What a grueling time it has been for all of us as a result of the pandemic. However, in public education, there have been some curious upsides -- many silver…
Education
opening up a world of wildlife
THOMASTON — Thomaston Public Library announces a new item now available for circulation: Maine Audubon Nature Explorer Backpacks.
“Check…
CAMDEN — The agenda for the upcoming SAD 28 school board meeting Wednesday, April 14 has been set.
The meeting will be held in-person at the middle school’s library and virtually at 7 p.m…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, April 15 with participants joining via the district’s central…
application deadline is June 1, 2021
Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s Patriot Education Scholarship Fund.
This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine high school who…
doing what is right, without being told or reminded to do so
THOMASTON — Several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for responsibly and having a positive attitude at a school-wide Zoom assembly on April 8.
Students receiving the…
Letter to the community
Dear ICS Community,
Islesboro Central School (ICS) staff, students, and families have endured a long and bumpy road together. After months of challenges, uncertainties, and close calls, we…
Interview 10 in a series by students in Nancy Nickerson's class at Capt. Albert W. Stevens School
BELFAST — Editor's note: This is the 10th in a series of articles by the fourth graders in Nancy Nickerson's class at Capt. Albert W. Stevens School to inform readers…
SEARSPORT — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 20 school board meeting has been released.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. remotely and in-person at the…
BELFAST — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. virtually over Zoom.
Register…
series of online programs
Maine Impact Week, an annual showcase of the research, creativity and public service from the University of Maine community, returns with free virtual events throughout the week of April 12.…
‘Seasons and Stewardship: Observing and Caring for our Earth’
SEARSPORT — Not only do we celebrate Earth Day in April, but many seasonal changes and “firsts” occur as daylight continues to increase, temperatures gradually rise, and plants and animals begin…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School meeting Monday, April 12 has been released.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom at 6 p.m.
To view…
application deadlines: June 15 (fall semester entry), November 15 (spring semester entry)
The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) seeks applications to its Adult Learner Scholarship Fund, which supports non-traditional students who want to change their lives for the better through…
exploring careers in which female workers are underrepresented
Totally Trades workshops, coordinated by New Ventures Maine, will be offered virtually this spring with online sessions being provided on the mornings of April 27, April 29, May 4 and May 6. The…
April 30 application deadline
On March 26, 2021 Seacoast Security, Inc. of Rockport, launched a scholarship program to help fund further education in the skilled trades. The program offers two $1,000 scholarships to students…
excelled in all pursuits, significantly contributed as engaged students
ORONO — Biochemistry major Bailey West, of Stockton Springs, is the University of Maine 2021 valedictorian and mechanical engineering major Drew Bennett, of Brewer, is this year’s salutatorian.…
assessing farmers’ ability to produce high-caliber grains in Maine’s climate
University of Maine researchers are assisting in a multi-institutional effort to create new strategies for producing and marketing small grains like bread wheat, naked barley, hulless oats, rye…
ROCKPORT — Camden-Rockport Elementary School welcomes students who reside in Camden or Rockport to register for Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year. Your child must be 5 years old on or…
ROCKPORT — The agenda has been set for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting to be held Wednesday, April 7.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the high school’s chorus room. …
an introduction to higher education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
BELFAST — Registration is open for an innovative five-week college STEM research course for qualified high school students (grade 10–12) offered by the University of Maine, June 28–July 30, at the…
BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 food service department is pleased to offer complimentary meals for children 18 years of age or younger during April vacation.
The program will…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting has been released.
The meeting will take place virtually Monday, April 5 over Zoom at 6 p.m. …
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School will be holding a special meeting Friday, April 2.
The meeting, a budget workshop, will be held over Zoom beginning at 5 p.…
introducing teens to their culturally-different peers around the world
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a virtual cultural exchange club for youth, best suited for ages 12–18 years, with its first meeting scheduled for Saturday, April 24,…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Thursday, April 1 Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting has been released.
