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TV News Interviews Yarborough on Blueberry Yield

Channel 6 (WCSH) in Portland and Bangor affiliate Channel 2 (WLBZ) ran a report featuring University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and blueberry specialist David Yarborough who discussed the season’s blueberry crops. Yarborough said the season could be the best since 2000, in spite of a dry August and blight that hurt production for some […]

County Crop Specialist in Potato Harvest Story

The St. John Valley Times interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator and crop specialist Steve Johnson in Aroostook County about how the summer’s lack of rain hurt the northern Maine potato crop. Johnson said one community, Saint Agatha, received only 1.1 inches of rain in July and less than two inches in August, which […]

Newspaper Reports Gym, Field House Contract Award

Mainebiz has posted on its website a news release from PC Construction, which has been awarded a $14 million contract to manage renovations and upgrades at UMaine’s Memorial Gymnasium and Field House. The construction, scheduled to start in the spring, will be the first major work on the two buildings since they were built 80 […]

UMaine’s Cote Gains College Football Honor

University of Maine football player Michael Cole has been named the College Football Performance Awards FCS National Defensive Player of the Week and National Defensive Lineman of the Week. Cole, a junior defensive end from North Brunswick, N.J., had a pair of sacks for a loss of 18 yards and a forced fumble at Atlantic […]

UMaine Prepares for 2012 Family, Friends Weekend

The University of Maine will welcome guests Friday, Saturday and Sunday for Family and Friends Weekend, which includes a host of activities around campus. The events begin Friday evening with a show at the Jordan Planetarium and music, food and drink specials at the Bear’s Den in the Memorial Union. Saturday’s activities include the Black […]