John Bear Mitchell, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation and coordinator of the University of Maine System Office Native American Waiver and Educational Program, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. Mitchell also is the outreach and student development coordinator at the University of Maine Wabanaki Center, and a lecturer of […]
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Turner Publishing advanced a series of half-day “Recipe to Market” workshops for food entrepreneurs, offered by University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Workshop topics include food entrepreneurship in the specialty food industry, business basics, an overview of the product development process, licensing and regulations, and food safety. Sessions will be offered 9 a.m.–noon on Dec. 2 […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot and Turner Publishing posted a University of Maine Cooperative Extension release announcing that online applications for the Master Gardener Volunteers Program for Kennebec, Franklin and Waldo counties will be accepted starting Dec. 13. Training begins 12:30–4 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Kennebec County UMaine Extension office in Augusta.
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The Maine Edge published a University of Maine news release about the 25th annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 14. The event will feature demonstrations by birchbark artist Barry Dana, a citizen of the Penobscot Nation, and basketmaker Peter Neptune, a Passamaquoddy, among others. Admission is free for the market, which runs […]
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Turner Publishing and Morning Ag Clips previewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension beginner and intermediate beekeeping courses, which will be offered at the UMaine Regional Learning Center in Falmouth beginning in January. The five-session beginner class meets 6–8 p.m. Jan. 7 to Feb. 4, with a second session Feb. 18 to March 17. Intermediate classes […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered the University of Maine Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s presentation of a check for $3,026 and more than 1,000 nonperishable food items to the Black Bear Exchange on-campus food pantry. The student-athletes collected the food during the “America East Food Frenzy,” a conferencewide drive held each semester, according to the report.
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The Free Press advanced the free, public opening reception for the exhibit “What’s Art Got to Do With It?” 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. The exhibit features 29 portraits by Maine photographer Lynn Karlin and an 8-foot-by-16-foot community mural inspired by designs and words of Waldo […]
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Stock Daily Dish mentioned the University of Maine Climate Change Institute Climate Reanalyzer in a story about a cold snap in the Midwest that prompted the closing of dozens of schools Friday, Nov. 22. Cold weather advisories were in effect from North Dakota to Ohio, with cold wind chills that could dip to as low […]
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The Penobscot Times reported that University of Maine student Julia Van Steenberghe of Old Town was crowned Miss Maine USA on Nov. 10 in South Portland. She will represent the state in 2020 in the televised national Miss USA pageant. Van Steenberghe is a Presidential Scholar at UMaine, double majoring in elementary education and child […]
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Penobscot Bay Pilot and Republican Journal ran a media release advancing a partnership between the Maine Department of Education and the University of Maine wherein tuition is waived for qualified high school students in the state to cover full tuition for as many as 12 college credits per year at UMaine. Eligible students are able to […]
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