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Recovery high school opens in St. John Valley
FORT KENT, Maine (WAGM) - A new high school in the St. John Valley is designed for students working through substance use and recovery. The Upper St. John Valley Recovery High School is based on the University of Maine at Fort Kent campus and accepts students from across Aroostook County.
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For Arts Sake - The Maine Dance Academy
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - The Maine Dance Academy has grown busier as interest in dance has increased nationwide, according to owner Colleen DuPlissie. DuPlissie said she always wanted to dance, though she earned a chemistry degree before deciding to teach dance full time. From small productions to full shows.
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Thomas College: Doing success differently
COURTESY OF THOMAS COLLEGE For New Limerick native Macy Cram,this summer brought an opportunity she never expected. Cram, a psychology and biology student at Thomas College, was one of only 11 students nationwide to be selected for the University of Florida Health Cancer Center’s STRONGER program, an immersive 12-week summer internship. “I honestly did not […]
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New equipment advances NMCC Auto Collision program
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – The Northern Maine Community College’s Auto Collision Repair program has enhanced hands-on training for students through the addition of a spot resistance welder, a piece of equipment widely used in today’s collision repair field. The welder was purchased with financial support from MMG Insurance and the NMCC Foundation.
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Limestone’s After-School Program Takes Off
LIMESTONE, Maine (WAGM) - Without childcare available in town and the loss of the town’s rec department, families in Limestone are getting a little help. Childcare has been hard to find across all of Aroostook County, but one Limestone school program is stepping up to fill the gap. Last...
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MSAD1 to Hold High School Consolidation Meeting
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - The discussion continues tonight for the proposal to consolidate Presque Isle, Caribou, and Fort Fairfield’s high schools. MSAD1 will hold a community informational meeting on the consolidation proposal tonight at the Skyway Elementary School, formerly known as Presque Isle Middle School. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. Residents of MSAD1 are encouraged to attend. This includes Presque Isle, Mapleton, Chapman, Castle Hill, and Westfield residents. The meeting will include representatives from all three school districts included in the consolidation proposal: MSAD1, MSAD20, and RSU39. MSAD20 in Fort Fairfield and RSU39 in Caribou both held their own consolidation meetings earlier this month.
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UMPI Enrollment at its Highest in History
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - It’s a record year for enrollment at UMPI. The University of Maine at Presque Isle has more students enrolled this academic year than ever before. Classrooms at UMPI are more crowded than ever this year. UMPI President Raymond Rice says they’ve seen remarkable growth...
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What used to be one of Maine’s smallest universities has seen the biggest increase in students
University of Maine System officials said its preliminary head count of students is the highest in 10 years, largely driven by the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Photo by Kristian Moravec. Preliminary counts for enrollment across Maine’s seven public universities and law school show that student enrollment could exceed...
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Fort Fairfield residents invited to meeting on regional high school proposal
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine (WAGM) - Fort Fairfield residents are encouraged to attend a community meeting Tuesday night on a proposal to consolidate area high school students into one regional school. Three Aroostook County school districts, MSAD 20 in Fort Fairfield, MSAD 1 in Presque Isle and RSU 39 in Caribou,...
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Fort Fairfield Consolidation Meeting Set
FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine (WAGM) -Fort Fairfield residents are encouraged to attend tomorrow night’s meeting going over the proposed regional high school. Three Aroostook County school districts, MSAD 20 in Fort Fairfield, MSAD 1 in Presque Isle, and RSU 39 in Caribou, are asking the community to weigh in on a proposal to consolidate high school students into one regional school. The districts have discussed the possibility for months. They applied for an Integrated Consolidated Regional High School grant through the Maine Department of Education in October 2025 and the second part of that application is due next month.
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Dexter lights up the field for first Friday night football game
DEXTER — With the flick of a switch, the Dexter Regional High School football field was illuminated near dusk for the school’s first ever night game on Sept 4. Thanks to the efforts of many across the community and $75,000 awarded by T-Mobile, the Tigers were able to open the 2026 season in primetime in Dexter against longtime rival Stearns High School of Millinocket.
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What used to be one of Maine’s smallest universities has seen the biggest increase in students
Preliminary counts for enrollment across Maine’s seven public universities and law school show that student enrollment could exceed 28,000 this school year, continuing an upward trend in enrollment driven by online learners.
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RSU39 to Hold High School Consolidation Meeting
CARIBOU, Maine (WAGM) - The discussion to merge three Aroostook County high schools continues tomorrow night, as RSU39 hosts its next public meeting on the proposed consolidation. Declining enrollment and rising costs have driven the conversation. Over the past 10 months, leaders from each district have discussed the proposal. RSU39...
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UMS reports highest early enrollment in a decade, despite declines at flagship campus and USM
The University of Maine System is reporting its highest early enrollment in a decade, despite declines at the flagship campus in Orono and at the University of Southern Maine. System Chancellor Dannel Malloy said the growth is primarily due to an increase of more than 1,500 students in the system's online degree completion program, YourPace, which is hosted by the University of Maine at Presque Isle.