Belfast Area High School announces its Quarter 3 Honor Roll for the 2024-25 academic year.
Grade 9
HIGH HONORS: Ian Beal, Luciana…
Education
WALDOBORO — Educational Technician and BHP Kathy Kee has been awarded the 2025 Horace Mann Muggs and Kisses Award for Medomak Valley High School for exemplary service to…
The fifth annual Finding Our Way live storytelling event to benefit Wayfinder Schools will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 1, at the Camden Opera House.
This year’s event…
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be offering two free computer classes in May 2025: “Windows 11 Basics” on…
On April 18, former Arizona Governor and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, President of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, announced the 54 exceptional college…
ST GEORGE — The St. George MSU Board has approved Dr. Christina Wotton as the next superintendent, effective July 1, 2025. The current superintendent, Mike Felton, who has led the district for ten…
As Maine’s battle with the Trump administration over transgender student athletes intensifies and enters the courts, legal experts say the consequences could be huge — and extend far beyond…
Camden Hills Regional High School is celebrating 25 years of productions on the stage of the Strom Auditorium. Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka, a musical featuring students in…
visit the site where the patriots hatched their plot against the British
Spend the day in historic Machias, where the very first naval battle of the Revolutionary War happened. Visit the Burnham Tavern where the patriots hatched their plot against the British and which…
ROCKPORT — The Camden Hills Regional High School (CHRHS) Jazz Ensemble wrapped up a successful festival season with a standout performance at the prestigious UNH Clark…
WALDOBORO — On the morning of April 15, Medomak Valley High School held its annual Philbrook Speech Competition, an event that highlights and rewards…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Saturday, May 10
Festival events begin at the Harbor Theater's screening of "The Train" (https://youtu.be/guShTdbHjL8) - Free admission courtesy of BRVM. RSVP to the theater to attend at…
getting TV, phone services online
BELFAST — Join Belfast Free Library for a one-session computer class on “Cutting the Cord,” Tuesday, April 29, from 2 - 3 p.m., at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High…
Waldo County Technical Center announces its Students of the Quarter for the 3rd Quarter of the 2024-25 academic year.
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application deadline May 5
ROCKPORT — Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a state-wide land conservation organization, is offering teens ages 14-18 an hourly-paid position in the Teen Ag Crew at Erickson Fields…
April 11 Topics: denuclearization and persistent organic pollutants
Approximately 55 students representing Belfast, Mt View, Oceanside and Searsport high schools, along with the Ecology Learning Center, a charter high school in Unity, are busy practicing their…
demonstrating research, creativity, and ability to explore real world problems
Three students from the Belfast Community Outreach Program for Education, BCOPE, competed against nearly 300 high schoolers from across the state at the annual Maine State Science Fair, held on…
OLD TOWN — The University of Maine unveiled its new robotic milking barn – the third of its kind in Maine and a new resource for bolstering the…
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the 4th annual 4-H Agricultural Symposium for Maine teens on April 21–22.
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AUGUSTA — Tuesday, April 1, more than 800 high school students gathered in the Augusta Civic Center this week to compete in the 46th Annual Maine State…
Points North Institute leads panel and Q&A with youth filmmakers
BELFAST — On Tuesday, May 27, at 6 p.m., Torchlight Media, Colonial Theatre, and Points North Institute will host a special community event and fundraiser…
for students who have completed third, fourth, fifth grade
LIBERTY — Citizen’s Association of Liberty Lakes (CALL) will be offering its annual free Lake Keepers Camp, August 4-8, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Lake St George State Park…
WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley High School announces the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2025.
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WALDOBORO — Teacher William Hinkley was presented with Blueberry Broadcasting’s Teacher Appreciation Award created to recognize Mainer’s dedication to the intellectual and emotional…
WALDOBORO — Susan Jones has been awarded Medomak Valley High School’s Horace Mann Crystal Apple Award for 2025 for distinguished teaching.
