The donation from Susan C. Jaques, remembered as frugal and thoughtful, will help students for generations, the Thomas College president said.
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Maine lawmakers make last-minute changes to school funding formula bill
Following concerns over costs, lawmakers on the education committee supported an amended version of the bill. It now goes to the full Legislature.
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Posted inMaine, News
Majority of firearm deaths in Maine are suicides, report finds
Data included in the recent state report also highlights an increase in the use of Maine’s yellow flag law following the Lewiston mass shooting.
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Acadia National Park will have more housing for seasonal workers in 2027
The nonprofit Friends of Acadia has been helping raise money and secure property for more rooms.
Posted inNews, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine must confront the moral cost of silence on Gaza | Opinion
We cannot determine the course of this conflict. Neither are we powerless.
Posted inCommunity, News
Farmington library closes children’s room for renovations
The Farmington Public Library closed its children’s room March 31 for renovations, with limited services available upstairs during the project.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine set a goal to end hunger by 2030. What will it take to get there?
State leaders and hunger prevention advocates say federal changes to nutrition assistance programs have undermined Maine’s strategy to increase food security.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Governor candidate drops out of race after state alleges fraud with funding
Maine’s campaign finance watchdog issued a decision denying Sen. Jim Libby clean elections funding after it found numerous problems with paperwork his campaign submitted to qualify for the money.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Supporters object to trans sports referendum ballot language
The secretary of state released draft language this week for how the initiative, which seeks to limit school sports participation and use of bathrooms and similar spaces to a student’s assigned sex at birth, would appear on the November ballot.
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Athens man dies in Skowhegan rollover crash, police say
Icy conditions appear to have contributed to the accident.