The Bangor Daily News reported that the Newman Center, a gathering place for the Catholic community at the University of Maine, has reopened with a full liturgical schedule and plans to host other virtual and in-person events, including two weekly meals. The center’s reopening plan meets all safety guidelines implemented by UMaine, the Maine Center […]
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WABI, Morning Ag Clips, CentralMaine.com and The Piscatiquis Observer promoted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar “Root Cellaring: A Cheap and Easy Method for Preserving Your Harvest,” noon–1 p.m. Sept 28. This free webinar is the last in UMaine Extension’s 2020 summer gardening series. More information about this event is online.
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The County highlighted the University of Maine Cooperative Extension webinar focused on pressure canning soups and stocks from 2-2:45 p.m. Sept. 15 in the calendar of events for Sept. 9-15. More information about this virtual event, which is part of the UMaine Extension series, “Preserving the Maine Harvest,” is available online.
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VillageSoup and the Penobscot Bay Pilot advanced the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) preparation course, “Prep Matters” which will run from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday for three weeks beginning Oct. 3. This online course is offered by the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. More information is available online.
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A University of Maine fisheries scientist and the director of the Lobster Institute at UMaine will participate in the second webinar of the Bangor Daily News Climate Conversation series at 4 p.m. Sept. 17. “BDN Climate Conversations: A Warming Gulf of Maine and our Marine Economy,” will feature a panel of experts that include Yong […]
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An opinion piece by Lenard Kaye, professor of social work and director of the Center on Aging at the University of Maine, was featured in CentralMaine.com as part of a series authored by members of the Maine Scholars Strategy Network to address public policy challenges in Maine. Kaye’s column identified the obvious and subtle impacts […]
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CentralMaine.com and The County picked up a University of Maine news release announcing the appointment of Bee Chim as a University of Maine Cooperative Extension crops specialist in Presque Isle. Chim will focus on assisting potato growers and other farmers with crop-related educational programs and applied research. She has a joint appointment with the University […]
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The Portland Press Herald advanced a new weekly webinar series, “Understanding the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Recovery.” The free series, which was developed by the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center in partnership with the University of Southern Maine Muskie School of Public Service, runs 5–6 p.m. Thursdays from Sept. 3 to Nov. 19. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) cited a University of Maine study, “The Economic Contribution of Snowmobiling in Maine,” in reporting that grant funds of more than $400,000 had been awarded to five snowmobile clubs to support local businesses and economic growth in rural Maine.
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The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jim Dill, University of Maine Cooperative Extension pest management specialist, about orange or fuzzy galls on oak leaves. The galls are displaying deepening fall colors now. According to Dill, the galls and the tiny wasps incubating inside are benign.
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