Botana, a Cuban immigrant who is now an associate superintendent in Indiana, will start July 1 in Portland, which has had five superintendents since 2007.
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UMaine team to track diseased lobsters caught off state’s coast
A state grant funds the project to collect and evaluate sick lobsters as soon as they are hauled in.
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Portland set to hire next superintendent, hoping for long-term leader
Xavier Botana, 53, has the credentials sought by the school board, which will vote Tuesday, and he says he wants to stay a long time.
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Faculty members question UMaine System’s ‘One University’ plan
Professors tell the trustees they feel left out of the process; the board approves a new $523.4 million budget that freezes tuition for a sixth year.
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Brunswick school to re-enact final Pickett’s Charge
Students dressed in Civil War-era clothing also will stage a wartime encampment and other events.
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At long last, University of Maine System sees surplus in its future
After years of sizable deficits that forced painful faculty and program cuts, projections hint of a budget in the black in 2021.
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Huffington tells Colby grads: Take time to recharge
She says Donald Trump shows all the signs of sleep deprivation.
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SMCC awards record number of degrees
The South Portland college observes its 69th commencement Sunday.
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Waynflete seniors hold play day for schools rocked by student suicides
About 170 teens and 30 adults take part in the three-hour Portland event, raising money for suicide awareness efforts.
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University of New England grants degrees to 1,747 students
The largest graduating class in the school’s history attends commencement ceremonies at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.