The measure, which is on its way to President Trump to be signed into law, would relax eligibility rules that have stopped some veterans from receiving care at state-run veterans homes.
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Rita B. Spencer
FALMOUTH — Rita B. Spencer, 91, of Sedgewood Commons in Falmouth, died early Saturday morning on June 10, following a long, courageous battle against dementia. Rita was born in Mackamp on Sept. 26, 1925, daughter of Valmore Bruneau and Alice Grenier Bruneau. She was a resident of the Lewiston-Auburn area with summers at “Memere’s Lake” on […]
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Eastern Star Organization donates toys to Cuddler Program
RUMFORD — New stuffed animals, puzzles, books and coloring books were collected and donated to Rumford Hospital’s Cuddler program by members of the Mt. Zircon chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star 142 of King Hiram Lodge of Dixfield on Thursday. Member Beverly Cobb said that two years ago, when she served as the […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Monthly health series to hold Alzheimer’s, dementia follow up lecture on Nov. 6
BETHEL — The Western Mountains Senior College program titled To Your Health will hold a lecture from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Bethel Congregational Church. The October lecture focused on teaching residents how to recognize the 10 signs of Alzheimer’s disease; the Nov. 6 lecture will teach about other types of […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Wardens search for missing woman in Waterford
WATERFORD — The Maine Warden Service is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing woman with dementia. According to the Maine Warden Service, 77-year-old Ruth Frances Brennan was last seen Monday around 10:30 a.m. on Five Kezars Road in North Waterford and heading toward Melby’s Market and Eatery on Route 35. Dispatchers for the […]
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Deputy finds man who wandered away from home
DALLAS PLANTATION — A Franklin County deputy found a 79-year-old man with dementia on Monday morning who had been reported missing at 4 a.m. The man was last seen at his residence on Redington Road at about midnight, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Deputy Christopher Rhinhart found the man walking along the road at about […]