REGION — The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting free individualized sessions, Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over who are looking for a new career or returning to higher education. The sessions are being held at the following dates and times: Virtual: Monday, May 2 at 9 & 10 a.m. Tuesday, […]

STATE — UMaine’s College of Education and Human Development, in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education, will host the first University of Maine Educators Institute this summer. “Supporting Emotional and Behavioral Well-Being in School Communities: From Surviving to Thriving” will be a virtual event from June 22–23. This new UMaine Summer University program will […]

PARIS — On March 22, the Norway Fire Department lost a lifetime member. Shawn was only 44 years old and passed away far too early due to ongoing medical issues. Shawn was a treasured member of the auxiliary and was always there to support and encourage all firefighters, no matter what department they were from. […]

STATE — Applications are currently being accepted at the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) for the Lydia R. Laurendeau Scholarship Fund. Established in 2013, the Laurendeau Fund provides renewable scholarship support to young women who are graduating seniors from high schools in Maine pursuing post-secondary education in science or engineering at a four-year university. There is […]

FARMINGTON — Registration for 2022 University of Maine at Farmington May and Summer Session courses is now open to the public. A wide-ranging selection of online, hybrid, and in-person classes are being offered across the University featuring courses in Art History, Biology, Business, Computer Science, Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education, Education, English, Environmental […]

STATE — The University of Maine has achieved full, endorsed membership in the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Global Network. The AFU Global Network, led by Dublin City University, is supported in the United States by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. The AFU initiative promotes maximizing the intergenerational appeal of higher education programming through a […]

STATE — Applications are currently being accepted for the Maine Community Foundation’s (MaineCF) Patriot Education Scholarship Fund. This renewable scholarship supports graduates of a Maine high school who are enrolled part-time (minimum of nine credit hours) or full-time in pursuit of a business degree and entering their freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year at a […]

STATE — Registration is now open for Totally Trades! Career sessions offered by New Ventures Maine (NVME) online this spring. Eleven sessions are offered at no cost and are designed to encourage girls* in grades 8-12 to consider careers in which women are traditionally underrepresented. The 15-minute video sessions focus on high-wage, high-demand nontraditional careers […]