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College Roundup: UMF ousted from tourney
CASTLETON, Vt. – The University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer team’s bid to reach the North Atlantic Conference Tournament championship game came up one goal shy of the mark, as the Beavers dropped a 3-2 decision to Castleton State College Tuesday night at Spartan Stadium. UMaine-Farmington finishes the season with a 9-7-3 mark, while […]
UMF student arrested during Halloween Dance
FARMINGTON — A local man was arrested Friday night during a Halloween dance at the University at Maine at Farmington, UMF interim police Chief Brock Caton said Monday. Jordan Graffam, 22, a student at UMF, was arrested on charges of assault, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass, he said. Graffam was released on $250 cash bail […]
UMF hosting Farmington Forum Series
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington continues its 150th anniversary celebration with the launch of the Farmington Forum Series, a yearlong tribute to UMF’s history of distinguished academic life. “The New Normal: The Changing Face of Education” will offer a host of events illustrating the complex nature of teaching and learning. Multiple free, […]
Memorial Service planned for UMF Professor Emeritus
FARMINGTON — The life of Harvey Aft and his wife, Lorna, will be remembered and celebrated during a public memorial service planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, in Nordica Auditorium at the University of Maine at Farmington. The couple moved to Farmington in 1969 when Aft became a professor at UMF. He taught for […]
College Roundup: Husson field hockey tops Farmington
BANGOR – The University of Maine at Farmington field hockey team was held to just one goal and dropped a 4-1 decision to Husson University, in a North Atlantic Conference matchup Sunday afternoon at the Winkin Complex. UMaine-Farmington fell to 6-5 overall with the loss, 5-2 in NAC play, and head into the final week […]
UMF Charter Day celebrates 150 years
FARMINGTON — On Oct. 9, 1863, the Maine Legislature signed a charter making Farmington the site of the state’s first normal school, a college that established norms and standards for teachers. On Oct. 9, 2013, a sesquicentennial celebration at the University of Maine at Farmington brought alumni, faculty, students and guests together to mark the […]
Abbott Park rededicated as UMF celebrates 150th anniversary
FARMINGTON — Abbott Park, owned by the University of Maine at Farmington but also enjoyed by the community, was rededicated Wednesday morning. As part of the university’s 150th anniversary, the ceremony came on Charter Day, Oct. 9, the day the school’s charter was signed in 1863. Park improvements were one of several projects undertaken to […]
University Store moves to Main Street
FARMINGTON — The University Store on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington opened Friday in the Look House on Main Street. “We’re in the process of moving,” Mary Ellen Martin, director, said Tuesday. The move from Olsen Student Center was at the request of the administration, who felt the Main Street site […]
Road closed for UMF Charter ceremony
FARMINGTON — Academy Street will be closed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, for the UMF Charter Day commemoration ceremony.