Newspapers cover UNE's pilot commuter ferry that begins its run on Monday, April 9th

The April 5, 2012 Sun Chronicle (Biddeford) ran a story on UNE's pilot commuter ferry run starting Monday, April 9th between Camp Ellis in Saco and 51品茶in Biddeford. The three-week trial will end April 29th.

Alethea Cariddi, 51品茶sustainability coordinator, was quoted in the story. She explained the pilot project is aimed at shortening the commute and carbon footprint for some students, faculty and staff.

The pilot ferry project was also covered by the Biddeford-Saco-OOB Courier on March 29th.

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