Happy winter, everyone! What’s new? Is retirement on the horizon? Have you moved? Do you have family news? A new pet, interest, or hobby? Please send your news to me or to the Alumni Association. We’d love to hear from you!  

Happy summer, everyone! Here’s wishing you some relaxing time with family and friends. Please send your news so we can share it and have an informative column next time. New address? New job? Retirement? Family news? We’d like to hear from you!

Hello, classmates, Warm winter wishes to all! Class president, Rick Knowlton, retired as Maine Water Company’s president this past summer. Rick joined the company as vice president of operations in 1993. Rick, I hope your retirement brings you  that perfect balance between new adventures and relaxation. Congratulations! A pledge from alumna Karen Boudreau and her…

Hello, classmates! I hope you have been enjoying our summer weather. I have heard from some of you, so here is our latest news. Cindy Peacock Gaylord shares that she retired from teaching two years ago and has remained very busy. Cindy is chair of the Westfield (MA) Historical Commission. One of the main roles…

Happy mid-winter, everyone! I hope this year brings you good health and a return to the normalcy of pre-COVID days. Please write and tell us how you’re doing!

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Merrimack, NH 03054 Rdougherty28@gmail.com Facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1980/ Hi everyone, I hope you were able to stay healthy and keep your sense of humor through the pandemic. Now that we are returning to some semblance of normal, I hope you are able to plan some summer fun and enjoy vacation time. Please take a moment…

Hello, Class of 1980! As I sit here working on this column, I am amazed that we have been out of college 40 years! With the world that we are living in now, mass gatherings just are not happening; however I continue to hope that we will be able to have a reunion sometime soon.…

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Hi, Class of ’80 — I hope you are all well and have managed these strange times as well as possible. I haven’t received news to share with you, but I know that classmates must have something to report. Please contact either the Alumni Association or me at the above address to…

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Greetings, everyone — I hope your winter is going well. There’s not much news to report this time. Julie Norton Cashwell ’89G has retired from teaching in Winterport and has three grandchildren. Two of them live in Maine, and the other is in Baltimore. She is looking forward to seeing people at…

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty Hello, classmates and friends, Have been thinking of you as we begin another glorious summer season! Cindy Louise Van de Workeen Allen writes that she continues to live in New Jersey, and is active with her job as office manager of a medical office. She also sings in a 30-member women’s chorus…

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty 246 Daniel Webster Highway Merrimack, NH 03054 Rdougherty28@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1980/   Hello, classmates, I hope you enjoyed your summer! Kim Randall McBride ’83G writes that she has started her second year as the assistant principal at Windham Middle School. Her son graduated from Columbia University last year, and lives and works in California.…

Rosemary Hydrisko Dougherty PO Box 24 Windsor, VT  05089 rdougherty28@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass1980/   George Burgess is chief operating officer at Becker & Poliakoff, a law firm based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He is a senior government relations consultant and also co-chairs the firm’s public private partnership practice team. Fellow UMaine grad Hugo Alvarez ’95 also works…