PRESQUE ISLE (AP) — An informal energy adviser to Republican Gov. Paul LePage has repeated a tall tale about the wind turbine at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Refrigeration technician James LaBrecque told WVOM-FM on Wednesday that the university uses outside power to turn the turbine blades when there’s no wind to avoid […]
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Cory Christopher L'Etoile
YARMOUTH — Cory Christopher L’Etoile, 48, entered the loving arms of Our Lord and Savior Sunday, June 17. He was born Feb. 13, 1970, in Hyannis, Mass., a son of Raymond and Deborah Sullivan L’Etoile. He was a graduate of Mt. Ararat, ’88, where he captained the boys’ varsity hockey team his senior year. He later […]
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Women's basketball: UMF, CMCC collect victories
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington women’s basketball team escaped a challenge from University of Maine at Presque Isle with a 57-51 victory Sunday afternoon. Jenessa Talarico led the Beavers in scoring with 15 points on 4-of-10 from the floor and 5-for-5 at the free-throw line, to go with four rebounds, one assist […]
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Mapleton couple’s gift of land could help the arts, academics at UMPI
PRESQUE ISLE — As challenges go, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is looking at a pretty good problem to have. With the announcement this week of a major private donation, campus administrators are asking how best to utilize 75 prime acres gifted to the university by Ray and Sandy Gauvin of Mapleton. The […]
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Georgia resident travels 1,450 miles to march in UMPI graduation
PRESQUE ISLE — By the time the 105th commencement ceremony began at the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Saturday, most of the 138 graduates taking part in the event likely were thrilled they would never have to see the college, its classrooms, library or laboratories again. But for Heather Herbert of Cumming, Georgia, […]
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UMPI gifted more than 800 works of acclaimed sculptor Langlais
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A Presque Isle university is poised to offer students, art lovers and scholars more insight into the talent and artistic process of acclaimed sculptor Bernard Langlais after receiving a gift of more than 800 Langlais art pieces from the Wisconsin-based Kohler Foundation Inc. The news was announced late last week during […]
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UMPI gifted more than 800 works of acclaimed sculptor Langlais
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — A Presque Isle university is poised to offer students, art lovers and scholars more insight into the talent and artistic process of acclaimed sculptor Bernard Langlais after receiving a gift of more than 800 Langlais art pieces from the Wisconsin-based Kohler Foundation Inc. The news was announced late last week during […]
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UMPI moving to proficiency-based standards
BANGOR (AP) — The University of Maine at Presque Isle is ready to provide details of its move to proficiency-based education. Public high schools are required to incorporate proficiency-based standards by 2018, and UMPI aims to become the first university in Maine and the first in the country to do the same. UMPI President Linda […]