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Archive for January, 2012



Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, 6:06 pm in News
By Michael Shepherd

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has said the public would benefit from an expansion at an Old Town landfill, but not one nearly as large as it applied for, stipulating periodic audits of the landfill.
In …


Monday, January 30th, 2012, 1:53 am in News
By Jamison Cocklin

The jobs outlook for many of Maine’s 2012 college graduates has only slightly improved since last year, and hiring prospects remain grim for those who wish to stay within the state, despite modest economic growth and …


Monday, January 30th, 2012, 1:51 am in News
By Beth Kevit

BANGOR — Dough is in both mixers when I make it to the kitchen of Bagel Central at 4 p.m. on Sunday. A teenage boy is getting ready to clean the café floor. I knock on …


Monday, January 30th, 2012, 1:38 am in News
By Brittany Toth

Eleven families at the University of Maine’s University Park learned last week they’ll need new apartments come July.
“It was such a shock,” said Devin Reilly, current three-bedroom tenant at University Park.
On Jan. 23, the University of …


Monday, January 30th, 2012, 1:33 am in News
By Paul Perkins

Members of the University of Maine’s class of 2012 gathered at Woodman’s Bar and Grill on Thursday night.
The event took place to help support the class as well as future generations with the implementation of a …


Monday, January 30th, 2012, 1:27 am in News
By Chris Chase

The University of Maine at Farmington’s smoking ban, similar to the University of Maine’s, officially took effect on Jan. 1.
The ban, which resulted from work done by the UMF Tobacco Task Force, is currently going through …


Monday, January 30th, 2012, 1:25 am in News
By Anne Chase

The need for more interdisciplinary collaboration throughout the University of Maine was stressed at an installment in the Interdisciplinary Research Initiative discussion series on Thursday in Stodder Hall.
Linda Silka, director of the Margaret Chase Smith Public …


Monday, January 30th, 2012, 1:22 am in News
By The Maine Campus

Sports Editor Jesse Scardina has been selected to be The Maine Campus’ editor in chief for the 2012-13 school year.
Scardina, a third-year journalism student at the University of Maine, will replace Michael Shepherd, a journalism and …


Monday, January 30th, 2012, 1:21 am in News
By Beth Kevit

Dim giveaway
A University of Maine Police Department officer on patrol at 1:52 a.m. Jan. 27 saw a dark Kia Amanti traveling south on Rangeley Road without lights over the license plate. The driver, Mohammed Alherz, 33, …


Monday, January 30th, 2012, 1:03 am in Sports
By Emily Hodgdon

The University of Maine women’s basketball team picked up their second victory in a row after defeating Binghamton University 48-47 on Saturday.
The Black Bears improve to 6-16 overall and 3-6 in America East, while the Bearcats …