Defrauded people say the Education Department used their Social Security information against them.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Record $10 million gift will fund new UMaine engineering building
The donation from the family of a UMaine engineering graduate who wishes to remain anonymous is the largest gift ever to the Orono campus from a living donor.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Hannaford, distribution center workers end contract dispute with 3-year agreement
The deal gives workers an hourly raise of 50 cents for each of the next three years and maintains their health coverage while cutting the hourly wage paid to new hires.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Trustees approve policy limiting political speech tied to Maine’s university system
It puts no restrictions on individual political activity done on a person’s own time, but some students and faculty members still fear the policy will muzzle them.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Health care, other issues unresolved as congressional negotiators try to nail down spending bill
President Trump told Sen. Collins this weekend that he supports putting the health-care subsidies she was promised in the bill, but several House Republicans indicated late Monday that they will not be included.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Under court order, LePage to reopen Downeast prison with minimal inmates, staff
The governor indicates, however, that his administration will continue to move forward with plans to close the Downeast Correctional Facility by June 30.
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Locals help Norwich to women's hockey title
Falmouth’s Mollie Fitzpatrick and Scarborough’s Alyssa Hulst helped Norwich University to the Division III women’s hockey national championship last weekend. Fitzpatrick, a Cheverus graduate who won a title as a player in 2011, helped coach the team to victory, while Hulst, the daughter of former Portland Pirates great, Kent Hulst, played on this year’s championship […]
Posted inForecaster Sports, The Forecaster
Yarmouth hockey standout honored
Yarmouth senior Cooper May, joined by his parents, receives the Evans Spear Award as the outstanding senior player in Class B South at last weekend’s awards banquet. The award memorializes the former Clipper, who passed away in 2004 with Hodgkins Lymphoma. May joins Walter Conrad (2015) and Alex Kurtz (2012) as Yarmouth players to win […]
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Yarmouth historians to mark anniversary
YARMOUTH — The History Center will celebrate its fifth anniversary on the banks of the Royal River on Saturday, March 31. The celebration will take place at the center at 118 East Elm St. and is free and open to the public. From 10:30 a.m.-noon, attendees can enjoy cupcakes, museum scavenger hunts, and a Yarmouth trivia […]
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Snow days push Portland schools into late June
PORTLAND — With numerous snow days this winter, including two last week, the Portland Public Schools could be in session well into June to make up the instructional time lost, according to Assistant Superintendent of Schools Jeanne Crocker. Crocker said she would present a plan at this week’s School Board meeting that proposes keeping students […]