University of Maine at Farmington cross country coach Dan Campbell checks the course during the North Atlantic Conference cross country championships in Farmington last year. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) University of Maine at Farmington interim cross country and track and field head coach Dan Campbell has been replaced by Joe DiSalvo, who was a member of […]
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Everybody's Resource Depot announces July workshops
FARMINGTON — Everyone’s Resource Depot has released the schedule for its July arts and crafts workshops. These programs are open to children of all ages, and will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays during July. Each workshop will feature craft projects using scrap materials. Children will be assisted by student […]
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Training exercise held for active shooter/threat incident at UMF
FARMINGTON — Representatives of many law enforcement agencies, firefighters, emergency management and emergency medical responders took part in active threat/shooter training Thursday at the University of Maine at Farmington. The training was put on by officers from the University of Maine at Farmington Campus Police Department, Farmington Police Department and Maine State Police. A representative […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Active threat training Thursday on UMF campus
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington personnel, law enforcement officers, fire crews and emergency medical workers will conduct active threat training from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m Thursday, June 21, throughout the campus. Authorities are asking the public to stay clear of Mallett Hall, Ricker Hall and Roberts Hall. For more information, contact […]
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Temporary road closure for Trek Across Maine in Farmington
FARMINGTON — South Street will be closed from 6 a.m. Friday, June 15, until 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, for the annual American Lung Association Trek Across Maine. Motorists are asked to use caution because an increase in vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic is expected downtown.
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UMF offers annual Summer Daze Camp for youth
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington Fitness and Recreation Center is offering its annual Summer Daze Camp for children going into grades one through seven in the fall. The camp runs for seven, five-day sessions from Monday through Friday, June 25 through Aug. 10. The cost is $140 per session for members and […]
Posted inConnections, Lewiston-Auburn
Teens to learn about UMF Upward Bound program
AUBURN — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Upward Bound program will be explained at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at the Auburn Public Library. Interested students, their parents and guardians are invited to attend. One of eight federal TRIO programs designed to serve individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, Upward Bound projects provide academic support to […]
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UMF actuarial science student named George Mitchell Peace Scholar
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced that Drew Kelso, a junior from Hampden, has been selected as a 2018 George Mitchell Peace Scholar. Kelso’s scholarship will take him to the city of Cork on the south coast of Ireland where he will study for a semester at the University College Cork […]
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UMF creative writing program hosting workshop for high school writers
FARMINGTON — Looking for an exceptional summer writing workshop for talented high school writers? University of Maine at Farmington’s seventh annual Longfellow Young Writer’s workshop will be held Sunday through Saturday, July 15 to 21, on the UMF campus. The program is open for applications. Longfellow holds small supportive workshops in poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting and […]
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UMF Community Chorus and Orchestra to present 'A German Requiem'
FARMINGTON — The UMF Community Chorus and Orchestra, under the direction of Bruce McInnes, will present a performance of “A German Requiem,” by Johannes Brahms, at 3 p.m., Sunday, April 29, in Nordica Auditorium in UMF Merrill Hall. With many symphonies and orchestras presenting concerts on the same day, Professor McInnes looked to local communities as he gathered an orchestra […]