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MaineHealth building in Biddeford, Maine.
Hospitals in Northern Maine Close Due to Budget Cuts
Quinn Downing, Staff Writer • December 1, 2025

On the Fourth of July 2025, President Donald Trump signed the divisive One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. Amongst the text of the Bill—which makes massive cuts to many...

The food bank outside of the library was created in response to irregular SNAP benefits.
UNE Library Fights Food Insecurity During Government Shutdown
November 12, 2025
Signs for the upcoming elections dot the side of the road.
A Student’s Overview of the Maine Election
November 2, 2025
Pizza by Alex is a Biddeford staple.
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October 22, 2025
Wesley Renfro being interviewed for The Bolt.
UNE’s College of Arts and Sciences Appoints New Dean
October 16, 2025
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Photo of Anonymous: a tale of Mary Shelley playbill featuring actress Marie Stewart Harmon as Mary Shelley.
PODCAST: Tempest Ep. 6 — Anonymous pt.1
September 15, 2025
Photo pulled from https://www.une.edu/UNE-celebrates-20-years-of-Gender-Women-and-Sexuality-Studies
Tempest Ep 5 – Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Program’s 20th Anniversary
May 7, 2025
First Parish Meeting House. Photo taken from: https://www.biddefordhistoricalsociety.org/Meetinghouse-Biddeford-Maine.html
PODCAST: Tempest Ep. 4 — Debating the Revolution with HIS395
February 20, 2025
Global
Dr. Ali Ahmida sitting in his office.
Thirty years in the making: A recognition of Dr. Ali Ahmida’s dedication to research
Dr. Ali Ahmida, a professor at UNE, captivated readers and scholars on a global scale, uncovering a forgotten genocide in Libya.
Elia O'Hara, Guest Writer • September 4, 2024
Manning Hall at the Institute for American Universities, Aix-en-Provence
The Institute for American Universities: UNE’s Partner School in France
March 18, 2024
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Sports
Photo pulled from: https://www.une.edu/news/2025/une-cheer-team-celebrates-historic-national-championship-win-daytona.
UNE Cheer receives its first national title at the National Cheerleaders Association Nationals in Daytona Beach
The UNE cheerleaders have worked tirelessly all school year to bring home the hardware, a national title, and in 2025, they can finally call it theirs.
Mackenzie Schors, Staff Writer & Social Media Manager • May 8, 2025
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In game play, Ashley Achmitt with the ball. Photo by Connor Blake.
Maine Hoops for Needs, Shooting Their Shot
April 10, 2025
UNE trying to shoot their shot at the end of the game.
Close to the Board, 81 – 84, UNE Men’s Basketball loses to Nichols College
April 9, 2025
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