Archive for May, 2010
United States Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu will be visiting the University of Maine on June 14 to tour the Advanced Engineering Wood Composites Center and learn more about the facility’s work on offshore wind …
Peter Mills, a Republican candidate for governor, remembers the 1968 establishment of the University of Maine System as “one of the smartest things” the Maine Legislature has ever done.
As a young man, he remembers hearing of …
The South Berwick man charged with the Jan. 30 hit-and-run death of University of Maine student Jordyn Bakley pleaded not guilty earlier today.
Garrett Cheney, 22, is charged with several crimes, including manslaughter, aggravated criminal operating under …
Pat McGowan, a Democratic candidate for governor, believes funding for the University of Maine System has been lost in the shuffle of many state government cuts. He is calling for more funding of Maine’s higher education …
A University of Maine student has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct with a firearm after a March spree of drive-by shootings in the Augusta area, The Kennebec Journal reported Thursday.
William Jones, a …
John Whitcomb, an Independent candidate in the 2010 Maine gubernatorial election, works seven days a week as a marine electrician at Bath Iron Works, a shipyard in Sagadahoc County. He can’t afford to leave work to …
University of Maine President Robert Kennedy said Tuesday morning he accepted most of the Academic Program Prioritization Working Group’s academic recommendations, which include cuts in German, Latin, music, theater and women’s studies programs and eliminating the public administration program.
Democrats voting in the June 8 primary for the 2010 gubernatorial election in November will not see Donna Dion’s name on the ballot.
She didn’t accumulate the 2,000 signatures of fellow Democrats she needed by 5 p.m. …
University of Maine President Robert Kennedy said Tuesday morning he would accept most of the Academic Program Prioritization Working Group’s academic recommendations, which include cuts in German, Latin, music, theater and women’s studies programs and eliminating the public administration program.
