Media announce Kids Can Grow registration open

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono.

Emergency services responded promptly to the scene and the student has been transported to a local hospital. The student’s family has been informed.

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 or you may call the Dean of Students Office at 207-581-1406.

An investigation is underway and more details will be released when they become available. Our thoughts are with the student and their family.

Long Road has been cleared and is now accessible. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lieutenant Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

April 8, 2019 Cooperative Extension, Outreach, UMaine in the News

The Penobscot Bay Pilot, VillageSoup and The Free Press of Rockland announced registration is open for Kids Can Grow, a program run by Maine Coast Heritage Trust and University of Maine Cooperative Extension that introduces children and parents to growing vegetables for healthy eating. Six hands-on gardening classes will be held in the community garden at the Erickson Fields Preserve in Rockport from May to October. Registration is open for 12 families with children between the ages of 7 and 12, according to the articles. Families will receive materials to build their own raised beds at home, and be assigned a garden mentor to provide inspiration and assistance once a month. Children and adults will learn the basics in group sessions, and practice skills in their own home gardens. An orientation for parents will be held 4–5:15 p.m. May 8 at Aldermere Farm in Rockport, and monthly meetings will be 4–6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month. Program cost is $60; financial assistance is available on a sliding scale and registration is recommended by May 6. For more information or to register, call 236.2739 or email jalbury@mcht.org.