SEARSPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER)--  A Searsport District High School course is teaching students problem solving skills and maintaining the tradition of boat budiling in Seasport.

"To have a new generation of young people involved in the maritime field is just super. To have them get excited about maritime- who knows where it will lead," says Wayne Hamilton, owner of Hamilton Marine. 

Wayne and Loraine Hamilton donated their old Hamilton Marine store to the Penobscot Marine Museum in December. Since then, students have been working with long time boat builder, Greg Rossel.

"It's great that they're learning about boats, and it's a metaphor for many other things," said Rossel.

"It's definitely better than sitting in a classroom and it's a lot more fun," says Luke Moulton, a sophomore at Searsport District High School.

(NEWS CENTER)-- Here is the Tourney Time schedule/results page for Gold Ball weekend in high school basketball.

Class 'A' Girls:

McAuley             67
Oxford Hills          41       F

Class 'A' Boys:

Portland                 54
Hampden Academy  40   F

Class 'B' Girls:

Lake Region      56
MDI                   47             F

BANGOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) --- Hundreds of people were in the Queen City Monday night to get their opinions out on a big issue in the midcoast.

The question is should parts of Searsport Harbor be dredged deeper to help larger ships get into port. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking to launch that project with the help of the Maine Port Authority.

The two groups hosted a public information meeting at the Cross Insurance Center Monday night. Their plan is to take parts of the harbor floor down from 35 feet to 40 feet.

Many environmental groups are critical of the project. They fear doing that could bear consequences for types of sea fish and also unearth a lot of industrial elements on the harbor floor.