UMaine in the News

NY Newspaper Features Alumnus in Tonga

The North Shore Sun of Mattituck, N.Y., had a feature about Keith Moore, a former UMaine soccer player who, along with his father and brother, organized soccer clinics for students in the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific. Moore was recently named the head men’s soccer coach at Keystone College in Clarks Summit, Pa. […]

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Report on Internet Expansion Project

The expansion of a project to bring high-speed internet to Aroostook County was the subject of a story in the Bangor Daily News. UMaine System employee Jeff Letourneau, who is based on the UMaine campus in Orono, was one of those credited with the the idea of a network known as the Three-Ring Binder. Contact: […]

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Health and Nutrition Camp Featured

The Strong Mind-Strong Body summer camp organized by UMaine graduate and former Black Bear football player Roosevelt Boone was featured in the Bangor Daily News. The camp, which was held last week, was open free of charge to youths ages 10-17 whose parents met Department of Health and Human Services guidelines. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

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Press Herald Notes Award for Wind Research Facility Design

The Portland Press Herald had a brief about an award given to WBRC Architects Engineers for the firm’s design for the offshore wind research facility at UMaine. The Maine chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute gave WBRC the Award for Design Excellence. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

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News on Hit-and-Run Trial

Media outlets, including the Bangor Daily News, reported Monday on the jury selection in the trial of a York County man accused in the hit-and-run death of UMaine student Jordyn Bakley, who was killed 18 months ago. Garrett Cheney, who is facing manslaughter and other charges, will be on trial starting Tuesday. WABI also reported […]

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Extension Educator Article on Food Choices

UMaine Cooperative Extension Educator Kate Yerxa contributed an article to the Bangor Daily News on the U.S. Department of Agriculture program MyPlate, which is meant to help people make healthful choices about their diets. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

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Coverage of Plans for New Planetarium and Observatory

Several news outlets covered the UMaine System board of trustees’ vote to proceed with plans for a new building on the UMaine campus that will house a planetarium and observatory. Bangor television station WABI (Channel 5) interviewed UMaine College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Jeff Hecker, who said the move is long overdue. Hecker […]

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Science Camp Featured

Bangor television station WABI (Channel 5) featured UMaine’s Space and Energy Camp, which was organized by the Department of Astronomy and Physics. UMaine graduate student Kevin Roberge, who is serving as the camp director, told an interviewer the staff hopes the campers’ experiences this summer will spark an interest in studying science. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]

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Former UMaine Basketball Player Featured in Story

The Peninsula Daily News of Washington state featured former UMaine basketball player Bracey Barker, who is going to play and coach basketball for a team in Luxembourg this fall. Barker, who played in Europe following her 2007 graduation from UMaine, had recently been living with her husband in the North Olympic Peninsula region of Washington […]

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Brewer in AP Gay Marriage Story

Mark Brewer, a UMaine political scientist, was quoted in an Associated Press story about supporters and opponents of gay marriage gearing up for a possible statewide referendum on the issue in November 2012. Brewer said there will be a lot of money available because of the presidential election and Sen. Olympia Snowe being up for […]

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