Fire chief comes to rescue of a fan in need

Longtime Press Herald sports columnist Steve Solloway tells how Jane Brown Karpoe ’49 turned to her local Raymond, Maine, fire department to find some fellow Red Sox fans to accompany her to a recent game at Fenway Park for which she had four excellent tickets. Solloway also interviews Jane’s daughter, Kelly Karpoe ’78, who recalls how the family spent summers on Moose Pond, nearby in Bridgton. ”We didn’t get good television reception,” Kelly says. “So my dad would turn on his old Navy radio when the Red Sox played and turn up the volume because of all the static.” (View Text)