University of Southern Maine News

Gary and Doris Demers of Berwick are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Tammy Demers, to Joshua Schlesinger, son of Dave and Betsy Schlesinger of Ithaca, N.Y. Miss Demers graduated from the University of southern Maine and is currently a news anchor/producer with Portland Radio Group.

I am writing with concern about the front page article, "Felon keeps hand out," about the homeless man who comes to Auburn to panhandle.

Hours after Mainers approved a people's veto to repeal the state's same-sex marriage law, leaders of the campaign that tried to prevent the repeal vowed not to quit what they called a civil rights struggle.

Police in Portland are looking for the man they say robbed the Key Bank branch at 400 Forest Avenue on Tuesday.

Supporters of the Protect Maine Equality campaign hold signs prior to a debate on referendum Question 1, the proposal to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage, Wednesday, Oct.

A Maine economist is giving a good news-bad news report to state lawmakers. Charles Colgan told the Appropriations Committee on Monday that the good news is that the worst of the recession is over.

Supporters of the Protect Maine Equality campaign hold signs prior to a debate on referendum Question 1, the proposal to rescind the Legislature's approval of same-sex marriage on Wednesday at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine.

Saint Michael's College BURLINGTON, VT. - Two area residents recently began their first year at Saint Michael's College.

ROCKPORT : On Friday, Nov. 6, when the curtain rises on "Honk!", Camden Hills Regional High School's 2009 musical, theatergoers will enter a world populated by geese, swans, turkeys and cats.

A supporter and an opponent of same-sex marriage made their respective cases on live television Wednesday, less than a week before a statewide referendum on whether to allow gay marriage in Maine.

GORHAM : The University of Southern Maine School of Music will present the Maine collegiate premiere of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" Friday through Sunday, Oct.

Sullivan Gym is a place for students of the University of Southern Maine to lift weights, play basketball, or sometimes practice medieval warfare through a program offered by the Blade Society, a student-run organization affiliated with the local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism.

If Question 4 on TABOR seems like dA©jA vu - " it is. And if the people's enthusiasm for ballot initiatives is waning, imagine what it will be like if TABOR II is passed - " campaign after campaign, vote after vote, on every spending decision state and local governments try to make to bring Maine out of this recession and back to economic ...

SCARBOROUGH a ' The Board of Education election ballot in Scarborough is populated by candidates with experience.

The same-sex marriage debate has become THE debate in Maine, and MaineToday Media and News 8 have partnered to give Mainers the opportunity to hear from both sides of this divisive issue.

PORTLAND, ME -- Fifteen years after their founding, the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education reopened in their expanded, prominent space on the University of Southern Maine campus.

PORTLAND a ' The Planning Board Tuesday asked Waynflete School to defend its desire to expand further into the Western Promenade neighborhood.

Contact: Alison M. Keegan, Public Relations Manager, The Iris Network, 774-6273 Portland, ME: The Iris Network and friends will walk for White Cane and Guide Dog users on Saturday, October 17th, at 10am, around Deering Oaks Park in Portland, in an effort to spread awareness of the 1999 Maine law that requires motorists to yield the right-of-way to ...

The U.S. Department of Justice will spend $300,000 over three years to establish a campus interpersonal safety program at the University of Southern Maine, college officials announced today.

SMART THINKING Keeping your mind active is a key to healthy living in Maine. By Joshua F. Moore ALWAYS LEARNING Residents of an independent and assisted living community in Scarborough are making learning a lifelong affair.