The meeting will be held virtually on…
The Maine Principals’ Association announced March 26 that Jamie Stone, Principal at Camden Rockport Middle School, in Camden, has been named Maine’s NASSP Principal of the Year for School Year…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting, to be held April 1, has been released.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. with the public participating…
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania — Students at Lehigh University attained Dean's List in Fall 2020.
This status is granted to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying…
APPLETON — The school committee for the Appleton Village School has released the agenda for its upcoming committee meeting Monday, March 29.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom…
recognizing distinguished graduating seniors
Camden Hills Regional High School seniors Jonathan McDevitt, Wyatt Munson, Elias Porter and Claire Wyman have achieved National Merit Scholarship Finalist status.…
Islesboro Central School submitted the following statement:
Staff at Islesboro Central School (ICS) have begun receiving their vaccinations and are preparing to expand the school…
compound miter cuts, fish mouth branch connections and homemade bullnose caps
Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) second year Welding student, Sam LeVesque got a “good challenge” from his instructor, Kevin McKenney, when he was asked to construct a hay crib for WCTC’s…
HAMILTON, New York — Sarah Contento, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2022, has earned the fall 2020 Dean's Award with Distinction.
Contento is a Environmental Studies major from…
THOMASTON — On Thursday, March 18 we celebrated Thomaston Grammar School students for their hard work during an unusual school year. They have done an amazing job this year! They have had to wear…
new Brown Bag Lunch Series
Spring has finally arrived and Coastal Senior College is offering its members 12 Zoom courses on a variety of topics with spaces still available in seven of them.
The College is also offer…
recognizing stellar high school seniors
ISLESBORO — Each year, the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA), recognizes stellar high school seniors.
“It is with great pride that Islesboro Central School (ICS) names Olivia Britton as…
AUGUSTA — Senator Chip Curry, D-Belfast, introduced Thursday a bill to support the trades and apprenticeship programs.
LD 241, “An Act To Support the Trades through a Tax Credit for…
The University of Maine at Augusta and the Maine Department of Corrections have opened the Doris Buffett Higher Education Center at the Maine State Prison in Warren.
The ribbon cutting…
appleton, camden, hope, lincolnville, rockport residents
ROCKPORT — The SAD 28 and Five Town CSD school boards will hold virtual budget meetings Monday, March 22 to present the 2021-2022 school budgets to the community and…
addition made to the agenda
ROCKLAND — The agenda has been set for a special Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting slated to be held Thursday, March 18.
The meeting will be virtually held at 6 p.m.
…
HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School will be holding a special committee meeting Tuesday, March 23.
The meeting will be held virtually at 6 p.m. over Zoom.
…
BOSTON, Massachusetts — The following students have been named to Emerson College's Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester. The requirement to make Dean's List is a grade point average of 3.7 or…
AUGUSTA — The Maine House and Senate voted March 11 to advance a bill sponsored by Representative Scott Cuddy, D-Winterport, ensuring certain educational technicians are not required to pay into…
recognizing the substantial impact of trauma while maintaining preparedness, resilience, mitigation, adaptation, response, and recovery
This fall, the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) begins offering a new graduate level program in the interdisciplinary field of emergency management. The online program will admit its first…
the first to quantify in exact measurements the magnitude, spectrum, spatial coherence and polarization of thermal radiation from atomic-scale materials
Components the size of a few atoms, known as quantum materials, can enhance how technology functions and manages its heat. However, little is known about how heat is emitted and exchanged in…
recognizing a gifted, civic-minded young person age 25 or younger
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has announced the launch of the new John Lewis Youth Leadership Award.
Through this award, the Secretary of State's Office will annually recognize one…
CAMDEN — The agenda for the SAD 28 board meeting slated for Wednesday, March 17 has been set.
The meeting will be held virtually over Zoom at 7 p.m.
…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting, March 18, has been set.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. with participants joining in at the district’s…
resilience, commitment, and leadership
Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the 212…
