Three lectures on Judaism and anti-Semitism will be offered Sept. 7–9 at the University of Maine and Congregation Beth Abraham in Bangor by Roger Brooks, Connecticut College professor emeritus of religious studies. All lectures are free and open to the public. Brooks is a widely published scholar of both biblical history and the Holocaust, and […]
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Valley News covered a two-day municipal compost workshop in Croydon, New Hampshire. Workshop attendees included municipal employees, representatives of businesses and institutions, and entrepreneurs in the agricultural field, according to the article. Mark Hutchinson, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and professor and instructor at the Maine Composting School, led the group in hands-on […]
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WAGM (Channel 8 in Presque Isle) reported Mari Glatter has been named a 4-H youth development professional with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. The UMaine alumna will coordinate Aroostook County’s 4-H youth education program and develop and evaluate educational curricula, with an emphasis on STEM programming, according to the report. Glatter will focus on […]
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Penobscot Bay Press reported a group called The Friends of Castine Fortifications will present Revolutionary War-era re-enactments and related activities at Fort George in Castine on Sept. 9 and 10. The aim is to show what life may have been like between 1779 and 1783, when British troops protected the Loyalists who had moved to […]
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Kat Johnson, education coordinator at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor, was a recent guest on WABI (Channel 5). She spoke about the museum’s Tee Party to mark the end of summer, which will be held 5:30–7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. Guests — ages 21 and older — are asked to […]
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The Bangor Daily News advanced the Aug. 24 premiere of “No Plan B,” a cross-genre collaboration of movement, light, projection and sound, at Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory in Prospect. The production was made possible by a research residency at the University of Maine’s Intermedia MFA program. The residency allowed Gene Felice, […]
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Morning Ag Clips and Seacoast Online reported the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners will offer a workshop on garlic growing from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm. UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Allan Amioka will review several types of garlic, as well as how to prepare, […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on a capstone project created this past spring by 23 University of Maine seniors in a communication course. The project, “50 Things to Do Before You Graduate from the University of Maine,” was developed by Claire Sullivan, an associate professor of communication and journalism, in collaboration with UMaine’s Division of Marketing […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported on the University of Maine football team’s annual “Meet the Black Bears” free football clinic at Alfond Stadium. Participants of all ages had the opportunity to meet players and coaches, get posters and autographs, and join the team for a pizza party.
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High in the trees, as soon as the first leaf buds begin to open in the early spring, browntail moth caterpillars emerge from their winter nests. The larvae voraciously feed on the young leaves with a particular appetite for hardwood species, including oak and apple. A heavily infested tree can contain over 1,000 nests, each […]
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