Lighter than normal snow accumulation, warmer than normal temperatures earlier in the season and an earlier than normal start of the maple syrup season are making some weather watchers wonder if there is a new “normal.”
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Kathy Hopkins, a University of Maine Cooperative Extension educator, was interviewed by Ontario’s Hamilton Spectator in a report on the early start to maple syrup season. Hamilton predicted the production season could be cut in half, resulting in reduced volume of syrup, due to the mild winter and the potential for a fast changeover to […]
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A Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting story in the Portland Press Herald about Pine Tree Development Zones included comments from Lee Webb, a senior fellow at UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center. Webb said the zones, which are state economic programs that gave tax breaks to encourage business, said he was tuned off to […]
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UMaine’s Male Athletes Against Violence (MAAV) student group appeared at the State House Tuesday to help mark Maine’s second Domestic Violence Awareness Day. The Bangor Daily News interviewed Roosevelt Boone, a former UMaine football player who was representing MAAV, who said adults and parents need to call out jokes, TV shows and music lyrics that […]
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A story on the Current Publishing website noted that University of Maine Cooperative Extension in York County is co-sponsoring an upcoming Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fair in Springvale. The story also noted UMaine Extension’s Kids Can Grow initiative, which is an effort to get children involved in independent farming. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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In a report on hiring needs at construction company Cianbro, company CEO Peter Vigue noted Cianbro has been a leader in hiring UMaine engineering graduates. Cianbro is currently looking to fill 150 positions, including electrical engineers, electrical superintendents, electrical foremen, safety people, estimators and engineers in general. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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UMaine’s Sharon Tisher, a faculty member in the School of Economics whose specialty is environmental law and policy, testified Tuesday in a hearing in Augusta about a LD 1810, a bill that would allow landowners recourse when their property value has been harmed by environmental or other regulations, according to a Bangor Daily News story. […]
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The next in a series of one-hour information-gathering sessions President Ferguson has organized to solicit input for UMaine’s strategic plan will take place Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Totman Room of the Memorial Union. The subject is Arts, Humanities and Culture. For a complete list of topics, dates and locations, visit […]
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The 2012 Maine State Government Summer Internship is now accepting applications from college students and state agencies. The deadline for student applications is March 12; the deadline for agency intern requests is March 5. Administered by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine, the program is an opportunity for outstanding students […]
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The Bangor Daily News included comments from UMaine political science faculty member Amy Fried in a story about the Maine GOP caucus controversy. Fried said caucuses are good for party building, but going to a primary would probably encourage more people to get involved. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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