Turner Publishing advanced a four-session course offered by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension for farmers and those hoping to farm. “So You Want to Farm in Maine?” will begin April 3 at the UMaine Extension Penobscot County office in Bangor and will continue from 6–9 p.m. every Monday in April. Live streaming of the […]
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The Sun Journal previewed a hands-on Preserving the Harvest workshop offered by Maine Adult Education and taught by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 5:30–8:30 p.m. May 3, at the Adult Learning Center, 486 Turner Center Road, Turner. Participants will receive a food preservation packet and recipes, and learn basic steps for canning and freezing. Cost […]
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A Republican Journal story notes that horticulturalists Marjorie Peronto and Reeser Manley will discuss their latest book, “The Life in Your Garden: Gardening for Biodiversity,” at a March 19 event in Belfast. Peronto is a University of Maine Cooperative Extension Professor based in Hancock County; Manley has taught at UMaine. This is the second volume […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Waldo County Extension Association are hosting the 23rd annual Rural Living Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at Mount View High School, 577 Mount View Road, Thorndike. Workshop topics include raising poultry, making fermented foods, using drip irrigation, plantings for wild bees and silvopasture. Many […]
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University of Maine Bryant Pond 4-H Camp director Ron Fournier and educator Gary Proulx were mentioned in a Bangor Daily News feature about the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman course at the University of Maine Bryant Pond 4-H Camp and Learning Center. Fournier helped organize the February event and Proulx demonstrated how to set a fishing line […]
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FOX 22 did a two-part feature on the Screamin’ Black Bears Pep Band. The band, directed by Christopher White, seeks to elevate men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s basketball games into must-attend events. White says the pep band is part of the fabric of athletic contests and senior Jay Baines, a snare drummer, says […]
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The Division of Theatre was mentioned in a Seacoastonline article about Arts Fair week at Horace Mitchell Primary School in Kittery Point. UMaine students performed “James and the Giant Peach” at the fair, which also included African drumming and dancing and performances by the Shapleigh School jazz band and the Seacoast Repertory Theatre. “The arts […]
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Shawn Laatsch, director of the Emera Astronomy Center and Jordan Planetarium, wrote his Bangor Daily News Eyes on Maine Skies column about an asteroid that passed within 9,000 miles of Earth on March 2. Laatsch, president of the International Planetarium Society, said that’s closer than some communications and weather satellites. The asteroid, about 10 feet […]
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The Republican Journal advanced the March 13 opening of the Penobscot Marine Museum’s historic photography exhibits “Acadia National Park: A Postcard View” and “The History of Postcards” at the H. Allen Fernald Gallery of the University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center. The exhibits runs through May 22. “Acadia National Park: A Postcard View” features Eastern Illustrating […]
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The third annual Maine Science Festival is March 16–19 with events throughout downtown Bangor and in Hampden, and the University of Maine is one of the event partners. Again this year, several members of the UMaine community will be leading workshops and participating in the weekend that draws science, innovation and creative achievement enthusiasts of […]
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