Stuck at home? Tired of cats on Youtube? Even wishing school was open (parents especially)? There are things to do that are educational AND FUN. Mainememory.net is an extraordinary website. The Maine Historical Society and communities, museums and societies across Maine collaborate to put images and ideas online. Understand Maine’s Bicentenary; go millennia further back […]

You’re thinking about college. It will be new, challenging, occasionally frightening. Perhaps far from home; certainly among new people. Compulsory schooling is over; now you make your own decisions, and pay for them. What tools and skills, attitudes and experience do you need to bring with you from school? I asked Julianna Chaszar, an experienced […]

This week’s TMS report features what’s happening in the 7th grade core classes. ELA with Mrs. Lilly: You may have heard of haiku poems or even sonnets, but have you ever read black out poetry pieces before? A blackout poem is created when a poet(student) takes a marker to an already established text. Our TMS […]

Husson  BANGOR— Ani Inman of Albany has been named to the Fall 2019 President’s List at Husson University. Students who make the President’s List must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn a grade point average of 3.80 to 4.0 during the period.

BETHEL — Gould Academy is pleased to announce that David F Willis, Jr., has accepted the position of assistant head of school for finances beginning July 1. An experienced senior manager, Willis has worked in education, manufacturing, technology, advertising, retail, and travel. He has developed expertise in financial operations, business operations, project management, strategy, branding, […]

Husson BANGOR—Brenna Myles of Hanover has been named to the Fall 2019 Dean’s List at Husson University. Students who make the Dean’s List must carry at least 12 graded credit hours during the semester and earn a grade point average of 3.60 to 3.79 during the period.  

Monday’s class discussion was the best I’ve had in years. I’m teaching American history at U Maine Augusta. We’re looking at New England Puritanism. The discussion topic was Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown. It’s a short but complex story. Goodman Brown apparently attends a Black Sabbath; his pious mentors, minister, and neighbors are present, not […]

UMF FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington announces its Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. UMF maintains a Dean’s List each semester for those students completing a minimum of 12 credits in courses producing quality points. Students whose grade point average for the semester is equal to or greater than 3.8 are […]

NEWRY—The River Fund Maine (TRFM) announces The River Fund Maine Scholarship, a landmark initiative that focuses on enabling local youth of the Mahoosuc region to achieve educational and career-oriented programs, one that is deeply rooted in TRFM’s vision and mission. Each year, one local student will be named the River Fund Maine Scholar and receive […]