The Republican Journal and the Penobscot Bay Pilot reported the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer “Public Speaking for Business and More,” a professional development program, from 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. May 3. The program is designed for nonprofit leaders, business leaders, educators, municipal officials, members of the clergy and others interested in becoming […]
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The Penobscot Bay Pilot and VillageSoup advanced a professional development program about intimate partner violence, to be held 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. May 9 and 10 at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast in partnership with New Hope for Women of Rockland. The program is designed for social workers, substance abuse counselors and other mental […]
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Registration is open for the Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference May 30–June 1 at the University of Maine. In July 1819, a majority of voters in the District of Maine chose to separate from Massachusetts. Maine became the 23rd state in the nation in March 1820. Conference organizers see the bicentennial as an opportunity to […]
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Media reported local students made the University of Maine Dean’s List for the fall 2018 semester. A total of 2,388 students made the list, including 1,666 from Maine. WDEA (AM 1370) and The Ellsworth American published the names of students from Hancock County who made the list; Q106.5 published the names of students from Penobscot County; the […]
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The University of Maine recognized 2,388 students for achieving Dean’s List honors in the fall 2018 semester. Of the students who made the Dean’s List, 1,666 are from Maine, 669 are from 34 other states and 53 are from 25 countries other than the U.S. Listed below are students who received Dean’s List honors for […]
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The Republican Journal reported Glen Koehler, associate scientist of integrated pest management with University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will give a talk on “Farm Response to Changing Weather” at the annual winter potluck of the Waldo County Extension Association on Feb. 16 at United Farmers Market of Maine in Belfast. All area farmers and growers […]
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The University of Maine Hutchinson Center and the UMaine Lobster Institute will present the documentary “Lobster War” at 6 p.m. Feb. 27. The film showing is free and open to the public. “Lobster War” is an award-winning, feature-length documentary about a conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed […]
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Beginning Jan. 22, the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast will offer spring courses for qualified high school students as part of UMaine’s early college programming. Students and parents are encouraged to contact Allison Small, Early College Programs coordinator, at 581.8004 or allison.small@maine.edu to learn more about the application process. Courses at the Hutchinson […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer the Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) grower training in three counties beginning Nov. 30. Dates vary; all trainings will be held 9 a.m.–6 p.m. The training is open to Maine residents only. The course provides a foundation for farm food safety best practices and coordinated management information, Food Safety […]
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Mainers can expect significant environmental changes in the next two decades due to increased greenhouse gas emissions and patterns of variability in the climate system, say University of Maine researchers Sean Birkel and Paul Mayewski. And they’ve produced a report — Coastal Maine Climate Futures — to provide a base for coastal Maine planners to […]
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