ORONO, Maine, Nov. 3 -- University of Maine issued the following news release:
For nearly 12 years, Lexi Norris served in the U.S. Navy, living and working in places as far away as Hawaii and South Korea.
When she left the military in 2024, she was ready for something different. She wanted to build a future helping young people navigate the same kinds of mental health challenges she had experienced.
She found a place to pursue that goal at the University of Maine.
For Geoffrey Hanscom, the journey was different.
A Bangor native and graduate of Mount Desert Island High School, Hanscom served five and a half years in the U.S. Army, including two deployments to Afghanistan, before returning home to Maine.
Like Norris, he was ready to tra...