Community News – Southern Maine Community College kicks off 75th anniversary
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Southern Maine Community College kicked off its 75th anniversary celebration April 30 with on-campus planting ceremonies to honor its legacy of transforming people and communities through education and training.
Small groups of students, faculty members, administrators, alumni and community partners planted flowering shrubs and trees in simultaneous ceremonies at SMCC’s South Portland campus and Midcoast campus in Brunswick.
Attending the South Portland campus planting ceremony are, from left, Southern Maine Community College professor Brian Tarbox, SMCC Foundation donor Eleanor Redmond, SMCC Foundation board member and donor John Boyne, former longtime SMCC professor David Pratt, Maine Community College System President David Daigler, SMCC student Sarah Metcalf, SMCC student Natalie Potter and SMCC professor Norma Willis.
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Obituary: Eric “Andy” Dow Anderson
CUMBERLAND - Eric Andy Dow Anderson, 83, educator, musician and antique car hobbyist, of Cumberland, passed away peacefully on Feb. 10, .
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Eric “Andy” Dow Anderson
CUMBERLAND – Eric “Andy” Dow Anderson, 83, educator, musician and antique car hobbyist, of Cumberland, passed away peacefully on Feb. 10, 2021.
Born Sept. 6, 1937 in Portland, the son of Hilda D. and George H. Anderson, Andy attended Deering High School then served in the U.S. Navy, Patrol Squadron 10, based in Brunswick. After the Navy he attended the University of Maine where he received a Master of Science in Education and became an educator, teaching automotive technology at Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute (SMVTI).