Dr. Roger Inhorn, the director of oncology and hematology at Mercy Hospital, has received a special Founder’s Award from the Cancer Community Center in South Portland. This award is given whenever the board of trustees feels someone has upheld the values of the center’s founder, Jane Staley, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1994. […]
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Posted inBusiness, The Startup Line
Know your ‘why,’ and other lessons of social entrepreneurship
Donato Tramuto never considered the term “social entrepreneurship” when he entered the healthcare industry approximately 30 years ago. But he didn’t need labels to do what he did. Tramuto, an Ogunquit resident, is founder and CEO of Massachusetts-based Physicians Interactive, a seven-year-old company that is nearing $100 million in sales, and founder of Health eVillages, a global nonprofit that brings state-of-the-art […]
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Posted inCurrent, Southern Forecaster
Cancer Community Center hires new director
A former president of the board of trustees and longtime volunteer at the Cancer Community Center in South Portland has been tapped to lead the nonprofit as its new executive director. Nicole Avery, who lives in Portland, has been heavily involved with the center for the past six years and has served many functions including […]
Posted inCurrent, The Forecaster
Scarborough/South Portland Briefs
SMCC offers open registration Open registration for the fall semester at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland will begin on Monday, June 29. The college is offering more than 1,000 classes this coming fall in more than 45 academic programs. Open registration is offered to those interested in taking a class or two but […]
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Historic lens the focus of museum display
Imagine standing at the top of a historic lighthouse where light magnified by an 1,800-pound lens safely guided mariners around Cape Elizabeth in the early 1800s – as the sights and sounds of the open ocean below captivate you. A $980,000 project being led by Maine Maritime Museum officials – which would create a permanent […]
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Guard turns to neighbor
After Scarborough residents decried plans for a military facility off Route 1, Army officials aim to build in Saco. Fearing a protracted and controversial process that could end without an approval, the Maine Army National Guard has decided to build a new $32.5 million facility in Saco instead of Scarborough. The proposal first came forward […]
Posted inHealth, News, Uncategorized
See the story of Brandon Anthony
The teenager from northern Maine suffered a stroke after a car accident, then went to Maine Medical Center for treatment.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Obama trade agenda clears Senate hurdle
The 60-37 procedural vote puts the president on the cusp of securing enhanced negotiating powers.
Posted inMaine, News
With opening of St. Croix River, alewives’ numbers ‘biggest in nearly 20 years’
The number of fish that have entered the river to spawn has more than tripled from last year.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Doctor at Maine Med plumbs the brain to combat effects of stroke
New studies, including one involving the Portland hospital, prove the effectiveness of a surgical device that removes blood clots from the brains of stroke victims.