U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has welcomed Lewiston High School student Amanda Alberda to Washington, D.C., to serve as a Senate page for the spring semester. She told the Sun Journal in November that as a child, she loved visiting Washington, D.C., more than Walt Disney World in Florida. She was nominated to the program […]
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Six arrested in connection with Poland home invasion
POLAND — Six people have been arrested following an investigation into a home invasion at 76 Page Road. According to a news release from Lt. Glenn Holt of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, the invasion that took place on Thursday at 9:19 p.m. appears to have been drug related and not a random act. Holt […]
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University of Maine at Augusta president leaving
AUGUSTA — The president of the University of Maine at Augusta is leaving to take a job in California, University of Maine System Chancellor James Page said Monday. Allyson Handley is stepping down to become the executive director of the National University’s Sanford Education Center, which will educate nonprofit leaders and teachers. Handley will stay […]
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UMaine trustees approve $529M budget for 2014-15
BANGOR — The University of Maine System’s trustees have approved a $529 million budget for the next academic year that freezes tuition but eliminates more than 150 positions system-wide. The budget approved Monday for 2014-15 includes $11.4 million from emergency reserves to help fill a $36 million budget shortfall. Trustee Norman Fournier says the budget […]
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Cutler refuses political action committee money for campaign
AUGUSTA — Independent candidate for governor Eliot Cutler announced Monday that he will not accept campaign donations from any political action committees for the 2014 election, a move that his campaign said will put him in office with no strings attached but which a spokeswoman for Democrat Mike Michaud said would have little effect on […]
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Presque Isle family thankful for baby’s bone marrow donor
PRESQUE ISLE — At this time of year, many families across the state are giving thanks for a steady income, a home to live in or continued good health. For the Gagnon family of Presque Isle, they are celebrating the fact that they have been blessed with something different — a successful bone marrow donor […]
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UMF to inaugurate Foster as 14th President
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will inaugurate its 14th president, Kathryn A. Foster, during its 150th anniversary year. The inauguration will take place at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, on the UMF campus. The event is a landmark in the university’s long history of distinguished leadership and ushers in the promise of […]