Obituary: Sharon B. Merrill
HARPSWELL - Sharon B. Merrill died on Feb. 6, 2021, from Covid -19 at the Governor King memory care wing of .
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Sharon B. Merrill
HARPSWELL – Sharon B. Merrill died on Feb. 6, 2021, from Covid -19 at the Governor King memory care wing of Catagan Lodge, The Highlands, in Topsham. A beautiful, gracious, gifted and talented lady, she will be sorely missed by all of us that knew and loved her.
Sharon was born on March 10, 1943 in Freedom, to Clyde and Carolyn Briggs, the fifth of six Briggs children. She attended Unifree High School and the University of Maine – Orono, where she carried a double major in English and French. After graduating with honors in 1965, she was a graduate assistant in the UMO English Department for the following year. In 1966 she moved to Springfield, Mass., to teach French at the John F. Kennedy Middle School. The following year (1967) she was a graduate assistant in the English Department at the University of New Hamps
POTSDAM – Katherine “Kay” Briggs, 95, widow of Robert L. Briggs and longtime resident of Potsdam, more recently of Partridge Knoll passed away late Thursday evening, February 4, 2021 at
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Hadassah CEO to step down after nine years at helm
Hadassah CEO to step down after nine years at helm
Janice Weinman said that “the achievements graciously attributed to me are Hadassah’s collective accomplishments those of dedicated and committed volunteers and a talented professional staff.”
Janice Weinman. Source: YouTube.
(February 8, 2021 / JNS) Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, announces that chief executive officer/executive director Janice Weinman will step down after nine years as the organization’s leader, effective July 1.
During her tenure at Hadassah, Weinman worked in partnership with the National Board of Hadassah to help the organization realize its mission to support Israel; facilitate the work of the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO), the organization’s two hospitals in Jerusalem; fight anti-Semitism; and advance the cause of women’s health.