Central Maine Community College News

Browse past news stories for Central Maine Community College in Auburn, ME:

  • Mayor-elect, councilors skirmish over dress, inaugural celebration (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:02:40 am
    AUBURN — A disagreement over City Council decorum and attire has two councilors angry at the incoming mayor. Mayor-elect Dick Gleason said Tuesday he stands by statements he made last month calling for neater dress at City Council meetings. "I'm not asking for a j...
  • CMCC falls to Apprentice (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:00:44 am
    ORONO — Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove, who left Saturday's 41-17 win over Rhode Island in the third quarter, is back with the team, according to a statement released Sunday by the University. Cosgrove left the game in the third quarter as a precautionary measure after experie...
  • Maine's Treister shows URI the door (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 16, 2009 at 05:02:34 am
    ORONO — Chris Treister threw five touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Maine past Rhode Island 41-17 on Saturday. The Black Bears (5-5, 4-3 Colonial Athletic Association) outscored the Rams 34-7 in the second half and controlled the clock throughout. Maine roll...
  • Navy Prep knocks off CMCC (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 05:01:06 am
    AUBURN — Dan Cozad drained a 3-pointer from the right corner with less than 10 seconds remaining to lift Navy Prep of Newport, RI over Central Maine Community College ,75-73, on Wednesday.
  • Flag raising (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:02:34 am
    Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal Norman Works, left, and Kevin Fitzpatrick, full-time students and veterans, unfold the flag in front of Central Maine Community College in Auburn on Tuesday. In honor of all veterans and those serving in the military, many students and faculty gathered a...
  • Wrong date (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 12, 2009 at 05:02:14 am
    AUBURN — The final showing of the film "The Way We Get By" at Central Maine Community College will be from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12. The campus will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. The incorrect date was submitted for a story that ran on Pa...
  • Film 'The Way We Get By' showing at CMCC (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 10, 2009 at 05:01:45 am
    AUBURN — The award-winning documentary film "The Way We Get By" will be presented at Central Maine Community College as part of a weeklong observance of National Veterans Awareness Week. "The Way We Get By" is a story about troop greeters, a group of senior cit...
  • Smithgall, Mustangs ready for next step (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:04:03 am
    AUBURN — Shooting hoops in the gym was fun, but Tyler Smithgall of Winthrop felt there was something missing. Itching, like many high school graduates, to get away from home, Smithgall enrolled at the University of Maine's flagship campus in Orono. A standout basketball player for...
  • Hayden among many area players filling roles for CMCC women (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:03:53 am
    AUBURN — This isn't Oak Hill anymore. The players are bigger and faster, but for Carrie Hayden, the scene is a welcome change. "The intensity level is so much higher, it's so much faster and the defense is so much tougher," Hayden said. "In high school, ...
  • Study calls for new bus routes, extended service in LA (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on October 17, 2009 at 04:12:19 am
    LEWISTON — A transportation plan would add a bus stop in downtown Lewiston and Auburn, offer Saturday trips to Wal-Mart, boost service to local hospitals and Central Maine Community College and extend bus service earlier in the morning and later in the day. The cost, according to ...
  • Chamber breakfast event date set (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on October 7, 2009 at 04:13:05 am
    LEWISTON — The October Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce breakfast program will feature MaryAnn Amrich of the Maine Center for Disease Control who will offer "The Swine Flu: What You Need To Do in the Workplace." The program will be held at 7:15 a.m. on Oct. 8 at the Hilton G...
  • CMCC welcomes new staff members (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on October 3, 2009 at 04:12:10 am
    AUBURN — Central Maine Community College President Scott Knapp announces the following staff appointments: Kate Dargie takes the position of public affairs representative. Dargie is an Auburn native who graduated from Edward Little High School. She graduated with high honors fr...
  • Community colleges enjoy record enrollment, again (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on September 24, 2009 at 04:02:14 am
    AUBURN — Relatively low tuition of $3,500 a year is one reason for going to a community college. "The price is way lower than every other university," said Mark Truss, 21, a student at Central Maine Community College in Auburn. The low-cost tuition, and the...
  • College roundup: CMCC tops EMCC (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on September 17, 2009 at 07:15:43 pm
    AUBURN - Ahmed Mohamed netted a pair of goals Tuesday as Central Maine Community College stormed to a 4-0 victory over eastern Maine Community College in men's soccer action. Shane Hurtle and Yussuf Shinio also tallied for the Mustangs (2-1) to complete the scoring. Jon Caron made ...
