Better-than-expected investment income, cost-cutting and an increase in tuition revenue from out-of-state students helped drive an extra $15 million into the University of Maine System over the past fiscal year, which ended in June, according to campus officials. “That is compared to what we were expecting, which was a budget loss of $1.8 million,” said […]
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College Football: Maine gets first-round bye in NCAA tournament
Jaron Grayer, left, and Kayon Whitaker photograph the championship trophy during a gathering at Sea Dog Brewery Company in Bangor on Sunday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald Photo) BANGOR — The University of Maine went from being considered preseason afterthoughts to one of the nation’s best football teams this fall. That point was clearly made […]
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Women's basketball: Duke coach Joanne McCallie back in Maine to face former team, former player
Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie gives instructions to one of her players. McCallie, a former University of Maine women’s basketball coach, returns to the state this week when the Blue Devils take on the Black Bears on Thursday night. (Duke University athletics) It’s not that Joanne McCallie isn’t excited to bring her Duke University women’s […]
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College Basketball: Prospects pointing up for Maine's Saar
Dor Saar advances down the court during a game against the University of Maryland-Baltimore County in an American East quarterfinal game at the Cross Insurance Arena on March 3. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald Photo) ORONO — On the University of Maine’s first possession Saturday, Blanca Millan stood in the right corner and, after a quick […]
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Voter intimidation or voter education?
FARMINGTON — The Secretary of State’s Office has no plans to take action on a local activist’s banner displayed outside the Community Center polling station Tuesday, a spokesman said Wednesday. The banner by Bill Crandall of Farmington apparently intimidated some University of Maine at Farmington students, causing them not to vote, according to emails, texts […]
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Voter intimidation or voter education?
NOTE: This story has been edited from its original version to reflect the correct date of the WCSH interview with Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap. FARMINGTON — In what were record voter turnouts Tuesday, some young voters in Farmington apparently left the polls without voting. The University of Maine Farmington was abuzz November 6 with emails, […]
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UMaine assistant Edniesha Curry making impact with men's basketball team
University of Maine in Orono men’s basketball assistant coach Edniesha Curry works with player Isaiah White, left, during practice last month in Orono. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) ORONO — The University of Maine men’s basketball team was going through a routine layup drill, with Edniesha Curry and another assistant coach making passes to players cutting to […]
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UMaine football looking to reverse November fortunes
November has been an unkind month to the University of Maine football team the last two years. The Black Bears are 1-5 the last two Novembers under Joe Harasymiak, including gut-wrenching, last-second losses in the final game each year, to New Hampshire in 2016 and Stony Brook in 2017. Harasymiak, in his third year as head coach, believes […]
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College football: UMaine stifles Albany
ORONO — Every week in the Colonial Athletic Association is a challenge, according to Joe Harasymiak. And his University of Maine football defensive players took this one personally. Playing against one of the most prolific passing offenses in the CAA, the Black Bears responded Saturday with an impressive 28-9 win over Albany at chilly and […]
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Drumroll, please: Newport company continues to thrive
NEWPORT — Tucked into a residential neighborhood near Sebasticook Lake rests what some might consider the world’s greatest matchmaker. On High Street, it is not people who are coupled, but drumsticks.The Newport site, now under the ownership of the Avedis Zildjian Co. (known for its cymbals), churns out about 5 million pairs of sticks each year, […]