FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will discuss connecting the Community Center to a central heating plant planned for the University of Maine at Farmington. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Municipal Building. The proposed 5,000-square-foot biomass plant is planned for a parking area at Quebec and Perkins […]
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UMF Partnership for Civic Advancement celebrates third year
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Partnership for Civic Advancement celebrated its third year of operations recently at the campus. Sponsored each year by the Partnership’s sustaining partner, the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation, the program recognizes the contributions made by the student interns, their community sponsors and faculty advisers. This year, 41 interns […]
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UMF drops application fee
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has eliminated a $40 application fee for all prospective students. “I really like it any time any financial burden to college access is taken away,” Ben Milster, guidance director at Mt. Blue High School, said. “Even a little bit helps.” This initiative, in combination with UMF’s program […]
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UMF receives grant for Partnership for Civic Advancement
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Partnership for Civic Advancement has been selected to receive a grant totaling $108,910 over the next two years from the Davis Educational Foundation, which was established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Stanton Davis’ retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc. In making this award, the trustees […]
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McKay appointed UMF director of facilities
FARMINGTON — Kathryn A. Foster, University of Maine at Farmington president, recently announced the appointment of Jeffrey McKay as the new director of facilities management for UMF. McKay is responsible for the university’s overall facilities operation and its interface with the campus and the general public. Working with faculty, staff, students and multiple constituencies on and […]
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UMF course registrations open to public
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington 2014-15 Winter Term courses are open for registration by members of the public not enrolled in a UMF degree program. Spaces are still available in business, biology, chemistry, political science, psychology and recreation courses. Course listings can be found online at www.umf.maine.edu. Click on the “Courses” link at […]
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Alice James Poetry Cooperative awarded grant
FARMINGTON — A $25,000 federal grant will help Alice James Poetry Cooperative publish, promote and distribute six books during 2015. A total of $190,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts has been awarded to eight organizations in Maine that foster artistic creativity and innovation in their communities, according to an announcement Tuesday by U.S. […]
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UMF presents Distinguished Staff Awards
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington recently celebrated the skill and commitment of its outstanding staff with its second annual Distinguished Staff Award ceremony. The eight staff members selected to be honored this year have served a total of more than 220 years at UMF. This year’s recipients include Shari Witham, administrative staff […]
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Energy, conservation paradox described for UMF students
FARMINGTON — Greater energy efficiency leads to greater use James LaBrecque told geology students at the University of Maine at Farmington on Wednesday. He wanted students in professor Thomas Eastler’s Environmental Geoscience class to “think of things differently” and set out to demonstrate the paradox with examples from his life growing up in Jay. LaBrecque, […]