Orono listed among 50 safest college towns in America
SafeWise named Orono one of the “50 Safest College Towns in America.” Coming in at 30 on the list, Orono was mentioned as working closely with the University of Maine on a variety of community projects. “Collaborative service arrangements include fire safety, wastewater collection and treatment, and recreational trail management,” the report states. “Not only that, but departments at the university are encouraged to collaborate on town-related research projects. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, for instance, recently teamed up with the city in order to evaluate town infrastructure.” The rankings also were the focus of an article on Fosters.com.