Fresh Air summers are filled with children running through the sprinklers in the grass, gazing at star-filled skies and swimming for the first time. This summer, families are invited to join other volunteer host families in Central Maine and open their hearts and homes to Fresh Air children. Each summer, thousands of children from New […]
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Foster families sought for Maine children
AUGUSTA — Maine Department of Health and Human Services is seeking families to foster the approximately 1,800 Maine children in foster care. According to the Office of Child and Family Services, the number of children younger than 5 in state custody has nearly doubled in the last decade. Children must be placed in suitable foster homes in […]
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Norway’s Cash named interim VP for UMF enrollment
FARMINGTON — A Norway man and School Administrative District 17 director has been named interim vice president for enrollment at the University of Maine at Farmington campus. Jared J. Cash was named to the position by UMF President Kathryn A. Foster. Cash will direct the university’s strategic enrollment activities, providing oversight and leadership to all […]
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Senator King to share views at UMF
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington and the Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association are honored to announce a talk featuring U.S. Sen. Angus S. King, I-Maine, on current international issues. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, Jan. 23, in Lincoln Auditorium, […]
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Gas company not committing to Farmington line by 2016, UMF says
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has received notice from Summit Natural Gas of Maine that the company is unable to commit to providing natural gas to UMF by 2016, according to a statement released Friday. “In light of Summit’s decision, UMF will continue to explore alternative energy sources in its commitment to […]
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Missing Woodstock girl found safe in Norway
WOODSTOCK — A Woodstock girl who had been missing since Saturday morning was found safe, according to Maine Department of Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland. McCausland said that 15-year-old Kiiya M. Foster, who had been reported missing on Saturday after she left her guardians’ residence on Koskela Road, was found walking along a street early […]
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Two-car collision sends Paris woman to hospital with forehead gash
PARIS — A local woman was transported to the hospital with a minor head laceration after a two-vehicle crash at Route 26 and Paris Hill Road on Friday afternoon. Jessica Foster, 75, was transported to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway with a cut to her head, police officer Michael Dailey said. He said Sheryl Farrington, 67, […]
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UMF announces new provost, vice president of academic affairs
FARMINGTON — Kathryn A. Foster, president of University of Maine at Farmington, recently announced the appointment of Joseph P. McGinn as the University’s provost and vice president of academic affairs, effective July 1, 2014. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. McGinn to UMF as we are poised at the start of our next 150 years,” […]
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UNH researches getting grant money to assist in white-nose syndrome bat research
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire is getting some grant money to do research on white-nose syndrome, a fungal infection that has killed hibernating bats in eastern North America. Jeffrey Foster and Kevin Drees at the University of New Hampshire are part of a team studying bat fungus. Joining them are researchers from […]
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Maine CASA to hold summer training in Augusta area
AUGUSTA — Interested in speaking up for a Maine foster child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates program is holding its summer training for volunteer advocates Tuesday through Friday, Aug. 12 to 15, in the Augusta area. The four-day training is free. Attendees learn about all aspects of child advocacy work in order to be […]