Education

ST. GEORGE — Voters approved the St. George Municipal School Unit 2019-2020 $6,298,897.55 budget.

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STANDISH — Elizabeth Cummons, of Lincolnville, was selected to become one of 28 Maine students to participate in the 2019 Maine NEW (National Education for Women) Leadership Institute.

School community thanks him for his hard work, commitment, good nature

ROCKPORT — For the past seven years, the Camden Hills Regional High School athletic department has been captained by Steve Alex. 

At the end of this month, Alex will be leaving his post as…

Camden Hills Regional High School Class of 2019

CAMDEN — The Camden Hills Regional High School Class of 2019 stepped into graduation week Monday afternoon, June 10, under bright sunshine and enough of a breeze to catch the edge of the new…

CAMDEN — The independent Watershed School is to undergo a major

Informed Young Leaders

WALDOBORO — Students from Oceanside High School in Rockland and Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro addressed the public Wednesday evening, May 22, with presentations on China’s Global…

Letters: Thomaston Public Library

Thomaston Public Library is thrilled to be starting our sixth year of 40 Days of Summer this month!

Conceived by a group of volunteers in 2014, this program was begun to address the lack of…

AUGUSTA — Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, and Rep. Paige Zeigler, D-Montville, welcomed Tessa Mott and Augusta Stockman to the State House, Thursday, June 6.

Tessa and Augusta are the top…

BELFAST — Tom King of the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition, along with volunteers David Greeley and Bill Smith, helped twelve local schools raise and release their Atlantic Salmon fry in Wescot…

ROCKLAND — Twenty-seven graduating seniors at Oceanside High School were recipients of Worthington Scholarships. The scholarships help academically-sound students with financial needs obtain a…

Updated with comments from hart

ROCKPORT — A familiar face to Camden Hills Regional High School will be taking the reigns of the Windjammers’ athletic…

‘building bridges with families and opening doors for our kids’

AUGUSTA — In Senate Chambers, Wednesday, June 5, Sen. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, honored an employee of the Gladys A. Weymouth Elementary School, in Morrill, for her 37 years of service.

APPLETON — Appleton Library will host a week-long Animation Workshop with Deb Vendetti during the week of July 15 for students aged 8+.

Funded by a generous grant from the Maine State…

new position emphasizes student support, athletics

ISLESBORO — After an extensive search that involved reviewing 18 applicants, Islesboro Central School has hired a Dean of Students for a newly created position focusing primarily on student…

CAMDEN — Chestnut Street Baptist Church invites all children between the ages of 5 and 10 to an African-themed kids’ event called Roar Vacation Bible School.

Roar will be held from July 8…

BELFAST — The University of Maine Hutchinson Center and the Restorative Justice Project of Belfast will offer a six-session program, “Foundations in School-based Restorative Practices,” beginning…

ROCKPORT— The Camden-Rockport Elementary School ChangeMakers, a group of 12 third and fourth graders led by parent Katie Urey, have been on a mission to move the…

CAMDEN — School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby has presented an update on the new Camden-Rockport Middle School, currently under construction on Knowlton Street. The $32…

BANGOR — Each semester the Academic Dean of Eastern Maine Community College prepares a list of those full time students who have earned a semester grade point average of 3.25 or higher at EMCC.…

ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School has announced that the cumulative academic records for the Class of 2011 will be destroyed beginning June 21, 2019.  

Federal regulations—under…

ROCKLAND — RSU13 Adult and Community Education announces the recent graduation of seven students from the College Next program. College Next is offered as a semester-long course through a…

STOCKTON SPRINGS and SEARSPORT — The future ownership of the former Stockton Springs Elementary School building is being put in the hands of voters in both Stockton Springs and Searsport this…

recently redesigned SAT now has two scores

BELFAST — Preparation for the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) will be the focus of eight weekly classes at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, beginning July 15.

