WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the University of Maine football team hosting its seventh bone marrow drive. The drive is part of “Be the Match,” a national organization that works to save lives through transplants, and is held in honor of Jeff Cole, a former UMaine assistant football coach who died […]
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WVII (Channel 7) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the 4th annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving event at the University of Maine. Dozens of volunteers had their heads shaved in the the Steam Plant Lot during Maine Day to raise funds for and awareness of childhood cancer. UMaine sophomore Melissa Thompson told WABI she chose […]
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Maine Sea Grant published a report about “Maine and The Mortal Sea: Taking Stock of the Past, Present and Future of Our Living Sea,” an April event held at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center in Walpole. Fishermen, historians, marine scientists, authors, students, economists and fisheries managers gathered to discuss University of New Hampshire […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported members of the Senior Skull Honor Society at the University of Maine are hosting a 1K race — the Groove Mile — during Maine Day. More than 500 participants are expected to run, jog or dance the 0.6 mile course to support the Ronald McDonald House. “The Ronald McDonald has been […]
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AltEnergyMag and North American Windpower previewed the sixth annual Maine Wind Blade Challenge to be held May 2 at the University of Maine. Developed by Maine Composites Alliance, in partnership with the Maine Ocean & Wind Industry Initiative, the contest matches high school teams with Maine-based advanced composites manufacturers to research, design and manufacture model […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Susan Lizzotte, head swim coach at the University of Maine, about former UMaine student and swimmer Erin Woolley in advance of the second annual Erin’s Run 5K Road Race held in her honor. “Erin was certainly one of a kind; always dancing and always happy,” said Lizzotte of Woolley, who […]
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Gov. Paul LePage signed three bond proposals for research and development, sending the measures to voters this November, the Associated Press reported. The $21 million in bonds approved by LePage is part of a $50 million borrowing package lawmakers passed as they wrapped up the session. One bill would provide $8 million to renovate and […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported on the “Nets for Pets” basketball tournament held at the New Balance Student Recreation Center to benefit the Bangor Humane Society. The MBS Corps, the Maine Business School’s community outreach organization, organized the tournament and took donations such as pet toys, treats and blankets for the animal shelter. UMaine business students […]
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The Associated Press advanced the University of Maine spring symposium, “In and Out of Place: Finding Home in Franco America.” UMaine’s Franco-American Centre and Franco American Studies program hosted the series of free events on the Orono campus. The symposium featured readings from acclaimed writers, panel discussions by scholars from New England and Canada, and […]
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WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Family Weapon Safety and Range Day held at the Orrington Rod and Gun Club and organized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the University of Maine student veterans group. Families were invited to learn the proper way to handle different types of firearms and […]
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