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2020 “William V. Haskell” Distinguished Professional of the Year Award Winner Hillary Hallett, Recreation Director, Easton Recreation Department
March 16, 2021Hillary has been a dedicated professional who has worked on behalf of Maine Recreation and Park members in her region since 2016, serving on the Maine Recreation and Park Association as the liaison to the Northern Maine Community Recreation Association. She spearheaded efforts to revitalize the various program of the association by chairing committees and […]
2020 “Dr. Bill Eckart” Young Professional Award Winner Gary Colello, Director, Bridgton Recreation
March 16, 2021Gary Colello is being recognized by his professional peers with an award by the Maine Recreation and Parks Association. He has demonstrated outstanding leadership for the residents of Bridgton by developing, coordinating and implementing recreational opportunities for all ages. Gary has recently served on the MRPA Fall Workshop and the MRPA annual conference planning committees. […]
2020 Citizen Volunteer of the Year Award Winners Ron St. Pierre and David Mansfield, Bangor
March 16, 2021Ron and David are a big reason why many children and adults have been able to play the game of baseball in the Bangor area. In 1989 Ron and David were Bangor Little League coaches who also coached with the writer Stephen King. They were a big reason that M.r King donated 1.2 million dollars […]
2020 Outstanding Parks Professional Award Winner John “Linky” Erskine, Park Operations Manager and City Arborist at South Portland Parks, Recreation and Waterfront
March 16, 2021Linky is being recognized by his professional peers with an award by the Maine Recreation and Parks Association. John “Linky” Erskine has worked for the City of South Portland for over 30 years in a variety of capacities from Animal control officer, Parks mechanic, Parks foreperson, and is currently the Parks Supervisor in charge of […]
2020 Facilities of Merit Award Winner Bangor Municipal Golf Course
March 16, 2021The Bangor Municipal Golf Course has retained its designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses. Our golf course was originally designated in 2013 and is one of over 900 courses in the world to currently be designated as such. “They are to be commended for […]
2020 Facilities of Merit Award Winner Wescustogo Hall & Community Center, North Yarmouth
March 16, 2021The original Wescustogo Community Center was a former Grange Hall, built in the 1950’s through volunteer labor and financed with bean suppers and other fundraisers. When fire destroyed the building in August of 2013, the residents approved funding to create a 17,000 square foot community center. The location of the former North Yarmouth Memorial School […]
2020 Facilities of Merit Award Winner Kennebunkport Parks and Recreation Community Center
March 16, 2021It really all began when the Town Manager asked me if our old portable classroom and way of doing things was “really the way I wanted to leave the department when I retired”. Everyone has a dream to leave behind great things, but I had let my own conservative nature stand in the way of […]
Outdoor recreation needs sustainable funding
July 20, 2020As a state that relies heavily on tourism and recreation as one of its primary economic forces, Maine has been squandering one of its most valuable assets for far too long: the land and open space that locals and visitors love so much. read more
WAGMTV BackYard Camping Story
July 18, 2020https://www.wagmtv.com/content/news/Participants-of-Maine-park-and-rec-backyard-camp-out-comment-on-how-it-went–571727401.html?fbclid=IwAR0bFAf0tuv7Zr6vShQgfz1Z8j_snnsWZlJmiT5JcsAIV9oXsfZbH2_wwCI