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Free Community College, But Not For Everyone?
Graduates from the class of 2022-2025 are eligible for free community college in Maine, but other classes aren’t offered this benefit. How is this fair? If this benefit extended to more students, there would be a huge increase in the number of students getting their degrees and attending college. Maine’s free community college program was… Read more
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Black Bear Advantage or Disadvantage Program?
Moving from a two-year associate’s degree to a four-year bachelor’s degree is a huge transition and can be very challenging for students. Many struggle with figuring out how to keep all their credits intact. Luckily, the University of Maine is offering a program that helps students with this transition called the “Black Bear Advantage” program.… Read more
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Portland Sees an Alarming Rise in Fatal Firearms Incidents
Violent crime is a problem in most major cities, but people rarely think of Portland Maine as having a crime problem. This is a mistake. The Rate of gun deaths has increased by 9% from 2011- 2020, alarming many residents, business owners and police officers. Portland, Maine has been considered fairly safe to residents, however… Read more
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Running up that Hill – acknowledging the unhoused community in Portland, Maine
If you walk through the heart of Portland, Maine, you’ll always find something to take in. Within a few feet from the arts district, in between two empty buildings, beneath a concrete awning, a man lays under a jaded tarp – unconscious. The orange caps from syringes fill cracks of brick road; tossed at storefronts,… Read more
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Above and Beyond: Learning to Fly in Maine
What does it feel like to touch the sky? This question ran through my mind as I stepped onto the grounds of Maine Instrument Flight in Augusta, Maine. It would be here that I was going to make that first initial move to lift my lifelong dream of flight from fantasy into the clear blue… Read more
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Madawaska, Where French Remains
If you venture as far as Madawaska, Maine – the most Northeastern town in the United States – the first thing you’ll notice is the welcome sign that greets you in French. “Bienvenue,” it reads, along with “Welcome” in English. Like many small towns in Aroostook county, French is the primary spoken language of Madawaska.… Read more
