http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDf39_YaDoY A $5 million gift from New Balance will help fund a series of UMaine programs and initiatives, all of which have a significant impact on the university’s service to its students and the greater community. The gift includes $2 million that will be used as a challenge grant to fund renovations to its field […]
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DOVER-FOXCROFT — Consumers across the country are increasingly looking to blunt the effects of the slow economy recovery with retailer coupons. “Couponing,” as it’s known, is becoming a hugely popular and increasingly common strategy to cut costs.
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Cumulus radio station I-95 (95.7 FM) aired a news report today about this year’s Clean Sweep sale of household appliances and other property left behind in residence halls by students earlier this month. The sale is Friday and Saturday at Stewart Commons. Contact: George Manlove, 581-3756
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The Bangor Daily News published a Monday editorial based on an interview with Patty Counihan, director of UMaine’s Career Center. In the editorial, Counihan provided insights relative to the current job market for graduating seniors and the strategies that are most effective during challenging economic times.
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The Portland Press Herald reports that former Black Bear basketball standout Amy Vachon will be an assistant to new women’s coach Richard Barron. A two-time UMaine captain who played on four NCAA tournament teams, Vachon coached McAuley High School to a Class A state championship last season. A similar story appears in the Bangor Daily […]
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U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe is praising the efforts of UMaine student Nate Wildes, a junior from Cumberland who worked as an intern in her Washington, D.C. office during the spring semester. UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences manages the Congressional Internship Program that afforded Wildes this opportunity. “I cannot thank Nate enough for his […]
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Several news organizations covered Tuesday’s news conference and fan event introducing UMaine women’s basketball coach Richard Barron. President Robert Kennedy and Athletic Director Steve Abbott offered remarks, while Black Bear Hall of Famer and search committee member Emily Ellis introduced Barron to the approximately 200 people in attendance at the Memorial Gym event. News stories […]
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The University of Maine’s choice of Richard Barron to coach its women’s basketball team is drawing praise from the national women’s basketball community. UMaine announced the choice of Barron on Monday. He will be introduced at a news conference and fan event — open to the public — on Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Memorial […]
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The trial of Garrett Cheney, a 23-year-old who is facing manslaughter and other charges in the Jan. 30, 2010 car crash that killed UMaine student Jordyn Bakley of Camden, is scheduled to begin in July, according to the Bangor Daily News. Cheney’s lawyer met with officials in court Monday. The Boston Herald had an AP […]
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Richard Barron has been named head coach of the University of Maine women’s basketball team. Currently a North Carolina State women’s basketball assistant coach, Barron was chosen following a national search.
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