Given that we didn’t get an eNewsletter out in November and given that December and the holidays are the “most wonderful time of the year,” I want to reflect on some MTI activity from the past few weeks and to highlight the great work that is achieved by the dedicated staff and volunteers who help… Read more »
Category: President’s blog
FAREWELL BIG PAPI, HELLO – AGAIN – BAMBINO
It is October in New England and aside from relishing in the unseasonably warm temperatures and the incredibly vibrant fall foliage, it’s also the closing act of the major league baseball season. While our beloved Red Sox have unceremoniously exited the playoffs and, as a result, relegated one of baseball’s most beloved figures, “Big Papi”… Read more »
“SUMMER WAS OUR BEST SEASON” . . . BUT AUTUMN IS LOOKING PRETTY GREAT TOO
“When summer opens, I see how fast it matures, and fear it will be short; but after the heats of July and August, I am reconciled, like one who has had his swing, to the cool of autumn. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Like Emerson, I am looking forward to the cool mornings and evenings of fall. Perhaps… Read more »
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Maine
This past Tuesday, I had the pleasure of attending two noteworthy events in Ellsworth – – a ribbon cutting at the new Union River Center for Innovation and the ground breaking of the Jackson Laboratory’s new $75 million state-of-the-art vivarium. Both of these projects benefited from investments from the Maine Technology Institute and both will… Read more »