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Rob Gronkowski visits Barbara Bush Childen's Hospital
PORTLAND (AP) — New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has visited a hospital in Maine to make a donation and meet with kids. Gronkowski, his father and two of his brothers delivered a $25,000 check to The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center. Hospital chief operating officer Jeffrey Sanders said Tuesday the […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Christmas spirit: 12-year-old boy raising money for sick kids
AUBURN — A few years ago, Brayden Bashaw found himself in possession of $100 right around Christmastime. That’s a fun set of circumstances for most boys, but this 12-year-old did something unusual. He took his $100, bought various items for cats and dogs, and took the goods to the Society for the Protection of Animals […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Roxbury ride for Team Hailey Hugs
ROXBURY — The Roxbury Riders ATV Club is hosting a ride to benefit Team Hailey Hugs and the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 19. Riders will leave at 10 a.m. from Club President Mike Worthley’s house on Route 120, just past Gallant’s Discount Furniture & Appliance. Before the riders leave, a ceremony will […]
Posted inConnections
St. Dom sixth graders on Lenten ‘drive’ to bring smiles to patients at Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
LEWISTON — From rattles for infants to books and DVDs for teenagers, the pile of toys continues to grow at Saint Dominic Academy’s Lewiston campus, thanks to the kindness and commitment of the school’s sixth-grade class. The students are conducting a Lenten toy drive to provide comfort and warmth to patients at Barbara Bush Children’s […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Team Hailey’s Hugs reaches $12K goal
BETHEL — Team Hailey’s Hugs, a local nonprofit created by the Steward family in honor of 9-year-old Hailey Steward, currently fighting her second battle with leukemia, has reached its goal of $12,000, a spokesman said. The money will be donated to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital in Portland to purchase 30 refrigerators for rooms where children […]
Posted inRiver Valley, The Franklin Journal
Cancer Crusaders holding sixth annual Haunted Walk fundraiser
RUMFORD — The Cancer Crusaders is holding its sixth annual Haunted Halloween Walk on Oct. 24, 25 and 31 at 320 Isthmus Road. Hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24 and 25, and 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31. Admission is $5. A snack and drink will be served at […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Father of injured 9-year-old disputes Rumford police report
RUMFORD — The father of a 9-year-old Rumford boy who suffered a fractured skull June 10 when the bicycle he was riding across Falmouth Street was struck by a pickup truck, disputes the police report. Reading from Sgt. Tracey Higley’s report, Sgt. James Bernard said Tuesday that a contributing factor in the 5:34 p.m. accident […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Oxford Hills
Cumberland Farms invests millions in Maine stores, remodels
We’re talking a lot of 99-cent cups of coffee. Cumberland Farms is remodeling or rebuilding at least a dozen locations in Maine this year, including spending $2 million on revamped stores in Lewiston-Auburn. “We’ve decided this is a critical market for us,” said Gwen Forman, vice president of marketing for Cumberland Farms. The private, Massachusetts-based […]