Bangor Daily News Notes Puckerbrush Review Milestone

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

August 27, 2012 UMaine in the News

The Bangor Daily News published an article about the 2012 Spring Summer edition of the University of Maine-affiliated Puckerbrush Review, a publication of Maine letters, poetry and other literary works created in the 1970s by UMaine English professor and poet Constance Hunting, and edited by UMaine English professor Sandy Phippen after Hunting’s death in 2006. Phippen announced in the latest issue his retirement. Several University of Maine instructors and professors continue to contribute work to the magazine.

Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756