The college’s longtime president will receive an honorary degree, and former telecommunications executive Lawrence Sterrs will be commencement speaker at the May 14 graduation.
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Tax credit program expands to encourage college grads to take jobs in Maine
Opportunity Maine credits of up to $4,500 per year are now available to grads with degrees from out of state.
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UMA student’s ‘Help For Others’ cause about overcoming adversity
Roger Mackbach, a senior who was involved in a boating accident that ultimately ended with the loss of his right arm, has been inspired to help others facing challenges, Kimberly Carter writes.
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Maine ranks 7th nationwide in high school achievement
Madison’s Madison Area Memorial High School makes the best-of-Maine list for the first time.
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Jonathan Kent of Thomas College is Mid-Maine Chamber Rising Star winner
Kent, vice president of enrollment at the Waterville college, will receive his award at the chamber’s April 28 award ceremony.
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Hundreds have fun in the mud at Thomas College
The Dirty Dog Mud Run featured 12 obstacles in a 5K course that wound through the campus.
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Cinderella Project outfits students for the annual rite of prom
Dresses, free and fabulous, are available for anyone who wants one.
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RSU 2 administrators envision new Monmouth middle-elementary school
The existing Monmouth Middle School has qualified for state construction funds.
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Former ed tech had left SAD 6 job before arrest on sex charges, board says
Zachariah Sherburne, 23, was charged with gross sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor student in another school district.
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Toothpaste tubes, other plastics now Cornville Regional Charter School garden frames
The school recently won the grand prize in a recycling contest: $1,000 and planks made from hard-to-dispose of recyclables for its garden.