University of Maine at Farmington biomass plant exceeds expectations in first...
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s new biomass plant has outperformed expectations in its first year in operation, lowering energy costs and usage and generating $7 in economic...
View ArticleThomas College receives $5.3 million grant for new business institute
WATERVILLE — The Harold Alfond Foundation announced Wednesday it is giving a $5.3 million grant to Thomas College for a new business institute at the school, launching initiatives such as an internship...
View ArticleStudents shout, turn backs on DeVos as she gives commencement address
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Drawing shouts of “Liar!” and “Just go,” Education Secretary Betsy DeVos powered through her commencement address Wednesday at a historically black university, even as many of the...
View ArticleTwelve Maine students named national merit scholar finalists
A dozen Maine students were awarded $2,500 as finalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program, officials announced Wednesday. The students are among 2,500 merit scholars nationwide chosen from...
View ArticleFeature obituary: Waynflete mourns loss of ‘inspiring’ educator Deborah Curtis
Deborah Curtis, a popular history teacher at Waynflete School for more than three decades, died Monday after battling cancer. She was 64. Debba Curtis, as everyone called her, taught history, U.S....
View ArticleCasco Bay High School instructor in running for state teacher of the year
A Casco Bay High School teacher is one of 16 in the running to be named Maine’s teacher of the year. Brooke Teller, a chemistry teacher at the Portland expeditionary learning school, was named...
View ArticleMaine lawmakers quash 2 bills to loosen restrictions on guns at schools
AUGUSTA — A bill to allow carrying concealed weapons at Maine’s public colleges and another to permit guns in cars at K-12 schools were both effectively defeated in committee Thursday. The college...
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Musical Deering High senior puts on a show to make her ‘promposal’
Katie McCabe wasn’t nervous. “One more minute?” she asked excitedly. “Is that him?” McCabe held her violin in her hand and craned her neck to look up the stairs. She stood in the lobby at Portland’s...
View ArticleFormer Exeter admissions officer pleads guilty to sexual assault
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — More than 40 years after he sexually assaulted a prospective student at the prestigious Phillips Exeter prep school, a former admissions officer has pleaded guilty to the charge but...
View ArticleBoy, 8, who committed suicide never reported being bullied
CINCINNATI — An 8-year-old boy shown on surveillance video being knocked to the floor unconscious at school two days before he killed himself told the staff he had fainted and never said he had been...
View ArticleMaine graduation season springs into high gear
The Maine College of Art graduation ceremony on Saturday was a little offbeat compared to traditional commencements full of the usual pomp and circumstance. Graduates and faculty marched into the State...
View ArticleSaint Joseph’s College receives $2 million gift for nursing program
Saint Joseph’s College received the largest capital gift by any individual in the Standish college’s 105-year history Saturday. The $2 million gift was made by Jeanne Donlevy Arnold of Lebanon,...
View ArticleTrump lashes out at ‘pathetic’ critics
LYNCHBURG, Va. — President Trump on Saturday lashed out at “pathetic” critics and the establishment class he charges with trying to block his path. Speaking to graduates at Liberty University, Trump...
View ArticleBetsy Devos’ political resume built on fundraising, contributing
Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s education secretary, built her political resume by raising and contributing millions of dollars to support the cause of giving parents choices on where their children go...
View ArticleSchool choice funded by deep pockets, survey reveals
The Associated Press examined political contributions over a 10-year period by the people who have been major contributors to advance school choice measures such as public charter schools and programs...
View ArticleMaine graduation season springs into high gear
The Maine College of Art graduation ceremony Saturday was a little offbeat compared to traditional commencements full of the usual pomp and circumstance. Graduates and faculty marched into the State...
View ArticleTexas Southern University drops Sen. John Cornyn as graduation speaker
Once reserved for cheesy senior photos at campus landmarks, college commencement exercises have graduated into something different six months after Donald Trump was elected president: a battleground...
View ArticleSchool nickname change divides Vermont community
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — A move to change a high school team name to be more inclusive has sparked death threats, a stalking charge and likely contributed to the defeat of the school budget twice in a...
View ArticleCape Elizabeth High places 8th in national mock trial competition
Students from Cape Elizabeth High School placed eighth in the national mock trial competition last weekend, the highest ranking ever for a Maine school, officials said. Cape Elizabeth students have...
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Panel gets early look at plans for Colby College athletic complex
WATERVILLE — The Planning Board on Monday got a first look at plans for a $200 million athletic complex to be built at Colby College that would have the first Olympic-sized swimming pool in the state....
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