At Kennebec Valley Community College, the printers show great potential for agricultural uses such as seeding, watering chickens and protecting pollinators.
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Bates College offers first glimpse of its vision for new science center
The building, a 3-three-story modern design that the school is calling ‘the beacon,’ will house biology, chemistry and neuroscience programs when it opens in 2021.
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Leaders of embattled Massachusetts college may face subpoenas
A panel of lawmakers wants answers on whether Mount Ida College tried to conceal its financial woes.
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Video: Police work to identify vandals who slashed tires on all of Poland school district’s buses
A security video from early Wednesday morning shows two people running around the buses, causing an estimated $12,000 in damage.
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Portland council votes 7-2 to reduce school budget by $1.1 million
The school board now will have to look for areas where it can reduce its $112 million spending plan before it is sent to voters on June 12.
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Iraqi refugee’s story reveals pathway to American dream
The Portland man is among a growing number of English language learners who have turned to the Biddeford Adult Education program.
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Cumberland second-grade teacher among 16 honored as county teachers of the year
Connie Russell, who works at Mabel Wilson School, is among the finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year.
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Buxton principal warns of pinworm outbreak at elementary school
In a letter to parents, the principal says the school is disinfecting and cleaning surfaces.
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Veteran of academia hired to lead new UMaine graduate school of business
J. Michael Weber starts his post this summer, the first dean appointed to head the new program under the Maine Center for Graduate Professional Studies.
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Maine schools will get some state funding even though lawmakers failed to act
Because the Legislature adjourned without passing a major school funding bill, the state will consider it an emergency and issue subsidy checks based on conservative estimates, a spokesman says.