FARMINGTON — Everyone has a story to tell. Many of those stories are found in volumes on library shelves but for two days, patrons of Mantor Library at the University of Maine at Farmington could check out a human book and hear the tale directly from the person experiencing it. The human library project was […]
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RSU 9 fourth-graders design cars with guidance of UMF students
FARMINGTON — Fourth-graders in Amy Tracy’s class at Cascade Brook School worked together in groups Tuesday to make cars using four wooden wheels, two straws, an index card and three Popsicle sticks. “We need to make a car that actually moves and stays together in the process,” student Meadow Kerbo said. The exercise was part […]
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UMF students teach chemistry to fifth-graders in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Fifth-grader Zachary Jacobs put one teaspoon of Borax laundry detergent into a mason jar with warm water and stirred it with a spoon. He added three more teaspoons of powder, stirring after each one. He held up the jar Thursday to see if the water had become saturated. A thin layer of white […]
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Human trafficking awareness events planned in Farmington
FARMINGTON — As a teen mother in Maine struggling to survive, Tricia Grant was easily drawn into the world of human sex trafficking. Grant will share her story and her road to survival during two human trafficking awareness events planned for April 6 and 7 in Farmington. The first event takes place from 6:30 to […]
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Sixth-grader wins state geography bee
FARMINGTON — Haden Buzzell of West Newfield won the 2016 Maine National Geographic Bee held Friday at the University of Maine at Farmington. The sixth-grade student at Massabesic Middle School competed against 100 middle school students from across the state. He will represent Maine at the National Geographic Bee in Washington in late May. Along […]
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Bangor teachers share experience at UMF
FARMINGTON — Stephen Riitano, a freshman at the University of Maine at Farmington, wants to look ahead and know more about what to expect as a teacher — so he invited his former teachers to speak. Bangor High School teachers Catherine Gordon and Joe Pelletier are coming to UMF to share their views on teaching […]
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Biomass heat plant celebrated at UMF
FARMINGTON — University of Maine Trustees, faculty, staff, students and the community gathered at University of Maine at Farmington Sunday afternoon to celebrate and tour the newest addition to campus — a new biomass central heating plant. The $11 million project is expected to replace 95 percent of the 390,000 gallons of fossil fuel previously […]
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UMF biomass plant heating up campus
FARMINGTON — After months of planning and construction, the biomass central heating plant at the University of Maine at Farmington is up and running. The plant is fueled by Maine wood chips and started heating 23 campus buildings last month, Jeffrey McKay, director of Facilities Management, said. Those buildings make up about 95 percent of […]
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UMF improv group raises money for Alzheimer’s research
FARMINGTON — Calling themselves the best — and only — improv group at the University of Maine at Farmington, The Lawn Chair Pirates are on a quest to raise awareness of and funds for Alzheimer’s research. As part of Hilarity for Charity U, a college-level fundraiser started by actor/ comedian Seth Rogen and his wife, […]
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Edward Little’s Dan Campbell to coach UMaine-Farmington track, XC
FARMINGTON — University of Maine at Farmington is the next stop on what has been a long and rewarding career for Auburn’s Dan Campbell. The school announced Tuesday that Campbell, a 1988 UMF graduate and veteran coach at Edward Little, will be the interim head men’s and women’s cross country and track and field coach. […]