Superintendents of eight school districts pledge to follow federal law that guarantees public education to all students, regardless of immigration status.
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Bates graduates ‘certified world changers’
At Lewiston college’s commencement, Rakiya Mohamed said the people she met at Bates renewed her hope they can solve the world’s problems.
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Civility, engagement focus at annual Colby College graduation
The 197th commencement featured U.S. Sen. Susan Collins with and others with messages of growing a spirit of community.
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Kents Hill sends 72 on to the next stage in their lives
The 194th commencement ceremony featured practical life advice for the school’s graduates from Rist Bonnefond, headmaster emeritus.
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Graduating Colby student no stranger to service
Adrienne Carmack has organized several events, including rally to support a recently deported Haitian man who had been living in Waterville.
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Ex-Obama adviser Susan Rice gets honorary Bowdoin degree
A total of 489 students are awarded degrees at the Brunswick college’s 213th graduation.
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Federal loan spurs effort to make Sidney’s Snow Pond Center a destination for national acts
The nearly $2 million loan from the USDA will finance the renovation of the Bowl in the Pines amphitheater and the completion of the center’s learning center and recital hall.
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Colby College commencement to feature Sen. Susan Collins
Roughly 480 students will graduate from Colby this Sunday.
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High school in Androscoggin County closed by threat will reopen Friday
Oak Hill High School in Wales was closed Thursday after a threat was found scrawled on bathroom wall.
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Wells teams should still be the Warriors, panel recommends, but stop using Native American imagery
The results of Wednesday’s secret ballot vote, released Thursday, show 17 of 24 votes in favor of keeping the school’s nickname and eliminating the logos.