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Maine community colleges receive historic grant
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - History was made today for community colleges across the state of Maine. The Harold Alfond Foundation is giving over $75 million to the Maine Community College System, totaling over $100 million given throughout the past 6 years. This is the biggest grant in the seven Maine...
UMaine and nonprofit group launch initiative to try to keep students working in Maine
STATEWIDE -- The University of Maine is teaming up with non-profit Live and Work in Maine to try to keep students in the state after they graduate. As part of the pilot phase of this initiative, letters will be sent out to accepted students in the University of Maine system -- each with personalized messages from Maine employers.
Inspiring the next gen of tech: Educate Maine holds Girls Who Code summer camp
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Girls from across the state are getting the chance to explore technology at Husson University free of charge through Educate Maine’s Project Login’s partnership with Girls Who Code. “The piece that I really think that the girls like about Girls Who Code is they...
MDI football among local winners at Ticket Awards ceremony
BANGOR — It was yet another banner night for many local high school athletes, coaches and teams on June 24 as Bangor sports radio station 92.9 The Ticket radio station hosted its first annual Ticket Awards ceremony at Hero’s Sports Grill. The show honored the accomplishments of local...
American Legion baseball: Defending state champion Trenton Acadians stay unbeaten with romp of Old Town
BUCKSPORT — The defending senior American Legion state champion Trenton Acadians clearly haven’t missed a beat after their run to the American Legion World Series last summer. The Acadians ran their season-opening winning streak to five games on Wednesday afternoon, as a balanced offensive attack spearheaded the team...
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