FARMINGTON — The fourth annual veterans conference, Bringing Worlds Together, planned for Sept. 19, is an opportunity for community and faith-based members to become aware of veterans’ issues, organizer Jerry DeWitt said. The free conference takes place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Olson Student Center at the University of Maine Farmington and is […]
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Autism camp provides fun for campers, experience for counselors
FARMINGTON — When school starts and the snow comes and goes, Adam King knows it’s time to apply for Summit Camp. King, now 14, celebrated his fifth birthday during his first year at Autism Summer Camp, held at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall in Farmington. He has spent two weeks of summer at the camp every […]
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Upward Bound Day of Service held in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The words came easy as Upward Bound students wrote thank you letters to unknown soldiers serving overseas. “When you have a lot of respect for what someone is doing, the thoughts spill out,” Sherainah Swett said as she listened to Mary Malcolm read her letter. Along with the letters, students were packing four […]
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WorkHealthy! awards presented by Healthy Community Coalition
FARMINGTON — The Healthy Community Coalition recognized local businesses and organizations Tuesday with awards for their efforts to provide healthy worksites and practices. HCC’s annual WorkHealthy! Program recognizes those who have established policies which set a priority on promoting good health for their employees, Nicole Ditata of HCC explained. The 6th annual WorkHealthy! Program is […]
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UMF celebrates McNair’s poetry award
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington will celebrate Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair’s recent 2015 PEN New England Award for Poetry. A reception and reading will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, June 19, in the Emery Community Arts Center at UMF. The event is free and open to the public. Blood and […]
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Farmington street closed for trek
FARMINGTON — South Street will be closed from 6 a.m. Friday, June 19, to 8 a.m. Saturday, June 20, for the American Lung Association Trek Across Maine. Increased vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic is expected downtown during this time, so the University of Maine at Farmington police department encourages residents to use caution.
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UMF faculty members receive grants to study medicinal cannabis strains
FARMINGTON — More than $100,000 in research grants, received by two natural science faculty members at the University of Maine at Farmington, will fund a study on the chemical profile of medicinal cannabis. Jean Doty, professor of biology, and Terry Morocco, associate professor of chemistry, have started a four-year project to look at medical cannabis […]
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UMF breaks ground for central heating plant
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning for its $11 million central heating plant near Perkins and Quebec streets. The biomass plant represents a two-year effort to determine how to best heat the campus, Kathryn A. Foster, UMF president, told the gathering. “We are very excited about UMF’s […]
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UMF campaign to honor soccer coach reaches $50,000 goal
FARMINGTON — A grass-roots campaign to honor longtime University of Maine at Farmington and community soccer coach Robert Leib has met its initial goal of $50,000. The Campaign for Leib Field was begun in June 2014 by a group of Leib’s former UMF players and community participants to honor the coach for his profound impact […]
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UMF appeals Farmington Village Corporation central heating plant decision
FARMINGTON — A proposed central heating plant for the University of Maine at Farmington campus will come before the Farmington Village Corp.’s Appeals Board on Thursday. A public hearing is planned for 7 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the water department’s office at 137 High St. The university proposal to build a plant at Quebec […]