🔵 UNE received $30 million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation. With an estimated cost of $70 million, the project will require #UniversityofNewEngland to raise additional funds and looks to fall 2023 as a completion date. For more information: bit.ly/2GSsDyE

Press conferences look a little different these days.

“You’re handsome but stupid!” My wife, yelling at holiday movies. #ThanksgivingwiththePolages emma pope-welch

The Pfizer vaccine must be stored at -70 degrees Celsius. Very few freezers get this cold so Maine’s colleges and universities are stepping up to loan our state hard-to-find freezers. Thank you University of New England, smccmaine, Bates College and Colby College! pressherald.com/?p=5770589

🎓 Announcing 2021 Commencement Speaker. Drum roll..... We are so pleased to share that Maine CDC's Director, Dr. Nirav D. Shah, will deliver (via video) the commencement address at our 186th Commencement on May 15 and 16, 2021. @nirav_mainecdc bit.ly/2rCN0VH

Impressive joint reporting from Maine’s two major newspapers. Well done Portland Press Herald BDN Maine

This good news is getting me through the day.

Great advice from Robert Long of the CDC: 1) Keep open channels of communication 2) Set expectations 3) It's okay to say "I don't know" 4) Be as clear as possible - short, direct sentences work 5) Don't lose your cool. #maineprconference

To say that this session with Robert Long and @nirav_mainecdc at the #mainePRconference is a treat would be an understatement. Taking all the notes!

It's amazing to get wellness advice from a trusted PR pro. Susan Tompkins of 3C Clarity took us through an easy breathing exercise that I will be trying to practice each day. #MainePRconference

Reading this was absolutely the best way to start the day.

My son is a big gamer and after making a great run in this year’s Madden MUT tourney, he sold his Madden NFL 26 team to @buymaddencoinx. This account is a scam. He blocked my son and is refusing to pay him for the agreed upon $200. Again, This account is a fraud. Please retweet.

I feel certain I have Twitter connections with opinionated teens...

“But they were never my stories. They were your stories. I merely wrote them.” Congrats on a fantastic career, @MikeLowePPH! pressherald.com/2022/04/03/its…

Shark news: University of New England students Clayton Nyiri, left, and Ben LaFreniere deploy a buoy with Assistant Professor John Mohan on Saco Bay on Tuesday. The buoy sends an alert if a tagged white shark is nearby. Gregory Rec photo

As state expands access to care, Maine’s dental school to train more students Ed Murphy with the story. pressherald.com/2022/07/03/as-…

Thanks to Ed Murphy for this fantastic story about University of New England’s expanding dental school. And can someone at Portland Press Herald please tell me who is responsible for the TOOTH-SHAPED LAYOUT?? I screamed with delight when I opened the paper.

UNE medical school’s move to Portland will allow it to grow and train more doctors Hannah LaClaire has the details pressherald.com/2022/10/04/une…

Pat...I don't know where to even begin! The absolute best mentor and colleague who helped me survive and even enjoy working nights. You sure have earned this retirement. Cheers friend!

It’s a big day!