CAMDEN — Watershed School, an independent high school in Camden, is scheduled to open to in-person teaching and learning this September. Due to its intentionally small class sizes, recently…
Education
Climate action, race and ethnicity, Cultures of Diaspora
The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund and the Agnes Freyer Gibbs Scholarship Fund of the Maine Community Foundation have awarded $235,000 in scholarships to 10 students, all graduates of…
LINCOLNVILLE — The agenda for the next school committee meeting for Lincolnville Central School on Monday, Sept. 14 has been set.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in the school library…
Forensics begin on annual budgets going back 11 years
ROCKPORT — With a lawsuit filed in Knox County Superior Court by one town against its own school district, as well as a neighboring town, open discussions about what happens next are being muted…
SEARSPORT — A familiar face has been appointed as the new principal of Searsport District Middle and High School following the summer resignation of Marianne DeRaps.
Joshua Toothaker was…
‘It was very successful thanks to the hard work of all of you’
The following letter was distributed Friday, Sept. 4 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean:
Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff and School Board,
Congratulations…
full sept. 8 meeting agenda released
SEARSPORT — The Regional School Unit 20 school board will hold its next meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
The meeting will be held remotely and in-person. …
all classes are online
The University of Maine at Augusta Rockland Center has a roster of 16 college classes with September and October start dates.
These courses will run for either a 10-week or 7-week semester…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Education received confirmation this week nine waivers from the United States Department of Agriculture will be extended, allowing continued flexibility in the…
WARREN — The newest indoor athletic facility in Warren has reopened its doors under new management, after the business was shuttered in March amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rachel Coor has…
ROCKLAND — The Regional School Unit 13 school board will be holding a virtual meeting Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting will be livestreamed at vimeo.com/454732767.
…
St. George students at Blueberry Cove, Captain Albert W. Stevens School students at Tanglewood
University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 4-H Learning Centers will play a pivotal role in the education plans of K–12 schools in Maine communities this fall by providing venues for vibrant…
socially distant, self-serve version of Science Squad
SEARS ISLAND — At the start of the school year, Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) typically kicks off Science Squad, a monthly after school program for youth ages 5-12 and their parents that engages…
BELFAST — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 71 school board meeting has been released.
The meeting will take place Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Belfast Area High School…
‘We want to play like everyone else’
CAMDEN — They had one message they wanted the community, their high school principal and superintendent, and the Five Town CSD Board of Directors to hear: “Let us play!”
Approximately 75…
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Central School has announced the three bus routes for the 2020-2021 academic school year.
Bus 1
A.M. Run for Lincolnville…
requests court to order reimbursement or credit for all Rockport school overpayments, with interest
ROCKPORT — Following up on a unanimous Aug. 19 Select Board vote, the Town of Rockport has filed a suit in Knox County Superior Court against the school district that educates its students, and…
LINCOLNVILLE — A committee in Lincolnville is asking town residents about their current access to the internet, and what sort of service they want.
Among goals set by…
The following letter was distributed Aug. 28 by RSU 71 Superintendent Mary Alice McLean.
Dear RSU # 71 Students, Families, Staff, School Board and Community Members,
…
VINALHAVEN — The Vinalhaven School has a new principal in place for the upcoming school year with a remarkable bevy of accomplishments, highlighted by a Grammy Award in 2012.
Dr. Monte…
In response to many active discussions about how students and teachers can best return to schools safely this fall, Coastal Mountains Land Trust is interested in talking directly with schools to…
Both boards to meet Sept. 2
ROCKPORT — Five Town CSD and School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby is asking two school boards for permission to delay the start of school until Sept. 14.
“After a…
AUGUSTA — The Mills Administration released Friday an updated color coded Health Advisory System that classifies counties’ relative risk of COVID-19 transmission by color for schools as they…
SEARSPORT — Take and make kits, DIY together over Zoom, meet other homeschoolers online through Carver Memorial Library, in Searsport.
