Frederick Lower, assistant principal at Brewer High school, is now also taking on the role of head football coach. He is also currently the chairperson of the Maine Principals Association Football Committee and a board-certified football official. Fred was previously athletic director and head football coach at Hampden Academy, football and baseball coach at Bangor High School, and offensive coordinator at Husson University.
Joel Smith G was hired as principal of Mt. Blue High School. He had been serving as interim principal since June 2023. Joel previously worked as a science teacher, and then as assistant principal at the middle school until 2016, when he became assistant principal at the high school.
In April, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife held their annual awards ceremony to give special recognition to game wardens for exceptional performance during the year. The 2023 K9 Conservation Case of the Year Award was awarded to Game Warden Chad Robertson and K9 Storm for their work in a criminal trespass complaint where Storm tracked the hunter past multiple no trespassing signs and a game camera.
Dallas Phillips is now retail area sales manager for UScellular’s southern New England territory. Dallas was previously a manager at UScellular’s Auburn store.
Erika Rowland, Ph.D. was appointed executive director of the Greater Lovell Land Trust. She previously served as executive director of the trust from 2019-2023. Erika was most recently eastern director for the Forest Stewards Guild, a national organization promoting ecological, economic, and sustainable forest management.
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