The donation of 13 acres and greenhouse space, formerly a commercial business called Half Moon Gardens, has taken on a new life as a farm and research center at the college over the last two years.

The project at the former Sandy River Recycling Association’s compost area is the first in Maine in which a town, a university and the public collaborate on sustainable composting, one organizer says.

A mass media communications class at Mid-Maine Technical Center in Waterville aims to tell city’s stories, set to music.

Maine’s state epidemiologist says such cases typically arise when school begins.

The college will receive $2,500 toward buying and installing plug-in electric vehicle charging equipment, the utility company said.

Drew Barton received an 18-month research grant that will investigate whether fires are transforming types of forest.