University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer hands-on food preservation workshops on consecutive Saturdays in July in three Aroostook County communities. Each workshop will run 1–5 p.m. and cover basics of canning, freezing and drying garden produce, including water bath and pressure canning. Fresh produce and canning jars will be provided. The workshop dates […]
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Taking time to explore nature with an inquisitive mind can be an excellent break from today’s technology-driven lifestyle. Dan Perlman’s seminar, “Nature and natural history through an ecologist’s lens,” will be held at 10:30 a.m. June 29, in Brooke Hall at University of Maine Darling Marine Center, at 193 Clarks Cove Road, Walpole. Perlman, an […]
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Singer, songwriter and storyteller Jeremy Camp will take the stage at the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 1. Last fall, Jeremy Camp released “The Answer,” his 15th album in 15 years. He has been named Male Vocalist of the Year twice, Songwriter of the Year […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension vegetable specialist Mark Hutton will give a free public talk, “Growing Great Tomatoes,” at 6 p.m., June 26 at UMaine’s Rogers Farm, 914 Bennoch Road, Old Town. The talk is offered by UMaine Extension Master Gardener Volunteers (MGV). Participants will learn tips and tricks to improve success in growing one […]
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The University of Maine has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Academic Bridge Program (ABP) in Doha, Qatar, a postgrad initiative that prepares students for university study. The agreement will assist students in the transition from ABP to UMaine in all majors, with a special focus on construction engineering technology, surveying engineering, human dimensions […]
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A retirement reception for Willi Gallant and Caren Ford from the University of Maine Athletics Department will be held at 1 p.m., June 27 in Alfond Family Lounge. Between them, the two have dedicated more than 66 years to the University of Maine, including 31 years of service to the Athletics Department.
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Baycka Voronietsky, a former associate professor of piano at the University of Maine, passed away June 1. After moving to Corea, Maine in 1978, she began teaching at UMaine and would continue to do so for the next 35 years, according to her obituary.
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The Darling Marine Center invites community members to learn how the center helps connect people with the ocean by taking a public tour and attending summer science seminars. Free public tours of the DMC’s waterfront facilities and research labs begin Wednesday, June 27 and occur weekly from July 11 to Aug. 15. There is no […]
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Nearly 200 of Maine’s Special Olympics athletes received free hearing screenings on June 9 thanks to 18 University of Maine speech pathology graduate students. Compared to the general population, people with intellectual or developmental disabilities are more likely to experience hearing loss or ear problems, and most are cases undetected or under-treated prior to these […]
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Preserving the garden’s harvest is the focus of three hands-on workshops this summer with University of Maine Cooperative Extension in Somerset County. All workshops will be held 5:30－8:30 p.m. at the UMaine Extension office, 7 County Drive, Skowhegan. Workshop dates and items to be preserved are: June 27 — Strawberry jam; register online July […]
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