The Institute for Humane Education announced it has received a total of $40,000 in grants in December from three foundations for program scholarships, website development, leadership training, and general operating support. The Bay and Paul Foundations awarded IHE...
According to Fred Benson, a Mount Desert Island resident with decades of experience working at the Pentagon and with the nation’s defense efforts, the U.S. is accepting a perpetual state of war with seeming ease. Benson, who retired as a full colonel after serving two...
Mariah Grover of Bar Harbor, a member of the class of 2012, was named to Tufts University’s dean’s list for the Fall 2011 semester. Dean’s list honors at Tufts require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. Staff Sgt. Jonathan Weeks of...
A joint meeting will once again be held by the Tremont Consolidated and Pemetic Elementary school boards to discussion possible consolidation options. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. at Pemetic. The meeting will be followed by the regular...
Artwork created by two middle school students from the Mount Desert Island Regional School System has been selected for the 2012-2013 Maine Learning Technology Initiative Screensaver Contest. Julia Mace, an eighth-grader at Tremont Consolidated School; and John...
