University of Maine at Farmington News

Gov. John Baldacci today registered his opposition to a proposal by the Air National Guard to allow low-level training flights over Western Maine, a press release issued from his office Friday stated.

Measured Progress has named Timothy Crockett as senior vice president. Crockett first joined the Dover, New Hampshire-based educational assessment company in 1993.

Sculptor Christopher Fennell shows his completed sculpture "Lawnmower Leaves,"A made of 1,000 lawnmower blades, to University of Maine at Farmington President Theodora Kalikow on Wednesday.

The New Hampshire Bankers Association named Piscataqua Savings Bank President Jay S. Gibson as the new chairman of its board.

Wayne David DuPlessis, 57, of Bethel, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. He was born Jan.

LEWISTON a ' Despite recent polling that indicated strong support for keeping Maine's law allowing same-sex marriage, voters rejected it by a margin of about 53 percent to 47 percent, according to unofficial tallies.

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center has seen a jump in the number of patients with flu-like symptoms that could be H1N1.

Two women have opened a fitness center in downtown Farmington, and they're inviting the community to visit them on Saturday morning.

A man from Biddeford charged with possessing child pornography will enter a plea in Franklin County Superior Court Wednesday.

FARMINGTON a ' A debate on Maine's same-sex marriage law will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.

Food for Maine's Future announced that Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, is International Day of Opposition to Monsanto.

FARMINGTON a ' The University of Maine at Farmington Department of Geology has been awarded a $20,000 Quimby Family Foundation grant to study the effects of climate change on high elevation ponds in Maine.

A newspaper story about an event that took place July 17, 1939, grabbed me right by the hand and marched me back 70 years! You may have read the story, "Lost on a Mountain in Maine,"A or heard about how Don Fendler, a 12-year-old Boy Scout, got lost long ago on Mount Katahdin.

Mountain Valley High School students, Kayne Burgess, a junior, Levi Rajaniemi, a senior and Devon Hamel, a sophomore, take advantage of the longer library hours to do some studying while waiting to go to a sports practice.

Guest speaker, Les Otten, talks with early-risers Wednesday at the Franklin Chamber Breakfast series held at the University of Maine at Farmington.

FARMINGTON a ' A Colorado business owner will discuss the impact of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights in Colorado during a public session from 5 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.

APPLETON : Shane Burns and Deborah Knutson announced their engagement. Deborah's parents are George and Debbie Knutson of Warren.

Second-grade teacher Kevin M. Grover gets a hug Thursday morning from Joyce Riley, administrative assistant at D.W. Lunt School in Falmouth, after Grover walked into an assembly where he learned he was named 2010 Maine Teacher of the Year.

'Love well. Be assured that love or the memory of love will carry you through your darkest days and nights.

FARMINGTON a ' Whether it's cleaning, painting or serving lunch, students, faculty and staff at the University of Maine at Farmington will unite their efforts again this year for the Second Annual Month of Service.