Chad Arms passes away

Chadwick “Chad” Arms, a former dairy specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, passed away Sept. 2. Arms served in three states including Maine in his 40-year career with Cooperative Extension, retiring in 1998 as the UMaine Extension dairy specialist. Arms and his wife were leaders of a 26-member 4-H Club, the Riverside 4-H All Stars in Vassalboro. His family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Maine 4-H Foundation, according to his obituary.