BIDDEFORD — Behind 25 points for Sam MacDonald, the University of New England jumped out to a big lead and finished strong to beat in-state rival Bates, 76-56, in women’s college basketball action Monday night at Harold Alfond Forum. MacDonald poured in 11 points in a near-perfect first quarter, making 4 of 5 shots (including […]
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University of Maine at Farminton falls in NCAA field hockey playoffs
BIDDEFORD — The University of Maine at Farmington’s field hockey season ended with a 5-0 loss to 19th-ranked University of New England in the Division III playoffs Wednesday. Four different players scored for the Nor’easterners, who improve to 20-3 and advance to face No. 3 Tufts University on Saturday in Medford Massachusetts. Marge Gardiner, Becky […]
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Men’s Basketball: UNE shoots past Bates
LEWISTON – University of New England made more than it missed — often a recipe for success in basketball — to down host Bates 101-89 in a non-conference men’s basketball tilt Sunday at Alumni Gymnasium. The Nor’easters’ (5-2) hot shooting started early, as they made five of their first nine shots to take a 17-11 […]
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SMCC, UNE form partnership to aid transfer of credits
SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Southern Maine Community College and the University of New England are forming a partnership to allow students to transfer their credits. Leaders from both institutions are gathering Monday to sign 16 transfer agreements ensuring students can transfer seamlessly from Southern Maine Community College programs to programs at the University of New […]
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Portland hosts minority health conference at UNE
PORTLAND (AP) — The University of New England’s Portland campus will host the 4th Annual Maine Minority Health Conference on June 13. The event will take place from 7 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. at the Stevens Avenue campus. This year’s theme is “Prevention is Power: The Triple Aim and Taking Action for Health Equity.” The […]
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Portland hosts minority health conference
PORTLAND — The University of New England’s Portland campus will host the 4th Annual Maine Minority Health Conference on June 13. The event will take place from 7 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. at the Stevens Avenue campus. This year’s theme is “Prevention is Power: The Triple Aim and Taking Action for Health Equity.” The event’s […]
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LePage celebrating new UNE campus in Morocco
The Republican governor is scheduled to speak at the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday. Twenty three students have been studying there since January. U.S. Ambassador to Morocco Dwight Bush, Sr. is also expected to attend the ceremony for UNE’s campus, which is the only American higher education institution in the country. LePage’s office said last month […]
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LePage to visit Morocco for UNE event
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage will travel to Morocco this month to help celebrate the University of New England’s new campus in Tangier. The Republican governor’s office said Friday that LePage will also seek trade opportunities for Maine when he visits the country for the ceremony on April 22. Among the others expected […]
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College Roundup: Monks rout Terriers
STANDISH – Saint Joseph’s College (12-3, 3-0 GNAC) defeated Thomas College (2-12, 2-6 NAC), 81-36, in non-conference women’s basketball action at the Harold Alfond Center on Wednesday evening. The Monks netted the game’s first six points as part of a 17-4 run over the first 8:09 of play as freshman Abbie Eastman of Norway drilled […]
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R.I. man gets 3 years in prison in fatal Biddeford crash
ALFRED (AP) — A Rhode Island man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk and causing a crash in Maine that killed his passenger. Christopher Bennett of Johnston, R.I., was sentenced Thursday in York County Superior Court after pleading guilty to manslaughter and operating under the […]