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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The Bangor Daily News, WABI and WVII all provided coverage of Paul Ferguson’s first day as UMaine’s 19th president. President Ferguson visited Memorial Union and stopped by the Career Center and Dean of Students’ office to greet office personnel. More information about President Ferguson is available on the UMaine Web site.
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Kash Kiefer, a former UMaine football player and cheerleader, has been cast on a new reality series, “Sweet Home Alabama,” according to The State Journal of Charleston, W. Va. The series, which is set to air at 9 p.m. starting on Thursday, July 14, on the CMT channel, is one of a group of bachelors […]
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The Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism and First Year Residential Experience are seeking community organizations to participate in the Second Annual UMaine Welcome Weekend Day of Service on the afternoon of Aug. 27.
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The Bangor Daily News had a story about UMaine’s ranking in the 2010-11 America East Academic Cup, which is presented to the America East institution whose student-athletes post the highest grade point averages during that academic year. UMaine (3.11) was one of six schools with a GPA of 3.00 or better, and the Black Bear […]
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A story in Foster’s Daily Democrat newspaper of New Hampshire about the long-running South Berwick Strawberry Festival included a comment from UMaine student Andrew Leitz, who volunteered to work at the festival. He told the newspaper he was home from UMaine for the summer and was looking for something fun to do. Contact: Jessica Bloch, […]
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A Thursday Lewiston Sun Journal story reports on new technology being implemented at Falcon Performance Footwear in Auburn. The company is investing in custom-built equipment to manufacture toe caps for its boots. The story notes that UMaine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center has played an important role in developing the new process, which the news story says […]
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Black Bear baseball players Troy Black, Alex Calbick and Shaun Coughlin have all been named to the Freshman All-American Team, according to a Thursday Bangor Daily News report. The America East champion Black Bears finished at 33-24 and qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
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