The course, taught by…

magna cum laude with b.s. in sport management

William Hyland, of Searsmont, graduated with a B.S. in…

the highest of moral values

THOMASTON — Several Thomaston Grammar School students were recognized for the attribute of honesty at a school-wide assembly on May 24. The students receiving the Honesty Award have very high…

ROCKLAND — Rockland-Chemistry with Lab will be offered this summer through a partnership with RSU13 Adult and Community Education and UROCK at no charge to adult learners entering various medical…

TENANTS HARBOR — The University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) will co-sponsor the annual French immersion weekend, Le Français au Bord de la Mer, with the Maine Chapter of the American Association of…

Letter to the Editor

THOMASTON — On Thursday, May 23, Thomaston Grammar School held its annual Spring Fine Arts Night. There was magnificent artwork on display for all students in grades K through 5 that was created…

Twenty students from midcoast Maine

MIDCOAST — The Worthington Scholarship Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to financially assisting students in graduating college with little or no debt, recently recognized twenty college graduate…

SEARSPORT — Eight graduating seniors at Searsport District High School were inaugural recipients of Worthington scholarships. These awards are aimed at helping good students with financial need to…

Serves North Haven

NORTH HAVEN — The proposed school budget for Maine School Administrative District 7, serving North Haven Community School, will be voted on by North Haven residents this summer. 

The…

Hope Elementary school in union 69

HOPE — Residents of Hope will vote on a proposed school budget when heading to the voting booths on June 11 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

The proposed school budget for the upcoming 2019-2020…

Lincolnville Central School in Union 69

LINCOLNVILLE — The voters of Lincolnville will vote on a proposed school budget when taking to the polls on Election Day in June. 

The proposed school budget for the Lincolnville Central…

Appleton Village School in Union 69

APPLETON — The voters of Appleton will be tasked with approving a proposed school budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year when they head to the polls Tuesday, June 11 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.…

CAMDEN - Watershed School 9th grader Thor Gabrielsen was one of thirty students from seven countries to be accepted to the 2019 World Science Scholars.

The World Science Scholars identifies…

Serves Edna Drinkwater School

NORTHPORT — Voters in Northport will consider a 2019-2020 school budget for the Edna Drinkwater School when the polls open Saturday, June 1. 

The proposed budget for the upcoming school…

District Serves Vinalhaven

VINALHAVEN — The proposed school budget for Maine School Administrative District 8, which serves Vinalhaven, includes a potential 5 percent increase for the upcoming school year. 

The…

District includes Winterport, Frankport

HAMPDEN — The Regional School Unit 22 proposed school budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year will see an increase of 4.06 percent, if voters approve it. 

The school district serves…

2019 U.S News & World Report Best High Schools Rankings

The U.S. News and World Report rankings for high schools was…

Serves 11 rural Waldo County towns

UNITY — Unlike other local school districts who could see slim or significant increases to the upcoming school year budget, Regional School Unit 3 is eyeing a 0.04 percent decrease in its school…

Public hearing May 21, Strom Auditorium

Proposed expenses for the Five Town CSD in the 2019-2020 academic year are up 2.89 percent or $363,133 from the previous year for a total requested budget of $12.9 million. The Five Town CSD…

ST. GEORGE — The St. George Municipal School Unit is eyeing a 14.25 percent increase for the 2019-2020 school year budget, if approved by voters. 

The proposal would see the school budget…

Public hearing May 21, Camden Hills Regional High School, Strom Auditorium

The total proposed expense budget for the 2019-2020 school year in Maine School Administrative Distrct 28 is approximately $16.9 million – an increase of $1.25 million or 8 percent from the…

what makes make group work successful?

BELFAST — A professional development program, “The Power of Group Work,” will be offered June 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, in Belfast.

The…

awarded with first pair of Klein Tools pliers to help begin lifelong careers

WALDO — In order to help close the skills gap and raise awareness of career options in the skilled trades, Waldo County Technical Center (WCTC) participated in SkillsUSA National Signing Day, May…

District includes Palmero

SOMERVILLE — Regional School Unit 12 has proposed school budget for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year will see a slight increase, if approved by voters in June. 

The district serves…

ROCKPORT- On May 16, Camden Hills Regional High School Chorus Director Kimberly Murphy, was a co-recipient of the 2019 Maine Music Educator of the Year, awarded by the Maine Music Educator’s…

BELFAST- The CPPC Family Resource HUB and the Waldo Child & Parent Council are pleased to announce they will offer a free parent education class. Active Parenting, First Five Years will begin…

The Maine Association of Family and Consumer Sciences has chosen Susan Burwell, a teacher at…

District serves Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville

BELFAST — The Regional School Unit 71 proposed budget for the 2019-2020 academic year will see an increase of 2.35 percent. 

The proposed budget for the upcoming school year is $28,019,030…