REGION – Center Director, Michael Camire is excited to announce the launch of the Penobscot Job Corps Centers Distance Learning program. The Distance Learning program officially launched May 11, 2020. Opening in March 1980, Penobscot Job Corps Center has been serving students ages 16–24 for 40 years. Penobscot Job Corps offers students free career technical […]

NORTHFIELD, Vt. — Steven Minns, of Wilton, a May 2020 graduate of Norwich University received a commission into the U.S. Army in a ceremony held this month. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, new officers being commissioned from Norwich conducted individual, and in most cases, virtual ceremonies starting on May 3. Each ceremony included […]

REGION — The following students have been named to the Dean’s List for the 2020 spring semester at the University of New England. Dean’s List students have attained a grade point average of 3.3 or better out of a possible 4.0 at the end of the semester. Mallory Doiron, Jay Kamy Pooler,  New Sharon Kylie […]

REGION — Due to the Governor’s Stay Safer at Home Order, RSU 9 is scheduling appointments by phone for in-person registration and screening in August for Pre-K and Kindergarten. To be eligible for kindergarten, children must be five years old on or before October 15, 2020; for Pre-K, children must be four years old on […]

FARMINGTON — Looking for a way to nurture your newly discovered interest in gardening? The University of Maine at Farmington is featuring a pair of web-based May and Summer Term courses on Gardens & Community. “Dig-it-al! Gardens & Community” is an English course that delves into the literature and practice of what it takes to […]

FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington graduating senior Maggie Pomerleau, from Sidney, was excited about student teaching and her spring semester at UMF. Things changed when in March, University of Maine System campuses and K-12 schools throughout the state transitioned all in-class instruction to remote learning, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. With a major […]

The new UMF graduate tuition initiative will save participants nearly $7,000 over the course of a master’s degree program.

FARMINGTON — As educational practices have been impacted by the COVID-19 virus, most students classroom studies have moved to remote learning, a change which can require an adjustment on many levels. Students used to the structure and flow of in-the-classroom learning, are now challenged to make the most of their educational experience while studying remotely. […]

BATON ROUGE, LA — Elizabeth Burke of Farmington, Maine, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Burke was initiated at The University of Tampa. Burke is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa […]