University of Southern Maine

This week, more than 730 students attending University of Southern Maine received a notice that an average of $2,100 would be forgiven from their tuition bill. The school used $2 million dollars from a federal COVID-19 relief program called the Higher Education Relief Act. Originally intended to improve the HVAC systems of the school, the amount left over was used…

A Maine university is forgiving an average of approximately $2,100 in debt for hundreds of its students. This week, notices went out to more than 730 students at the University of Southern Maine (USM) explaining that the school had automatically deducted that amount from their accounts. “We’ve gotten some really positive notes from students saying, ‘wow, this is a big…

The University of Southern main is forgiving an average of more than $2,000 in debt for hundreds of its students.

A public university in Maine is working on a project to help grow the tourism industry in Greenland. University of Southern Maine in Portland said it’s working with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Greenland and the U.S. State Department on the project. USM said in a statement that the partnership is designed to...

After a series of disturbing incidents involving a man touching or exposing himself in front of women, police in multiple Maine municipalities are asking for the public’s help to track him down. Security video from this weekend shows a man outside an Aroma Joe’s coffee drive-thru in Sanford.

Police are asking for the public’s help finding a man with distinctive hair believed to be involved in a series of disturbing incidents in Maine involving a man touching or exposing himself in front of women.

Sen. Susan Collins says the Maine Medical Center Research Institute will receive a $20 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help tackle diseases in northern New England.

For the second time this school year, campus police at the University of Southern Maine are investigating anti-Muslim graffiti found on the Portland campus.

For the second time this school year, campus police at the University of Southern Maine are investigating anti-Muslim graffiti found on the Portland campus. This week, students found the words “Kill the Muslim” written on a poster about active shooters.