WABI (Channel 5), WLBZ (Channel 2) and WVII (Channel 7) reported on the Bicycle Coalition of Maine’s Great Maine Bike Swap and Maine Bound Adventure Center’s annual Gear Sale. The events were held at the New Balance Student Recreation Center at the University of Maine. Bike swap attendees could choose from hundreds of gently used […]
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Kathy Hopkins, a maple syrup expert with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Bangor Daily News article about Frontier Sugarworks, a maple syrup business owned by VJ Guarino and Carrie Braman. The couple is leasing a 200-acre sugarbush in Sandy Bay Township from the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, according […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life event that was held at the University of Maine. Organizers said they expected more than 300 people to participate in the fundraiser that included walking in the indoor track at the New Balance Student Recreation Center from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. […]
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Mary Ellen Camire, a University of Maine professor of food science and human nutrition and past president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), was quoted in the Bicycling article, “6 essential nutrients for athletes 50 and up.” Nutritional needs continue to evolve as people grow older, according to the article, which is especially noticeable […]
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The Sun Journal reported fifth-graders at Cascade Brook School in Farmington have been learning about chemistry from University of Maine at Farmington students who are majoring in secondary science education. The lessons are possible through a partnership between UMF, local educators and schools, and the 4-H STEM Ambassadors Program, according to Dave Allen, a 4-H […]
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The Great Maine Bike Swap at the University of Maine was included in the Bangor Daily News roundup “5 Things to do this Weekend.” The New Balance Student Recreation Center will hold the Bicycle Coalition of Maine event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Great Maine Bike Swap attendees can choose from hundreds of gently […]
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The Times Record reported the Midcoast Conservancy will host a wild apple pruning workshop from 2–4 p.m. April 11 at Trout Brook Preserve in Alna. Liz Stanley, of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Knox, Lincoln and Waldo counties who coordinates home and school horticulture programs, will lead the workshop, according to the article. […]
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University of Maine President Susan J. Hunter was quoted in Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald articles about the University of Maine System’s smallest campus, the University of Maine at Machias, entering a “primary partnership” with the flagship campus in Orono. Officials are planning to restructure the Machias campus to integrate some of its […]
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The Maine Public Broadcasting Network, WABI (Channel 5) and WCSH (Channel 6 in Portland) reported on Gov. Paul LePage’s speech during “Power Dialog: Maine’s Energy Future” at the University of Maine. LePage told students attending the event that as they explore future energy options for the state, young Mainers have to consider the effect those […]
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The Maine Edge reported the 22nd HOPE Festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the New Balance Student Recreation Center at the University of Maine. An organizational fair of more than 50 tables sponsored by progressive groups in Eastern Maine also will be part of the event, according […]
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