ORONO, Maine, Nov. 9 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Defying the national trend of declining enrollment among first-year college students, the University of Maine welcomed the largest first-year class in three years this fall, one that is 11% larger than the fall 2023 first-year class. According to newly released data from the University of Maine System, the increase at UMaine is driven largely by incoming students from Maine, which grew 20.9% from fall 2023 and  more PR