The university says it will modernize the school’s communications strategy and create new positions to handle that work.
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Bath man arrested after shooting rifle multiple times in Belgrade
William Bamford, 41, allegedly fired his rifle several times in a residential area near Chandler Road and Point Road.
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Maine, other states consider forming regional vaccine advisory group
Several northeastern states, including Maine, New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut, are considering forming the group to counteract turmoil at the federal level.
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Canadian man dies after sailboat runs aground off Isle au Haut
The 2 survivors from New Hampshire told rescuers that they had been stranded in the water for more than an hour.
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Yarmouth names Karin Orenstein to lead Town Council
For perhaps the first time, both the council chair and vice chair are women, as are now six of the seven councilors.
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UMaine opts in to landmark NCAA settlement that allows direct payments to athletes
The state’s only Division I program had initially planned to opt out of a ruling that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes.
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South Portland bank ATM robbed by 3 masked suspects, police say
An ATM technician was allegedly punched and ordered at gunpoint to open the machine’s vault Monday morning.
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Former Portsmouth shipyard worker pleads guilty to embezzling $10K from union
Kyle Chasse, the labor union’s former president who admitted he misused union funds to dine out and shop at stores, could now face up to 20 years in jail and a maximum $250,000 fine.
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Maine issues new fish consumption limits for PFAS-tainted waters
Six bodies of water have new fish consumption advisories due to elevated levels of forever chemicals.
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Sen. Collins in spotlight as Trump budget bill heads to final vote in Senate
While Sen. Susan Collins is among a handful of Republican holdouts, Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, has been a vocal opponent of the bill, which would extend tax cuts, slash funding for health insurance and food assistance and roll back clean energy incentives.