Brook Merrow has published a new young adult mystery, Trapped. The synopsis reads as follows: “In a small coastal town in Maine, high school senior Ethan Olson struggles to investigate the disappearance of his brother, the death of a friend, and nonstop harassment that threatens his family’s lobstering livelihood. Despite help from a potential girlfriend…

Greetings, classmates. First, I wish to apologize for the lack of news submissions in the past two issues. I’ve been dealing with the aftereffects of a spinal cord injury and working hard to figure out how to live with a disability. I promise to do better going forward. However, there is a silver lining to…

Richard Glueck G is former president of the New England Steam Corporation, a nonprofit dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and operation of the Maine Central Railroad’s 470 locomotive. Richard and a group of fellow volunteers, who range in age from engineering students to retirees, have been working on the locomotive, which is now disassembled in…

Greetings, Class of ’78, and happy summer! Please send along some news so we have something to report in this column. We look forward to hearing from you!

Hello, classmates — Who thought we would still be dealing with COVID-19 18 months after the first cases were detected in our state? Nonetheless, here we are, and I hope you and your loved ones are healthy. I don’t know if the pandemic has somehow played a role in the lack of news from all…

Rev. Linda Card 52 Wildwood Drive Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 (207) 799-0545 lindacardme@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1978/ Dear classmates, How did you fare during the pandemic? What did you do to maintain a measure of physical and mental health during the past year? I hope you’ll be willing to share the things that helped you make the most…

Hello and how are you all surviving our new socially distant normal? I’d love to hear how you are managing these most unusual of times. How are you staying in touch with your loved ones? Are you working from home, and if so, do you miss your co-workers? Do you have Zoom fatigue? I know…

Rev. Linda Card I have received only one news item news to report: Mark “Rookie” Letendre, the director of umpire medical services for Major League Baseball since 1999, retired at the end of the 2019 season. Rookie will serve as an adviser throughout the 2020 season and assist Scott Sheridan, who has taken over his…

Rev. Linda Card Classmate John Witherspoon, who has served as president and CEO of Skowhegan Savings Bank since 2007, announced his plan to retire at the end of 2019. During John’s tenure, the bank expanded into both western Maine and the Augusta area; he also established the bank’s charitable foundation with over $2 million in…

Linda Card Although it seems impossible, our 40th Reunion has come and gone. Back in 1978, who among us would have considered that we would be returning to campus in our 60s? Or considered our retirements while we were still trying to decide what to do with our lives? One of our recently retired classmates…

Linda Card 52 Wildwood Drive Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 (207) 799-0545 lindacardme@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1978/   REUNION October 26-28 at Homecoming   Hi everyone, I know that you all are out there, but I haven’t received any news. Something must have happened in your life since our graduation in 1978, and your classmates want to know. Where…

Linda Card 52 Wildwood Drive Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 (207) 799-0545 lindacardme@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1978/   REUNION October 26-28 at Homecoming   Get ready, everyone! Believe it or not, our 40th class Reunion is coming October 26-28. Mark your calendars now and let’s plan to reconnect in person this fall. John S. Williams ’80G, the former head…