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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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College roundup: Bates’ Paul Gastonguay earns Northeast coach of the year award
Lewiston native honored by Intercollegiate Tennis Association; Bobcats third baseman Henry Jamieson named all-region, and Maine Maritime hires coach for the state’s first women’s collegiate wrestling program.
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Driver pleads not guilty to charges in crash that killed 4 fellow Maine Maritime students
A former Maine Maritime Academy student who crashed his sport utility vehicle, killing four fellow students, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges.
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Maine Maritime Academy mourns loss of four students killed in crash
The college held a vigil Sunday night in honor of the students – two from Maine and two from Massachusetts – who died early Saturday in a single car crash on Route 166 in Castine.
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Four Maine Maritime Academy students killed in single-vehicle crash in Castine
Three other students were injured early Saturday when their vehicle crashed and caught fire, police say.