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Published
May 26, 2022

Did Harry Styles record part of his latest album in Maine?

Maine-raised songwriter Amy Allen co-wrote one of the tracks on the British popstar's new album, but fans think there's another Maine connection — to a farm in Monmouth.
Published
May 26, 2022

Faculty members question payout to new UMA president who withdrew from job

Michael R. Laliberte's potential $615,000 paycheck over three years is not sitting well with certain faculty members, some of whom were laid off recently for budgetary reasons.
Published
May 23, 2022

Faculty members say departure of new UMA president not enough to quell concerns; some call for system chancellor to resign

UMaine System board of trustees takes no action on Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy's contract, which expires June 30, but expects to decide in the coming weeks whether to keep Malloy.
Published
May 22, 2022

Newly named UMA president agrees to deal to withdraw from position

Michael R. Laliberte, whose hiring was criticized after votes of no confidence at his former university came to light, to be paid salary of $205,000 in what would have been his first year.
Published
May 22, 2022

Colby College graduates hailed for resilience, perseverance

College presents diplomas to about 540 new graduates from 36 states and 23 countries.
Published
May 22, 2022

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.
Published
May 22, 2022

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.
Published
May 22, 2022

The effects of faculty cuts ripple across UMF campus and into homes

After building roots in Farmington, will the professors eliminated from UMF's humanities and social sciences programs leave the community they have come to love?
Published
May 20, 2022

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.
Published
May 20, 2022

Police continue to investigate alleged threat made by Greely High School student

The school district said Thursday that the student made comments about shooting other students and referenced a gun in a backpack.