Community Photo Album

The Gray Town Council and Town Manager in a Council Portrait. Left to right, front row, Vice-Chair Andrew Upham, Chair Gary Foster, Councilor Denise Duda, L-R back row, Councilor John Welch, Councilor Marchian "Skip" Crane, Manager Mitchell A. Berkowitz. Photo courtesy Tsukroff Photography

Below, Fall in Maine

Above, Bigelow Mountain in mid-October. Below, Sheep Shearing demo at Norlands. Photo by Charles Mahaleris

hear ME now! earns K-school approval

hear ME now! a non-profit oral deaf learning center recently earned a Certificate of School Approval, naming hear ME now! As a Special Purpose Elementary (Grade K) School. Located at Pineland in New Gloucester, hear ME now! helps children who are deaf and hard of hearing optimize their speech, listening, language and academic skills; and their self confidence, so they can succeed in mainstream settings in society.

Advances in technology such as digital hearing aids and cochlear implants have helped many children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing to enter the mainstream at home and as school. But cochlear implants and hearing aids are only part of the story, at hear ME now!, children use these technologies to learn to listen and speak.

Kathryn Girardin is Executive Director and hosted the Open House event on October 18 at the facility at Pineland. Here, Heather Peters, hear ME now! Teacher of the Deaf, with her own daughter, Sierra, who was visiting mom during the Open House.

FMI about the programs and services, which include parent/infant training, parent training, toddler program, presshcool and kindergarten, audition, speech and language and auditory visual therapy, call the school at 688-4544.

GNG Patriots Football Roundup

The GNG Middle School Patriots took on the Falmouth Middle School Yachtsmen on Thursday, October 20th at our home field. The Patriots scored three touchdowns, one by Taylor Valente and two by Trevor McCutcheon. The final score was Falmouth 32, GNG 22. On Friday, October 21st, the GNG Varsity Patriots played the Fryeburg Varsity Raiders. Before the game, the GNG Athletics Booster Club presented sweatshirts to each of the team's seniors. Also, the GNG Patriot Grandstand Club and the GNG Athletics Department presented the Fryeburg football team with a donation to help replace the football equipment that Fryeburg Academy lost in a recent fire. The final game score was Fryeburg 36, GNG 0. On Monday, October 24th, the GNG Junior Varsity Patriots took on the Fryeburg Junior Varsity Raiders in Fryeburg. The final score was Fryeburg 14, GNG 0.

Pictures:
The GNG Cheerleaders perform at half-time.

Seniors - The GNG Patriots seniors received their senior sweatshirts from the GNG Athletics Boosters Club. From left to right are #30 Mike Thomas with parents Wanda and Jeff Thomas of Gray; #53 Chris Bagley with parents Mike and Ann Bagley of New Gloucester; #87 Alex Drew with mother Debra Drew of Gray; #47 Matt Brookes and father of New Gloucester; #50 Cory Googins with parents Ted and Mary Googins of Gray; #57 Wil Kramlich with parents Dave and Debra Kramlich of Raymond; and #58 Chad Kelsey with parents Brian and Kathryn Kelsey of Gray.
#81 Josh Dumaine punts the ball. Photos by Anne Rowe.