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Generous UMF campus and local community members contributed 70 grocery gift cards to help students in need through the holidays. (Left to right) Scott Lavertu, executive director of the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce; AJ Saulnier, UMF student from Wauregan, Conn. and key member of the UMF Sustainable Campus Coalition; and Mark Pires, UMF sustainability coordinator and advisor to the Thrifty Beaver.
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FARMINGTON The University of Maine at Farmington Thrifty Beaver and local communities are reaching out to UMF students who may need a little extra this year to help make ends meet. The Thrifty Beaver is a student-run campus food pantry and co-op whose mission is to help provide food and other essentials to students in need.
UMF students receive holiday assistance from campus, local community
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College notebook: Northeast-10 Conference latest to halt winter athletics during pandemic
Decision a tough break for Messalonskee graduate Sophie Holmes, a senior at Franklin Pierce University; Cony s McCormick handles lost season at Bates.
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Franklin Pierce guard Sophie Holmes dribbles up the court during a game against Assumption last season. Holmes, a senior, won’t have a season this winter after the Northeast-10 Conference canceled athletics because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Another college conference fell victim to the pandemic Tuesday, as the Northeast-10 announced that it was canceling its already-delayed winter season.
The decision was particularly tough news for Messalonskee graduate Sophie Holmes, a high-scoring senior on the Division II Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, New Hampshire) women’s basketball team.