By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Lillian Lema, Staff Writer At an Oct 8 public forum…
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Power returns to Gorham after students told to go home
By: Kate Rogers, Staff Writer After a storm left roughly 200,000 Mainers without power…
Portland police invest in bodycams
By: Paige Riddell, Staff Writer A new addition to Maine’s largest police department has…
Where are your student fees going?
By: Abby Nelson, Staff Writer College is not cheap. The cost of attending a…
Increased student activity fees not received
By: Jenasa Staples, Staff Writer In the spring it was discussed, voted on, and…
Family for ME brings awareness to children in need of families
By: Jenasa Staples, Staff Writer A Family for ME program works to bring awareness…
#METOO at Maine Women’s Summit on economic security
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor The fourth Maine Women’s Summit on Economic Security was…
Placing a Green Dot in Southern Maine
By: Sarah Knox, Staff Writer This spring, the Campus Safety Project will begin implementing…
Impeachment investigations continue
By: Troy Daly, Abby Nelson & Amelia Bodge, Staff Writers On September 24th of…
Athletes wear purple for domestic violence awareness
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor On October 5th, USM athletics hosted Domestic Violence Awareness…
New campus center to replace Woodbury next year
By: Amelia Bodge, Staff Writer Last week most functions that were previously housed in…
The quest to be carbon neutral begins
By: Paige Riddell, Staff Writer Maine leads New England in wind power, but Governor…
Letter From the Editor: Celebrating the life of late Dayna Browne
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Every person who works on the Free Press staff benefits…
Art professor Michael Shaughnessy running for Mayor of Westbrook
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Professor Michael Shaughnessy has taught sculpture, design and drawing at…
UMaine School of Law will separate from USM in 2022
By: Jenasa Staples, Staff Writer Earlier this year, the University of Maine board of…
Dr. Robert Sanford appointed to Board of Environmental Protection
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor Dr. Robert Sanford, the Chair of the Environmental Science…
USM Joins the University of the Arctic
By: Abby Nelson, Staff Writer On September 18, USM was officially accepted into the…
Solving Maine’s lead poisoning problem
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor Maine congressman, Jared Golden, proposed a billion-dollar effort to…
New vaccination laws create a grassroots movement
By: Paige Riddell, Staff Writer A significant change in Maine’s Vaccination laws has people…
Woodbury Campus Center closed due to flooding
By: Amelia Bodge, Staff Writer Last weekend, the underground fire main going through Woodbury…
Letter from the Editor
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief 150 countries held Youth Climate Strikes over the last two…
Fire main burst closes Woodbury student center
By: Nancy Davis Griffin, Chief Operations Officer Sometime on Saturday evening or early Sunday…
Vape-related illness sparks more conversation
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor In the last several weeks, there have been eight…
Thousands rejected from loan forgiveness program
By: Jenasa Staples, Staff Writer In early September, the Government Accountability Office (GOA) reported…