by Will Tuell

A sun-splashed day, the first in a week of desultory weather, served as the perfect backdrop for the 112th Commencement Ceremony at the University of Maine Machias on Friday, May 5. The 73 graduates of the Class of 2023, characterized by University of Maine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy as “the Pandemic Class” for completing much of their college education during the COVID-19 pandemic, welcomed family, friends, and community members to the UMM campus one final time as they capped off what, for many, was a lifetime of going to school.