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UMaine System faculty lose faith in chancellor as his contract comes up for renewal

‘He doesn’t understand or want to understand the issues the faculty are raising,’ said a professor from the Augusta campus, the first school to declare no confidence in Chancellor Dannel Malloy.

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As energy prices rise, thousands of Mainers at risk of losing power

More than 2,000 Maine households have been disconnected over the past month, and tens of thousands more are struggling with past-due balances.
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Furor followed Malloy from Connecticut to Maine

Malloy was once the least popular governor in the country and some in Connecticut are still upset about his reforms of that state's higher education system.

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Boeing's astronaut capsule has arrived at the International Space Station in a critical repeat test flight.

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The House has passed the Presidents Cup Cybersecurity Competition Act, to authorize annual cybersecurity competitions, with prizes awarded, for groups of government employees.

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There is so much more the Pittsfield than just an exit of Interstate 95, starting with a stroll along the Sebasticook River.

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Stories of suffering and death fueled a political movement that struck down some of the strictest prohibitions in the world.

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Policy Matters: Women and Aging: A crisis unfolds

Join moderator Carol Coultas and panelists Jessica Maurer, executive director of the Maine Council on Aging, and Destie Hohman Sprague, executive director of Maine Women’s Lobby, on June 7 as they explore the policies and innovations to help aging Mainers.