A Maine Sunday Telegram editorial supported a tentative deal between The Hancock Land Company and the Forest Society of Maine to put 10,000 acres of the company's 22,000 acres off-limits to developers. Company president Matt Hancock '90 said the future of the forest products industry in southern Maine–and his family's 153-year-old business–depends on the effort * One of the country's most prestigious fellowships for early-career environmental leaders, the Switzer Environmental Fellowship, was awarded to Andrew Kulmatiski '94, a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and environmental studies at Dartmouth College. The award aids 20 outstanding young environmental leaders in developing expertise to address America's conservations challenges * Wesley A. Baff '99 took first prize in color photography at the annual juried art show sponsored by The Richter Association for the Arts in Danbury, Conn. Baff's exhibition, "Colors of Pakistan," was on view in several locations in 2000-2001 * In his first run for political office last November, Democrat Antone C. Tavares '99 won the Ward 6 seat on the Waterville, Maine, city council, ousting the incumbent councilor and former head of the Democratic city committee.

Births: A son, Matthew David Millard, to Jennifer Milsop-Millard '90 and Jonathan M. Millard '90 * A son, Oliver O'Neill Slater, to Emily O. Slater '93 * A son, Parker John Sharpe, to Ally and Christopher D. Sharpe '94.

Marriages: James M. Lamberti '91 to Renee K. Pierce in Burlington, Vt. * Kimberly L. Kennedy '92 to Kent White in Calistoga, Calif. * Shawn R. Behling '93 to Gary M. Keller in Arden, W.Va. * Christopher H. Chamberlain '93 to Deborah B. Brown in Duxbury, Mass. * Amy E. Duncan '93 to Jason M. Kirkfield '93 in Mashpee, Mass. * Sarah K. Inman '93 to Joseph Longo III in New Orleans, La. * Andrew P. Nemiccolo '93 to Amy E. Rosenberg in Kansas City, Mo. * Michael D. Rosenblum '93 to Elizabeth B. Agnew in Edgartown, Mass. * Staci L. Strauss '93 to Erik K. Mortenson '94 in Tarrytown, N.Y. * Kate B. Diana '94 to Patrick L. Glenn in Cambridge, Mass. * Jessica S. Haskell '94 to Todd A. Curtis '94 in Little Compton, R.I. * Kathie L. Pooler '94 to Sean Toomey in Waterville, Maine * Eric L. Tracy '94 to Wendy S. Russell in Rochester, N.Y. * Jens C. Kueter '95 to Colleen E. Garvey in Westerly, R.I. * Elizabeth D. Whelen '95 to Andrew F. Thut in Darien, Conn. * Lori K. Kalisz '96 to Ryan Stattenfield in Pittsfield, Mass. * Tatum A. Calder '96 to Samuel J. Sinclair in New Canaan, Conn. * Sarah B. McCarthy '96 to William S. Mood in Harwich Port, Mass. * Rebecca A. Hoogs '97 to Lawrence S. Benesh '97 in Great Barrington, Vt. * Amy C. Letizia '97 to Daniel J. Wheadon '97 in Buchanan, N.Y. * Sandra H. Lund '97 to William W. Sargisson in Rye, Mass. * Vanessa K. Newell '97 to Paul Hession in Ipswich, Mass. * Betsy Marie Eisen '97 to Mark Parada in New Hampshire * Cindy L. Pomerleau '97 to Corey Leclerc in Brunswick, Maine * Carole M. Reid '97 to Willett B. Bird in Andover, Mass. * Jon M. Vore '98 to Courtney E. Curran in Merrimack, N.H. * Sandra C. DuBarry '99 to Jesse C. Laflamme in St. Johnsbury, Vt.

Deaths: Andrew F. Colligan '94, January 2, 2002, in Boston, Mass., at 30 * Wilfredo Rodriguez-Alvarez '96, November 5, 2001, in Phoenix, Ariz., at 27.