I remember being only 10 or 11 and hearing my mother yelling and crying on the phone to the insurance company. They wanted to deny coverage to me for something I was born with on a genetic level. I was diagnosed with Becker’s muscular dystrophy at 8 years of age, and at various points in […]
2021
Cooking at the Cove: Lemon up your dinner and dessert
I have a tendency to go through a whole lot of lemons in my kitchen and often buy a bag or two when I go into town to do my weekly shopping. I certainly don’t want to risk being without them. Not only do I drink lemon water all day long, but it’s important to […]
Intertidal: The ‘Kansas Sea’ a reminder that Earth is ever-changing
On a recent trip to St. Louis, far from my adopted home state of Maine, I was reminded that Missouri was once adjacent to a sea: the Sea of Kansas. The evidence of this can be seen in the limestone cliffs that border Midwestern highways and the fossils that are found in the surrounding rocks. […]
Giving Voice: Five years of treating Midcoast dental clients at Oasis clinic
In 2016, we renovated space at 66 Baribeau Drive in the Mid Coast Professional Building, bringing together both of our medical and dental services under one roof for the first time in our 25-year history. Our medical clinic had been located on the top floor of 66 Baribeau for several years. However, we had been […]
Community News – Kennebunk Savings earns ‘Recovery Friendly Workplace’ status
Kennebunk Savings is following through on years of work researching and funding substance use disorder prevention and recovery efforts by participating in New Hampshire’s Recovery Friendly Workplace initiative. The initiative encourages employees, employers and communities to collaborate by creating positive change and eliminating barriers for those impacted by substance use disorder. “Helping our communities thrive […]
Obituary: Martha Elizabeth Mary Whitmore
ORONO – Martha Elizabeth Mary Whitmore, 89, passed away on April 22, 2021. Martha was born in South Portland on Jan. …
Obituary: Jean Russell Wilson
FALMOUTH – Jean Russell Wilson, 95, passed away on April 24, 2021 at the Maine Veterans Home after a brief illness. …
Obituary: Norman C. Langley Jr.
PORTLAND – Norman C. Langley Jr. passed away unexpectedly at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Friday, April 24, 2021.
Norman …
Obituary: Julia Emily Marston
SACO – Julia Emily Marston, 72, of Glen Haven Circle, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2021 at her home overlooking …
Obituary: Patricia Steffens Clark
TOPSHAM – Patricia Steffens Clark, 97, of Topsham and Center Ossipee N.H., died on April 25, 2021 in Topsham. Patricia was …