The event was held at Mount Desert Island and sponsored by the Maine Music Educators Association.

Japanese university students whose classes have been suspended or terminated because of the recent disaster are invited to enroll.

To get more data, the finance committee delays its vote on the $92.8 million spending plan by a week.

Superintendent Jim Morse declines to address claims that the reassignment is due to test scores and graduation rates.

But the Portland school board’s finance panel still wants more details before endorsing a proposal.

Members of 2011 All-Maine Academic Team will receive $500 scholarships.

The workers, mostly teachers, are among more than 200 school employees eligible to retire this school year.