ROME — Pine Tree Camp is now offering year-round, fully accessible programming to keep Maine people with disabilities engaged, active and outdoors at its barrier-free campus on North Pond, or from the comfort of the camper’s home. “COVID-19 has given us a chance to continue innovating and designing new, safe opportunities for our community to […]
rome maine
Posted inCommunity, Connections
Pine Tree Camp announces 1st April staycation
The Rome camp will deliver a fully-accessible You Spring Week April 19-23.
advertisement
Posted inMaine
Survey identifies 237 sites where pollution affected water quality of Belgrade-area Great Pond
7 Lakes Alliance and the Belgrade Lakes Association updated the Great Pond watershed community about efforts to improve water quality in Great Pond.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Musical family takes Oakland-based RSU 18 chorus international
Choral directors Kevin and Pam Rhein are working with their daughter and son-in-law on a choral collaboration with the Marymount International School in Rome, Italy.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Superintendent: Staff member of Oakland-based RSU 18 tests positive for COVID-19
Superintendent Carl Gartley said the staff member is not a teacher and already been out of school after learning of positive tests with close contacts.
Posted inMaine
Central Maine rural mail carriers take precautions during pandemic
Mail carrier Patrick Dapolito said the mail system is vital during the outbreak, but could be threatened as it is being used less.
Posted inMaine, News
About 35 miles of Maine roads have been treated with now-banned sealant
The surfaces are safe to drive on, though, according to a Maine Department of Transportation official.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine to stop using certain road sealant on travel lanes after dangerous road conditions reported
The Maine Department of Transportation has decided to halt the use of fog sealant on roadways after finding its application is imprecise and involves too much “eyeballing.”
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Settlement reached in 2-year-old junkyard dispute in Rome
The town of Rome and Larry and Janet DiPietro, the owners of an unlicensed junkyard and automobile graveyard, have settled a two-year-old dispute.
Posted inMaine
Volunteers shore up lakefront at Travis Mills veterans retreat in Rome
Erosion-prevention measures at the Travis Mills Foundation Veterans Retreat, including the installation of plants, gardens and trenches, were intended to keep the Long Pond lakefront pristine.