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SMH named rural top hospital
PORTLAND — The Leapfrog Group has named four MaineHealth hospitals — LincolnHealth, Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital and Stephens Memorial Hospital — as Top Rural Hospitals 2020. Leapfrog’s Top Rural Hospital Awards recognize achievements in patient safety and quality. “We could not be more proud of the care team at Stephens,” said […]
Tree of Love and Peace
NO. WATERFORD — Again this year, the North Waterford Church will provide the Tree of Love and Peace, for which you can “purchase” a light in honor or in memory of a loved one. As lights are purchased, the colored bulbs on the tree in front of the church will be replaced with white ones, […]
MaineHealth Hospitals earn an ‘A’
PORTLAND — All five eligible MaineHealth hospitals – Franklin Memorial Hospital, Maine Medical Center, Mid Coast Hospital, Pen Bay Medical Center and Southern Maine Health Care – have received a fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade of ‘A,’ the highest hospital safety grade that Leapfrog offers. Leapfrog assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade […]
COVID-19 emergency baskets to be delivered
NORWAY — For many cancer patients in western Maine, COVID-19 has only compounded the financial impact they already face from a cancer diagnosis. Expenses associated with transportation and lodging related to their cancer treatment, as well as medical bills and co-pays, force them to make hard choices when it comes to purchases of food, household […]
CMMC nationally recognized ‘A’-gain
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center earned its fifth ‘A’ grade in a row for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization and advocate for hospital transparency. The national distinction announced Monday is for the Fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. It is the fifth time that CMMC has earned the […]
Chicken pie fundraiser Jan. 15
WEST PARIS — The First Universalist Church of West Paris is planning a fundraiser to savor during what is typically our coldest time of the year. The church was not able to hold its annual chicken pie supper fundraiser, which has taken place the week before Thanksgiving for over 100 years so, instead, we are doing […]
Rotarians dedicate bus stop shelter
BRIDGTON — Ten Rotarians assembled briefly on Friday, December 4, to dedicate the Bus Stop Shelter at the Bridgton Community Center in the name of Rotarian Marlee Turner who passed two years ago. The Shelter is a Rotary project inspired by Marlee and championed by Dick Enright who worked with Lake Region High School Construction Work Center, […]
2021 hunting and fishing licenses now available
AUGUSTA — The 2021 hunting and fishing licenses are now available for purchase online or at any of the more than 800 licensing agents statewide. The state of Maine offers a wide range of hunting and fishing opportunities. Maine is nearly as large as all the other New England states combined, with over 17 million acres of forested land, 6,000 lakes […]