Teachers at Searsport Elementary, Hope Elementary, and Camden Rockport Elementary schools are recipients of Mini-Grants for Outdoor Learning Program, by the Maine Environmental Education…
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SEARSPORT — Searsport District Middle and High School will be holding a virtual community discussion surrounding how the community can support students amid the pandemic.
The school’s…
ROCKLAND — An individual associated with the South School in Rockland recently tested positive for COVID-19, according to a Dec. 12 letter from the district’s superintendent.
“There is a…
The following letter was distributed Sunday, Dec. 13 by Islesboro Central School Head of School Charles “Chuck” Hamm.
Dear ICS Community,
Islesboro Central School, like so…
CAMDEN — The agenda has been established for a joint SAD 28 and Five Town CSD school board meeting to be held Wednesday, Dec. 16.
The meeting will be held over Zoom at 6 p.m. and can be…
CAMDEN — The agenda has been established for the next SAD 28 school board meeting to be held Wednesday, Dec. 16.
The meeting will be held over Zoom at 7 p.m. and can be livestreamed on…
POTSDAM, New York — Adam Bifulco of Camden, a junior majoring in financial information and analysis, was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester at Clarkson University.
Dean's…
BRUNSWICK — Braden Fisher, of Rockport, a junior at Bowdoin College double majoring in Physics and Computer Science, has been named a Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar (Dean’s List) and Book Award…
CAMDEN — Watershed School will hold its first Wreath Exhibit & Auction beginning this Saturday, Dec. 12, at 5 p.m., and will run through Sunday, Dec. 20, at 5 p.m. The event will be online via…
UNITY — The agenda has been set for the next RSU 3 school board meeting to be held Monday, Dec. 14.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. over Zoom.
…
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee for the Lincolnville Central School will be holding an emergency meeting tonight, Dec. 10.
The lone agenda item is an executive session regarding…
HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School will be holding an emergency committee meeting Friday, Dec. 11 to vote on a plan to reopen the school after COVID-19 cases.
The…
BELFAST — The agenda has been set for the next RSU 71 school board meeting.
RSU 71 serves the communities of Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville.
The meeting will…
The Maine Charter School Commission (MCSC) voted December 8 to hire Jeremy Jones as the Commission’s next Executive Director. Jones is replacing the Commission’s founding executive director, Bob…
HOPE — The school committee agenda has been set for the Hope Elementary School meeting to be held Monday, Dec. 14.
The meeting will be held over Zoom at 6 p.m.
For Zoom link,…
POTSDAM, NY — Adam Bifulco of Camden, a junior majoring in financial information and analysis, was named to the Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester at Clarkson University.
Dean's List…
sensitivity to others’ feelings and problems
THOMASTON — On Wednesday, December 3, several students at Thomaston Grammar School were recognized for the attribute of compassion. Students were presented with a certificate at a school-wide Zoom…
free grab-and-go kits for ages 5 - 12
SEARSPORT — Friends of Sears Island will be offering free grab-and-go winter solstice-themed activity kits for children this month.
The kits will include materials to make a beautiful…
BELFAST — Belfast Area High School has announced the Quarter 1 Honor Roll for the 2020-2021 academic year.
GRADE 9
HIGH HONORS:
Eliot Andrews,…
SEARSPORT — The agenda has been established for the Tuesday, Dec. 8 RSU 20 school board meeting.
The meeting will be held at the district’s central office in Searsport at 6:30 p.m. …
Belfast Area High School students in Ms. White and Mr. Lagerbom's Marine Studies class recently practiced navigating with the class' ROV drone. Learning goals were the operation (how-to) and…
Waldo County Technical Center announces the Student of the Quarter for Quarter One of the 2020-2021 school year.
Morning Students:
Thomas Bradley from Welding Technology (…
ROCKPORT — Did you know that you can help raise much needed funds for local cub scouts by simply donating your returnable bottles and cans?
“A handy Bottle Drive box has been constructed…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda has been established for the Monday, Dec. 7 Lincolnville Central School’s school committee meeting.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the school’s library…
ROCKLAND — The RSU 13 school board has announced the agenda for its virtual meeting Thursday, Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting can be viewed on…
UNION — The school board agenda for the RSU 40 meeting Thursday, Dec. 3 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. with participants meeting either at the district’s central office…
HOPE — The school committee for Hope Elementary School has scheduled an emergency committee meeting for Thursday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. over Zoom.
