Mainebiz is reporting that developer Campus Crest Communities Inc. is planning to build a $25 million property in Orono near the UMaine campus. Campus Crest, which was founded by UMaine graduate Michael Hartnett, first announced the project in May 2009. The development will be ready by 2012-13, according to a news release from the company. […]
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Comments from UMaine Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Student Robert Dana were included in a Kennebec Journal article about a report that the Maine Republican Party has discovered cases of voter fraud among college students in Maine. Dana told the newspaper that UMaine’s nonpartisan get-out-the-vote program, UVote, has boosted voter participation on […]
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July 25, 2011 The University of Maine has completed and reopened Phase 1 of the bike path reconstruction and has now closed a second section, from Stillwater Avenue to the Witter Farm, for about five weeks to accommodate the work. During reconstruction, the section of the bike path will be closed to all pedestrian and […]
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A Portland Press Herald report about Maine Day at Fenway Park noted the appearance of UMaine mascot Bananas the Bear. Maine Day was held Sunday during a Red Sox game at the stadium. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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As the trial of a man charged in the 2010 hit-and-run death of UMaine student Jordyn Bakley continued Wednesday, there were several reports in local and statewide media. Bangor television stations, including Channel 2 (WLBZ) aired a story. The Bangor Daily News has been covering the trial daily, and the weekly Village Soup also ran […]
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Kaitlin Smith, a 21-year-old UMaine student, has been named the honorary chair of the Bangor Walk to End Alzheimer’s, according to a story in the Bangor Daily News. Smith, whose father has the disease, is an Alzheimer’s fundraiser and advocate. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Media outlets, including the Bangor Daily News, reported Monday on the jury selection in the trial of a York County man accused in the hit-and-run death of UMaine student Jordyn Bakley, who was killed 18 months ago. Garrett Cheney, who is facing manslaughter and other charges, will be on trial starting Tuesday. WABI also reported […]
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Charles Kyeremeh, a 20-year-old University of Maine sophomore and member of the Black Bear football team, was killed Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle accident near Donaldson, Penn. “Charles was an outstanding young man who had a bright future, both on and off the football field,” says Coach Jack Cosgrove. “He was an important part of […]
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The Lewiston Sun Journal featured incoming UMaine first-year student-athlete Bri Hammond, who arrived on campus earlier this week to take summer classes and begin workouts with the UMaine women’s soccer team. Hammond, who attended Leavitt High School, said her dream had been to play college soccer, particularly at the Division I level. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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A Maine Observer column in the Portland Press Herald included a reference to UMaine. The author, Ann Dow of West Deptford, N.J., wrote the column about why her family loves to visit the State of Maine, and mentioned that two of her sons elected to attend UMaine. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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