FARMINGTON — Police said a University of Maine at Farmington student was injured Monday when the motorbike he was riding hit a parking lot curb and he was thrown onto rocks. Jonathan Ellis, 22, of Farmington was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by a NorthStar ambulance, UMF Officer Scott Jennings said. Ellis was leaving the […]
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UMF on Best Colleges list for 17th year
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has received national recognition for the 17th year by U.S. News & World Report as one of the “Best Colleges.” The national rankings released Tuesday listed UMF as No. 5 in the public regional colleges category and No. 18 in the ranking of both public and private […]
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Farmington Downtown Association hosts welcome event for new UMF students
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Downtown Association held a big welcome Tuesday at The Homestead Bakery on Broadway for all new students at the University of Maine at Farmington. There were games, music and food served as several businesspeople greeted the students and joined in a welcoming scavenger hunt of bingo. All transfer and freshmen students […]
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UMF announces bachelor’s degree in outdoor recreation
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington is offering a Bachelor of Arts degree in outdoor recreation business administration, university President Kathryn A. Foster recently announced. The University of Maine System board of trustees approved the measure. “We’re so excited to be able to offer our students a full bachelor’s degree in this expanding […]
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Memorial service for UMF professor Russell Rainville planned
FARMINGTON — A memorial service will be held for Russell Rainville from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, in Nordica Auditorium of Merrill Hall on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington. Rainville died unexpectedly from medical complications in May 2014. He was a 37-year member of UMF’s Mathematics and Computer Science […]
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South Street closed Sunday for UMF street fair
FARMINGTON — South Street will close from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, for the Residence Life Street Fair at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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UMF police chief’s goal: Ensure student safety
FARMINGTON — When the University of Maine at Farmington welcomes students back starting Aug. 30, the new campus police chief has one major goal in mind: to keep them safe. The work for Brock Caton is not actually new. He has been interim director of public safety/chief of police since former Chief Ted Blais resigned […]
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Defense Agency says interceptor missiles only to be fired to protect U.S.
FARMINGTON — A potential intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor base would encompass 600 to 800 acres of about 12,000 acres at the U.S. Navy’s training site in Redington Township. The Navy already has several buildings on the site and some would have to be relocated, Gary Dion-Bernier, a community plans and liaison officer for the U.S. […]
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Emergency services collaborate in training exercise held at UMF
FARMINGTON — The drill was about lessons learned as local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to a mock scenario of a gunman shooting students in a classroom building on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday. It was also about learning to work together, Franklin County Emergency Management […]