The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, and WVII (Channel 7) were among the media outlets to report on the University of Maine Women’s Basketball team’s selection for the Women’s Basketball Invitational postseason tournament. The Black Bears (16–14) host Bucknell (16–13) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Tickets are […]
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The Morning Sentinel reported University of Maine alumnus John Huard is one of the donors for a $600,000 turf renovation project for the Harold Alfond Mini Fenway Park in Oakland. Mini Fenway is a two-thirds-scale replica of Fenway that opened in 2007, reported the Sentinel. Huard owns South Portland-based Northeast Turf, Hue Inc., a synthetic […]
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Richard Brzozowski, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension poultry specialist, commented in a Morning Sentinel story about day-old mail order baby chicks that died en route from Pennsylvania to Mercer, Maine, when their delivery was delayed. Brzozowski said Maine farmers often rely on mail order chicks because there are no commercial hatcheries in Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News clarified its reporting about terms of University of Maine men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward’s contract, which runs through June 30, 2016.
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Fosters.com reported on a performance last week by the University of Maine Singers at Dover Middle School in New Hampshire. The Singers performed as part of the middle school’s spirit week activities. They were welcomed by music teacher Rob Finch, a UMaine graduate.
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The Portland Press Herald reported that former University of Maine football player Zedric Joseph, who is accused of stabbing a man to death in Florida on March 7, told a judge in Georgia that he wanted to consult with his lawyer in Florida before deciding if he would contest extradition. Joseph’s hearing is expected to […]
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The Kennebec Journal and Bangor Daily News reported on the Camden International Film Festival’s (CIFF) Aging in Maine documentary screening tour that launches March 18 at the University of Maine. The UMaine screening will be presented in partnership with the UMaine Center on Aging. The tour features a number of acclaimed films from CIFF, and […]
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The Bangor Daily News carried an op-ed coauthored by University of Maine student Samantha Perez. She and other members of Divest UMaine have encouraged the Investment Committee of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees to stop investing endowment funds in the fossil fuel industry.
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The Bangor Daily News March 14 editorial “Maine’s lobster industry might not last forever. Then what?” quoted two University of Maine faculty members. Rick Wahle, a research professor at the School of Marine Sciences, cited the movement of lobster postlarvae from more southern waters to Down East as evidence of warming ocean temperatures. Andrew Pershing, […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on wood science professor Robert Rice’s efforts to assist Maine Heritage Timber Co. with its production of specialty lumber from timber submerged since the early 1800s in Millinocket’s Quakish Lake. In “UMaine professor helps business take wood from bottom of lake to the showroom,” Rice highlights UMaine’s mission to serve […]
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