The American Cancer Society understands that quality care includes more than just excellent medicine. Cancer patients need answers, direction, and hope. The Society’s Hope Lodges in Burlington, Vermont, and Worcester, Massachusetts, provide free temporary lodging and other vital services for cancer patients who must travel far for outpatient treatment. The Hope Lodge team of cancer […]

Friday, June 3, 2011 4 p.m. Survivor’s Reception Registration 4:30 p.m. Survivor’s Reception 5 p.m. Presentation of the Shirley Comeau & Courage Award 6 p.m. Opening Ceremony Prayer National Anthem Survivors Lap Area fire fighters & Knights of Columbus will escort the survivors on the first lap. Teams line the track in honor of the […]

We save lives. We are the largest source of not-for-profit cancer research funds in the world, investing $130 million each year nationally in innovative research. Since 1946, we have invested more than $3.1 billion in research. Our researcher helped increase the overall five year survival rate from 25% in the 1940’s to nearly 66% today. […]

Coaches deserve better than this. They work long hours. They get little pay. They get as much grief as glory sometimes. They do it because they love to coach, they love to teach and because they are passionate about working with kids. They sacrifice themselves. They give of their own lives and neglect their own […]

Monmouth Academy baseball player Josh Fournier was incorrectly identified in a story on Page C3 Tuesday. The information was incorrectly submitted to the Sun Journal.

Nutrient-rich dairy foods can play a delicious role in building and maintaining your healthy family. The cheeses, yogurts, dips, puddings, drinks and more in the dairy group supply most of the calcium you consume and help in increasing bone density, strengthening teeth and lowering blood pressure. Recent findings suggest dairy foods can even help in […]

Whether you are a rookie or a veteran when it comes to the pleasures of traveling in a recreational vehicle—or RV—GEICO professionals say that a review of the basics can help to keep you on the road to safety. Here are some tips: Realize your size. Many road mishaps occur because of an RV’s additional […]

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, an estimated 78,499 horseback riding injuries occurred in 2009. While more than half of those injuries happened to men and women between the ages of 25 to 64, all age groups are potentially susceptible to injury when horseback riding. While there are no […]

Maine Antiquing Trail Over 400 treasure-filled antique shops dot Maine’s scenic highways and byways, making Maine a favorite destination for antique-seekers from all over the Northeast. The trails are called the Big Dipper Trail, the Down East Trail, and the South Coast Trail and are loose centers or “loops” which feature a bounty of antique […]

The 10th annual Women’s Ride, sponsored by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, will take place on June 5 at L.L. Bean’s Casco Conference Center, Casco Street, Freeport. Staggered start times begin at 8 a.m. The ride has four distance options – five, 15, 25 and 50 miles. All have beautiful views of the coast, rest […]