Garland Quoted in BDN Article on Senior Center’s Rooftop Garden

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 10, 2015 Cooperative Extension, Outreach, UMaine in the News

Kate Garland, a horticulturist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension program, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about public tours of the Hammond Street Senior Center’s rooftop garden. Senior center members and volunteers from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer program recently built 17 raised beds for flowers, herbs and vegetables, according to the article. The public is invited to tour the Bangor garden for free from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10. Master gardeners and UMaine students helped design and build a customized drip irrigation system for the garden, Garland told the BDN. “It was good to get the UMaine students up here,” she said. “It helped develop their skills and showed them the value of civic involvement.” Produce from the garden is used in meals prepared in the senior center kitchen or sold to members to take home, the article states. “It all gets snapped up pretty quickly,” Garland said. WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) also reported on the garden.