Presque Isle -
A former Presque Isle woman has given Northern Maine Community College a $5-million dollar gift.
Mary Barton Akeley Smith now lives in California.
Her donation will proved most of the $6-million dollars needed to renovate two buildings on the Presque Isle Campus.
School officials say what's now the dining commons will be transformed into a fitness center, and the college gymnasium will be turned into a student center.
Last year Smith gave the college $1.2-million dollars to advance its alternative energy program. She also gave a million dollars to expand the Presque Isle Public library.
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