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Voting inaccuracies spurs revote for UMSG executive election

On Feb. 24, 2026, UMSG Senator Hazel Sparks gives her report stating she will be making Instagram posts on how to write and follow through on a resolution. File photo by Hailey Green

Voting inaccuracies spurs revote for UMSG executive election

The University of Maine Student Government (UMSG) released a statement relaying that the votes for the 2026 to 2027 Student Body President and Vice President…

Bangor City Councilor introduces ordinance to limit city employees’ ability to assist ICE

The front entrance to Bangor City hall on March 7, 2026. Photo by Noah Futris

Bangor City Councilor introduces ordinance to limit city employees’ ability to assist ICE

By Yoana Karageorgieva on March 9, 2026

Bangor city councilor Michael Beck is backing a new “Employee Authority in Immigration Matters” ordinance to be debated on the Bangor City Council floor this…

University of Maine theatre professor Amy Roeder runs for State Senate

Maine State Senate candidate and UMaine theatre professor Amy Roeder speaks at a November 2025 UMaine Graduate Workers Union event. Photo by Elora Griswold

University of Maine theatre professor Amy Roeder runs for State Senate

By Yoana Karageorgieva on March 9, 2026

For the past three years, Democrat Amy Roeder has represented Bangor’s 23 District in the Maine House of Representatives. Her term ends this year and…

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy delivers annual 2026 State of the University Address

University of Maine's President Joan Ferrini-Mundy discusses changes and improvements made to the university and within its budget during the annual State of the University Address on March 4, 2026. Photo by Tyler Bridges

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy delivers annual 2026 State of the University Address

By Elora Griswold on March 5, 2026

University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy delivered the annual 2026 State of the University Address on March 4 to a full audience in Minsky Recital…

University College Cork students and administration comment on potential George Mitchell program name changes

Norman Smith Hall, home to the Mitchell Center on campus, sits in the snow on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Orono, Maine. Photo by Elora Griswold

University College Cork students and administration comment on potential George Mitchell program name changes

By Yoana Karageorgieva on March 2, 2026

The University of Maine System (UMS) is considering whether to change the name of UMaine’s George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and the George…