RSU 18 superintendent Gary Smith is ‘optimistic’ about passage of this year’s $34.6 million.

Professors tell the trustees they feel left out of the process; the board approves a new $523.4 million budget that freezes tuition for a sixth year.

After years of sizable deficits that forced painful faculty and program cuts, projections hint of a budget in the black in 2021.

The teachers credit the streak to shared decision-making and freedom to lead, which they cite as crucial to success.

James Conneely brought more than 30 years of experience to UMA when he took over for interim president Rebecca Wyke in January.

The road from north of Mount Merici Avenue to south of Campus Drive will be closed to through traffic for part of Sunday.

As part of the Fish Friends program, students at Madison Junior High School released young fish into the Sandy River, the site of a larger salmon restoration project by the Maine Department of Marine Resources.