Contact: Rick Kersbergen, 207-342-5971 ALBION–University of Maine Cooperative Extension will co-sponsor the 2005 Fall Forage Conference in the Besse Building (Town Office) in Albion on Oct. 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The conference will include an on-farm demonstration of soybean harvesting, drying and processing. UMaine Extension Dairy Specialist Gary Anderson will explain the […]
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Contact: Lois Berg Stack, 207-581-2949 PORTLAND–All around Maine, arborists are at work in trees –utility company pruners are out in force along the state’s roads. Wes Davis, manager of Vegetation Management Operations at Central Maine Power, says that his crews are focused on pruning trees to clear utility lines in preparation for winter storms. ” […]
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Contact: Liam Riordan, 581-1913; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Sometimes we learn as much about history by looking at details of the personal lives of historic characters as we do from cold, hard facts about historic events. The University of Maine History Department’s 11th annual conference for Maine middle and high school teachers on Oct. […]
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Contact: Judy Round, 581-3229 ORONO –The Forest Hart sculpture “Cub Scouts” will be the centerpiece of the renovated Nutting Hall Courtyard at the University of Maine. The revitalized courtyard, which will be dedicated on Saturday morning, is part of a three-year celebration of the 100th anniversary of UMaine’s forestry program. The nine-foot bronze sculpture of […]
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Contact: Sarah Joughin, 581-3423; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — The 2005 edition of Culturefest, the University of Maine’s annual celebration of international and cultural diversity, is set for Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the UMaine Field House. Culturefest activities are designed to provide the community with opportunities to learn about […]
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Contact: Bob Potts, Alumni Programs & Marketing(207) 581-1149 / 1 (800) 934-2586bob.potts@umit.maine.edu Welcome Back!” theme captures essence of Homecoming celebration Oct. 17, 2005 ORONO, ME. The University of Maine Alumni Association has announced their schedule of events for their 130th Homecoming Weekend at the University of Maine, Oct. 21- 23, 2005. Highlights of this year’s […]
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Contact: Marybeth Allen, 581-2403; Nancy Hall, 581-2404 ORONO — The Stuttering Clinic at the Conley Speech and Hearing Center at UMaine is hosting a workshop and activity day Saturday, Nov. 5 from 1-4 p.m. for children and teens who stutter and their parents. “Fluency Fun Day” is a free afternoon program designed to promote self-esteem […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Aaron Cohen, a a long-time NASA administrator who managed the early design and development of the space shuttle, will visit the University of Maine on Friday Oct. 21, as the guest of his friend and former colleague, UMaine President Robert Kennedy. Cohen will present a public talk […]
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Contact: Laura Wilson, 207-581-2971; Alyson McCann, 401-874-5398 PORTSMOUTH, N.H.–University of Maine Cooperative Extension will sponsor a symposium on reducing pollutants in well water on Monday, Nov. 14 in Portsmouth, N.H. The New England Private Water Well Symposium is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Portsmouth Hotel. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, […]
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Contact: Jennifer O’Leary, (207) 581-3106; Kyle McCaskill (207) 581-3185 AUGUSTA — Under a warm October sun, Officers John Matthews and Michael Gagnon of the Kennebec County Correctional Facility are supervising inmates in an unusual work project. The inmates are harvesting their own food. It all started in 1996, when a single acre of land was […]
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