After its school board cut nearly $500,000 of its fiscal year 2026 budget last week, residents of Caribou and Stockholm’s RSU 39 added more than $130,000 back in at a public meeting Wednesday. The budget will face its third referendum vote on Sept. 9, with polls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the […]
This summer, Presque Isle’s youngest scientists had a blast exploring bubbling lava lamps, erupting volcanoes and even “moon rocks,” thanks to a special outreach program led by local student Neja Jayasundara.
The budget MSAD 27 originally proposed would have increased the previously approved annual budget by $429,404.
It’s the first formal step in the district’s third attempt to pass a budget, a process that has now dragged on since early May.
“Similar to last time, I will be working with the finance committee to present a new budget to the full board as the district’s next step,” Putnam said on Friday.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Art Gallery has opened a new exhibition honoring the life and legacy of longtime art patron and collector David Hitchcock.
The Chiputneticook Lakes International Conservancy partnered with local students to release fish into East Grand Lake.
As skilled laborers age into retirement and fewer younger workers appear to take their places, the number of U.S. tradespeople is shrinking. That’s why, in a dimly lit gymnasium more than four hours from their shipyard Friday, instructors from Bath Iron Works taught 12-year-olds in Limestone how to weld. A hands-on workshop allowed children attending […]
The University of Maine at Fort Kent has announced the dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester. This list includes full-time and part-time students. “Congratulations to the students who have earned a place on the UMFK dean’s and academic recognition lists,” said UMFK President Deb Hedeen. “The dean’s list honors our full-time students, while the […]
FORT KENT, Maine — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Maine at Fort Kent a federal TRIO Student Support Services grant to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students and students with disabilities. The five-year grant provides support to the university with $356,773 annually, totaling nearly $1.8 million […]
