Posts Tagged ‘Orono’
Webster Mill lot closer to reaching future purpose
by Dawn Pratt ORONO, Maine. A town meeting was held on April 21, 2010, in the Orono Town Hall to discuss the building approval, and further steps needed to build residential condos in place of the Old Webster Mill, one of Orono's most historic buildings. The meeting involved 13 community members, including Town Manager Cathy Conlow and [...]
Maine Day marks the end of the Academic Semester
Orono, Maine - On the last Wednesday of April, the University of Maine hosts Maine Day. An event that celebrates the end of the academic semester by cleaning the campus and gathering in the afternoon for a barbecue with live entertainment.
UMaine’s Pulp & Paper Foundation Paper Days 2010
By Briana McCormick and Spencer Morton ORONO - Paper Days 2010, a conference hosted by the University of Maine Engineering Department, took place on Wednesday and Thursday at the Wells conference center on campus. Paper Days is a two day event which allows pulp and paper industry professionals to socialize, share stories, and talk about [...]
Deer Living Amongst the People on Marsh Island
by Ryan Spencer March 25, 2010 ORONO, MAINE -- Orono is not only home to college students, but also to a large deer population. The town is set up as a no-hunt zone, causing the local deer to not be afraid of humans. It is common to see deer standing in neighborhood yards eating grass. The deer frequently cross the road without worrying [...]
Tim Elliot, Keeping the University of Maine Clean
By: Autumn Bell February 26th, 2010 ORONO, Maine - A day in the life of a compelling person in the community. Meet Tim-- he works for the UMaine recycle center located on campus, Monday through Friday 5:00am till 1:00pm. He is commonly known as the "Trash Guy."
The Best Radio Program Director I Had Gave Me A 12 Page “Bible” To Follow
Andrew Mooer February 17, 2010 Citizen reporter Andrew Mooer studied broadcasting and speech in the UMO Department of Communication and Journalism from 1975-1979. The videos we use, the blogs we write in marketing real estate now started with radio. Broadcasting in a small market like a Houlton, Maine was a great job for a fourteen [...]
The Future of Journalism
Sam Danis February 11, 2010 ORONO- Today there are many means of obtaining information, but some young adults admit they are just not that interested in any of them. “I just feel like at my place right now I’m not really contributing to society as much as I will when I graduate and have a job,” said 22-year-old Julianne Jackson. [...]
David Clement: profiling one of Orono’s most influential environmental leaders
by Thomas Owen Orono, Maine - Sites in the Orono, Old Town, Veazie and Bangor area have always come to experience a form of land usage shift. The latest example of this is the potential residential use for the lot that used to be home to the Webster Mill along the Penobscot River. Once the EPA grants given to the town are put to use to [...]
UMaine Student Goes Green
by Derek McKinley January 28, 2010 On a campus with thousands of students trying to make their mark before their academic career is over, it may be hard to stand out. In a country where millions of people hardly try at all to maintain a sustainable society, it may be difficult to change their minds. Mike Maberry is trying to do both. As the [...]
New Orono Restaurant Stays Local
Spencer Morton January 28, 2010 ORONO, Maine - Environment, climate change, global warming, sustainability; these words have been tossed around by the media and by politicians on a seemingly daily basis for the past few decades. Citizens know what they can do to protect our environment. Knowledge, however, does not always lead to action. For [...]