"Susan is without doubt…
ROCKPORT — Riley School invites girls ages 7-14 to its campus Saturday, April 26, from 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., for “The Art and Science of Nature." This…
can be trusted to do what is asked of them, to contribute, to be loyal to friends, classmates, family members
THOMASTON — Students at Thomaston Grammar School have been focusing on honesty during the month of March. Several students at TGS were recognized for their honesty at a school-wide assembly on…
Dive into Vernal Pools
BELFAST — The next session of Youth Community Science Explorers STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math)…
OWLS HEAD — The Owls Head Transportation Museum announces STEM Fest 2025, a dynamic two-day event dedicated to highlighting STEM fields, craftsmanship, fabrication, trades, and career…
CAMDEN — Registration is open for two Summer Ecology Camps, a joint program between Merryspring Nature Center and Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District.
Eco-Explorers for ages…
reduce the fear of falling
A Matter of Balance, an 8-week workshop, begins Monday, April 7, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (No class on 4/21 and 5/26).
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ROCKPORT — Registration available for April 2025 classes at Five Town CSD Adult Education.
Five Town CSD provided the following course descriptions:…
BELFAST — Longtime Belfast residents Bruce and Randy Mailloux will be honored at this year’s Katahdin Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, Golden Eagle Dinner on May 15, 2025, at the Belfast Yacht…
The challenge of recruiting and retaining teachers in Maine is profound. The state …
WINSLOW — Scouting leaders from Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox, Franklin and Somerset counties gathered to honor Yvette Bernier with the highest award a local Scouting district…
Kristen Winters shares her event-planning experience
CAMDEN — United Midcoast Charities (UMC) will hold its next LEARN@UMC workshop, “Event Planning for Nonprofits”, Wednesday, April 9, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the UMC office in Camden. UMC is…
AUGUSTA — On Thursday, March 20, Sen. Pinny Beebe-Center, D-Rockland, congratulated Anna Carpenter of Camden with a 2025 Legislative Memorial Scholarship. Carpenter is this…
Read your own poem, bring a favorite poem to read, or just come to listen
BELFAST — Belfast Senior College will celebrate National Poetry Month with a special Brown Bag Lunch feature on poetry. Members of the public are invited to bring a lunch and a poem to share…
BELFAST — The Belfast Free Library and the National Digital Equity Center (NDEC) will be offering two free computer classes: “Introduction to Google Drive &…
hands-on science activities, guest presenters, land and water exploration
JEFFERSON — Elementary through high school teachers from across Maine are invited to participate in “Climate Change Education: A Watershed Approach”, a three-day…
The following was submitted March 20 by Camden-Rockport School Administrative District 28 Superintendent Maria Libby:
A couple of weeks ago the school district received the…
SEARSPORT — Bay Nadeau, of Searsport, a senior at Searsport District Middle High School, has been selected to receive the 2025 Principal’s Award for SDMHS. The award, sponsored by the Maine…
The Maine Press Association is proud to announce it has awarded six scholarships to high school and college students totaling $10,000 to help those students…
ROCKPORT — Lea Zwecker, of Rockport, a senior at Camden Hills Regional High School, has been selected to receive the 2025 Principal's Award, Principal Dr. Jen…
Betsey Grant, who owns Tiny Tikes Daycare in Trenton, has been fighting the state to pay her for the services she provides foster children for years.
She isn’t the only one who has had…
opinion
The following was submitted by Maria Libby, Five Town CSD Superintendent
Transparency, being upfront and honest about our goings-on, and keeping the public well informed…
ROCKPORT — Kindergarten Registration is now open for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year at Camden Rockport Elementary School. Parents and guardians are encouraged to enroll their eligible children…
In a Wednesday night news release, March 12, Maine Senator Collins announced USDA funding to the University of Maine had been restored.
On Monday, the University…
explore and discover with UMaine scientists and local field experts
BELFAST — Explore, create, learn! Registration is now open for an interactive, Youth Community Science Explorers STEAM (Science, Technology,…
deadline April 18
ST. GEORGE — The Marshall Point Lighthouse Committee has three scholarships available to Class of 2025 graduates who reside in the municipality of St. George, Maine.…
