Karen Elizabeth Bull Haley Karen Elizabeth Bull Haley
Karen Elizabeth Bull Haley passed away at her home in Lyme, Conn., on Feb. 3, 2021, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, at the age of 58.
She was born in Presque Isle, Maine, on Oct. 12, 1962. Her parents were Jasper Deane Bull and Priscilla Terry Bull.
Karen grew up in Old Town, Maine, and attended the local high school, where she developed a strong interest in art, music and theater and quickly became known for her talent as a pianist and vocalist. Karen had a lifelong love of animals, and initially planned to become a veterinarian, but after one year of veterinary studies at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, she decided that music was her true passion. She transferred to the main campus in Orono, Maine, where she majored in voice and piano. As an undergraduate, she was a member of The 20th Century Jazz Ensemble and University Singers, with whom she toured the UK and Eu
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Brianna Gerrish of Presque Isle is this year’s recipient of the Robert Wanbaugh Memorial Art Award at the University of Maine at Presque Isle for her glazed stoneware sculpture “Brux.”
(Courtesy of University of Maine Presque Isle)
Brianna Gerrish of Presque Isle is this year’s recipient of the Robert Wanbaugh Memorial Art Award at the University of Maine at Presque Isle for her glazed stoneware sculpture “Brux.”
(Courtesy of University of Maine Presque Isle)
Gerrish receives Wanbaugh Memorial Art Award
Contributed • February 1, 2021 The University of Maine at Presque Isle is presenting this year s Robert Wanbaugh Memorial Art Award to Brianna Gerrish of Presque Isle. Her glazed stoneware sculpture “Brux” will be added to the University s permanent art collection.
Wastewater monitoring for COVID-19 expanding in Maine
Infected people shed fragments of the coronavirus in their waste, and those markers can be useful tools for communities and colleges monitoring levels of the virus.
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Portland Water District employee Chris Cogan operates a machine that collected samples of wastewater for coronavirus testing last summer.
Photo courtesy of Portland Water District
Communities and colleges across Maine are expanding testing of wastewater as an additional way to monitor for levels of coronavirus in the surrounding area.
Since summer, a handful of cities, towns and campuses have been regularly collecting samples of raw sewage from treatment plants to measure the amount of genetic “markers” of coronavirus that are shed by infected individuals. That information can then be used to monitor how virus levels are changing in the local population or, in the case of college campuses, target testing at certain areas of campus or even specific
UMPI Park Hall (winter)
The University of Maine at Presque Isle s Park Hall will be used as an isolation area for any residence hall students who test positive during the spring semester. (Melissa Lizotte | The Star Herald)
The University of Maine at Presque Isle s Park Hall will be used as an isolation area for any residence hall students who test positive during the spring semester. (Melissa Lizotte | The Star Herald)
Spring semester looking hopeful as UMPI nears start of classes | With a system-wide plan for universal testing in place and a potential vaccine distribution in sight, leaders at the University of Maine at Presque Isle are confident in their ability to navigate the upcoming semester despite the ongoing pandemic-related challenges.
AARP’s Tax-Aide program, which offers tax assistance to the elderly, low-income and others who might need assistance, plans to open in Caribou by Feb. 16.