It follows sweeping changes for Unity Environmental University and the future use of its campus.
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Unity Environmental University sees enrollment grow as it continues transition to distance learning
Officials at the university, formerly known as Unity College, said that within a couple of years, they expect to enroll more than 10,000 full-time students.
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Farmers roll out tractors, trucks in central Maine to protest proposed transmission corridor
Supporters of the proposed transmission corridor tout the jobs the project would generate, but central Maine farmers say its construction could destroy farms that have operated for generations.
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Unity land trust looks to transform contaminated farmland into grassland bird preserve
The Sebasticook Regional Land Trust announced Tuesday that it received a grant from Cornell University to restore and preserve grassland bird habitat.
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Money emerges as key obstacle to housing asylum seekers at Unity campus
Unity Environmental University remains open to a proposal to house as many as 600 asylum seekers on its Unity campus, but no funding source has so far been identified for the approximately $10 million that would be needed.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Beware ‘the Maine stare’ and what it implies
For whom is the welcome mat rolled out? It’s time Mainers got real about the answer.
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In Unity, idea to house asylum seekers in dorms divides a town
Some say absorbing up to 600 new arrivals would be untenable, even though the community has welcomed as many college students for decades.
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State reviewing proposal to pay Unity university $7.8 million to house asylum seekers
The Greater Portland Council of Governments is seeking to have upward of 600 people housed on the campus of Unity Environmental University, formerly known as Unity College.
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As Pride month grows, so does hostility in some Maine towns
A large number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced around the country this year, including in Maine, and organizers of Pride events like those in Unity say the level of ‘venom’ has been sharp.
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PFAS exposure leaves Maine people wondering: What is it doing to us?
As more than 500 private wells exceed state standards for safe drinking water, residents who have been consuming it for years want answers about the chemicals’ effects.