BELFAST — RSU 71 will hold a celebration of the substantial completion of the Belfast Area High School renovation and construction project.
On Monday, Aug. 26 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. there…
Education
Listed below are the 2019-2020 School bus routes for students from Camden/Rockport attending School Administrative District 28 and the FiveTown CSD. …
stricken with acute case of inflammation of the brain
CAMDEN — This summer was supposed to be any ordinary summer for Camden’s Rachel Waldron and her husband, William Waldron III.
The couple were in the midst of planning for the future,…
Waldo Community Action Partners offers Waldo families a free school supply giveway
BELFAST—Every table in the conference room at Waldo Community Action Partners is filled with brand new folders, pens, pencils, notebooks, backpacks and lunch packs—just waiting to be taken home.…
210 students honored across five states
BOSTON — Two local students were recognized by the Boston Red Sox as part of the professional baseball team’s service scholarship program, which awarded students across New England with…
tuition-free college courses for juniors and seniors
ROCKLAND — Local juniors and seniors are encouraged to enroll tuition-free in college courses for the fall term at UMA Rockland. Known as “High School Aspirations” these students earn both college…
Registration for fall 2019 classes at the Hutchinson Center
BELFAST — Registration is open through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center for more than 300 undergraduate and graduate…
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School recently hired Lindsay Dakers as their Middle School and High School counselor.
Dakers is joining Islesboro Central School with a background in career…
Camden-Rockport Elementary School is welcoming new students, taking registrations for grades K-4. All new students who reside in Camden or Rockport are invited to register for the 2019-20 school…
Aug. 7 in Augusta
The Maine Charter School Commission has received applications from two entities proposing a new public charter school opening in Fall 2020. There are nine public charter schools operating in the…
20 students from 11 states and eight countries
WALPOLE — In 1995, Emmanuel Boss took a class about Calibration & Validation for Ocean Color Remote Sensing. Three years later, he was a student teaching assistant.
Boss still keeps…
BELFAST — A group of industrious students and their instructor are working to make the Troy Howard Middle School greenhouse greener by shrinking its carbon footprint.
The school’s garden…
Applications accepted through August 15
CAMDEN — Are you an emerging leader between the ages of 18-35? Are you entering the workforce or currently in an entry-level job, but want to learn the skills to grow professionally?
…
ORONO — This fall, three Maine public high schools will participate in a yearlong, tuition-free pre-calculus course as part of the University of Maine’s Early College Academ-e high school pilot…
BELFAST — Eleven students from six Maine high schools and from area homeschool programs started the summer in various Belfast Bay locations as part of an intensive three-week STEM research course…
BELFAST — At its July 8 school board meeting, Regional School Unit 71 approved amending the district’s Director of Curriculum position to include the responsibilities and job title of assistant…
board member Pete Orne raises questions
CAMDEN — The Five Town CSD School Board, which governs Camden Hills Regional High School, voted 7 to 1 at a special meeting July 29 to pursue a contract with ReVision Energy, of Liberty, to…
building a network of informed, committed, and engaged community leaders
CAMDEN — Midcoast Leadership Academy (MLA) is accepting applications for its tenth program year. Applications are due by August 14. The program begins September 19 and meets monthly until June 7,…
ticket deadline for 114th Banquet is Friday, Aug. 2
ROCKPORT — Camden High School Alumni Association presented 4 scholarships totaling $4000 to Camden Hills Regional High School graduates.
The Association received 110 deserving applications…
The Project Manager, the Stakeholders, the Plan and the Team; Implementation: How to Meet the Challenge; Communication in Project Management, Negotiating skills and Conflict, Meetings and Presentations
BELFAST — A three-day certificate program, Implementing Project Management, will be offered Sept. 20, 27, and Oct. 4, at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Participants from a variety of…
all three area island schools to have new superintendents
ISLESBORO and NORTH HAVEN — New superintendents are set to be in place at all three area island schools when school resumes for the 2019-2020 school year.
After Vinalhaven Community School…
‘I have a pulse on the community, families and the students that attend both schools’
BELFAST and SWANVILLE — A new principal will be at the helm of East Belfast Elementary School and Kermit Nickerson Elementary School this upcoming academic year.
Regional School Unit 71…
interest in journalism, excellence in academics, and financial need
ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND — Two Knox County journalism students have renewed as Gannet Scholars.
The Guy P. Gannett Journalism Scholarship Fund of the Maine Community Foundation has awarded $…
Eighteen Community Leaders
BELFAST — Midcoast Leadership Academy (MLA) has announced the completion of the Academy’s 9th program year. A graduation ceremony was held on June 7 in Belfast.
