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PublishedMay 3, 2024
College graduations begin in Maine even as protests disrupt ceremonies around the U.S.
Protests have mostly been small and peaceful on Maine campuses, where students have joined the call to end to the war in Gaza and for their schools to divest from defense funds.
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PublishedMay 3, 2024
Richmond school committee to send $8.2 million budget to voters
The increase over the current year is now under 4% after interim Superintendent Bob Webster cut $27,000 from the previous proposal.
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PublishedMay 3, 2024
Founder of Waterville coffee business to speak at Kennebec Valley Community College graduation
Kennebec Valley Community College to celebrate the graduation of 427 students on May 11 at the Augusta Civic Center.
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PublishedMay 3, 2024
Graduate workers’ union bemoans pace of negotiations with UMaine System
Six months into bargaining, administrators and the union have reached tentative agreements on just two of 22 contract issues.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
Maine author Monica Wood to speak at UMF graduation in Farmington
The ceremony will be held Saturday at the outdoor amphitheater behind Narrow Gauge Cinemas downtown.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
Jill Biden recognizes her fellow teachers at a swanky White House dinner for answering ‘a calling’
Joshua Chard, Maine's 2024 Teacher of the Year, was listed among the guests attending the dinner.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
At least 2,000 people arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on U.S. campuses, tally shows
In the last 24 hours, protests that have drawn the most attention were at the University of California, Los Angeles, where chaotic scenes played out early Thursday.
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PublishedMay 2, 2024
Biden calls for order in nationwide campus unrest over war in Gaza
Tent encampments of protesters calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies they say support the war in Gaza have spread across campuses nationwide.
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PublishedMay 1, 2024
Pro-Palestine group demands Colby College cut ties with Israel
Colby officials responded to the initial email, sent by a group that calls itself "Colby Action for Palestine."
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PublishedMay 1, 2024
Winslow school budget voted down by council after contentious meeting
Opposition mounted over a proposed 7% budget increase and the hiring of four new positions despite vocal support from educators and promises from the town office that tax bills would not increase this year.
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