Sandy Butler, a UMaine social work professor, is quoted in a Bangor Daily News story about the Maine gubernatorial candidates’ focus on the issue of welfare. Butler says a report, which claims Maine is the most welfare-dependent state in the nation, did not distinguish between federal aid and state aid.
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The UMaine football team’s matchup this Saturday night against Syracuse helps give Black Bear student-athletes exposure and has become a critical piece of program funding, UMaine interim athletic director Steve Abbott told the Portland Press Herald. The Black Bears will face the Orange at 7:15 p.m. in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
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UMaine Cooperative Extension fruit specialist Renae Moran told MPBN the apple harvest is down this fall as much as 50 percent due to frost, but an abundance of warm, sunny weather earlier this summer has produced unusually tasty apples.
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UMaine political scientist Amy Fried and Cooperative Extension food safety expert Jason Bolton were Wednesday morning live interview guests on WZON-FM (103.1). Fried talked about current Maine political issues, including the race for governor. Bolton provided information useful to those who are preserving fruits and vegetables they grew during the summer months.
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The Portland Press Herald reports that former President Bill Clinton will visit South Portland on Sept. 26 to rally support for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Libby Mitchell. The story includes comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer, who tells the Press Herald that Clinton is “warmly viewed as (an) elder statesman” by Democratic loyalists.
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Wednesday’s Central Maine Morning Sentinel includes a report about an SAD 13 (Bingham area) initiative aimed at handling conflict and discipline issues using restorative justice techniques. The story includes comments from Barbara Blazej of UMaine’s Peace Studies Program, who says more Maine schools are showing interest in this approach.
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Jennifer Crittenden from UMaine’s Center on Aging is quoted in a Wednesday Bangor Daily News story updating the state’s Maine Safe Medicine Disposal for ME program. Crittenden was involved in a Tuesday session at Husson University where participants cataloged discarded medications that have been mailed to the Maine Drug Enforcement agency for safe disposal.
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Comments from UMaine political scientist Mark Brewer are included in an Associated Press story about the implications of Maine GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul LePage’s angry outburst at a Monday news conference. Brewer says that the incident will play well with certain constituencies.
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Contact: For information about well water safety, call Laura Wilson, (207) 581-2971 or email laura.wilson@maine.edu; for information about or two register for well water testing workshops, contact the local adult education office. ORONO – As more studies are attempting to link the presence of toxic germs and chemicals in well water to illnesses such as […]
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Dr. Robert Bayer of the University of Maine’s Lobster Institute comments in a Working Waterfront story about a calico-colored lobster found in the waters of Georgetown’s Harmon Harbor. Bayer said report of sightings of such lobsters are rare, but do occur each year.
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