FARMINGTON — A memorial service will be held for Russell Rainville from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, in Nordica Auditorium of Merrill Hall on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington. Rainville died unexpectedly from medical complications in May 2014. He was a 37-year member of UMF’s Mathematics and Computer Science […]
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South Street closed Sunday for UMF street fair
FARMINGTON — South Street will close from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, for the Residence Life Street Fair at the University of Maine at Farmington.
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UMF police chief’s goal: Ensure student safety
FARMINGTON — When the University of Maine at Farmington welcomes students back starting Aug. 30, the new campus police chief has one major goal in mind: to keep them safe. The work for Brock Caton is not actually new. He has been interim director of public safety/chief of police since former Chief Ted Blais resigned […]
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Defense Agency says interceptor missiles only to be fired to protect U.S.
FARMINGTON — A potential intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor base would encompass 600 to 800 acres of about 12,000 acres at the U.S. Navy’s training site in Redington Township. The Navy already has several buildings on the site and some would have to be relocated, Gary Dion-Bernier, a community plans and liaison officer for the U.S. […]
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Emergency services collaborate in training exercise held at UMF
FARMINGTON — The drill was about lessons learned as local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to a mock scenario of a gunman shooting students in a classroom building on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday. It was also about learning to work together, Franklin County Emergency Management […]
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Emergency drill planned for UMF campus Friday
FARMINGTON — After months of planning, local emergency agencies will hold a full-scale disaster drill Friday, Aug. 8, on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington. Some streets, including High Street from Lake Avenue to Middle Street, will be closed from approximately 9 to 11 a.m. The side streets of Lincoln, South, Maguire […]
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UMF announces new provost, vice president of academic affairs
FARMINGTON — Kathryn A. Foster, president of University of Maine at Farmington, recently announced the appointment of Joseph P. McGinn as the University’s provost and vice president of academic affairs, effective July 1, 2014. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. McGinn to UMF as we are poised at the start of our next 150 years,” […]
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UMF heating proposal going to trustees Monday
FARMINGTON — A proposal for an $11 million natural gas-fired central heating plant for the University of Maine at Farmington campus will go before the University of Maine Board of Trustees on Monday. Trustees are scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. July 21 at the UMaine System Office in Bangor. UMF President Kathryn A. Foster […]