On Thursday, November 7, MaineGeneral Health held a banquet at the Augusta Civic Center honoring 140 staff celebrating 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years working at MaineGeneral. This longevity amounted to a total of 3,834 years of expertise, commitment, dedication and improving people’s lives. As board member Scott Small said to the honorees […]
GRADE 12 High honors: Cortney Cote, Mason Courtney, Kailie Ebneter, Paige Reichert, Desmond Robinson, Brooks Sousa, and Ciarrah Whittemore. Honors: Damien Bornstein, Logan Caldwell, Mary Emery, Oakley Friend, Brady Goguen, Kobi Jennings, Dayna-Jean Labonte, George Ladd, Haley McFadyen, Seamus Miller, Machaon Pierce, Seth Price, Gerald Rollins, Josephine Scheve, Ian Smith, and Morgan Steuber. GRADE 11 […]
Before they stepped off the Mayflower, in November 1620, the male passengers, led by William Bradford, signed a Compact guaranteeing to each other that they would make, abide by, and enforce their own laws, thereby, creating America’s ‘First Constitution’. America ‘the land of the free and the brave’ was born that day. On November 11, […]
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has announced the Honor a Veteran contest, an online campaign that gives community members the opportunity to nominate a veteran or active service member who they feel deserves recognition for their dedication to our country. One nominee will be selected to receive $1,000 cash and a $1,000 donation to a […]
Daylight saving time ended on November 3 and the American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half as you only have about two minutes to safely get out,” said John Montes, regional disaster officer, American Red Cross Northern New […]
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is thrilled to announce the launch of a comprehensive dementia care training program in rural Maine. This project, funded in full by the Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1.33 million, aims to improve access […]
An alliance of experts brings hope to people suffering visual function loss. (NAPSI)—If you or someone you care for is ever among the millions of people in the United States who suffer from a loss of visual function as the result of stroke, concussion, traumatic brain injury and other illnesses and conditions, there’s information you […]
The National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCLA) recently launched its Certified Agricultural Literacy Educator program is designed for K-12 educators, through the University of Utah. Performing Artist “Conjuring” Carroll Chapman was awarded a scholarship grant to attend the pilot training, to provide peer reviewed input on the developed curriculum. NCLA promotes agricultural literacy through research, […]