  • Lewiston student saving thousands off college costs (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on September 8, 2009 at 04:01:33 am
    For more information on Early College, contact a high school guidance counselor, or if your high school is in Androscoggin County, contact Joan Macri at 753-6625, or go to http://collegeformeandroscoggin.org/pdfs/EarlyCollegeClassesBrochure2009.pdf Macri coordinates the Early Colleg...
  • Bourdon well-traveled this summer (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on August 16, 2009 at 04:02:36 am
    Fewer than three weeks after returning to the Lewiston Maineiacs from the American Hockey League's Providence Bruins, Lewiston Maineiacs' athletic therapist Tom Bourdon was again on the move, though this time only temporarily. Bourdon, a native of Adams, Mass., is entering his sixth...
  • MHT Tech Education Directory, Part II (Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology)
    posted on August 14, 2009 at 01:05:03 pm
    The 2009 Mass High Tech New England Tech Education Directory is a compendium of the colleges and universities offering courses and concentrations related to all aspects of technology. This is the second of two parts of the directory.
  • College grad had 'awkward' path (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on August 11, 2009 at 04:07:37 pm
    AUBURN — After graduating from high school three years ago, Theo Record didn't look like he had a successful college career in front of him. He didn't get into Southern Maine Community College. He had trouble with reading comprehension on his entrance exams. But in May Record fou...
  • Scuba diving at the CMCC Junior Police Camp (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on August 2, 2009 at 02:52:44 am
    Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
  • CMCC closed Friday (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on July 28, 2009 at 10:11:00 pm
    AUBURN — Central Maine Community College will be closed Friday, July 31, to accommodate construction crews working on a major upgrade to the campus electrical infrastructure. In addition, the college's phone system, e-mail and Web site will not be operational that day. The campus ...
  • Dance camp brings Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' to life (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on July 22, 2009 at 04:58:08 pm
    Paige Pelletier, 11, left and Shawna Murch, 11, warm up prior to the start of Friday night's performance at DJ Dance and Performance summer day camp at Central Maine Community College in Auburn.
  • Lobster Bowl bonding in full swing at Hebron Academy (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on July 22, 2009 at 04:15:21 am
    HEBRON — Zach Lacroix found himself in a lunch room full of his opponents for the 20th Annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic and decided to engage some in a conversation. Yet despite the dominance his West team has enjoyed in the game's history, the Jay defensive lineman decided it wasn't...
  • Tricky math: College transfers not as easy as two plus two (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on July 20, 2009 at 12:56:09 am
    Maine college transfers are not as easy as two plus two For years, it's been billed as one great way to get a higher education in Maine: spend two years at a community college and seamlessly transfer to a University of Maine campus for the final two years. Save mo...
  • Economy taking toll on summer camps (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on July 19, 2009 at 04:12:21 am
    Jose Leiva/Sun Journal Zoe Harrington, 11, of Lewiston, left, works on the potter's wheel as camp counselor Danielle Paul watches at the Arts on the Lake Camp held at Central Maine Community College in Auburn on Monday. In back are Mayada Mini, 10, left, and Mawadda Saidahmed, 12, b...
  • Playing in the world of Harry Potter at summer camp (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on July 18, 2009 at 01:53:59 am
    AUBURN — Wearing black capes, the students of "Hogwarts," a school that teaches witchcraft and wizardry, crouched on a Central Maine Community College classroom floor. The 14 boys and girls grew silent, closed their eyes and put their heads down. One, playi...
  • Harry Potter Camp Helps Kids Learn (WCSH 6 Portland)
    posted on July 15, 2009 at 08:19:20 pm
    AUBURN (NEWS CENTER) -- The "Harry Potter" frenzy is actually helping camp counsellors here in Maine keep kids active both physically and mentally.
  • CMCC offers workshops on business survival (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on July 14, 2009 at 08:04:22 pm
    AUBURN — Central Maine Community College's Corporate and Community Services Department will offer its second summertime series for business owners and their employees.
  • Proud to be an American (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on July 14, 2009 at 07:25:49 pm
    On the 4th of July, millions of Americans celebrate what it means to be an American. Some have been here for generations. Others have just become citizens. For this year's Independence Day, we talked to a few of those new Americans. Why did they come to the United States? Why did they w...
  • First class (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on June 16, 2009 at 09:17:02 am
    LEWISTON - Iman Osman, Abdinoor Hassan and Osman Bashir flashed big smiles as they posed in their graduation caps. Like all members of the Class of 2009, there was a lot of pride when they received their diplomas June 5, but the ceremony was extra special for them.
  • Lewiston girls take out Eddies (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
    posted on June 3, 2009 at 09:04:50 am
    AUBURN - Tuesday's girls' lacrosse game at Central Maine Community College essentially was Edward Little's state championship game and a tune-up for Lewiston's equivalent 24 hours later.