Mapping company donates 1 million aerial images to UMaine
The university's Raymond H. Fogler Library has received 3,000 rolls of film from the James W. Sewall Co. of Old Town.
View ArticleJudge hears appeal of Camden Hills student’s suspension over sex assault...
The boy's mother is seeking to have the suspension overturned.
View ArticleChuck Peddle, Maine native called ‘father of the personal computer,’ dies at...
Peddle, who grew up in Augusta and graduated from the University of Maine, is credited with inventing the low-cost microprocessor used in early personal computers, such as the Commodore 64 and Apple II.
View ArticleTwo Standish schools touched by crash that killed third-grader
The parents of 8-year-old Owen Oates remained hospitalized Monday at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
View ArticleStudent’s artwork with defaced Bible prompts complaint at USM
A member of a church group that rents space at the university has called the piece ‘inappropriate and repugnant,’ but USM says it falls under protected free speech.
View ArticlePresque Isle school district closed following email threat
Officials say students in the 5-town school district in Aroostook County have been sent home for the day as a precaution following a threat.
View ArticleScarborough teachers rally for contract; Bernie Sanders sends letter of support
Working without a contract since September, Scarborough teachers are pushing for improved working conditions that school officials say are 'good-faith disagreements.'
View ArticleLeaders of virtual charter school contest employees’ vote to form a union
The dispute follows concerns that several teachers raised in September about the hiring of a new principal and a lack of input they had in the process.
View ArticleGym class without the gym? With technology, it’s catching on
For students whose tests and textbooks have migrated to screens, technology as gym equipment may have been only a matter of time
View ArticlePortland schools, city continue work on body camera negotiations
The police chief stressed a desire to start using the cameras right away at a board meeting in November, but school officials say there is no firm timeline for working out an agreement governing the...
View ArticleCommittee approves next step toward new USM dorm, despite parking concerns
The University of Southern Maine is studying the impact that adding student housing to the Portland campus will have on parking and whether more spots are needed.
View ArticleFamilies argue in appeal that Maine should pay tuition at religious schools
The families have contended that a 2017 Supreme Court case set a precedent prohibiting government from excluding religious schools from benefit programs.
View ArticleMaine lawmakers push for new school safety center to reduce risk of shooting
It was a key recommendation of a consultant hired in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012, but the state has been slow to act.
View ArticlePortland superintendent recommends renaming school for civil rights leader
The school board will consider the request to rename Riverton Elementary School after Gerald E. Talbot on Jan. 21.
View ArticleProposals to ease student debt leave grad school out of the equation
Graduate programs account for 40 percent of federal student loans issued each year.
View ArticlePortland doctor’s gift funds scholarships for Casco Bay students who attend...
The $880,000 scholarship created by Philip P. Thompson Jr., who died in June, will support the education of Casco Bay High School students who attend Dartmouth College or its affiliated medical school.
View ArticleJackman school continues three-year streak of no snow days
Forest Hills Consolidated Schools in Jackman hasn't had a snow day in more than three years, and some students make their commute more fun by riding their snowmobiles to school.
View ArticlePortland to consider reconfiguring its 8 mainland elementary schools
The school board will discuss a proposal Tuesday to form 4 primary schools and 4 intermediate schools.
View ArticleBill to expand access to child care unveiled in Waterville
"You can't have a strong economy in Maine without strong child care for the people in it," said Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Aroostook County.
View ArticleWinslow Catholic school to close at end of year as area’s Catholic population...
St. John Catholic School, which had as many as 350 students enrolled in the 1960s, will close at the end of the 2019-2020 school year with enrollment down to 34.
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