Republican Journal advances photo exhibits at Hutchinson Center

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.

October 16, 2017 Arts, Museums, UMaine in the News

The Republican Journal reported the opening of the Penobscot Marine Museum’s photography exhibits at the Hutchinson Center. “The Allure of the Lighthouse: The Postcard View” and “A Way of Life: The Fishing Families of Stonington” will be on display at the H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery from Oct. 17 to Jan. 19. The free public exhibit showcases historical postcard photographs of lighthouses from the first half of the 1900s as well as the work of Jeff Dworsky, a Maine photojournalist, who documented the people of Maine’s coastal fishing communities.