AUGUSTA — After struggling to recruit and retain an executive director, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kennebec Valley has closed its capital city office and a Rockland-based organization is seeking to take its place, group officials said Thursday.

AUGUSTA — After struggling to recruit and retain an executive director, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kennebec Valley has closed its capital city office and a Rockland-based organization is seeking to take its place, group officials said Thursday.

HALLOWELL — Since the Vaughan Homestead Foundation formed in 2003, it has focused on maintaining the historic home, archiving its contents and continuing the traditions of annual visits by Hall-Dale students and public access to Vaughan Woods.

AUGUSTA — When Gov. Paul LePage made an unscripted — and apparently incorrect — claim last week about the admissions policy at the College of William & Mary, the governor was drawing upon what a college employee had told him at least seven years ago.

AUGUSTA — When Gov. Paul LePage made an unscripted — and apparently incorrect — claim last week about the admissions policy at the College of William & Mary, the governor was drawing upon what a college employee had told him at least seven years ago.

AUGUSTA — Every year, thousands of students enrolling in Maine colleges and universities find out they lack the basic reading, writing or math skills to take even basic courses.