Maine Homes by Down East magazine spoke with Marjorie Peronto, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator in Hancock County, for an article about gardening in Maine. “Our growing season is limited — that’s the biggest challenge,” said Peronto, co-author of “The New England Gardener’s Year” and “The Life in Your Garden.” “So you enjoy […]
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The Ellsworth American reported on Blue Hill Bach, a free vocal and choral training program for young people in grades 8 through 12. Participants began working June 10 with voice teachers and conductors on a weekly basis to learn four-part chorales from Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. John Passion,” according to the report. The works will […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) reported on the Aroostook Valley Baby Beef Club, offered through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H program. Participants of the program learn first-hand where meals originate, and they spend hours raising steers destined for market, according to the report. It’s a big time investment for youth, ranging from […]
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News Center Maine reported on testimony of psychologists at the murder trial of John Williams, who is accused of killing Somerset County Deputy Eugene Cole in Norridgewock in April of last year. Expertise of the University of Maine’s Psychological Services Center, directed by April O’Grady, was tapped in the trial, according to the report. The […]
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The Ellsworth American reported the Eastern Maine Coastal Current Collaborative, or EM3C, will host a State of the Science Conference at the University of Maine at Machias on June 17 and 18. The conference will discuss ecosystem-based fisheries management in eastern Maine and will bring together experts from local governments, fishing, science and academic communities, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) interviewed Bonnie Newsom, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Maine, and UMaine anthropology students about the ongoing excavation of a site in Down East Maine. Newsom has been guiding the students for the past month as they dig for hours a day in search of objects that could hold clues […]
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Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology at the University of Maine, spoke with KCRW, a public radio station in Santa Monica, about the choice to be childfree and respecting family choices. Blackstone, whose book “Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence” was recently released, said girls are pushed […]
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MassLive.com, ABC7 News, WNYW (Channel 5 in New York City) and The Kansas City Star cited a statistic from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in a report on a blue lobster found at a seafood restaurant in Eastham, Massachusetts. The owner of the Cape Cod restaurant plans to either donate the lobster […]
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Pamela Hargest, a horticulture professional with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was a recent guest on Maine Public’s “Maine Calling” radio show. The show’s focus was growing a garden, with topics including planting, pruning, weeding, whacking and more.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Joline Blais, an associate professor of new media at the University of Maine, for the article “How your farm or garden can be used to regenerate the environment.” Blais told the BDN that sustainability is “admirable,” but it’s not enough. “Instead of sustaining a status quo in an ecosystem, we […]
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