The festival will be held rain or shine between the Olsen Student Center and Roberts Learning Center.
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UMF names 2026 commencement speaker
Dr. Dora Anne Mills, who served as Maine’s state health officer and director of the Maine Center for Disease Control for 15 years, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
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UMF hosting fiction writer Shana Youngdahl tonight
Writer Shana Youngdahl, the final author in the spring Visiting Writers series, will give a public reading tonight at 7:30 p.m.
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Farmington library closes children’s room for renovations
The Farmington Public Library closed its children’s room March 31 for renovations, with limited services available upstairs during the project.
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Essayist opens UMF Visiting Writers Series
Essayist and journalist Onnesha Roychoudhuri will open UMF’s spring Visiting Writers Series with a public reading Feb. 26.
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Greater Franklin Food Council outlines 2026 initiatives to expand food access
Educational programs, agricultural workshops and community food events will be offered throughout the year.
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UMF arts center opens semester with ‘Spaces Places Traces’ exhibit
The Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington is opening the semester with ‘Spaces Places Traces,’ a mixed-media exhibit featuring work by 10 New England artists.
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UMF counseling director earns distinguished service award
Program Director Lisa-Ann Henry received the Maine Mental Health Counselors Association’s Distinguished Service Award for her work in the psychology profession.
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Trump administration denies appeal for Farmington Upward Bound funds
The U.S. Department of Education cut more than $600,000 in promised funding for the program, which supports western Maine students who face barriers in going to college.
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Feds cut funding for Maine high school program, citing diversity concerns
The program, which helps low-income students in central and western Maine get into college, ‘conflicts’ with the federal government’s goals, the Trump administration said.