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Maine Maritime Academy drastically revises graduation rate it released in May
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (595+ words) At a more than five-hour May meeting, Maine Maritime Academy’s board of trustees discussed how the school’s four-year graduation rate had plummeted to 34% — and how to raise it while facing long-lasting educational fallout from the pandemic. More than two months…...
Bangor Wireless Zone location hosts annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (218+ words) BANGOR — Wireless Zone®, the nation’s largest Verizon Wireless retail franchise, is hosting a Backpack Giveaway. On Sunday, July 26 from 1 to 4 p.m., the Bangor Wireless Zone location... BANGOR — Wireless Zone®, the nation’s largest Verizon Wireless retail franchise, is hosting a…...
Maine historical societies honor America's 250th
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (28+ words) Sunrise Senior College students explored Maine's revolutionary history at Gates House Museum on Wednesday. Sunrise Senior College students explored Maine's revolutionary history at Gates House Museum on Wednesday....
Fairmount School will move to Bangor High next year
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (475+ words) BDN reporters help make the Bangor region a better place by holding officials accountable and shining a light. Your donation can help raise $60,000 this spring to support our reporting. Make a donation now. Fourth and fifth grade students from Bangor’s…...
University of Maine honors donors at the 2026 Stillwater Society dinner and awards event
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (640+ words) Three couples were awarded the 2026 Stillwater Society Award, one of the institution’s highest honors for philanthropic leadership and service. This year’s recipients are J. Daniel Lafayette III and Carla Joy Lafayette; Raymond A. Jean ’65 and Louise C. Jean; and Bion…...
Maine Maritime Academy announces 1st-in-the-nation nuclear engineering major
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (705+ words) Make a gift in honor of the good that comes from BDN journalism in your hands, and help raise $60,000 this spring to support our reporting. Make a donation now. CASTINE, Maine — Maine Maritime Academy will become the first maritime college…...
Bangor school community coming together on plan for Fairmount closure
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1130+ words) BDN reporters help make the Bangor region a better place by holding officials accountable and shining a light. Your donation can help raise $60,000 this spring to support our reporting. Make a donation now. After weeks of debate, Bangor families and…...
New Maine Maritime Academy training ship heads to Texas for summer sea term
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (139+ words) PORTLAND, Maine (WABI) - The new State of Maine training ship for the Maine Maritime Academy is on its way to Texas. It left the Portland Harbor Saturday afternoon. The ship is making its way to Galveston for the first leg…...
Bill targeting school employee misconduct becomes Maine law
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (504+ words) A bill sponsored by a Lewiston legislator and championed by a local mother aimed at increasing transparency of school employee misconduct is now law. The Legislature passed LD 2192 in a near-unanimous vote, and the emergency measure immediately became law. Cara…...
Bangor’s Fairmount closure won’t add to proposed $65.5M school budget
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (693+ words) Bangor’s school budget will not spike because of the unexpected temporary closure next year of the Fairmount School to remediate asbestos, the district’s superintendent said Thursday. “Fortunately, we had some contingencies in the budget that are going to support this…...