ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. — The Center of Anna Maria Island became the central hub for recovery in a community battered by back-to-back storms. The damage Helene and Milton left behind, you can still ...

After eight decades, a Central Mass. college is permanently closing at the end of the year and laying off at least 150 employees. Anna Maria College, a private Catholic college in Paxton, filed a ...

EVERYONE. AND I’M MARIA STEPHANOS RHONDELLA RICHARDSON REPORTS FROM CAMPUS. CURRENT SENIORS WILL MARK THE LAST CLASS TO GRADUATE FROM ANNA MARIA COLLEGE THIS MAY. BUT GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY HERE ON ...

PAXTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Anna Maria College, an 80-year-old private Catholic college in Paxton, announced today it will cease academic operations at the end of the current semester. This marks the ...

Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts announced Thursday it will soon close, citing "years of financial pressure." "It is with profound grief that we write today to tell you that Anna Maria will ...

YOU’RE WATCHING WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 AT 4:00, AND THIS IS BREAKING RIGHT NOW. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM TONIGHT. ANA MARIA COLLEGE IN PAXTON IS CLOSING AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. THE SCHOOL’S PRESIDENT ...

The announcement of the closing comes 80 years after Sisters of Saint Anne got approval to start a college. The closing will follow the graduation on May 9. 'We are heartbroken,' said Trustee David P.

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 4:20 p.m. April 23, 2026, to add information about the college closure and a comment from Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Commissioner Noe Ortega.

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Citing financial hardship, Anna Maria College in Paxton will stop academic operations at the end of the spring 2026 semester after 80 years of operation. Anna Maria announced its decision on Thursday, ...

Anna Maria College is closing its doors, becoming the second Massachusetts school to succumb to financial woes this month in an increasingly precarious era for higher education. The decision to ...