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The Newman Center has been a fixture on the University of Maine's campus since 1946 and could soon see a remodeling process that is partially funded by a recent anonymous donation of $1.25 million. (Sawyer Loftus | BDN)

The Newman Center has been a fixture on the University of Maine's campus since 1946 and could soon see a remodeling process that is partially funded by a recent anonymous donation of $1.25 million. (Sawyer Loftus | BDN)

Newman Center receives $1.25 million donation toward overhauling facility

August 31, 2021

A project to renovate the Newman Center that has been in the works for nearly four years will break ground next spring after an anonymous $1.25 million donation was made recently.

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