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Meriel Longley ’07, one of two full-time Harpswell, ME firefighters, named among 20 of Maine’s Outstanding Women

"I got interested in fire and rescue after I graduated from Norwich University," she says. "I had a job working for the Navy as a personal trainer and had been a lifeguard for years. I grew up in...

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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (VA) Announces Appointment of Interim Superintendent Matthew Hanley as Virginia State Police Superintendent

Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, announced the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Matthew J. Hanley ’93 as the Superintendent of the Virginia State Police (VSP).

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‘One of the great honors of my life,’ longtime Fitchburg police chief Ernest Martineau ’87 retires

It’s the end of a long and distinguished era for Fitchburg (MA) Police Chief Ernest Martineau, who officially retired on Jan. 31, ten years to the day he first stepped into the role. He is handing...

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Capt. Matthew Purdy ’15 gaining engineering experience at Canandaigua VA Medical Center project

Capt. Matthew Purdy (far right in photo) has been interested in engineering and how things work since he was a preschooler. That lifelong interest has led him to his current role as a project engineer...

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Bestselling Author Roxane Gay is CCNY's 2025 Langston Hughes Medalist

Roxane Gay ’99, the New York Times bestselling author and noted scholar, is the City College of New York's 2025 Langston Hughes Medal recipient. She'll receive the Medal at CCNY's 46th annual Langston...

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Golden Global Race - Setting Sail on the Ultimate Challenge

Colm Walker '05 will participate in the 2026 Golden Globe Race, the ultimate solo, non-stop, around-the-world yacht race using only traditional methods (no GPS, no satellite communications).

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Caisson Rolling Again: Famed Military Horse Unit Resumes Operation for Former President Jimmy Carter

LTC Derrick Draper ’03 is currently the Deputy Commander of the Old Guard and their duties in support of President Carter’s funeral. “We’re under a microscope,” Lt. Col. Derrick Draper, deputy...

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