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‘Superstorm’ author to read at UMF

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present nonfiction environmental author Kathryn Miles as the next reader in its celebrated Visiting Writers Series. Miles will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11, in The Landing in the UMF Olsen Student Center. The reading is free and open to the public […]

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College Notebook: Masters sets record, reaps reward

University of Maine indoor track athlete Jaclyn Masters was named America East Field performer of the week for the period ending Jan. 24. The Auburn native and Edward Little High School graduate earned the honor after a record-breaking performance at the Donahue Invitational on Jan. 22. Masters set the meet and school record in the […]

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UMF receives $45,000 for community actitivies program

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has been awarded $45,000 for its program to engage students in meaningful community-based activities.  The three-year grant for Partnership for Civic Advancement was awarded by Franklin Savings Bank’s Community Development Foundation. “We are indeed proud of the considerable accomplishments of the UMF Partnership for Civic Advancement,” UMF President Kathryn […]

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College Notebook: UMF’s Labbe captures skiing award

University of Maine at Farmington Nordic skier Alisha Labbe was the first female to cross the finish line in last Saturday’s USCSA Katahdin Nordic Sprint/10K race at Titcomb Mountain. That finish earned the Turner native and Leavitt Area High School graduate the USCSA’s Reynolds Division Female Nordic Athlete of the Week award. Labbe finished sixth […]

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College Notebook: Maine-Farmington hoopsters grab honors

A pair of Univeristy of Maine at Farmington basketbal stars garnered North Atlantic Conference Athlete of the Week awards this past week. Junior forward Sean Murphy was named the week’s top men’s basketball rookie, and senior forward Meghan Smith was the conference’s top women’s basketball player this week. Murphy was named the NAC’s Rookie of […]

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College Notebook: Local hoops teams turn the page to 2016

With the calendar flipping from 2015 to 2016, and with some teams still on winter break, this is a good time to check in on the local college basketball programs midway through their respective seasons. Bates There was no downtime for the Bates men, but that can be seen as a positive for the Bobcats. […]

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College Notebook: Local graduates honored by ECAC

A pair of local athletes attending Husson University received postseason awards from the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference for the fall season. Matt Archer, a Chesterville native and Mt. Blue High School graduate, was one of two Husson football players named to the ECAC Division III North All-Stars Second Team. Archer, a senior left tackle, was […]

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College Notebook: Bates, Maine-Farmington women’s hoopsters honored

The Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s weekly honor roll came out this past Tuesday, and two local college athletes were named to the five-member group. University of Maine-Farmington senior forward Meghan Smith and Bates College sophomore guard Lyse Henshaw both had standout performances during the week ending Dec. 6. Smith averaged 18.3 points, 8.7 rebounds […]

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UMF students take leftover food to homeless shelter

FARMINGTON — Bags of rice, beans and beef stroganoff were recovered from the local campus dining service at the University of Maine at Farmington on Wednesday and donated to Western Maine Homeless Outreach. Catherine Dufault, a UMF junior from Holden, Mass., and intern for Aramark, the campus food service, has developed a purpose for leftover […]