Career fair a success story for some
Taking time out between classes on Wednesday, students arrived at the University of Maine’s New Balance Student Recreation Center for the annual UMaine Career Fair, dressed professionally and equipped with resumes.
There were 89 companies present at …
College Republican chapters decline to endorse but see Romney in lead
A slew of high-profile GOP endorsements in recent weeks and a sound victory in the Florida primary have many Maine College Republicans guessing presidential candidate Mitt Romney will likely be the party’s victor in upcoming state …
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012, 12:32 amGSS approves budgetary, legal liaison appointments
The University of Maine’s General Student Senate elected a new Executive Budgetary Committee member and a new Legal Services Liaison at its Tuesday meeting.
Sen. Paige Eggleston was named Legal Services liaison, replacing Alex Price, currently working …
Police Beat for Feb. 2, 2012
Ruffling scuffle
The Maine State Police received an anonymous 911 call early in the morning Jan. 29 reporting a large fight in progress in the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house parking lot. The call was referred to …
Maine DEP: Smaller Juniper Ridge expansion than proposed would benefit public
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 …
Maine’s job outlook grim for 2012 class, economists warn
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 amNight shift: Making bagels at a Bangor cafe
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 amTrustees schedule demolition of 10 duplexes in University Park; renters told their leases will not be renewable
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 …
Photos: Drink specials highlight class spirit, generosity
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 …
University of Maine at Farmington second system campus to implement tobacco ban
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 …