DIY Kit series
New teen/adult…
The following letter was distributed by RSU 13 to families Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Dear Families of Our RSU 13…
preparing for careers in unmanned aircraft systems, commonly referred to as drones
The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) was one of 26 schools across the country selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a participant in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems-Collegiate…
ORONO — The University of Maine system is reporting that as of Aug. 26, there are seven identified cases of COVID-19, five at UMaine in Orono, including four at a fraternity house and one at an…
Distinguished Toastmaster Tom Dowd will lead a two-part professional development program, Public Speaking & Online Presentations, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 and 16, from 6 – 9 p.m., through the…
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — Listed below are the 2020-2021 school bus routes for students from Camden and Rockport attending Camden-Rockport Elementary, Camden-Rockport Middle and Camden Hills Regional High…
Camden, Rockport tax bills to reflect this year’s equalization of payments
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT — Property tax bills are being sent out this week in Camden, reflecting a mil rate of $15.03 per $1,000 of valuation. Included in the tax bills is the recalculated Camden-Rockport…
BELFAST — Regional School Unit 71 has released the bus route schedule for 2020-2021.
The district asks students to be at the bus stop at least five minutes ahead of the scheduled pickup…
ORONO — The University of Maine System is extending planned asymptomatic COVID-19 testing through the Thanksgiving holiday end of in-person instruction, with plans to sample…
‘Panther Nation: We are all part of the solution!’
Medomak Valley High School Principal Linda Pease distributed the following letter Friday, Aug. 21:
Dear Students and Families,
We are looking forward to seeing students in…
Two living off-campus; one in a fraternity
This weekend, I am writing to provide further context regarding the three positive COVID-19 cases in the University of Maine community and additional information about the comprehensive…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Friday her Administration will provide $25 million in federal CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to support Maine schools in developing and offering…
BELFAST — The RSU 71 school board will be holding its next school board meeting Monday, Aug. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in the Troy Howard Middle School Gym with streaming via Zoom.
The highlight of…
a curriculum tool for creative remote learning
The deadline for entries for the Strand Youth Film Fest (SYFF) has been extended to October 31.
The Strand Youth Film Fest is an…
in response to student interests and the needs of the Maine workforce
MACHIAS — The University of Maine at Machias is rolling out a newly restructured marine biology program for the fall 2020 semester, adding new concentrations in aquaculture, marine ecology and…
Are you searching for something of Value?
“There is much anticipation in the air these days with Elections, School Openings, Vaccines, Domestic and Global issues,” said Belfast Senior…
Fall Explorations, ages 4-9; Budding Naturalists, ages 10-14
BOOTHBAY — This year, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is offering two new children’s programs, Fall Explorations, for ages 4-9, and Budding Naturalists, ages 10-14. Whether families are…
combining the student’s final year at UMA with the first year at Maine Law
An agreement between the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) and the University of Maine School of Law (Maine Law) will allow students to combine their final year at UMA with their first year at…
AUGUSTA — Educate Maine, Maine Department of Education, Maine State Board of Education and the Maine State Teacher of the Year Association are pleased to announce that Cindy Soule (Cumberland…
BELFAST — Votes on the Regional School Unit 71 school budget have finally been cast after a month delay.
RSU 71 includes the communities of Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville…
THORNDIKE — The application window is open, with the deadline approaching, to become a student board member on the RSU 3 school board for a two-year term.
To be eligible for consideration…
Community members of all ages are invited to volunteer on scheduled Community Painting Shifts
ROCKLAND — RSU13’s Arts in Action (AiA) program is collaborating with The Apprenticeshop, Rockland's school for traditional wooden boatbuilding and seamanship, and One Community Many…
SEARSPORT — The Regional School Unit 20 board of directors will be hold a special board meeting Thursday, Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the SDMHS cafetorium.
The highlight of the meeting will be…
WALDOBORO — Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in March, kindergarteners in Kara Paul’s class at Miller School in Waldoboro would sit together, usually in groups of three to five, at tables.…
former teacher at American Embassy School, India
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School has hired a new K-5 school counselor.
Karin Lockwood and her family have recently relocated to Midcoast Maine from New Delhi, India, where she worked at…
MIDCOAST — Teachers in the Midcoast counties of Knox, Waldo and Lincoln are likely to return to campus this fall, if their school district allows for in-person learning, despite area teachers…
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Central School’s school committee will be holding an emergency meeting Tuesday, Aug. 18 in the school’s library and via Zoom at 6 p.m.
The meeting is being…
