By opening the door to direct payments, Maine administrators acknowledge they have to change to stay competitive in Division I sports.
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Facing $18M deficit, UMaine plans to increase tuition, cut costs, eliminate staff
The state’s flagship university announced it intends to raise tuition by 4% and cut more than $10 million from its budget but declined to provide details about what programs and positions are being axed.
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Missing teen found dead in Orono
Chance Lauer, 19, a former UMaine student, was last seen on Jan. 19 near an apartment complex where he lived.
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UMaine poised to end Spanish degree, suspend medical lab degree
The cuts follow the elimination and suspension of 10 other programs over the past fiscal year across the University of Maine System.
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Vermont cools off Maine women’s basketball shooters in biggest game of the season
The Black Bears shot under 30% from the floor in the America East women’s basketball championship game.
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Vermont women’s basketball downs Maine to win America East title
The top-seeded Catamounts repeat as conference champions.
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UMaine, BC men’s hockey teams face off with seasons on the line
Both teams began the season with NCAA tournament aspirations, but one team’s season will end Friday in the Hockey East quarterfinals.
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Maine, Vermont women’s basketball meet again for title, NCAA bid
Friday’s America East final is the ninth conference championship game between the two teams.
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Maine’s warmer weather means deer ticks are active
The state logged a record 4,257 Lyme disease cases in 2025, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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UMaine to return human remains, burial objects to Wabanaki Nations
The remains and tools were excavated from sites across the state starting in the 1960s.