Learn to to cook with seaweed, make cheese April 7 at Rural Living Day

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.

March 29, 2018 Cooperative Extension, Outreach

University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 24th annual Rural Living Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. April 7 at Mount View High School in Thorndike.

Workshops will be offered in three sessions. Topics include adaptive gardening, Maine’s native bees, identifying invasive plants, composting with worms, grafting apple trees, making cheese and cooking with seaweeds.

The $20 fee includes three workshops and a lunch featuring locally sourced foods. Proceeds will go to assisting Waldo County youth attend UMaine Extension Tanglewood 4-H Camp in Lincolnville. Online registration is required by April 5. For more information or to request a disability accommodation, call 342.5971 or 800.287.1426 (in Maine).