The organization’s mission…
take a class, complete a degree starting with fall semester, Sept. 3-Dec. 13
BELFAST — Registration is open through the University of Maine Hutchinson Center for more than 300 undergraduate and graduate courses offered in fall 2019, both live and via distance education (…
Maine Educational Opportunity Center
BELFAST — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will host a free workshop entitled, Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over, July 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the University of…
ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School (ICS) has extended the Magnet application deadline for grades 9-12 for the 2019-20 school year. Applications will be accepted throughout the summer.
ICS…
comes to the district from fairfield
THORNDIKE — Mount View Middle School has found its new middle school principal, concluding an administrative hiring period that saw four new administrators hired across the district.
At…
New website url for North haven
New website designs are in place for seven area schools and three local school districts, while a new website URL has been established for an island school.
The changes appear to have…
“Can wearable knife sheaths be redesigned to be more comfortable?”
NORTH HAVEN — At Sunday’s 13th annual Blessing of the Working Fleet, North Haven captains received more than good luck for the season. They also received a wearable knife. The knives and sheath…
Camden Hills Regional High School 2019 Quarter 4 Honor Roll
Grade 9
High Honors
Mila Bonometti, Alma Bournival, Samuel Brownawell, Mason Chadwick, Lilianna…
‘Nothing should stand in the way of a student being provided a nutritious meal’
MIDCOAST — An issue that continuously sparks debate, outrage over children allegedly being shamed for carrying negative school meal balances, and comparisons to how…
SACO — Thirteen high school seniors have been selected as Maine Water Company 2019 scholarship winners.
Maine Water has awarded…
Belfast Area High School 4th Quarter honor roll for 2019
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS:
Sarah Cournoyer, Josephine Cowles, Ronin Deschamps, Grace Hall, Taylor…
following an expeditionary learning framework
TENANTS HARBOR — This past June 13, nearly 200 Kindergarten through 8th grade students at the St. George School participated in an annual Celebration of Learning.
Celebrations of Learning…
‘I am excited to become a part of that tight knit community’
Camden-Rockport Elementary assistant principal accepts Boothbay Region Elementary principal position
ROCKPORT — Camden-Rockport Elementary School assistant principal Shawna Kurr is leaving the Rockport-based school this summer to climb the administrative ranks.
At a June 25 school board…
change impacts dean of students, athletic director positions
SEARSPORT — This summer, changes to the leadership structure at Searsport District Middle and High School will be taking place.
After a thorough evaluation, Regional School Unit 20…
‘There were a few moments where I thought I was going to end up on drugs’
NEW YORK, N.Y. — For as long as he can remember, ultramarathon runner Kaylo Littlejohn has been plagued with obstacles in life and has, remarkably, endured each of life’s curve-balls to overcome…
connecting with some of the most influential women in the world
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ISLESBORO — Islesboro Central School (ICS) welcomes another addition to its teaching staff.
Arla Casselman will be teaching High School Sustainability courses and Middle School Science…
UMaine Hutchinson Center
BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center will offer Concepts of Oceanography course for high school students on Mondays and Wednesdays,…
THOMASTON — The Thomaston 4th of July Committee announce Mr. and Ms. 4th of July 2019.
Anthony Radzimirski and Morgan Lindsey are both graduated seniors from Oceanside High School, and…
‘Kids from Maine (and especially the Midcoast) can do anything.’
NEW LONDON, N.H. — Searsmont native Will Hyland accomplished much during his four years of undergraduate studies at Colby-Sawyer College and managed to gain valuable career experience while in New…
Proposes new town building for library/community center
SOUTH THOMASTON — The Guilford Butler School Futures Committee, consisting of South Thomaston citizens, are proposing ideas about what to do with the former school. The committee will present its…
ROCKPORT — Five Town CSD Adult and Community Education began offering its first workforce certificate training classes in fall 2018.
Three students successfully completed the Clinical…
NORTHPORT — The 114th Camden High School Alumni Banquet which is being held on Friday, August 9, in the Ballroom at Point Lookout Resort’s Hedges Hall, 67 Atlantic Highway (Route 1) Northport.…
ORONO — The University of Maine recognized 2,330 students for achieving Dean's List honors in the spring 2019 semester. Of the students who made the Dean's List, 1,…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Elks Lodge #1008 hosted five of its eight local scholarship winners and their parents at a Lodge meal, June 25, to congratulate them on being named the 2019 Class of Elks…
‘possesses a fearlessness in various pursuits and an unwavering willingness to work his hardest.’
ST. GEORGE —The St. George Business Alliance has selected Zachariah “Zach” Cody, of Port Clyde, as its $1,000 scholarship award winner for 2019. The award was announced at Oceanside High School’s…
CAMDEN — School Administrative District 28 (Camden-Rockport K-8) has initiated its Take-a-Seat Campaign and invites supporters to donate and name a seat in the new Bisbee Theater, which is under…
