Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571; Aimee Dolloff at (207) 581-3777 MONMOUTH — Events highlighting Maine’s rich agricultural history will take center stage on Wednesday Aug. 19 when the University of Maine hosts a centennial celebration of its Highmoor Farm in Monmouth. The state established the facility in 1909 to conduct research and demonstrations related […]
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Contact: Todd Gabe, 207-581-3307 ORONO, Maine — Research by two University of Maine economists shows that spending by cruise ship passengers delivered $5.8 million to $8 million to the Portland area last year, representing an expanding revenue source that could increase if cruise ship visits to the city continue to increase. The spending estimates are […]
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Contact: Pauleena MacDougall, (207) 581-1891 ORONO — “Tales plucked from the brink of oblivion” is how author Marcus LiBrizzi, associate professor of English at the University of Maine at Machias describes his new 118-page, illustrated book, recently published by through the UMaine Folklife Center. “Lost Atusville: A Black Settlement from the American Revolution” provides a […]
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Contact: Kathy Savoie, (207) 780-4205 ORONO, Me. — University of Maine Cooperative Extension has information ready for consumers who wish to take advantage of the best of Maine foods during August. Online bulletins at extension.umaine.edu help Maine residents find, grow, use, preserve and store in-season fruits and vegetables. Among those most applicable in August are […]
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Contact: Rick Kersbergen, 1-800-287-1426 or (207) 342-5971 ORONO — With the large amount of rain Maine has experienced this summer, it has been a challenge to produce quality hay for Maine’s livestock industry. If hay growers did not take advantage of excellent weather for dry hay production at the end of May and very early […]
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Contact: Ellen Mallory, 207-581-2942 STILLWATER, Me. —University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host its annual Sustainable Agriculture Field Day on Monday, July 27. Designed for farmers, crop advisers and other members of the agricultural community, the evnet will take place at Rogers Farm, UMaine’s 100-acre forage and crops research facility, located on Bennoch Road in […]
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Contact: Joe Alex, 356-1817; Patty Henner, 581-4100ORONO — The UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum is hosting area children this week for the annual Passport to the World Camp, exploring countries, cultures and customs from around the world. The camp is sponsored by the Maine CISV (Children International Summer Village) chapter and involves a week […]
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Contact: Heather Pullen, 581-2443 ORONO — Hailing from Houlton to Hope, from Millinocket to Jonesboro, more than 55 aspiring writers in grades 3-12 are tapping their creativity and penning their thoughts at the annual Young Authors’ Camp taking place this week at the University of Maine. Campers spent the week exploring different genres of writing, […]
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Contact: Vicki Nemeth, Maine EPSCoR Director, 581-3399,maineepscor@umit.maine.eduJoe Carr, 581-3571, joecarr@maine.edu ORONO — Gov. John Baldacci and other state leaders joined University of Maine and University of Southern Maine officials on Wednesday morning to announce a $20 million National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) grant for a wide-ranging new project called the […]
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Contact: Paul Grosswiler, 907-5596; George Manlove, 581-3756 ORONO — Author and international authority on HIV-AIDS Susan Hunter will give a public talk, “Hadithi, Hadithi: Telling the Story of AIDS in Africa,” Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bangor at 120 Park St. The lecture is free. Hunter is largely credited with […]
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