The gift from Albert Howard, a longtime library employee who died in 2017, will fund an endowment for the university’s Special Collections at the Glickman Family Library.
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South Portland council backs zoning change for new middle school
Councilors unanimously approve the first reading of a proposal to allow the school on Wescott Road to be as tall as 60 feet.
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Court upholds ruling to let Arundel middle schoolers attend Thornton Academy
The private school and several Arundel parents had sued the RSU 21 board after it voted to stop paying for students to attend its middle school instead of a public school within the district.
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Heating oil odor forces closure of South Portland school for 3rd day
Memorial Middle School students will attend classes at South Portland High School on Thursday while malfunctioning boilers are repaired.
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UMaine Republican group catches flak for ‘Deck the Wall’ party
The group says the event was meant to spark dialogue, but the marketing language fell short.
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University system Chancellor James Page to retire at end of school year
Page, 66, has overseen financial stabilization and a refining of educational goals and priorities in the seven-campus system during his seven years in the job.
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UMaine System, former student drafting agreement to settle her lawsuit
The woman filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the University of Southern Maine did not investigate two separate reports of sexual assault.
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The number of high school students who vape surged last year, study shows
Researchers say they’ve never seen a drug’s popularity explode the way vaping did among teenagers.
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Behind the scenes of ‘The Nutcracker’
The backstage is a flurry of activity as the Bossov Ballet Theatre prepares for a performance of the beloved show at the Waterville Opera House
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Waterville Ward 2 school board member resigns
Susan Reisert, a board member of four years, submitted her resignation this week because she is moving to Belgrade.