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Maine Preservation honors UMaine, others

The University of Maine was recognized on June 9 for the renovation and restoration of Coburn Hall, a building of historical significance that had fallen into disrepair.  Maine Preservation, a statewide nonprofit organization that works to promote historic preservation, presented the award at the organization’s June 9 Honor Awards event in Lewiston.  Executive Director of […]

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Propane gas flaring at Jenness Hall

Facilities crews and the Orono Fire Department will be flaring propane gas for most of this week outside Jenness Hall.  Passers-by will notice the flame associated with this process, necessary to empty an obsolete underground propane tank on the building’s north side.  A fire truck will be standing by at all times. A damaged valve […]

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Brian Lenfest 1956-2011

Brian Lenfest, a 25-year UMaine staff member who most recently worked as a textbook buyer, died on June 13 at the age of 54.  An Old Town High School and Eastern Maine Technical College graduate, Brian lived in Glenburn.  He is survived by his wife, Laura, his daughter, Caleigh, and several other family members.  Gifts […]

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Peterson Co-Authors Paper On Racing Surfaces

UMaine Libra Foundation Professor of Engineering Michael “Mick” Peterson is the co-author on a white paper released Wednesday about the current state of knowledge pertaining to training and racing surfaces for horse, according to a post on the Handicapper’s Edge, a daily racing news website. Peterson, who is quoted in the website’s story, is also […]

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New Book Chronicles Somali Experiences in Maine

The Somali Narrative Project, a successful oral history collection collaborative among four University of Maine faculty members with residents of the Lewiston-Auburn area Somali population, has resulted in the publication of a new book about the experiences of the newly arrived residents in their own words.

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Sidewalk construction project begins Tuesday

Crews are scheduled to begin construction on a sidewalk project on Tuesday June 14.  The work will occur on Sebago Road (the road that runs between Hitchner Hall and Norman Smith Hall).  It will require intermittent one-way traffic on Sebago Road.  The project should take approximately two weeks to complete.

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Caribou Bog-Penjajawoc Lands Celebration Scheduled June 15

The Orono Land Trust and the Bangor Land Trust, working for several years with multiple partners and donors, including the University of Maine, have successfully secured the permanent conservation of 2,738 additional acres of working forests, meadows, wetlands and lakeshores in Bangor, Orono and Old Town. They’ll celebrate the achievement this week.

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