University of Maine at Augusta News

Besides being the Mountain Valley High School Class of 2012's valedictorian and salutatorian, their grades are separated by about half a point and both find science exciting and challenging.

This is the eighth year for an ever-growing phenomenon -- the Janis Bresnahan 5K Run for Education.

Melanie Prescott was overwhelmed Saturday when she received her bachelor of science degree at the University of Maine at Augusta.

A University of Maine computer server breach by hackers may have exposed personal information, including credit card and Social Security numbers of students, college officials said Thursday.

As the chairman of the Search Committee for the vice president and administration position at the University of Maine at Augusta, I am incredibly proud of the work our committee did in hiring Ellen Schneiter last spring.

The city's emerging theme of larger-than-life metal sculptures downtown and at the Waterfront Park is continuing this evening with the unveiling of another piece in Johnson Park on Water Street.

It's been a while since the quintet Casco Bay Tummlers have performed in the University of Maine at Augusta's Jewett Auditorium; but they will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, with commentary called "History of Jewish Music." To that end bassist/vocalist Julie Goell took time to chat about the history of her group , from her Peaks Island home.

Juste Tresor Gatari stood huddled in the group of family and neighbors, confused by what was happening around him.

BELFAST, Maine - Alex Steed of Cornish had borrowed nearly $30,000 by the time he received a diploma from the University of Southern Maine.

The Rwandan genocide claimed the lives of nearly 1 million people. And while the small African nation continues to suffer the scars, it has largely been forgotten in the west.

Hiring records from the University of Maine System show loopholes, waivers and personal connections played roles in the appointments of seven officials into some of the highest-paying nonteaching jobs in the system.

Gov. John Baldacci speaks at a news conference last January where he unveiled a two-year state budget that proposes deep cuts due to the recession.

Nine-month-old Sophia Dunham of Farmingdale makes faces over mother KimA''s shoulder during the Harold Alfond College Challenge press conference and Baby Portrait Event for the Future Faces of Maine held in December 2008 at the University of Maine at Augusta.

The TRiO, Student Support Services Program, at the University of Maine at Fort Kent held its third annual recognition banquet on April 17, to honor students involved in the TRiO program.

A new name graces the door of a local library. The library at the University of Maine at Augusta Bangor campus will now be known as the Nottage Library.

ABC6 - Providence, RI and New Bedford, MA News, WeatherHere is the latest Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont news from The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine - A 44-year-old man has been convicted of criminal trespass for failing to leave the governor's residence during an Occupy movement protest.