COUNTY — “My husband shot himself in the head! What do I do?” This was just one of the things Cammie Sprague, a shift supervisor, heard when she answered the phone at the Oxford County Regional Communications Center (OCRCC), “911-what is the address of your emergency?” Another call, a grandmother hysterically saying she found her granddaughter […]
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Legislative panel supports arts day for veterans in Maine
AUGUSTA — It may seem like a small gesture, but it’s a meaningful one for Maine veterans who are also artists. On Wednesday, the Legislature’s State and Local Government Committee voted unanimously in support of a bill that would establish Nov. 1 as Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day. The committee moved the bill from […]
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Auditions Saturday in Durham for movie on veteran suicides
LEWISTON — Seth Roberts says he doesn’t want to receive another phone call telling him of former fellow soldiers who have committed suicide. “Over the past two years, I’ve had four soldiers that I worked closely with take their lives as a result of their PTSD,” the filmmaker from Turner said. “It was really starting […]
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Brownfield man seeks justice for shooting incident
PARIS — A Brownfield man seeking compensation for pain and suffering from a 2010 shooting at his residence on Moore Road was told by a judge in Oxford County Superior Court on Tuesday that his behavior could lead to a mistrial. A civil trial in the matter of James Walsh v. Keith Brain began this week. […]
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Retired U.S. Army Col. Jack Mosher raises PTSD, TBI awareness
LEWISTON — Over the past year, retired U.S. Army Col. Jack Mosher ran the Boston Marathon, the U.S. Marine Corps Marathon, marathons at Sugarloaf, Mount Desert and in Portland, and participated in the Pineland 50K trail race. Then, he suffered an acute ischemic stroke. During his entire 22-year Army career, this ultra-marathoner worked to raise […]
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Animal Tales: Horsing around to help kids
HARTFORD — A year ago, Carlos Michaud wouldn’t have listened to anyone, wouldn’t have followed directions, wouldn’t have looked anyone in the eye. And he certainly wouldn’t have been happy about being asked to. But on a recent afternoon, the 10-year-old bantered with an aide and giggled as he rode miniature horse Mr. Tom around […]
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Veterans get free tickets to Rise Above Fest, Sea Dog offers benefit brew
BANGOR — When the Sea Dog Brewing Co.’s doors open on May 1, there will be a new beer on tap brewed specifically to support the Rise Above Fest’s goal of suicide prevention. “Sea Dog brewery is creating a special release beer called Rise Above Red just for the cause,” Dan Reidenberg, executive director of […]
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Herbal series, cooking class offered at The Ark
LEWISTON — An Herbal Series, “Minding Your Mind/Mending Your Mind,” will be held at The ARK & Lunch Cafe, 791 Lisbon St. Minding Your Memory (Alzheimer’s and Senile Dementia), with Mary Penner, NP, and Jane Kuntz, herbalist, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 3. Mending Your Past (PTSD, Panic Attacks and […]
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For survivor, fire just one blow in depressing year
LEWISTON — From apartment fires to a broken foot to biting dogs, it was too much for Adriana Garcia. “I just want my life back,” she said. “And I’m trying, but I don’t know how. It’s hard.” Garcia had returned to her 172 Bates St. apartment April 29 from a doctor’s appointment. She’d broken her […]