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Maine - The Maine Department of Education (DOE) is excited to release the third round of Climate Education Professional Development grant funds for climate-related professional learning for Maine educators and local education providers. The grant application is due March 21, 2025. Awarded programs will take place between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026.
The Maine DOE Climate Education
Maine - The Maine Department of Education (DOE) Early Learning Team is supporting a First 10 Community Schools pilot through Maine’s Preschool Development Grant. It is designed to bring together school administrative units (SAUs), families, early childhood programs, and community organizations to create a system that helps young children to learn and thrive during the first 10 years of their lives.
The First 10 Community Schools model is a
Russ Sanford, Chief Growth Officer at Kleinschmidt
PITTSFIELD, ME, UNITED STATES, January 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Kleinschmidt Associates, a leading engineering, regulatory, and environmental consulting firm, is proud to announce the election of Chief Growth Officer Russ Sanford as Vice President of the Hydropower Foundation (HF) Board of Directors for 2025. The Foundation is vital in
AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was sworn into office for her third term today, Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
Governor Janet Mills conducted the formal swearing-in of all the constitutional officers, which includes Secretary Bellows, State Treasurer Joseph Perry, Attorney General Aaron Frey; as well as the statutory office of State Auditor, Matthew Dunlap.
In her remarks following the swearing-in, Secretary Bellows shared a
Governor Swears In Commissioner Cohen Following Confirmation Vote
Governor Janet Mills today praised the Maine Senate's unanimous confirmation of Joan Cohen to serve Commissioner of the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. The Governor swore in Cohen as Commissioner this morning, just minutes after the Senate voted to confirm her.
"I thank the Maine Senate for its unanimous vote to confirm Joan Cohen as
GORHAM, Maine – Junior Olivia Stewart (Fredericton, New Brunswick/Mount Academy) scored 2:38 into overtime to give the University of Southern Maine Huskies a thrilling 3-2 win against the Johnson & Wales University Wildcats on Saturday afternoon in Gorham. Stewart's game-winner was assisted by seniors Jess MacLean (Red Point, Nova Scotia) and Amelie St-Amant (Ottawa, Ontario/ Ontario Hockey Academy). Stewart and St-Amant each had two points in the game. Stwart had an assist in addition to her goal and St-Amant assisted on two goals..webp)
Courtesy of Riley Driscoll, Athletic Media Associate
Huskies' fifth-year senior Haley McKim (Moncton, New Brunswick/Mount
Governor proposes balanced approach of investments, spending reductions, and targeted revenue enhancements to balance budget while maintaining core voter-approved programs
Governor Janet Mills today unveiled her Administration's budget proposal for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 biennium.
The proposal is balanced and makes needed investments to maintain the Governor's core commitments to Maine people such as health care, 55 percent of education, free school meals for all Maine students, and five percent municipal revenue sharing to stabilize property taxes and support municipal services.
For the first time, it also proposes making permanent the Governor's highly
AUGUSTA, Maine — Leaders of the University of Maine System (UMS), the Maine Community College System (MCCS) and Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) are praising the commitment to public higher education in the biennial budget proposal released by Gov. Janet Mills today (External Site).
Together, UMS, MCCS and MMA enroll 46,695 students and educate tens
