Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reports on Extension’s Maine Compost School

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 18, 2018 Cooperative Extension, Outreach, UMaine in the News

The Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel reported on the Maine Compost School, a collaborative program between the University of Maine, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The school, in operation since 1997, has graduated more than 900 students from 42 countries and almost all of the states in the United States, according to the article. The five-day course costs $525 per person, and students can take an examination at the end of the course to receive a certificate of technical ability.