Critics raise $40,000 and want the towers moved farther away, but others on the island have accepted the full-scale test project.
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Maine forest industry stands to gain as Norway spruce earns construction grade
After extensive testing at UMaine, the tree is the first new species accepted for commercial and residential building in roughly 80 years.
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Leading UMaine scientist killed in Antarctica while mapping ice crevasses
Gordon Hamilton, 50, a climate change researcher known around the world, was doing field work when his snowmobile plunged into a split in the ice.
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Expos in Portland, Orono aim to help food providers scale-up production
‘We want people to walk out of the room informed on how to take the next step in selling to an institution like Sodexo or the University of Maine,’ the event’s director said.
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UMaine mascot Bananas misses game after pal’s drunken driving arrest
Even without the skating bear the Black Bears’ beat RPI in hockey.
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Company steps up with $30,000 sponsorship of UMaine Business Challenge
The agreement with Business Lending Solutions provides $5,000 prize money to first-place finishers and helps to defray costs of the competition.
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Riding new trends, University of Maine welcomes largest-ever incoming class
The fall semester for the class of 2020 starts today.
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Sports Digest: UMaine seeks to host NCAA hockey regionals in Portland
The university partners with the Maine Sports Commission to submit a bid for regionals in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
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UMaine System to pay $30,000 to settle lawsuit by fired UMA athletic director
Warren Newton, who was fired in 2015 from his job at the Augusta campus, agrees to drop all claims under the terms of a settlement.
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Maine universities get nearly $800,000 to help low-income students
The money is part of a program that helps students graduate high school with academic support and get financial counseling for college.