Besides checking out books and helping people sign up for library cards, Maine librarians are helping people find connection, access health care resources and apply for jobs.

Colby College has purchased several properties in downtown Port Clyde. The sale includes the site of the former general store, which was destroyed in a fire two years ago.

Education advocates in Maine have join a chorus of national organizations urging the Trump administration not to transfer oversight of special ed programs away from the Department of Education.

Beginning next year, a new outdoor education initiative will allow every 8th grade student in the St. John Valley to participate in a three-night canoe expedition on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway.

Dozens of current and former district employees, and parents, packed a school board meeting Tuesday night.

The Republican's decision to sign the petition for the prospective 2026 referendum is consistent with her past statements on the issue, But it's also a departure from her typical reluctance to weigh in on state-level issues, including ballot initiatives.

Maine statute only allows the state to select school funding projects every seven years.

After years of declining test scores the Maine department of Education last month announced what it called a "Back to Basics" teaching approach in math and reading. State officials say its a new approach aimed at getting kids invested in their own education.

The suit alleges the districts have enacted policies that treat gender non-conforming students differently and create a hostile environment.

The proposal is part of a new model that consolidates library regions and overhauls standards. It's opposed by some of the state's smallest libraries with all-volunteer staffs and limited hours of operation.