Contact Kristen Grant, 207-646-1555 x115, kngrant@maine.edu ORONO — The National Sea Grant Law center is providing funding to help five other states adapt a Maine-developed informational Web site related to waterfront access issues. Maine Sea Grant, based at the University of Maine, developed the site in response to the demonstrated need for information about legal […]
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Contact: Gretchen Faulkner, 581-1901; Barry Dana, 643-2595 ORONO — An authentic birchbark wigwam soon will be part of the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum Maine Indian Gallery in the Collins Center for the Arts. Former Penobscot Nation Chief and master birchbark artist Barry Dana is coordinating the building of a birchbark wigwam with children from […]
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Contact: Lauren Sterling, Governor’s Children’s Cabinet and Department of Education (207) 465-5228 ORONO – More than 250 educators, school administrators, afterschool staff and young people are at the University of Maine for the three-day 2010 Youth Development Institute, which runs through Wednesday. Formerly known as the Dropout Prevention Summit, the institute features a series of […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — The Maine Dept. of Transportation has indicated plans to begin Stillwater Bridge repairs on Wednesday, July 28. Flaggers will move traffic through that section of Stillwater Avenue through one passable lane from 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. each day. State transportation officials expect this work to continue until late […]
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Contact: Cathy Billings, University of Maine Lobster Institute (207) 581-2751 or (207) 949-2028 (cell) Please note: photos are available upon request SEAL HARBOR — The town of Mt. Desert will be the first to use a unique mooring system that creates a habitat for lobsters and other marine life. The harbormaster, Shawn Murphy, will accept […]
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Contact: Susan Lambrecht Smith, (207) 581- 2017 ORONO — Research by University of Maine Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders Susan Lambrecht Smith is helping to refine speech and language skills of preschoolers as predictors of reading disability. A longitudinal study by Smith and three colleagues — Kathleen Scott and Jenny Roberts of Hofstra […]
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Contact: Kathy Savoie, (207) 780-4205 PORTLAND — After last year’s sad gardening season, who could blame backyard gardeners for planting a few extra rows of vegetables this year? So, what to do with the rich abundance of produce now taking shape in an ideal gardening season may be the next question for many people. Kathy […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced late Tuesday a Senate Appropriations Committee subcommittee’s initial approval of a $10 million appropriation to support University of Maine deepwater offshore wind energy research and development. Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, requested the funding. It was approved by the […]
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Contact: Adele Adkins (adele.adkins@umit.maine.edu) Joe Carr (joe.carr@umit.maine.edu or 581-3571) ORONO — A gala celebration highlighting great musicals from the 20th century will kick off the 2010-2011 Collins Center for the Arts (CCA) performance season at the University of Maine. “The Songs of Broadway,” scheduled for Saturday Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. will feature current Broadway […]
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Contact: Jim Dill, (207) 949-2155 Potato late blight, the disease that caused the significant crop losses for tomatoes and potatoes in Maine last year has just been confirmed at a sight in Waldoboro, and several other suspected sites are now being investigated. Typical symptoms will be a water-soaked grease spot on foliage with a fine white […]
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