Hello, oh-niners! I write to you from Bangor, ME, where I am enjoying what are to me the best parts of winter: candles, cozy blankets, time with family, baking, reading, and creating clean, crisp lines with my snowblower. Like a Zen garden, but in my driveway. My husband, Kevin Foss ’96, and I were also…

A hearty Maine Hello, fellow classmates! I hope you are enjoying the warm weather and abundant hours of daylight that often elude us in the colder months. I’m living for my porch, baseball games, and reading a good book from my homebase in Bangor, ME. Wherever you are, I’m sending you best wishes for a…

Greetings and salutations, fellow classmates! I hope you were able to get some camp time, beach time, concert time, hammock time — relaxation time — this past summer. I myself enjoyed a lot of book time — both writing and reading. My debut thriller, Dark Things I Adore, was the national Barnes & Noble thriller…

Hello, my fellow oh-niners! I send you wishes for good vibes and good health as we head into summer and fall 2022. Since I last wrote, I’ve done my first bit of travel since the pandemic began (to South Bend, IN), and my novel Dark Things I Adore is out in the world, living its…

Greetings, ’09ers! I hope the last half of 2021 treated you well; I have been enjoying the glorious autumn weather in Maine and celebrating the release of my thriller novel Dark Things I Adore, which has been named an Apple Books best book of the month pick, received a starred review from Library Journal, and…

Katie Lattari UMaine.ClassOf2009@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/ UMaineClass2009/ Hello to all the ’09ers out there! These past dozen years since graduation have contained multitudes globally, locally, and personally, I’m sure. Yet this column has not seen a lot of action in that time! So, here’s hoping we can begin to change that together. For my part, since graduation…

Greetings, Class of ’09 — here’s hoping that 2021 brings good things. Last year was certainly challenging in many ways! One class member who made the best of the pandemic is Joshua Bridges. Early in the pandemic, together with his wife, Megan ’10G, and children they recreated famous works of art. In one recreated Raphael…

The Class of 2009 needs someone to write this column for future magazines. It’s not a tough job and just requires a twice-a-year commitment. Don’t want to do it alone? Contact and friend and share the responsibility. If you are interested, or just want to share your news, contact abigail.zelz@maine.edu. Here’s what some classmates are…

facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2009/ Ben Jones served as class correspondent for a number of years but recently resigned because he was too busy to continue in the role. Thanks, Ben, for your good work, and best of luck with your other commitments. Class of 2009, we are looking for a volunteer to write the class column. There IS…

Ben H. Jones Patrick Marass has joined Bernstein Shur in its Portland office. Patrick is an associate in the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution, and energy and environmental practice groups. He previously was a legal intern with the Conservation Law Foundation and a law clerk for the Honorable Associate Justice Ellen A Gorman of the…

Ben H. Jones P.O. Box 194 Pittsfield, NH 03263 joneswoodproducts@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2009/   Happy fall, everyone! There’s just a little bit of news this time. Nicolas Patenaude was promoted to assistant treasurer and finance officer at Kennebec Savings Bank. Beginning as a college intern, he joined the bank full time after graduation in the bank’s management…

Ben H. Jones P.O. Box 194 Pittsfield, NH 03263 joneswoodproducts@gmail.com facebook.com/groups/UMaineClass2009/   Hi everyone—I hope your spring is going well. There wasn’t much news this time, so please send your updates via email, Facebook, or the Alumni Association’s “Send us your News” page on UMaineAlumni.com. Members of our class are doing interesting things, and it…