PORTLAND, Maine — The University of Maine System is projecting that it will be $90 million in debt by fiscal year 2020 if nothing is done to reduce the costs of operating its seven campuses and central office, according to a report presented at a board of trustees meeting Monday. The report is created by […]
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UMaine cuts program for nontraditional students
ORONO — After graduating from high school, Jason Seymour, 42, worked as an electrical motor mechanic in Bangor for 10 years, working on motors for the railroad system and at paper mills in the region, he said. In 2012, he was laid off and did not feel hopeful about finding another job in his field […]
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UMaine student charged in home invasion
OLD TOWN — Old Town police said a University of Maine Student tried to break into a Bennoch Road home early Sunday morning wearing a mask and holding a gun while the homeowner was inside. Luke Cushman-Cole, 21, of Fletchers Landing Township was arrested in his dorm room on campus after the attempted break-in, according […]
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Gas company not committing to Farmington line by 2016, UMF says
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has received notice from Summit Natural Gas of Maine that the company is unable to commit to providing natural gas to UMF by 2016, according to a statement released Friday. “In light of Summit’s decision, UMF will continue to explore alternative energy sources in its commitment to […]
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UMaine System panel backs program cuts at USM
PORTLAND (AP) — A University of Maine System committee is backing a plan to cut some programs at the University of Southern Maine. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/ZHj75q) that the committee voted 6-1 on Wednesday in favor of eliminating the undergraduate French major and master’s program in applied sciences. The full University of Maine […]
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UMaine plans to cut $7 million
ORONO — The University of Maine estimates it will cut $7 million from its $242.2 million budget this year in order to resolve a systemwide budget shortfall. UMaine administrators gave a presentation on the process by which the cuts are being made at a meeting on the Orono campus on Thursday morning. Ryan Low, the […]
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College hockey: Maine drops another in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The University of Maine men’s ice hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to Alaska in the Kendall Hockey Classic on Saturday night in Anchorage, Alaska. The Black Bears got goals from Blaine Byron(Manotick, Ontario) and Devin Shore (Ajax, Ontario) in the game. Maine falls to 0-2-0 on the young season, while Alaska […]
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UMaine gets $700K for particleboard research
ORONO — Researchers at the University of Maine are receiving $700,000 in grants to develop environmentally friendly particleboard panels. The money is from P3Nano, a public-private partnership started by the federal Endowment for Forestry and Communities and the U.S. Forest Service. One $350,000 grant will help UMaine scientists to make strong, recyclable particleboard panels for […]
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Portland Pirates: Former University of Maine goalie right at home with AHL club
But Maine is still home. He retired as a professional player after his fifth year with Soenderjyske in Denmark last spring. Tuesday, he was back on the ice — and in full gear — helping out another Maine hockey institution, the Portland Pirates. The team hired Michaud this summer as a part-time goalie coach. He’s […]
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Portland Pirates: Lewiston native Mark Anthoine giving tryout his best shot
SACO — Mark Anthoine pushed through the double doors from the locker room area at the MHG Ice Centre on Tuesday clutching an energy drink and breathing heavily. Out of his hockey uniform but still drenched in sweat, he greeted everyone holding a camera or a microphone with a smile. And a pause. “Sorry, I’m […]