University of Southern Maine News

Senior Lorna Stephens, junior Ezra Woodye-Millay and sophomore Baxter Forrest of George Stevens Academy auditioned and were accepted to perform in the 2013 All-State Classical Music Festival.

The so-called "Education District" proposed for the city by members of the University Neighborhood Organization will remain just a proposal for the time being.

New England-based Baker Newman Noyes, one of the nation's top 200 accounting and consulting firms, recently announced a number of promotions at its Portland location.

PORTLAND – Around 650 fourth, fifth and sixth grade students and their teachers from 13 area schools will flow onto USM'S Portland Campus next Friday for a day of fun and interactive learning about clean water, wetland ecosystems and the importance of stewarding Maine's most rapidly renewable resource.

Tim Stretton, a 2009 Lewiston High School graduate, graduated from the University of Southern Maine yesterday, May 11.

GORHAM, Maine - U.S. Sen. Susan Collins told University of Southern Maine graduates that, "A combination of joy, gratitude, hard work and resilience is more than a formula for personal success.

Thousands of students are receiving their college degrees at more than half a dozen graduation ceremonies across Maine.

Bernie Littlefield, center, talks about the rules of debate between then-Reps. Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, and John Piotti, D-Unity, at Grant Civic Center in Winterport in May 2010.

Midcoast author Jen Blood, who grew up in Thomaston, will share her work Monday, May 20, at 7 p.m. at Thomaston Public Library.

An organ concert will be performed by Ray Cornils at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, on the tracker action pipe organ at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Calais.

On May 23rd, from 4pm to 7pm, at the University of Southern Maine, Lee Room, Portland, ME representatives from the state and New England will host a public meeting to discuss draft regional ocean planning goals and associated potential actions.

Bob Bertram, the Executive Director of Facilities Management at the University of Southern Maine, discusses his school's decision to merge the grounds department and facilities maintenance staffs 1. What were the primary reasons behind consolidating your grounds and maintenance staffs? The primary reason was to improve service levels and provide ... (more)

In the early 1830s, a group of travelers made their way down a dirt trail called the Canada Road, traveling from Quebec to areas across northern Maine.

A former Minnesota lawmaker who sponsored the nation's first successful charter school law is visiting Maine, which became the 41st state to enact charter school legislation in 2011.

Education experts say it's no surprise that Maine's new A-to-F school grading system shows that schools in wealthier communities generally have higher grades while those in poorer communities have more D's and F's. Research has shown that correlation for decades, and critics say the school report cards released Wednesday are more indicative of the ... (more)

Blue Marble Geographics , in partnership with the University of Southern Maine, is pleased to announce the release of COAST v1.0. COAST is a free software tool built on the Global Mapper SDK for use in modeling storm surge and sea level rise in relation to adaptation strategies and the cost-benefit analysis of those strategies.

The rabbi of Portland's Temple Beth El jokingly says it was renamed "Temple Beth Al" in honor of philanthropist Al Glickman, a real estate developer who served on the board of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

It's a sure sign of spring: bicycle riders, from kids wobbling on their first two-wheelers to Spandex-clad athletes on high-tech racing machines, once again occupy city streets.

Andrea Martin, who was born in Portland and stars in the revival of the musical "Pippin," and Tony Shalhoub, who attended the University of Southern Maine and stars in the play "Golden Boy," both are up for awards.

Well known Maine philanthropist and civic leader Albert B. Glickman has died of Parkinson's disease at age 79, according to a press release from the University of Southern Maine.