The Sun Journal quoted Amy Fried, a professor of political science at the University of Maine, in an article about possible efforts to overturn ranked-choice voting. Some leaders in the Maine Republican Party, including former Gov. Paul LePage, are looking for ways to repeal ranked-choice voting, according to the article. Fried said an effort to […]
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The Republican Journal and Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel previewed a talk by Eleanor Groden, a professor of entomology at the University of Maine. Groden will discuss the health hazards of browntail moths and recommended management strategies for dealing with them at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Palermo Community Library. The event is free and […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine will host a free lunar eclipse viewing Jan. 20 and 21, and quoted Shawn Laatsch, director of the center, in the report. The eclipse will begin at 9:36 p.m. Jan. 20 and last until 2:48 a.m. the following day. The complete totality […]
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The Penobscot Times published a University of Maine news release about UMaine Cooperative Extension’s 2018 Harvest for Hunger accomplishments. In 2018, volunteers in the program donated 231,752 pounds of produce directly to neighbors in need and to 187 sites including food pantries, soup kitchens and low-income senior centers, the article states. More than 500 people […]
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Eos reported on research led by Jessica Scheick, conducted while a research assistant and Ph.D. student in the University of Maine School of Earth and Climate Sciences, about icebergs and their potential to help predict sea level rise. The future of sea level rise is affected in part by the contours of the seafloor. If […]
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Turner Publishing announced University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for its Master Gardener Volunteers program in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties. The program will be held 4:45–8 p.m. Tuesdays April 2 through May 28, and will resume Aug. 24 to Oct. 15. Sessions will be held at the UMaine Extension office in Lisbon Falls. […]
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A Bangor Daily News article about Bangor’s most expensive house noted that it was the original home of the University of Maine men’s hockey team. The house at 900 State St., also known as the Dr. William C. Peters House, was most recently home to Green Gem Holistic Healing Oasis, according to the article. Designed […]
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The Republican Journal reported the University of Maine men’s hockey team will partner with Dead River Company to offer free tickets to military personnel, veterans and their families for the team’s military appreciation game against Northeastern University at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11. For more information or to reserve tickets, call 581.BEAR or visit the UMaine […]
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Renae Moran, an associate professor of pomology and tree fruit specialist with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Associated Press for an article about espalier pruning. Espalier pruning is the practice of training and trimming fruit trees, vines or flowering shrubs to grow into artistic, two-dimensional forms, the article states. It can make […]
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The Bangor Daily News featured the Our Lady of Wisdom Newman Center, a campus ministry center at the University of Maine, in an article about efforts by local Catholic churches to attract more UMaine students. The Parish of the Resurrection of the Lord, which includes Catholic churches in Old Town, Bradley and Indian Island in […]
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