FARMINGTON — The 33rd annual Children’s Festival planned for Saturday, Feb. 13, at the University of Maine at Farmington, has been canceled because of a power outage, officials said Friday. The Franklin County Children’s Task Force made the decision “in order to ensure the safety and warmth of all attendees,” Renee Whitley, executive director, wrote […]
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UMF’s Mainely Outdoors holds open house in new space
FARMINGTON — When students at the University of Maine at Farmington voiced a desire for a hub for outdoor recreation and a place to rent gear last year, their voices were heard. Mainely Outdoors showcased their new space Wednesday with an open house at 144 Quebec St., a former home located next to the UMF […]
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College Notebook: Kendall earns dual track honors
Lewiston native Heather Kendall picked up a pair of awards for her recent efforts in track and field. The University of Southern Maine freshman was named the women’s Rookie Track Athlete of the Week by the Little East Conference on Monday, then the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference named the former Blue Devil its Division III […]
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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 […]