WABI, AP preview UMaine Miracle Network Dance Marathon

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.

February 26, 2016 Outreach, Student Life, UMaine in the News

WABI (Channel 5) and the Associated Press advanced the 12-hour University of Maine Miracle Network Dance Marathon that will be held from 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 to 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center on campus. Since 2012, the annual event previously known as Bearfest has raised more than $200,000 to help area hospitals support local children. Last year, the event became the largest community fundraiser on campus, bringing in $70,599.99 for EMHS Foundation Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This year, UMaine student organizers hope to raise $100,000 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, including Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor. Devon Biggie, a UMaine student and co-chair of the event, told WABI about 25 EMHS “Miracle” children are expected at the event Saturday. “They think this day is bigger than Christmas for some of them, so it’s just the smiles on their faces, the joy that they have and all the fun that they have. And in the end, it’s all for the kids,” Biggie said. “So no matter how much we raise, no matter how the event goes, it’s always going to be a plus. It’s always going in the right direction.” The Washington Times, The Charlotte Observer, Daily Journal and The Republic carried the AP report.