Hello, all! As I write it’s a beautiful autumn day, but by the time you read this the holidays will be well behind us and some of us, including yours truly, will be hunkering down for winter. I have only a couple of items to report on for this column. Stephan Bunker G has been…

Hello everyone. Here is the latest news from our classmates. Mike Pinkham, of Sullivan, has been appointed harbormaster for the town of Gouldsboro. Previously he worked as a Maine Marine Patrol officer in Rockland, Machias, and eastern Hancock County for 33 years before retiring in 2013. Penobscot Nation voters have elected Patricia Knox-Nicola to a…

Hello, everyone. As I write, it’s a cool fall day here in Maine. When you read this, it’ll be the middle of winter! Our class president, Elizabeth Downing ‘44H, is a faculty member at UMaine. She teaches flute and coaches chamber music. Additionally, she is advisor to the UMaine Tennis Club, Mainely Voices, and the…

Greetings, everyone, and happy summer! Barry Somes, of Yarmouth, writes that he has published a novel, Beware of the Banker, a Maine crime fiction story that takes place in Portland. It was inspired by the true story of Bonnie and Clyde. The book is based on Barry’s experience working in a bank and also from…

Hello, classmates. Welcome to 2022! I have just a few short notes to share with you this time around. Gary Lamb ’83G has been appointed city manager of Hallowell. Over the years he has served as town manager of Greenville, director of planning and community development in Old Orchard Beach, and more recently was city…

Pearl Turcotte Gapp 6 Cromwell Harbor Road Bar Harbor, ME 04609 (207) 801-9216 pgapp@hamilton.edu facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1977/ Greetings, classmates! Welcome to summer 2021. I hope you are enjoying the nice summer weather, as we all ponder and muddle our way through post-vaccination “COVID normal.” Here’s the latest news from our classmates: I received a very nice email…

Hello, everyone! When I wrote our last column back in March I never imagined what the next few months would bring. Yet, here we are with masks, distancing, gallons of hand sanitizer, and now planning Zoom holiday dinners with family. I sincerely hope each of you is well, both physically and emotionally. Thanks to Jacqueline…

Pearl Turcotte Gapp Hello, classmates! I am writing this column in March during the global coronavirus pandemic of 2020. All is feeling quite surreal with schools closing, sports seasons being canceled, the absence of March Madness, and nary a roll of toilet paper or hand sanitizer to be found for miles! I certainly hope that…

Pearl Turcotte Gapp Greetings once again, classmates, and welcome to winter! I received just a couple of notes since the last column so here goes with the news. Tom Jordan shared that he retired in December 2018 after a 40-year career in the medical diagnostics industry. He writes, “I spent the last 30 years of my…

Pearl Turcotte Gapp Greetings, classmates, and welcome to spring! In recognition of his “outstanding positive impact” on the greater Belfast, ME, community, the Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce named attorney Lee Woodward Citizen of the Year. Lee started Belfast Rotary’s fund and was the longest-serving Waldo County General Hospital board member in the hospital’s history.…

Pearl Turcotte Gapp 7468 Dugway Road Clinton, NY 13323 (315) 853-6851 pgapp@hamilton.edu facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1977/   Hi everyone! Hard to believe, I know, but just two items of news from classmates made it to my desk for this column. Last spring Neal Wykes received an Exemplary Service Award from the Maine Warden Service. Congratulations to Neal and all University…

Pearl Turcotte Gapp 7468 Dugway Road Clinton, NY 13323 (315) 853-6851 pgapp@hamilton.edu facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1977/   It was wonderful seeing those of you who attended our 40th Reunion in October. Whether or not you were able to make it, I hope you got a chance to see photos. Check out our Facebook group at the above address.…