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Chebeague’s ‘Renaissance’ woman turns 90

CHEBEAGUE — When Martha Komlosy Hamilton walked into the Chebeague Island Hall on March 2, an enthusiastic crowd of more than 150 family and friends greeted her with best wishes for her 90th birthday. Hamilton has earned the respect and admiration of generations of Chebeaguers. The phrase “professional volunteer” is an apt description for this

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Golfing and Fishing

During June, the Stone Wharf on Chebeague Island bustles with activity as barges drop off cars and trucks, passengers come and go on the Chebeague Transportation Company’s ferry, Islander, and lobstermen rig traps and load them onto their boats. At this time of year, lobsterman Stephen Johnson can be found in the midst of all of

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Letter from Chebeague

Four months from now, Chebeague will hold its first town meeting. People have asked if we will be ready. Of course. What choice do we have? We have already chosen a logo for the town seal; the Celebration Committee is hard at work planning a week’s worth of events that will include plays, dances, lectures,

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Calling all Hamiltons!

Chebeague Island, home of the extended Hamilton clan for 250 years, will host a Hamilton family reunion on July 15. “If you have ever wondered if you have a Chebeague connection,” says local historian (and Hamilton descendant) Donna Miller Damon, “this is the time to find out!” Hamilton descendants carry hundreds of different surnames and

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David Nyhan and the Meaning of Friendship

Our friend David Nyhan, a Chebeague summer resident and nationally known journalist, died Jan. 23, after shoveling snow at his winter home in Brookline, Massa-chusetts. He was 64. David wrote for the Boston Globe for 32 years before retiring in 2001. It’s funny how we develop close a personal friendship with one person, while barely

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New museum opens on Chebeague

On July 6, the Chebeague Historical Society opened the doors of its new Museum of Chebeague History in the former District 9 schoolhouse. Nearly 350 persons attended the dedication. The school, built in 1871, and its 1970s addition were transformed from an endangered building to a functional research and exhibit facility. Most of the original

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