David Handley, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension specialist of vegetables and small fruits, spoke with the Morning Sentinel for the article, “Central Maine strawberry season will only be a few days late, despite mixed weather.” The unpredictable winter and spring weather have put strawberries at central Maine farms through everything this season, but the […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2), WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported Paige Brown, a recent Bangor High School graduate, was given the key to the city at a Bangor City Council meeting. In March, Brown received one of three first-place awards — worth $150,000 — from Intel Science Talent Search, a national competition recognizing the […]
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Cruise Industry News reported Bar Harbor has earmarked $9,420 to study the economic impact of cruise ship passengers visiting the town. The survey will be conducted this summer by Todd Gabe and James McConnon, professors of economics at the University of Maine. The university will distribute around 3,000 surveys to passengers over the 2016 cruise […]
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Judy Walker, an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Maine, spoke with the Portland Press Herald for an article about the Speech Therapy Telepractice program she founded five years ago. In her former role as the chairperson of the department, Walker said she was regularly getting calls […]
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The Bangor Daily News published Zachary T. Wood’s outdoors article about sea lampreys. Wood is a Ph.D. student in the ecology and environmental sciences program at the University of Maine. In the article, “What you should know if you see this toothed monster in a Maine river,” Wood described the long, eel-like creatures that use […]
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The Ellsworth American published an article on a sculpture garden at the University of Maine. Jane Diamond Littlefield and her husband, Kelly, owners of the Littlefield Gallery in Winter Harbor, created the garden at UMaine in honor of Diamond Littlefield’s father, the late Nathaniel “Nat” Diamond. Nat Diamond was a devoted father, dedicated and inspired […]
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Bruce Segee, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Maine, spoke with the Bangor Daily News for an article about leaders in Orono and Old Town planning to bring high-speed internet to their communities. As part of the effort, officials are conducting surveys to ask residents and business owners for input […]
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The Portland Press Herald published an editorial on a University of Maine-led offshore wind power pilot project. Last month, the New England Aqua Ventus project was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in the Offshore Wind Advanced Technology Demonstration program, making it one of three projects that are each eligible for up […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported Jack Burt, a professor of music at the University of Maine, will play trumpet during a free concert by the Bar Harbor Brass Week faculty and select alumni in Bar Harbor. The concert will be held at The Criterion Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25 in celebration of Acadia National […]
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The Telegram of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada, cited statistics from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine in a report about a yellow lobster that was caught in Newman Sound, part of Terra Nova National Park. According to the Lobster Institute, the odds of catching a yellow lobster are one in […]
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