Will Morris was drawn to Southern Maine Community College after high school because of our Composite Science & Manufacturing program. He’s always liked to work with his hands, and he knew the program was right for him when he was researching colleges during his senior year of high school. Will is now getting the hands-on […]

Oped Rebuttal As has so often been the case when opponents of the Brunswick layover facility express their views on the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA), Sen. Stan Gerzofsky’s recent guest column to this paper is incomplete, inaccurate and misleading. The report he references in his letter was issued not by the Government […]

WASHINGTON — When historians write about this bizarre, ugly and dispiriting campaign — and oh, my, will they ever! — the epic dark saga will unfold this way: A man, filled with fear and insecurity, created a hatemongering character and followed it out the window. And a woman, filled with fear and insecurity, hunkered down […]

PORTLAND Maine shrimpers are all but resigned to another year of being unable to pursue their quarry in the Gulf of Maine, with a regulatory board set to decide this week whether to allow a season this winter. Maine shrimp are fished in the Gulf of Maine and were a popular winter seafood for years, […]

BARRE, Vt. Vermont is continuing to make investments to expand emergency community housing for the homeless to reduce its reliance on more expensive motel rooms. This year, Vermont has spent $1.5 million supporting the addition of 101 emergency shelter beds, 18 shelter rooms for homeless families, and 17 short-term stay apartments for families and other […]