KENNEBUNKPORT — There were trolley rides. Heirloom tomato salad. And movie star Patrick Dempsey. As prizes go, not half bad. “I think it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” diner Darryl Prue said. “The whole night, it was perfect. It was perfect. I just feel like I was lucky to be chosen. We had a blast.” […]
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Amanda Dempsey Award goes to Norway woman who started cancer center
LEWISTON — In 2011, doctors discovered a tumor behind a cyst in Barbara Deschenes’ breast. She was 55. It was cancer. “I was devastated when I got my diagnosis,” she said. “No one expects to hear the words, ‘You have cancer.’ It caused me to do a lot of seeking out of support. “I’ve always […]
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For Dempsey Challenge, volunteers run the show
LEWISTON — It takes about 900 volunteers to put on the Dempsey Challenge every year. People to register runners. People to keep cyclists safe. People to organize. People to cheer. People to sell T-shirts. People to make sure kids have fun. Some live close by. Others drive in from out of state. Some give a […]
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Patrick Dempsey talks Maine, acting and his challenge
LEWISTON — Actor Patrick Dempsey is the star of one mini-series wrapped and set to premiere in the United States and another TV thriller filming in Rome. He’s producing the movie “The Art of Racing in the Rain,” recently sold a documentary about auto racer Hurley Haywood and has his own racing team that competes […]
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Pallet party for Dempsey Centers
Abby Crups of South Paris and Nancy Charbonneau of Otisfield participate Thursday in a Mim E. Designs pallet party fundraiser for the Dempsey Centers. Participants chose designs and made finished signs at the event. The Dempsey Centers offers free counseling and other services to people affected by cancer. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Scam alert: If you get a message from Patrick Dempsey, it is not Patrick Dempsey
LEWISTON — Patrick Dempsey is not asking people to donate money to him, or to his Dempsey Centers cause through his social media accounts, the actor tweeted Monday. Dempsey tweeted it has come to his attention “that people have been impersonating me and asking my fans for money (through social media). Please do not ever […]