News
October 4, 2024

Steve Connolly Hired as New Executive Director
Steve has written a letter to staff and community. To read the letter, click HERE To view a video of the letter shared in ASL, click HERE To view […]
October 17, 2024

National Association of the Deaf visits MECDHH/GBSD
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) had their board retreat in Maine earlier in October and visited MECDHH/GBSD! For more pictures, see NAD’s Facebook post
September 6, 2024

Camp Dirigo featured in New York Times
Read this article about Joshua Seal’s camp for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children continuing this summer in his memory. Or download the pdf of the article HERE.
December 14, 2023

News Coverage of the Lewiston Mass Shooting and the Impact on the Deaf Community
Boston Globe article, published November 5, 2023 CNN This Morning interview, aired October 30, 2023 Portland Press Herald, October 29, 2023 itvNEWS interview, October 27, 2023 AP US News, October 27, […]
December 4, 2023
Well-regarded leader in Maine’s Deaf community leaving Baxter
Well-regarded leader in Maine’s Deaf community leaving Baxter post
April 10, 2023

MECDHH/GBSD at the Statehouse
MECDHH/GBSD’s Executive Director Karen Hopkins, Preschool Coordinator, Cathy Lushman, and Early Intervention Coordinator, Amy Spencer joined over 150 early childhood providers on April 5 to celebrate the Week of the […]
March 21, 2023

MECDHH/GBSD Basketball Team & School Featured on Front Page of Portland Press Herald
Full article HERE.
January 20, 2023

GBSD High School Wrestler Recognized
Portland High’s Bethune Becomes Role Model for Peers and Other Deaf Wrestlers
Gov Baxter Co-ed Basketball Team in Local Newspaper
Baxter School for Deaf basketball team back in the game
January 13, 2023

Gov Baxter Co-ed Basketball Team in The News
The Governor Baxter Co-ed basketball team’s game against staff on January 5, 2023 was covered by WGME-13! View the coverage here. If you’d like to attend a game, you can […]