1931 – 2015 AUBURN — Claire M. Filliettaz, 83, a resident of Schooner Estates, formerly of Lewiston and Peaks Island, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 18, at her residence, following a three-year period of failing health. She was born in Lewiston, July 19, 1931, a daughter of Brig. Gen. Charles M. and Catherine F. (Conley) […]
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Carol Frances Pride
1953 – 2015 AUBURN — Carol Frances Pride passed away Friday, July 3, in Auburn with her family by her side. Born on Oct. 26, 1953, to Frank and Donna Pride in Windham, Carol spent her childhood in Maine, surrounded by the horses and dogs she loved. A graduate of the University of Maine, Pennsylvania […]
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Margaret F. Rendall
1912 – 2015 FALMOUTH — Margaret F. Bowie Rendall, formerly of Falmouth, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 5, at Bay Square in Yarmouth, where she had been in residence for the past five years. Margaret was born in Durham, on June 16, 1912, to Leon R. and Almeda Libby Bowie. She attended Durham schools […]
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UMO coaches to lead Auburn teen hockey camp
AUBURN — Red Gendron, head coach of the University of Maine’s men’s hockey team, will bring his experience on ice to local youth in a hockey camp this August. Auburn’s Norway Savings Bank Arena will host the camp for boys 13-18 years of age. Gendron will lead a team of coaches at the camp from […]
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UMF graduation speaker: ‘It is in our hands to better our society’
FARMINGTON — University of Maine graduates got an emotional sendoff during Saturday’s commencement from their senior class speaker and Joan Benoit Samuelson, a hero and role model for women everywhere. In turn, they helped Chelsea Lear-Ward recover her composure during her senior class speech by applauding loudly along with a few thousand people when she […]
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UMaine, USM, two other campuses hold commencements
The University of Maine and University of Southern Maine are kicking off the commencement season. Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, is delivering Saturday’s commencement address in Orono. He is getting an honorary degree along with Dana Connors, executive director of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, and Dennis Rezendes […]
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Concrete canoe competitors to find out if crafts float
ORONO (AP) — Competitors in the New England Regional Concrete Canoe Competition are finding out if they can float their boats. The University of Maine is hosting the event, in which more than 200 students from 11 universities subject concrete canoes to judging. Saturday is the second and final day of the event. The day […]
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University of Maine System trustees OK sale of excess space
ORONO — The University of Maine System Board of Trustees on Monday gave campus leaders the go-ahead to dispose of properties scattered across the state as part of the system’s ongoing efforts to downsize. Recent independent reviews by Sightlines, a Connecticut-based facilities consultant, found UMS has more space than it needs, some of its buildings […]
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Maine universities show progress in campus overhaul, says firm
ORONO — The University of Maine System’s seven campuses have too much floor space and many of their buildings still are in dire need of renovation, but the system appears to be making some steps to correct its size problems, consultants told trustees. The system’s board met Sunday for the first day of a two-day […]
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University trustees weigh shedding excess properties
BANGOR — The University of Maine System board of trustees will get a glimpse at how efforts to reduce the system’s footprint are proceeding during a two-day regular meeting that starts Sunday at the University of Maine in Orono. When the meeting opens on Sunday afternoon, Sightlines, a facilities consultant, will update system officials on […]