SANFORD — More fruits and vegetables. Fewer sugary drinks. More exercise, less screen time. Its all good, and it is being celebrated. Let’s Go! is a nationally recognized childhood obesity prevention program. Locally, Lets’s Go! York County is offered through Southern Maine Health Care. Next week, there will be a celebration because those involved are […]
2017
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Portrait of older America emerging
A portrait of an older America is beginning to emerge. Never have so many people lived for so long. Good health and well-being with age are far from a universal reality. Studies show that age 70 and over have at least one disabling condition such as arthritis, heart disease or diabetes. At greater risk for […]
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Take control of your diabetes in the winter and holiday seasons ahead!
Those living with diabetes are intimately aware of how challenging a disease this can be to manage. Between organizing multiple medications and implementing a healthy lifestyle, it can feel frustrating and maybe even impossible to get a grip on lowering your blood sugars. And then summer comes to an end and winter descends upon us, […]
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Wells students to join Macy’s Day Parade, halftime show
WELLS — Once again, a several students from Wells High School have been chosen as color guards to march during the Macy’s Day Parade. This marks the fourth year in a row that the high school has had students accepted for the honor. Students looking to join the color guard were asked to submit a […]
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PSO hits the right notes in honoring Bernstein
The attraction in the concert given by the Portland Symphony Orchestra on the 22nd was to honor the 100th anniversary of the birth of American composer Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990). Before the concert began, Mr. Moody recognized former PSO conductor Paul Vermel who first conducted the orchestra 50 years ago. As for Bernstein, he could and […]
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Let’s Dance with the Stars returns Nov. 4
SANFORD — Lets Dance with the Stars, that glitzy, glorious dance extravaganza that benefits the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, returns Nov. 4 with a dazzling line up of local dancers. The event will be held at Sanford Veterans Memorial Gymnasium on Main Street. Sanford Elks, which hosts the event, say it is made up of […]
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Trunk or Treat in Sanford on Halloween
SANFORD — Curtis Lake Church presents their 10th annual Trunk-or-Treat event on Tuesday, Oct. 31, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in their parking lot at 38 Westview Drive. The event is held rain or shine. Instead of trick-or-treating from house to house, thousands of costumed children and their families descend on the church parking lot to trunk-or-treat, filling their […]
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Rivers going for latest shot against Brady, Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Philip Rivers didn’t grow up an NFL fan. He grew up a fan of quarterbacks. A northern Alabama native, college football games on Saturdays were his sports meat and potatoes. The NFL was dessert. “The quarterbacks were the ones I had posters of,” Rivers said. “The quarterbacks were the ones I picked […]
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One more look at epic Game 2
Those of you who were born before the electronic information age and can still read and write, will recall the word “parse.” Parsing or diagramming a sentence were two of the ways that our teachers ensured we would leave school able to communicate, write, count, make change and do those other things necessary to get […]
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Pitch back: Willis returns to Indians as pitching coach
CLEVELAND — Carl Willis had other job offers, none like the one with the Indians. Following two seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Willis has been hired by Cleveland to replace Mickey Callaway, who helped mold one of baseball’s best pitching staffs before leaving to manage the New York Mets. This will be the second […]