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PHOTOS: Oxford Hills honors its veterans

by Nicole Carter May 25, 2020May 26, 2020

Lewiston-Auburn, News

PHOTOS: Memorial stone delivered to Veterans Memorial Park

by Russ Dillingham May 20, 2020May 21, 2020

A small group of veterans and supporters gather in Lewiston.

Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State

Bates College to start building a Veterans Plaza on its campus

by Steve Collins May 20, 2020May 21, 2020

The site would honor the college’s veterans and provide a spot to contemplate the heavy toll of war.

Local & State, News

Veterans lost to COVID-19 at Scarborough veterans home

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020

Joseph Zagrosky, 68, of South Berwick died April 15. He served 10 years in the Air Force before getting an electrical engineering degree at Penn State and becoming supervisor of a nuclear section at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Francis “Mike” Hugo, 83, of Brunswick died April 16. He was a demolitions expert in the Marine Corps […]

Local & State, News

Deaths at Maine Veterans’ Home touch wider community

by Kelley Bouchard May 3, 2020May 7, 2020

The loss of 12 residents to COVID-19 at the long-term care facility in Scarborough heightens sadness and concern across Maine.

Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News

Veterans still receiving urgent care, including cancer treatments, at VA Maine

by Steve Sherlock May 2, 2020May 4, 2020

The center at Togus and the outpatient clinics throughout the state have limited face-to-face visits unless the procedure is time-sensitive or any delay would risk the health of the veteran.

Local & State, News

Maine VA health care professionals deploy to New York City

by Steve Craig April 26, 2020April 27, 2020

Four Mainers head to the COVID-19 front lines and will be working for 14 straight days consecutively at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in the Bronx.

Local & State

After temporarily closing a year ago, Togus VA dialysis center seeks nurse manager to reopen

by Abigail Austin December 22, 2019December 27, 2019

Old equipment has been moved out of center and will be replaced with new machines when the center reopens. A date for that reopening has yet to be set.