THE BICENTENNIAL THAT NEVER WAS | A Conversation With Dan Bookham

Dan Bookham is the lead organizer for the Maine Bicentennial events in Rockland, Maine. On February 8, 2021, Dan spoke with me by Rockland Harbor to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic affected these Bicentennial events, as well as his role in organizing them and his background as a Mainer. We…

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THE BICENTENNIAL THAT NEVER WAS | A Conversation With Heather Perry, Superintendent of Gorham, Maine Schools

Heather Perry is the superintendent of Gorham, Maine schools, as well as the chair of the education committee for the Maine200 Bicentennial Commission. On March 2, 2021, Ms. Perry sat down with me at the Gorham municipal offices to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic affected both Gorham schools and the…

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THE BICENTENNIAL THAT NEVER WAS | A Conversation With Maine Senator Bill Diamond

In March of 2020, as the state of Maine was just days away from celebrating “Statehood Weekend” – its 200th year of statehood and independence from Massachusetts – the coronavirus pandemic struck and shuttered virtually everything, including statewide events to commemorate the bicentennial. Consequently, the people of Maine – and…

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