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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Robin Arnold, a long-time UMaine staff member who graduates Saturday with a bachelor’s degree, is profiled in a Saturday Bangor Daily News story. An administrative associate in the School of Social Work, Arnold started course work 12 years ago on her way to a degree in Earth Sciences. The story, which includes comments from her […]
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INDIAN ISLAND – AmeriCorps members and the UMaine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, in conjunction with members of the Penobscot Nation, are looking for volunteers from the university and surrounding communities to help with a high-tunnel greenhouse gardening project on Indian Island this month.
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Basic information about UMaine’s commencement activities, which are being held Saturday, is available in a Bangor Daily News brief. For more information, see a news release here.
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A story in the Buffalo News included comments from UMaine football players Jeremy Kelley and Desmond Randall, who both played wide receiver for the Black Bears. Kelley and Randall, who are both natives of West Seneca, N.Y., went undrafted in last week’s NFL draft and are waiting to see if they sign free-agent contracts. Kelley […]
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ORONO — The University of Maine’s 209th commencement, scheduled for Saturday May 7, will fill Alfond Arena with graduates and spectators for each of its two sessions. One of Maine’s largest single-day, indoor annual events, UMaine commencement celebrates the accomplishments of those graduating from Maine’s flagship university.
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Two UMaine students were charged with assault after an incident that took place at the Orchard Trails housing complex, according to a Bangor Daily News report. Orono police told the BDN the incident happened early Sunday. Contact: Joe Carr, 207-581-3571
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