LEWISTON — A local man whose electric wheelchair was stolen — and returned — last year is missing its battery, police said. George Simmons, whose leg was amputated, keeps his wheelchair on the porch of his home. Without the battery, the wheelchair doesn’t work and he needs it to get around, he told police. In […]
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Lewiston gives riverside park work plan a boost
LEWISTON — Money set aside to help build a wheelchair-accessible playground downtown will instead help pay for the construction of a small amphitheater and build river access at Simard-Payne Memorial Park, councilors agreed Tuesday. Councilors voted 4-3 to put $75,000 — originally allocated to help build a playground at Marcotte Park — toward Riverfront Island […]
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Hospital halls are home to 95-year-old volunteer
LEWISTON — There are many ways a friendly 95-year-old can help out around a hospital — answering phones, staffing the front desk or minding the cash register at the gift shop. But Anita Turgeon would rather walk. “You have to like what you are doing, and I love this,” Turgeon said. “I love to be […]
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Freshman Bryan Riley tests JACO robotic arm prototype
JAY — Spruce Mountain High School freshman Bryan Riley of Jay, who was born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, hasn’t been able to walk for several years. On Thursday, Bryan had a chance to test the prototype for the JACO2 assistive robotic arm. The JACO2, made by Kinova, a company based in Montreal, has been marketed since 2010 […]
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Solar-powered crossing beacons to be installed in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Two solar-powered, flashing crossing beacons soon will be erected on Main Street — one near Dunkin’ Donuts and Food City, and the second near the post office and the Treat Memorial Library. Town Manager Kristal Flagg said she only applied for one beacon because that was all that was initially allowed from […]
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Jay siblings still enjoying their Make-A-Wish makeovers
JAY — Last January, two students at Jay Elementary School were surprised when they returned home from a family vacation to discover that wishes do come true. Josh Brochu had wanted his bedroom to resemble a parking lot, with a McDonald’s drive-through window and an O-gauge model train running around the ceiling, all under a […]