FARMINGTON — About a dozen citizens attended the Planning Board meeting Monday to voice questions and concerns about two site review applications, one for McDonald’s and the other for the University of Maine at Farmington. A site review application for a proposed razing and rebuilding of McDonald’s at 303 Main St. was postponed because the […]
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Farmington streets quiet during storm; UMF students enjoy day off
FARMINGTON — Four friends from the University of Maine at Farmington met for coffee during Tuesday’s storm. It’s a tradition they started during their freshman year, Andrew Martin said as he, Luke Deems, Jennifer Bailey and Amy Patterson met at Dunkin’ Donuts. During big storms when classes are canceled, the four “brave the storm” to […]
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UMF ensemble plays noise intoner instruments in Cleveland concert
FARMINGTON — An ensemble from the University of Maine at Farmington recently played unique noise-generating instruments at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. The UMF Experimental Arts Ensemble traveled to Cleveland and learned to play the instruments for the Intonarumori concert held Jan. 16 at the museum, Gustavo Aguilar, ensemble director and UMF assistant […]
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Multi-media exhibit, Transcendence, opens at Farmington’s Emery Community Arts Center
FARMINGTON — A large multimedia exhibit featuring about 50 artists, poets and writers, “Transcendence: Beyond the Ordinary,” opened Tuesday at the Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington. A reception will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28. The exhibit will continue through March 22, and the center […]
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UMF launches new Alpine Operations Certificate Program
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has unveiled a new certificate program designed to help prepare students and community members to pursue careers in the snow sports industry. Available in the fall, the 24-credit program promotes wellness and the outdoors, combined with an important industry in Western Maine, UMF President Kathryn A. Foster […]
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Senator King to share views at UMF
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington and the Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association are honored to announce a talk featuring U.S. Sen. Angus S. King, I-Maine, on current international issues. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, Jan. 23, in Lincoln Auditorium, […]
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Farmington board considers hooking into UMF heating plant
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday will discuss connecting the Community Center to a central heating plant planned for the University of Maine at Farmington. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Municipal Building. The proposed 5,000-square-foot biomass plant is planned for a parking area at Quebec and Perkins […]
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UMF Partnership for Civic Advancement celebrates third year
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Partnership for Civic Advancement celebrated its third year of operations recently at the campus. Sponsored each year by the Partnership’s sustaining partner, the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation, the program recognizes the contributions made by the student interns, their community sponsors and faculty advisers. This year, 41 interns […]
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UMF drops application fee
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has eliminated a $40 application fee for all prospective students. “I really like it any time any financial burden to college access is taken away,” Ben Milster, guidance director at Mt. Blue High School, said. “Even a little bit helps.” This initiative, in combination with UMF’s program […]
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UMF receives grant for Partnership for Civic Advancement
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington’s Partnership for Civic Advancement has been selected to receive a grant totaling $108,910 over the next two years from the Davis Educational Foundation, which was established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after Stanton Davis’ retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets Inc. In making this award, the trustees […]