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'Real Men Wear Pink' ambassadors named
YARMOUTH — The American Cancer Society of Maine has announced that, to date, 24 Maine men have stepped up in the second annual Real Men Wear Pink campaign. These Real Men Wear Pink “ambassadors” were revealed at a kick-off reception Sept. 7. Matt Kennedy, American Cancer Society event manager, said, “They’ve all agreed to wear […]
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Irish receives Quality of Life Award
LEWISTON — Kerry Cox Irish, LCSW, OSW-C, was recently honored as recipient of the 2016 ACS Quality of Life in Cancer Care Award. The award, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, was presented at the 2016 Association of Oncology Social Work 32nd Annual Conference on May 4-6 in Tampa, Fla. The award was established by […]
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Old Home Days caps 57th year of festivities
PHILLIPS — Celebrating the spirit of community, hundreds of parade-goers waved to Old Home Days marchers and floats on Friday afternoon. Children dressed in colorful gauze fairy wings and pirate garb stood excitedly along Main Street as bagpipers, dancers, cows and a dragon moved past them. The 57th year of festivities included a children’s art […]
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Old Home Days to be held Aug. 8-17
PHILLIPS — This year’s Old Home Days begins Friday, Aug. 8, and packs each one of the 10 days of celebration with great food, art, contests, train rides, parades and crafts. This is the 57th annual August extravaganza, with volunteers from the Phillips Chamber of Commerce and several area organizations and businesses hosting dozens of […]