Crowds turned out May 2 for the Maine Fiddlehead Festival at UMF despite cool, drizzly weather.
University of Maine at Farmington
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UMF to host 13th annual Maine Fiddlehead Festival May 2
The festival will be held rain or shine between the Olsen Student Center and Roberts Learning Center.
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UMF names 2026 commencement speaker
Dr. Dora Anne Mills, who served as Maine’s state health officer and director of the Maine Center for Disease Control for 15 years, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
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UMF hosting fiction writer Shana Youngdahl tonight
Writer Shana Youngdahl, the final author in the spring Visiting Writers series, will give a public reading tonight at 7:30 p.m.
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Farmington library closes children’s room for renovations
The Farmington Public Library closed its children’s room March 31 for renovations, with limited services available upstairs during the project.
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Essayist opens UMF Visiting Writers Series
Essayist and journalist Onnesha Roychoudhuri will open UMF’s spring Visiting Writers Series with a public reading Feb. 26.
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Greater Franklin Food Council outlines 2026 initiatives to expand food access
Educational programs, agricultural workshops and community food events will be offered throughout the year.
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New UMF exhibit turns space and place into art experience
The Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington opened its spring exhibition, “Spaces Places Traces,” featuring mixed-media works by 10 New England artists.
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UMF arts center opens semester with ‘Spaces Places Traces’ exhibit
The Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington is opening the semester with ‘Spaces Places Traces,’ a mixed-media exhibit featuring work by 10 New England artists.
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Mt. Blue school board director Griffin Mayhew of Wilton dies
Superintendent Christian E. Elkington praised Mayhew as ‘deeply dedicated’ and ‘an exemplary young man.’