The sole agenda item is slated to be a vote…
AUGUSTA — Thirty-four schools and school districts serving students in the Midcoast were provided COVID-19 grants this fall through the Maine Department of Education’s Safe Return to Instruction…
ROCKPORT — The agenda has been set for the upcoming Five Town CSD school board meeting, for Camden Hills Regional High School, to be held virtually Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m.
The meeting…
SEARSPORT — The first quarter honor roll has been announced for Searsport…
food pantry, pet pantry
Students in Waldo County Technical Center’s (WCTC) Culinary Arts program are giving to their community this year by making pies. The class, led by instructor Jackie Boulay, is making at least 50…
The three school committees for School Union 69, including Appleton Village School, Hope Elementary School and Lincolnville Central School, will be jointly meeting virtually Tuesday, Dec. 3. …
AUGUSTA — Maine Commissioner of Education Pender Makin announced Tuesday the deployment of a team of Department of Education Contact Tracers.
A cadre of nurses, many retired from years of…
The bottle was picked up by people who have connections to Vinalhaven
VINALHAVEN—This past June, the nine graduating students at Vinalhaven School, like so many seniors across the country, had their graduation ceremonies curtailed. While they were lucky enough to…
Free Resources for Maine Teachers, homeschool parents
Registration is now open for Maine teachers and families to participate in the fourth annual WinterKids Winter Games, a 4-week series of fun outdoor physical activity and nutrition challenges for…
ROCKLAND — Despite the recent color designation shift for Knox County from yellow back to green, RSU 13 will remain in the current yellow hybrid plan from now through at least school vacation week…
THOMASTON — Students at Oceanside Middle School will attend school remotely Monday, Nov. 23 and Tuesday, Nov. 24 after the school was notified this weekend of at recent positive test at the school…
learning to value giving back to the community
Sundog Outdoor Expeditions is an afterschool program that gets kids outside and unplugged, challenges them in healthy ways, and helps build character and skills by connecting youth with nature,…
register to save on winter 2021 professional development programs
Registration is now open for all online winter professional development programs through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. All winter 2021 professional development programs…
brought to life by ten high school project interns
ROCKLAND — The Apprenticeshop and RSU13’s Arts in Action (AiA) program announce the completion of Rockland’s newest mural along the length of The Apprenticeshop, at 655 Main Street.
This…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday her Administration has awarded $5.6 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund monies to fund the construction of permanent internet…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration today released an update to its color-coded Health Advisory System that classifies counties’ relative risk of COVID-19 transmission by color and is provided to…
‘for many students, holiday break means a break from reliable meals, warm rooms and caring adults.’
For the past two years, students at Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) have left for their holiday vacation armed with warm clothes and a little extra food, thanks to the Tech Center’s annual ‘…
BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 school board will hold a virtual meeting and workshop Monday, Nov. 23 at 5:30 p.m. over Zoom.
Those interested in registering for the Zoom session may…
UNION — The agenda has been set for the Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting to be held Thursday, Nov. 19.
The meeting will be at the Central Office or Google Meet at 7 p.m.…
Fifteen years ago, the tables were switched with Camden paying more than its share; never compensated
CAMDEN — Any problem-solving initiatives concerning Rockport’s overpayments to the Camden-Rockport K-8 public school system over the past decade have yet to be publicly discussed.
Most…
Rockport Planning Board Meeting, Nov. 19
ROCKPORT — Given the pandemic and need for outdoor venues with plenty of fresh air, the Camden Hills Regional High School is going before the Rockport Planning Board Thursday, Nov. 19, for…
Time was face masks were just for medical professionals, and for Halloween and masquerade parties. In 2020, they became an accessory for protection against the highly contagious coronavirus, aka…
biodiversity, campus land management, sustainable landscaping
ORONO — The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) ranked the University of Maine among the top performing higher education institutions for sustainability. …
An upright piano is the newest addition to the Thomaston Grammar School Common Ground Garden and Outdoor Classroom. A local citizen donated her personal piano and Knowlton Movers of Warren gave…
