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Children's author to alight at Gilley
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (134+ words) Award-winning author and illustrator Will Hillenbrand will present as part of the Wendell Gilley Museum's People-Nature-Art series on Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p. m. It is a free, online-only event. Register at wendellgilleymuseum. org/events. Hillenbrand will discuss his recently published nonfiction children's…...
DI-S student wins Good Citizens Scholarship Contest
3+ week, 5+ day ago (158+ words) The Ellsworth American Deer Isle-Stonington High School senior Samuel Robbins (center) has been named the Maine state winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizens Scholarship Contest. The DAR Good Citizens Award recognizes high school seniors who…...
Families enjoy hands-on learning at STEM Night
3+ week, 5+ day ago (270+ words) Kids could crawl through a worm tunnel, observe a mini reciprocating engine in motion, build LEGO creations and hone their CPR skills March 25 at Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School " and those were just a few of the options in the little gym....
Looking Back week of March 26
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (107+ words) First Selectman Steve Jordan moderates the Waltham town meeting in 2001. 2016: 10 Years Ago 2001: 25 Years Ago 1976: 50 Years Ago 1926: 100 Years Ago At the basketball game Friday night between the alumni and the high school team, the alumni won, 30 to 25, in a fast and…...
Looking Back week of March 5
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (167+ words) Twins peek. Twins Nick and Devon Pelletori watch their feet on the balance beam at the Harbor House in 2001. Behind them are twins Bryce and Brady Logan. 2016: 10 Years Ago 2001: 25 Years Ago 1976: 50 Years Ago Parents and Friends of the Knowlton School…...
Light the campfires: It's time to register for summer camp
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1091+ words) Campers in the Schoodic Arts for all theater program pose at their end-of-week production. A Schoodic Arts for All camper poses with a sculptural portrait. A camper at Camp Ca Pella sits on a pontoon boat on Phillips Lake. A…...
Looking Back week of Feb. 12
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (122+ words) Girl Scouts from Brownie Troop 93 visit the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in 2001 after delivering donations and packaging rice for families. 2016: 10 Years Ago 2001: 25 Years Ago 1976: 50 Years Ago Husson College in Bangor was recently the recipient of a $500 grant from the…...
Reclaiming childhood from screens topic of Blue Hill talk
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (169+ words) The Ellsworth American Tara Mc Kernan and Andrea Howell from Echo Consulting will lead a parenting/caregiver workshop on "interrupting a screen-based childhood" at the Blue Hill Public Library on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 5-6 p. m. The workshop targets parents and caregivers of…...
$50 K grant supports Maine Seacoast Mission youth education programs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (134+ words) Island students enjoy an educational field trip to Acadia National Park Schoodic Point. Class of 2026 Journey students tour UMaine for a peek at college life. The Maine Seacoast Mission was recently awarded a $50, 000 grant from the Evelyn S. and K. E. Barrett Foundation…...
DCP maternal and child health funding cut, state public health nurses to continue care
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1510+ words) A group of mothers gather every Friday for a Mommy and Me group at Knowlton Park, facilitated by maternal health care nurses Jen Winter and Emily Bradshaw. ELLSWORTH " On Fridays at Knowlton Park, a group of mothers and their children…...