ORONO — The University of Maine recognized 2,572 students for achieving dean’s list honors in the 2019 fall semester. Of the students who made the dean’s list, 1,754 are from Maine, 743 are from 30 other states and 75 are from 31 countries other than the U.S. ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY Auburn: Alexis Bellefleur, Abigail Fisher, Spencer […]
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Maine Grain Conference planned for March 13 in Orono
Registration is required by March 6.
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2020 Maryann Harman Awards announced
Women from Bangor, Old Town and Wiscasset to be recognized March 25 in Orono.
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Study shows 40% of deer tick samples tested positive for Lyme disease
The first-of-its-kind study by the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension Tick Lab included more than 2,000 ticks submitted last year by residents of all 16 counties.
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University Credit Union 2020 scholarship program seeks applications
ORONO — University Credit Union is accepting applications for its 2020 scholarship program. Applications must be received through the UCU website by Friday, May 1, according to a news release from UCU. For a fifth consecutive year, the credit union will award $8,000 in scholarships to undergraduate students from each University of Maine System institution […]
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UMaine wild blueberry conference set for Feb. 22 in Bangor
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a wild blueberry conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 (snow date: Feb. 29), at the Hollywood Casino Hotel, 500 Main St., Bangor, according to a news release from the UMaine Extension. The conference will include the latest research on management of diseases and pests, […]
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Kennebec County Extension Association annual meeting set for Jan. 15
AUGUSTA — University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor and food science specialist Beth Calder will be the featured speaker at the Kennebec County Extension Association annual meeting set for 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, in the Washington/York Room at the Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, according to a news release from UMaine News, […]
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Maine Compass: Intellectually disabled Mainers and their families counting on state for help
A mother wants to know when her daughter can build her adult life, with the assistance she needs to succeed.
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Orono man charged with trafficking pot after traffic stop in Bowdoinham
State police say 28-year-old Terrel Walker had more than 15 pounds of marijuana valued at about $30,000
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Former defense secretary Cohen: Trump committed impeachable act
William Cohen, a Republican and former U.S. senator from Maine who also served on the House Judiciary Committee that investigated President Richard Nixon, believes President Trump committed “a form of a high crime and misdemeanor.”