When my husband was dying, he was cared for by hospice, and I will be eternally grateful for the support and care the volunteers gave to both him and to me. After he died, I realized that I wanted to pass on some of that love and support — so I became a hospice volunteer.
2012
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Online public school would be good fit for some
Two applications before the Maine Charter School Commission would allow full-time, fully online public schools to open in our state.
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Posted inOpinion
DANA MILBANK: Obama promised transparency, but veil of secrecy grows darker
WASHINGTON — “My administration,” President Barack Obama wrote on his first day in office, “is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government.”
Posted inPolitics, Senate
Maine’s senators: Wealthy can wait
Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins support the president’s proposal to extend the middle-income tax cuts “that everybody agrees on” this year.
Posted inCommunity
SNAPSHOT: Winter coat
Mary West puts a row cover over plants growing inside a hoop house on Thursday afternoon at 3 Level Farm in Vassalboro. The double layer of protection should keep the greens and other plants alive over the winter, she said.
Posted inNews
Morning Sentinel area police log, Dec. 5, 2012
IN ANSON, Tuesday at 6:35 p.m., a report of theft was investigated on West Mills Road.
Posted inNews
Palermo residents vote to withdraw from RSU 12
PALERMO — In a vote at a special town meeting Wednesday, Palermo became the third town in Regional School Unit 12 to seek withdrawal from the RSU.
Posted inNews
Skowhegan District Court, Oct. 22 to 26, 2012
SKOWHEGAN — The following cases, listed alphabetically G-L, were closed from Oct. 22 to 26, 2012 in Skowhegan District Court.
Posted inNews
Five Maine hospitals among top rural medical centers in US, nonprofit group claims
When it comes to rural hospitals, Maine is leading the nation, according to a list of top hospitals produced by a nonprofit group that was formed to reduce medical errors.
Posted inNews
Norridgewock selectmen send hospital building fees break to appeals board
NORRIDGEWOCK — Selectmen are sending to the Board of Appeals a decision by the Planning Board to dismiss construction fees for Redington-Fairview General Hospital.