A free informational meeting for current and interested elderberry growers will be held 1–3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls. Tori Lee Jackson, UMaine Extension educator and associate professor of agriculture and natural resources, and David Handley, UMaine Extension vegetable and small fruit specialist, […]
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Richard Kersbergen, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator on sustainable dairy and forage systems, was interviewed for a Current Publishing article on a Freeport farm’s new Organic Farmer Training Program and a unique piece of milking equipment it may use. While on sabbatical, Kersbergen has been working on the Wolfe’s Neck Farm training program […]
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The University of Maine Museum of Art will benefit from a fall 2014 Tourism Enterprise Marketing Grant, according to the Portland Press Herald. The Maine Office of Tourism recently announced eight recipients for the grants that aim to support tourism marketing projects in 2015 that will increase visitor traffic to Maine, the article states. The […]
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Foster’s Daily Democrat reported the deadline has been extended for applications for the 2015 University of Maine Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer training in York County. Friday, Jan. 23 is the new deadline to apply for the training that begins Jan. 27 at the Anderson Learning Center, 21 Bradeen St., Springvale.
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Friends of Maine Hockey will host the annual Skate with the Bears event from 4:15–5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Alfond Arena. Members of the University of Maine men’s and women’s ice hockey teams will be on the ice meeting fans, signing autographs and posing for photos. Friends of Maine Hockey board members also […]
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The University of Maine Humanities Center will host the third annual Downtown Bangor Public Humanities Day at various locations Jan. 24 with a kickoff event Jan. 23. Free events for participants of all ages will be offered at venues including the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA), Bangor Public Library and Maine Discovery Museum. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) advanced the family-friendly activities offered at the University of Maine Museum of Art as part of Bangor’s Downtown Countdown New Year’s Eve celebration. The museum offered a free workshop for children to make a crown or tiara. The museum’s education coordinator, Eva Wagner, said the event is a safe, family-friendly way to […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with University of Maine student Matt Dexter about Eastern Trek for Cancer, a nonprofit he created to help support cancer patients. “There’s been a lot of research done on how effective social support can be to enhance the psychological well-being on the patient, but also the physical health,” Dexter said. Over […]
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Family-friendly activities at the University of Maine Museum of Art are part of Bangor’s Downtown Countdown New Year’s Eve celebration, according to the Bangor Daily News. Free activities at the museum from 6–8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31 will include making a crown or tiara.
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The University of Maine was mentioned in a Sun Journal article about the Rangeley Lakes Region Logging Museum officially changing its name to the Maine Forestry Museum. For the past several years, the museum has broadened its geographic range across the state and country with the main purpose of educating and entertaining people about Maine’s […]
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