Schools have revamped career centers, expanded internship programs and pushed alumni to serve as mentors to help graduates better transition to the working world.
July 2013
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Cape Elizabeth may open Fort Williams to art vendors
Up to eight vendors could operate daily under rules amended this week and up for adoption in August.
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BlackBerry name change approved by shareholders
The new name comes as BlackBerry faces questions about how it will grow and survive.
Posted inNation & World, News
Seeking death penalty in Boston case? A long road
Since the federal death penalty was reinstated in 1988, only three people, including Timothy McVeigh, have been executed.
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Residents can comment on police department at tonight’s Clinton hearing
Clinton residents and town officials will meet tonight at 6:30 in the second public opportunity to discuss what to do with the town’s police department.
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Captain of wrecked cruise ship on trial in Italy
Many of the witnesses will be drawn from the 4,200 passengers and crew aboard the ship that struck a jagged reef off Giglio, took on water and capsized.
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Head of rail company denies poor safety record
Edward Burkhardt said the company had only experienced a series of small incidents involving tracks in the past few years.
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Maine House rejects school budget redo without voters’ OK
Portland Mayor Michael Brennan has said it could cost the city as much as $15,000 to hold another vote.
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Defense expert says evidence jibes with Zimmerman’s story
He says the trajectory of the bullet shows Trayvon Martin was on top of Zimmerman when the gun was fired, but then backtracks some under cross-examination.
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Shaw’s to close six underperforming stores in Mass., R.I.
The company, owned by Cerberus Capital management LC, still operates more than 160 Shaw’s and Star Market stores in five New England states, including Maine.