Bill Nemitz: Grassroots effort brings people together to talk – and listen – across the political divide

Make Shift Coffee House, honored last week with a national civics award, promotes mutual respect over partisan animosity.

Bowdoin College to increase its minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2022

The college now pays a minimum of $12.65 to its hourly employees, and that will rise to $14 per hour next summer.

Here’s how some Maine colleges scored in the 2020 U.S. News rankings

Colby, Bates and Bowdoin are in the top 25 for liberal arts schools while the University of Maine ranks 100th among public universities.

Maine Voices: Carbon capture could make a difference – if we let it

Removing CO2 from emissions or directly from the air should be part of any plan to fight climate change.

New Bowdoin football coach taking the first steps of a turnaround

B.J. Hammer sees potential for reviving a program that hasn't had a winning season since 2005 and is 1-25 over the past three seasons.

Bowdoin College announces local graduates

After 18 years, it is Bowdoin employee’s time to graduate

Lisa Bouffard, an administrator in Bowdoin College's dining services department, will graduate in May with a double major in religion and gender and women's studies. She earned her degree by taking one class per semester for 18 years.

One student injured in Bowdoin dorm fire

An early-morning fire started by a candle was quickly extinguished by the sprinker system, the fire chief says.

Green Beret who graduated from Bowdoin and served 6 combat tours killed in suicide bombing in Syria

Jonathan R. Farmer, 37, a 2003 graduate of Bowdoin College, was among 16 people who died in the blast in Manbij in northern Syria.

Children are suing the federal government for failing to take proper action against climate change

Meet their lawyer, Philip Gregory, who has deep roots in Maine.