WVII covers symposium on Maine’s new forest economy

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 24, 2019 Economic Development, UMaine in the News

WVII (Channel 7) reported on a symposium on Maine’s new forest economy held at the University of Maine. The event was sponsored by UMaine, the Maine Forest Products Council and Forest Opportunity Roadmap/Maine (FOR/Maine). Politicians, industry leaders, researchers and landowners met to discuss how to build on the state’s history with new technology and a roadmap for where the state’s industry should go next, WVII reported. Experts said wood is a replacement for some fossil fuel-derived products. “It’s building on what we have always been global leaders in and that’s pulp and paper and lumber. People forget that Bangor, Maine was once the lumber capital of the world,” said Steve Schley, FOR/Maine Executive Committee chair.