The Piscataquis Observer featured the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s “One Tomato” program that seeks to introduce or reintroduce folks to gardening. “Tomatoes are a pretty friendly plant. They’re generally pretty easy to grow and take care of,” says Trisha Smith, community education assistant with the Piscataquis County office of the University of Maine Cooperative […]
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People were encouraged to send ticks to the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab for identification (free) and testing ($15) in the Wiscasset Newspaper column “Prevention is Key to Staying Tick-free This Summer.”
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free online workshop about raising pigs for small-scale use noon–2 p.m June 16. UMaine Extension professor Donna Coffin and Extension livestock specialist Colt Knight will lead the workshop and discuss housing, health and nutrition, swine breeds, and expected meat yields. Registration is required. For more information or […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the Maine Business School Corps, veterans and active duty service members landscaped the area around the World War II memorial near Memorial Union. “This is a hidden gem,” said Nory Jones, professor of management information systems. “[W]e come out here to keep it pretty every year and hope that more people […]
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The Bangor Daily News published Michael Socolow’s opinion piece “Caught in the Crossfire: Journalism’s ‘Objectivity’ Problem in Times of Civil Unrest” that was first a guest blog on Ralph E. Hanson’s Living in a Media World site dedicated to current news on journalism and mass communication issues. “Every attack on a working journalist is an […]
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News Center Maine shared the University of Maine Police Department’s community message about the death of George Floyd. Chief Roland J. LaCroix wrote, “The death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police officers was reprehensible and disturbing. We all extend our condolences to George Floyd’s family and friends. We stand firmly on the […]
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The Portland Press Herald shared information about University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s harvest food preservation series webinar at 2 p.m. Tuesdays from June 9 to Oct. 27. Preregistration is required: extension.umaine.edu.
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Morning Ag Clips shared University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s release about its free online workshop from noon to 2 p.m June 16 about raising backyard pigs. Registration is required and more information is on the program webpage. The Daily Bulldog and Centralmaine.com also posted the media release.
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An online workshop series for educators, “Service Learning/Community-Based Learning: Making It Work for Your Students, Your Community, Your University,” will be offered in July to University of Maine System faculty members and graduate students. Linda Silka, Senior Fellow at UMaine’s George Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions; Lois-Ann Kuntz, associate professor of psychology at the University […]
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University of Maine Raymond H. Fogler Library will host a free webinar about managing personal finances during the COVID-19 pandemic 1–2 p.m. Tuesday, June 16. Topics will include starting a budget, understanding financial literacy and the effect of the pandemic on retirement planning. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentations. The webinar will feature presentations […]
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