Harassed College Students Sigh With Relief at Front Street Remodels
Zion Hodgkin Contributing Writer Front St. in Farmington, recently remodeled, has had a longstanding reputation of being one of the least pleasant areas in an otherwise quaint college town. Though there are some wonderful businesses that reside there like Wicked...
Shakespeare as Sci-Fic: New Honors Course on Proto-Science Fiction
Faith Diaz Contributing Writer Professor of English Misty Krueger will be offering a new English Honors course, HON 377: Proto-Science Fiction, this upcoming Spring 2020 semester. The course is an examination of British and American literary texts prior to the...
Community Comes Together at the 179th Annual Farmington Fair
Riley Bartell, Contributing Writer The Farmington Fair always draws a large crowd of college students and Farmington locals. The town of Farmington seems to come alive when the fair is in town. The 179th Annual Farmington Fair is no exception. It opened on Sunday,...
The Flavors of Farmington
Ripley Biggs, Contributing Writer Whether you want food that is close to home or you have a more global pallet, Farmington is the place to be. With roughly 30 restaurants in the area, ranging from fast food to fancy, homemade to chain food, and local to global,...
Creative Writing House Slated To Be Torn Down
Faith Diaz, Contributing Writer After severe, on-going problems with the Creative Writing house’s electrical system and foundations, the home-turned-writer’s-hub is scheduled to be torn down this academic year. Thirteen days before returning for the fall...
How UMF is Trying to Improve Safety Across Campus
Jocea Jordan, Contributing Writer After Title IX issues relating to sexual misconduct occurred across the UMF campus last year and were publicized by Bangor Daily News, changes are being made to safety procedures and policies. Title IX is a federal civil...
Farmington Marches for Global Climate Strike
Ciera Miller, Contributing Writer Protesters for the Global Climate Strike took to the streets in cities all over the world at noon on Friday, Sept. 20, the people of Farmington marching among them. On the Mantor Green, students, professors and community members...
UMF Alumni Anchors Economic Development in Historic Mill Town
Derek Taber, Contributing Writer The Hotel Rumford in Rumford, ME is celebrating its 130-year anniversary and UMF alumni Melissa Carrier is at the helm of a growing economy for this small mountain town. Carrier, who graduated from UMF in 2009, has owned and...
Student Workers Keep UMF Thriving
Kaitlynn Tarbox, Contributing Writer UMF’s student employees have proven to be an integral part of campus life and functions as they maintain a variety of positions on campus such as giving tours, delivering mail and secretarial positions. Without them, work loads...
Morrison Hill Apple Orchard Steadily Growing Their Business
Melissa Wood, Contributing Writer Morrison Hill Orchard in Farmington, ME has been owned and run by Jeanne Simpson for some time now, but five years ago was passed down to her two daughters Jodi and Jan. In the near future they aim to add more to the farm....