Letter from the Editor
Darby Murnane, Editor-In-Chief Dearest readers, We close out the year with the spring’s final issue of the Farmington Flyer. As with the previous issue, we are still solely online with our contributing writers and reporters scattered across Maine and the U.S. Our...
Community Members Supply Food for Monmouth and Winthrop Students in Need During Pandemic
Abbie Hunt Contributing Writer Since the closing of all schools due to COVID-19 members of the Monmouth community have been stepping up to provide food for the RSU 2 school district students in Monmouth and Winthrop, Maine. Norm Thombs, director of Camp...
Farmington Businesses Work Through COVID-19 Together
Taylor Burke, Contributing Writer Farmington’s essential businesses are working hard to serve their communities through the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), but since Maine Governor Janet Mills mandated the stay-at-home order, this hard work doesn’t come without...
UMF Senior Works with Mentor Teacher to Create Virtual Student Teaching Experience
by April Mulherin, UMF Associate Director for Media Relations This story was a press release by the UMF Media Relations Department. FARMINGTON, ME (April 28, 2020)—University of Maine at Farmington graduating senior Maggie Pomerleau, from Sidney, was excited...
Health Care and COVID-19 in New Jersey & New York
Brooke Valentin, Contributing Writer Health care workers are in higher demand than ever before due to the sudden and wide spreading Coronavirus pandemic. They are on the front lines daily fighting against the virus and putting their own health at risk to help...
What It’s Like to Have an Emergency Operation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Zion Hodgkin Assistant Editor With the entire state and most of the world on full lockdown, most people know the fear of being forced to leave their house for any reason. Even a quick trip to the grocery store or the gas station can be anxiety-inducing and...
Maine Medical Center Staff Going the Extra Mile During Global Pandemic
Samantha Creech, Contributing Writer Maine Medical Center (MMC), the top-rated hospital in Maine located in Portland, is at the epicenter of the most coronavirus cases in the state and determined to give the best care to their patients during this crisis. MMC has...
Professors Adapting to Emergency Remote Teaching
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter UMF professors adapting coursework to online platforms last minute has posed some unique challenges, but has also resulted in some positive surprises. Depending on the discipline, the transition has been as simple as utilizing...
Difficult Decision-Making for International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter While domestic UMF students living on campus were able to easily relocate to Scott Hall, or make arrangements to return home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, international students were forced with tough decisions on whether or...
Resident Students Adjusting to a Desolate Campus
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter Less than 90 students now reside on UMF’s campus in Scott Hall after the university officially closed all other dorm residencies on March 19 in response to COVID-19. The students living in Scott must now adjust to a condensed version...
Two Pirates Die as Six Pirates are Born
Taylor Burke Contributing Writer An eerily quiet Friday night on campus had seniors Brock Bubar and Hailey Craig dunking their heads in water during what would be their last show as the Lawn Chair Pirates. Despite the recent closure of the school due to the...
Letter to the Editor: A Student Dancer’s Grief
Dear Editor, I write to you as a member and Co-Captain of the UMF Dance Team. The spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has greatly affected many on our team. Every year, the team works hard to perform at TD Garden on the court of the Boston Celtics. This...
K-12 Schools in Maine Making Tough Decisions During Global Pandemic
Samantha Creech Contributing Writer The novel Coronavirus pandemic has created chaos throughout Maine as K-12 schools prepare for a semester of uncertainty and major transitions. Andrew Dolloff, Superintendent of Schools for the Yarmouth School Department,...
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