Faculty departures at UMaine Machias have professors on edge

Some worry that faculty lost because of a retirement incentive program will be replaced by lecturers and not fully credentialed professors.

University of Maine at Machias names dean’s list

Veterans to be honored at events across Maine’s public universities

Former Washington County officer sentenced for drug, gun charges

The case against Jeffrey Bishop, 55, unfolded with his arrest for providing opioid pills to a teenage girl last year in a high school parking lot.

Man convicted of killing 3 people in Down East rampage

Thomas Bonfanti was accused of traveling to 3 homes, where he killed 3 people and wounded another.

Defendant gives his own opening statement in Maine triple killing trial

Thomas Bonfanti is charged with murder, aggravated attempted murder and elevated aggravated assault for shootings in 2 Washington County communities.

UMaine Machias faculty support other campuses’ no-confidence votes against chancellor

Faculty at the University of Maine at Machias voted unanimously this week to support earlier votes of no-confidence at UMA, USM and UMF.

Augusta’s Colonial Theater secures $160,229 in historic preservation funds

The award, one of four given statewide, will pay for repairs to exterior doors and windows for the theater as part of an initiative to drive economic development in rural downtowns.

Lawmakers emphatic about keeping open 2 Maine veterans’ homes

In other action, the House gave unanimous initial approval to a bill to strengthen protections for election workers on Tuesday.

Legislature seeks to keep 2 veterans homes open in Maine

Maine Veterans' Homes announced that its facilities in Machias and Caribou are expected to close in the spring.