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Published
April 29, 2025

Bailey Island native chosen to lead Maine Maritime Academy
Published
April 14, 2025

Maine Maritime Academy revives nuclear engineering program

The Castine college, which offered nuclear engineering until the mid-90s, is bringing the major back this year and received a $1.5 million gift to endow a chair of the program.
Published
January 13, 2025

Maine higher education leaders praise governor’s proposed budget

Gov. Janet Mills' $11.6 billion spending plan includes a 4% increase for higher education, an extension of the free community college program, and state contributions for the new Paid Family Medical Leave program.
Published
December 1, 2024

Maritime officials fear ‘catastrophic’ outcome if mariner shortage worsens

Many mariners have postponed retirement so the true magnitude of the situation has yet to be felt.
Published
November 8, 2024

Passenger in crash that killed 4 Maine Maritime Academy students pleads guilty

Noelle Tavares, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, accepted a deal in Hancock County Superior Court on Friday afternoon.

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Published
October 22, 2024

Retired U.S. Navy officer hired on as defense alliance’s program director

The Maine Defense Industry Alliance has a new program director to oversee collaborative efforts for the workforce needs of Maine's defense industry.
Published
June 7, 2024

Driver gets 3 years in prison for crash that killed 4 Maine Maritime students

Joshua Goncalves-Radding, 21, was sentenced for four counts of manslaughter and other charges in a Hancock County courtroom on Friday.
Published
March 1, 2024

Maine colleges, universities partner with defense industry to recruit and train thousands of workers

As overseas military threats multiply, the U.S. defense industry is looking to vastly scale up hiring and worker training, including in Maine.
Published
September 3, 2023

‘Reading the Glass’ supplies a gripping, expert account of life at sea

On a Pacific training voyage, a Maine Maritime Academy captain – and engaging writer – teaches trainees about life on board ship and about confronting ever more dangerous, unpredictable weather.
Published
August 17, 2023

Passenger in fatal Castine crash pleads not guilty to ‘co-conspirator’ charges

At her arraignment Thursday morning, Noelle Tavares, 21, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, denied responsibility for the December 2022 crash that killed 4 of her Maine Maritime Academy classmates.