Penobscot Bay Pilot previews Hutchinson Center photography exhibits

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.

November 19, 2018 Arts, UMaine in the News

The Penobscot Bay Pilot previewed two photography exhibits to be on display in Belfast at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center’s H. Allen and Sally Fernald Art Gallery Dec. 7–March 28. “Kosti Comes Home: An Exhibit of Maritime Images by Maine’s Iconic Photographer Kosti Ruohomaa” will focus on Maine coastal and maritime works, according to the article. “The Alluring and Enduring Maine Coast” is an exhibition of historic island, coastal and working waterfront photography, created as a collaboration with the Maine Photo Project in 2015, the article states. The gallery is open to the public 8 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Friday, and admission is free. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Nancy Bergerson, 338.8049; nancy.bergerson@maine.edu.