Geral Coulombe’s “Maine Observer” column in the Sept. 12 Maine Sunday Telegram described life as a newly-married student and Korean War veteran at UMaine in the 1950s. Coulombe, a retired school administrator who lives in Connecticut, wrote about the “South Apartments,” mostly occupied by married students but also by some faculty members. Those professors included […]
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The New York Times Sunday Sept. 12 “City Room” blog detailed this summer’s analysis of the remains of an 18th century ship, discovered in a New York City landfill near the World Trade Center site. UMaine marine archaeologist Warren Riess has been one of the lead researchers working to determine the origin of that wreckage, […]
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Contact: Corie Washow, (207) 353-5550 or 1-800-287-1458, or corie.washow@umaine.edu ORONO — A national program aimed at helping farmers, farm workers and farm family members with chronic health conditions or disabilities continue to farm successfully and live independently is now available in Maine through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Maine AgrAbility, a collaboration between UMaine, […]
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ORONO — The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a four-year grant of $1,678,000 to the University of Maine’s Canadian-American Center. The grant will support a National Resource Center (NRC) on Canada and provide Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships for graduate students studying Canada. The Canadian-American Center will use these funds to further […]
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Contact Catherine Schmitt (207) 581-1434, catherine.schmitt@umit.maine.edu HOLDEN – The restoration of Sedgeunkedunk Stream will be discussed and celebrated on Friday, Sept. 17, at Fields Pond Audubon Center. The collaborative, community-based project, including removal of two dams and construction of a natural rock-ramp fishway, is serving as a model for other small-scale stream restoration efforts throughout […]
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Contact Eric Whitman (eric.whitman@umit.maine.edu) ORONO — The UMaine Tackle Football Club will host an NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition on Saturday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m. at Morse Field. The competition is free of charge, open to youngster ages 6-15. Interested parents can get information and register their children for the competition by visiting the […]
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Oakland Elementary School teacher Shelley Moody has been named Maine’s 2011 Teacher of the Year. State Education Commissioner Angela Faherty presented the award Friday at Williams Elementary School, where Moody teaches third and fourth grade. She earned a master’s degree in literacy from UMaine.
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President Obama has announced his intention to nominate UMaine graduate Pamela Ann White Ambassador to the republic of The Gambia. White, a Senior Foreign Service officer with the rank of Career Minister, has served since 2008 as USAID Mission Director in Liberia. She earned a journalism degree from UMaine.
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UMaine political science professor Amy Fried commented in a Friday Maine Public Radio report about issues involving Maine gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage. As first reported by the MaineToday Media group, there are questions about LePage’s wife’s residency in Maine and Florida, and associated property tax issues. Fried says the story “could have an impact” on […]
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Shelly Moody, who earned a master’s degree at UMaine, has been named the 2011 Maine Teacher of the Year, MPBN reports. A teacher at Williams Elementary School in Oakland, Moody has a master’s in literacy. She will compete for 2011 National Teacher of the Year, with the winner to be announced next April at the […]
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