in the Five Town CSD
CAMDEN — Camden Rotary Club has launched scholarships to support career technical education at the…
exemplifying the Core Values
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology recognizes students each month for exemplifying the Core Values of the school: Courage, Respect, Honesty, Responsibility, and Equality.
For the…
BELFAST — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Monday, Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m.
Participants can attend in-…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the upcoming Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. and will be held remotely and in-…
