Archive for September 24th, 2009
Prominent Mainers agree the health insurance system needs reform, but many disagree about the best way to proceed.
The Orono town council debated the merits of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights at its Monday meeting.
Six University of Maine students and five visitors to campus were summonsed on various charges related to underage drinking and marijuana over the weekend, according to University Relations Director Joe Carr and Public Safety.
The students — …
Usually it is easy to spot a couple of guys after work at a bar ordering one of many common beers — Budweiser, Coors, Heineken, Shipyard. At Tim Gallon’s Black Bear Brewery, the beer selection is …
TABOR II, also known as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, was a predominant topic of discussion at the Sept. 22 University of Maine General Student Senate meeting.
TABOR II, if passed, would require voter approval for state …
A study completed by the University of Maine School of Economics shows micro-enterprises and small businesses have a positive impact on economic development and on local and national economies.
Former graduate assistant Sarah Larochelle, who wrote the …
Students at the University of Maine will soon have the opportunity to be involved in a test project that, if successful, would make Maine the first state in the U.S. powered by deep water wind-power energy.
The …
The University of Maine Faculty Senate met Sept. 23 to discuss dining services, funding and H1N1 prevention tactics.
Senate member Kathryn Stott addressed dining service availability and convenience to students.
“Why are parts of the Marketplace closing during …
Furnished with plush, olive green couches for relaxing and a table for studying, a new room on the first floor of the Student Union has been created by the Touchstone Project, a campus program whose motto …
Up a tree
A visitor in the Ornamental Gardens off Rangeley Road reported seeing what he believed to be three people smoking marijuana in a tree at 6:21 p.m. on Sept. 19. An officer responded and found …
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