Letters to the Editor
Editor:
Many of our grads, parents and friends live
in Southern Maine and find it difficult to get
to Castine. It is very costly to take a family to
Nichols & Webb P.A
see the Mariners play any sport. In the past,
Casco Bay Alumni Chapter has sponsored a
OUI and Personal Injury/Labor
Mariner football game at Portland Stadium
where we have had a nice turn out, followed
by a reception. The advantage of playing a
game in Portland is the chance for a won-
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derful gathering of folks interested in Maine
Maritime Academy, a great recruiting tool,
Saco, Maine 04072
and a way to promote the school. The game
day could be expanded into an MMA week-
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Fax: 207-283-4900
end for the Port of Portland as well. First
hand knowledge tells me that the MMA foot-
ball players would love to play in Portland.
Recently, I talked with some US Coast
Matthew B. Nichols Esq. and John Scott Webb, Esq. `83E
Guard Academy alumni in the area and
focusing in the area of OUI and criminal defense
they indicated that they would love to have
in additon to personal injury and problem solving in other areas of law.
MMA and USCGA play at Portland Stadium
followed by a reception at the Rusty Scupper
Club on the base. Imagine the crowd that
would draw! In recent years, several of us
have approached the MMA Athletic Depart-
ment to try to schedule a first-rate opponent
at the Portland Stadium but have been
unsuccessful at making the game happen.
The Casco Bay Chapter Football Commit-
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tee and others in the area think it's time for
the Mariners to make a showing in Portland,
When You're Anchored in Boston
not once every few years, but on an annual
basis. The three alumni chapters in the
Southern Maine and New Hampshire area
The antiquity and charm of the original Mariners
Starting at
will act as sponsors. This could be a festive
House has been updated to include all the modern
occasion, perhaps even including some MMA
vessels on the Portland waterfront. Now that
amenities, featuring completely renovated private
MMA no longer participates in the Portland
rooms, private baths, elegant common rooms and all
the in-room necessities of modern life.
$
per 65
Yacht Club's Monhegan Island Yacht Race
or in Portland's Harbor Fest every August, it
is time to draw Southern Maine's attention
back to Maine Maritime Academy. Let's get
night including
MMA back in the Port of Portland headlines
breakfast. Lunch
where we should be.
and dinner also
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offered daily
ariners House
David Fenderson `56
(Not included.)
165Years of Hospitality and Guidance to Professional Mariners
Casco Bay Alumni Chapter
Guests must be
Football Committee
11 North Square, Boston, MA 0 2113
active seafarers
Voice (617) 227-3979 Fax (617) 227-4005
with proof of
inn@marinershouse.org www.marinershouse.org
service.
To Make a Reservation, call 1-877-SEA-9494
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