Tag: orono maine
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2018
Head of UMaine System has financial stake in firm seeking multimillion-dollar contract for Orono campus
The system's audit committee recommends James Page recuse himself if company linked to James W. Sewall wins the contract to provide energy to UMaine.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2018
Greenlight Maine announces 13 semifinalists for $100,000 prize
The business competition show will pick its winner in June.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2018
Secret recordings prompt calls to investigate fairness of bidding for UMaine energy contract
The university system is likely to examine revelations in a Press Herald report that suggest a university official improperly influenced the competition for a deal potentially worth more than $100 million.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2018
Orono police ask public’s help in investigation of young woman’s death
The body of Alexie Adams, 19, of Orono was found in a snowbank by a passer-by Saturday morning.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2018
Secret recordings point to improper influence by top UMaine official in lucrative power contract
A university official was said to be coaching ConEdison, the winning bidder for a multimillion-dollar energy deal involving the Orono campus and an abandoned Old Town paper mill.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2018
Body of young woman found in Orono snowbank
Police say they do not suspect foul play in the death of the 19-year-old Alexie Adams.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2018
UMaine System 2 years ahead of its goal of sourcing 20 percent of its food locally
The university system is getting 23 percent of its food from local growers and producers, and is on track to spend $1.5 million on goods from 134 Maine food producers this fiscal year.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2017
UMaine’s Old Town mill project will ensnare taxpayers, companies warn
Two that lost a bid to create renewable energy at a vacant paper mill file appeals, saying ConEdison Solutions hasn't outlined the cost of a venture likely to exceed $100 million.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2017
Bar Harbor to host Northeast’s biggest Native American marketplace
Coming in May, the Abbe Museum Indian Market will showcase contemporary Indian artwork from Maine and across the country.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2017
Surge in out-of-state enrollment boosts UMaine System’s finances
The main campus in Orono and the University of Southern Maine both see jumps in revenue from non-state students, who pay much higher tuition.
