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UMaine women’s basketball adds Gardiner grad Lizzy Gruber

by Drew Bonifant March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

The 2023 Miss Maine Basketball winner is transferring to play for the Black Bears after two years at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.

Skiing, Sports, Varsity Maine

Girls skiing: 2025 Varsity Maine All-State team

by Haley Jones March 28, 2025April 1, 2025

Our list of the state’s top performers includes one freshman, five juniors and four seniors.

Local & State, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education

UMaine to pause new graduate student job offers, citing funding uncertainty

by Riley Board March 27, 2025March 27, 2025

The flagship public university in Orono will temporarily pause funded offers for graduate students like research assistantships, which make up about a quarter of the current graduate student population.

Maine colleges, Sports, Travis Lazarczyk, UMaine Sports

Hockey is in Harry Duvall’s blood, and the Black Bears are in his heart

by Travis Lazarczyk March 26, 2025March 26, 2025

The 88-year-old Falmouth resident’s love for UMaine hockey went viral thanks to his granddaughters.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

Maine men’s hockey finds offensive spark at the right time

by Travis Lazarczyk March 25, 2025March 25, 2025

Eleven players scored a goal for the Black Bears in the Hockey East tournament.

Health, Local & State, Politics

Maine lawmakers urged to keep children from languishing in hospital emergency departments

by Joe Lawlor March 24, 2025March 24, 2025

A bill sponsored by Sen. Joseph Baldacci, D-Bangor, would create 3 ‘crisis centers’ to reduce the number of children stuck in hospitals with no place to go.