UMaine System planning for traditional experience this fall
March 10, 2021
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) The University of Maine System is planning for a return to a traditional experience for students in the fall.
The system announced its preliminary fall semester plans on Wednesday, focusing on a return to a pre-pandemic college experience with students in classrooms instead of taking classes remotely. More facilities are expected to be open with fewer restrictions.
With more people getting vaccinated and public health restrictions easing, “it feels like we can finally say that the pandemic’s grip is loosening,” Chancellor Dannel Malloy said in a message to staff and students.
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While the pandemic has dampened much charitable giving, the United Way of Greater Portland on Wednesday said it received donations totaling over $8.1 million in last year’s community fundraising campaign, up 4% from the 2019 total.
The campaign, which kicked off in September 2020, drew contributions from 160 Maine businesses, other partners and their employees, in support of a wide range of organizations that advance education, financial stability and health for residents of greater Portland.
A total of $4.9 million came from organizational partners, according to a news release. They included L.L.Bean Inc., IDEXX Laboratories, Hannaford Supermarkets, Unum Group, TD Bank, WEX Inc., MaineHealth, John T. Gorman Foundation, BerryDunn, SunLife Financial/Disability RMS, Gorham Savings Bank, MEMIC, Texas Instruments, Bank of America, Baker Newman Noyes, KeyBank, Dead River Co., Martin’s Point Health Care, Drummond Woodsum, Verrill and ON Semiconductor.