Reader Dog Downeast resumes at the Southwest Harbor Public Library on Wednesday, March 14, and continues through spring every Wednesday from 4 to 6 p.m.
This year, a new reader dog joins the pack. Connie is an 8-year-old corgi and certified t…
The Hancock Woman’s Club is offering scholarships for high school seniors and students currently attending college. Applicants must be residents of Hancock County or submit a written recommendation from a Hancock Woman’s Club member, and plan…
Read MoreThe pitches have been made and 11 College of the Atlantic students will soon be launching seven start-ups as part of the college’s sustainable enterprise hatchery. Among this year’s hopefuls are students seeking to build ventures ranging …
Read More The Downeast Dog Scouts group encourages children to read to their dogs on March 2 in celebration of Dr Seuss’ birthday, because as they claim, dogs are great listeners.
“Their presence creates an inviting and motivating environment that is r…
College of the Atlantic announced that journalist Robert Krulwich will be the speaker at the college’s 40th commencement on Saturday, June 2, when 85 students are expected to receive diplomas in human ecology.
Krulwich is co-host of Radiolab …
Fourth-graders were in the computer lab at Pemetic Elementary School recently, embellishing music staffs with dots of many rainbow hues.
Each color represented a different instrument. The students could place them on the staff in whatever pat…
The National Society for the Gifted and Talented is offering $10,000 in scholarships for Bar Harbor area students to apply toward selected summer programs.
Ten scholarships are being offered by the NSGT Board of Trustees — six $1,000 schola…
The city of Lewiston has been transformed by immigrants in the last dozen years. Today, nearly 10 percent of its population is comprised of refugees from Somalia. On Friday, Feb. 17, from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m., members of the Somali community and…
Read More Just a handful of residents and teachers turned out for the latest discussion about the possible consolidation of Tremont Consolidated and Pemetic Elementary schools.
The school boards for the two schools met on Feb. 8 to work out details of …
Ten “United States presidents” were on hand at Trenton Elementary School Feb. 14, accompanied by flourishes of “Hail to the Chief” and surrounded by a coterie of “Secret Service” agents.
It was the school’s 10th annual Presidential Spee…
The Mount Desert Island Regional School System has released its annual report card for the 2010-2011 school year. The report includes demographic data on both students and teachers, including figures relating to student enrollment, number of …
Read More Acadia National Park is currently accepting applications for internships in its education department.
Interns gain hands-on experience teaching third- to eighth-grade school groups, in classrooms and in Acadia.They also work with park staff i…
