Unity College laying off 15% of staff, exploring sale of main campus under ‘hybrid’ model

Unity President Melik Peter Khoury said the announcement is "not simply a reaction to the pandemic,” although the "financial impact of COVID-19 certainly expedited our plans."

Jenni Nadeau graduates from Harding University

Four potential buyers express ‘serious’ interest in Hampden waste plant

The Municipal Review Committee, which represents the waste disposal interests of 115 Maine municipalities, reported Wednesday that four entities expressed interest in buying the Coastal Maine LLC recycling and waste-to-energy facility.

Common Ground Country Fair seeks volunteers early for different fair

Alternative fair planned with free, live, online content Friday through Sunday, Sept. 25-27.

Maine leads New England for economically vulnerable college towns

As schools decide whether to reopen campuses this year, the economic impact will ripple through the communities in which they are based.

Unity College reducing tuition for distance education graduate programs

Melik Peter Khoury, the college's president, said the tuition reduction helps Unity meet its mission to make education more accessible.

Maine towns’ trash disposal future in limbo as buyer sought for beleaguered plant

The Municipal Review Committee updated members Wednesday on its efforts to find a new buyer and operator after Coastal Maine LLC suspended operations last month at the Fiberight plant in Hampden.

Central Maine towns want Hampden trash plant using Fiberight technology to reopen

Since Coastal Resources LLC suspended operations May 28 after being unable to get a $14.7 million loan, area towns have been sending their trash to Waste Management-Crossroads Landfill in Norridgewock, but they hope Coastal will be back up and running with help from the Municipal Review Committee.

State police continue search for human remains in Unity

Two Maine State Police specialty units returned Wednesday to Sandy Stream in Unity where they searched the area for additional human remains after part of a skeleton from an adult male was found in the stream May 30 by kayakers.

Adult human remains found in Unity stream, police say

Kayakers discovered the remains of what appears to be an adult male in the Sandy Stream in Unity last Friday, according to a Maine State Police spokesman.