U.S. News & World Report and the online Morning Sentinel/Kennebec Journal ran an Associated Press announcement about a University of Maine Cooperative Extension commercial grape-growing workshop Jan. 11 at the Augusta Civic Center. People interested in small-scale grape production will learn about basic site requirements and preparation, plant selection and care, trellising and pruning options, […]
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The Journal Tribune posted an Associated Press announcement about a variety of University of Maine Cooperative Extension beekeeping courses offered around the state, beginning in January. Beginner and intermediate courses are scheduled and topics include hive management and honey production. People interested are invited to register online.
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Karen Keim, director of the Maine Educational Opportunity Center at the University of Maine, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about adult education in Maine. If state policymakers want to boost the share of residents with college degrees, experts say, they should look to the roughly 175,000 Mainers over 25 who […]
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Habib Dagher, executive director of the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center, and the composite bridge technology created at the center were cited in a Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel book review of “How Maine Changed the World” by Nancy Griffin. The book presents a history of 50 Mainers, including Dagher, who have […]
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The Republican Journal reported local contractor Jim Bahoosh will give a free public lecture Jan. 19 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast. Bahoosh, who builds small, efficient homes, will speak from 5:30 to 7 p.m. His presentation will focus on the design and construction of small homes and ways to use space […]
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The Beginning Farmer Resource Network (BFRN) will host free workshops and talks during the Maine Agricultural Trades Show, Jan. 9–11 at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive. Designed to help new and aspiring farmers understand the programs and services available, the Beginning Farmer Conference starts at 9 a.m. Jan. 10 with a panel discussion, […]
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The Associated Press reported a panel discussion and networking event about farming in a new weather reality will be held Jan. 9 during the Maine Agricultural Trades Show at the Augusta Civic Center. The event, which will run 1:50–4 p.m., will open with a panel of Maine crop and livestock farmers discussing how changes in […]
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Bangor Metro published a Q&A with Caleb Charland, a world-renowned photographer from Hampden, Maine. Charland now lives and works in Brewer, the article states, and his next show, “Shadows of Earth,” opens Jan. 12 at the University of Maine Museum of Art in Bangor. Charland uses the basic elements of science and everyday visual phenomena […]
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VillageSoup reported Waldoboro fisherman Glen Melvin and the Medomak River Task Force recently received a Sen. George J. Mitchell award for “outstanding contribution by an external partner to sustainability research.” The award was given to acknowledge Melvin for his help with the drifter project led by UMaine graduate student Gabby Hillyer, who is pursuing a […]
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Mount Desert Islander reported applications for the 2018 Master Gardener Volunteer training are now being accepted at the Hancock County office of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The training will run on Friday mornings from Jan. 19 through May 18. The purpose of the Master Gardener program is to prepare volunteers to do gardening-related […]
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