Contact: Diane Khiel (dkhiel@adelphia.net) ORONO — The Greater Bangor Area NAACP and the University of Maine will present the 2010 Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Celebration on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010 at UMaine’s Wells Conference Center. The event is scheduled for 8:30-10:30 a.m., with doors opening at 8 a.m. The Destiny Worship Praise Team, a […]
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Contact: Kathy Hopkins at 474-9622 SKOWHEGAN — The sixth annual Maple Grading School is scheduled for Thursday Dec. 3 and Friday Dec. 4 at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Somerset County office, 7 County Drive in Skowhegan. Maine will host this event for the first time. It brings together maple producers, bulk syrup buyers, […]
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Nov. 30, 2009 Contact: George Kinghorn, 561-3354 BANGOR — As the holiday season commences, the University of Maine Museum of Art announces a wonderful gift to the community and region — another year of free admission. Through the generosity of Machias Savings Bank the Museum of Art will continue to open its doors for all […]
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Contact: Kristen Andresen at (207) 581-3742 kristen.andresen@umit.maine.edu ORONO — Applying to medical school can be a full-time job. But for two University of Maine juniors, the job has become a lot easier. Microbiology major Jonathan Pelletier of Falmouth, Maine, and biochemistry major Aaron Perreault of Northfield, N.H., recently learned that they had received early acceptance […]
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Contact: Joe Carr, 581-3571; Kathryn Jovanelli, 561-3350 The University of Maine Museum of Art will hold a news conference to announce an important gift to the community in 2010 from Machias Savings Bank. The announcement will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30. The museum is located at 40 Harlow St. in Bangor.
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Contact: Laura Wilson (207) 581-2971 lwilson@umext.maine.edu ORONO, Me. —University of Maine Cooperative Extension Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) training is scheduled for Dec. 8 at the Hampden Town Office on Western Ave. The training will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4:30 p,m. Registration is $30 and includes the Project WET activity guide. […]
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Contact: Cathy Billings at (207) 581-1443 ORONO — The Lobster Institute at the University of Maine is planning a Holiday Lobster and Wine Feast on Thursday, Dec. 3 in Orono to celebrate a mother and son who are the last two winners of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council’s Lobster Chef of the Year Award. Margaret […]
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Contact: Donna Coffin, Extension educator, 207-564-3301, dcoffin@extension.umaine.edu DOVER-FOXCROFT — The holiday season is here and many homeowners and renters celebrate the spirit of the season with indoor and outdoor holiday lights. Elaborate lighting displays, however, can result in elevated electric bills. Donna Coffin, UMaine Cooperative Extension educator in the Piscataquis County office, advises that holiday […]
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Contact: Richard Young (207) 581-4184 ORONO — Every year, the University Bookstore—the University of Maine’s official bookstore—commissions the design of a UMaine ornament. Each edition is carefully crafted of the finest materials and depicts a university landmark or symbol. However, the real beauty of the ornament is how it benefits others. Through its annual commemorative […]
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Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571 ORONO — Alston D. “Pete” Correll and Ada Lee Correll of Atlanta, Georgia, have provided a $2 million gift to the University of Maine. The gift will be directed to four key areas at UMaine, where Pete Correll received two master’s degrees in engineering, one in 1966 and one in […]
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