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UMF campus rocks in Happy video

FARMINGTON — A video featuring students, faculty and staff at the University of Maine at Farmington and set to the popular song “Happy” is getting lots of views online. It’s mostly about fun, creator Abraham Turcotte, a UMF senior from Portland, said. They dance. They clap. They sing. And the world is watching. The video […]

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Farmington’s Maine Fiddlehead Festival attracts large crowds

FARMINGTON — Fiddleheads from the banks of the Sandy River have yet to make an appearance because of the late winter and cold spring. But on Saturday, the third annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival went off without a hitch, drawing large crowds of all ages before people mostly dispersed by 2 p.m. when a rain shower […]

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UMF students try eating locally on shoestring budget

FARMINGTON — Once Erin Beal learned more about how food is processed, grocery stores became a scary place. It led the University of Maine at Farmington senior and her roommate, Kellie Sanborn of Gray, to try eating locally produced foods for six weeks, Beal said during a presentation Wednesday at UMF. Beal, of Kennebunk, was […]

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Fiddlehead Festival offers programs, music and food

FARMINGTON — Celebrating local foods and the opening of the summer season for the Sandy River Farmer’s Market, the third annual Fiddlehead Festival: Local Food Day on Saturday, May 3, offers a presentations, antique tractors and food. “There’s something for everyone at this great growing-season kickoff event,” Luke Kellett, an organizer and sustainability coordinator at […]

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UMF celebrates student research with day-long symposium

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present a day-long showcase of student research and creative achievements with its annual Michael D. Wilson Symposium, beginning at 9 a.m. and running into the evening, Wednesday, April 30. The university-wide exposition is free and open to the public at venues throughout campus and features academic […]

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UMF Symposium set for Wednesday

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will present a daylong showcase of student research and creative achievements Wednesday. The annual Michael D. Wilson Symposium begins at 9 a.m. and runs into the evening April 30. The exposition is free and open to the public at venues throughout campus. It features academic and artistic student innovation […]

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College Roundup: Bates clinches NESCAC baseball playoff bid

WATERVILLE — The Bates College baseball team split a doubleheader with Colby College on Sunday and clinched a New England Small College Athletic Conference East Division playoff spot at Coombs Field. Colby (15-11 overall) stayed alive for a playoff spot after winning 2-1 in the opening game, but Bates (18-12) bounced back for a 6-2 […]