Maine hospice and health care professionals, medical students and even loved ones can broaden empathic responses via virtual reality.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Schools and Education
Education nominee Pender Makin: ‘Government should stay out of the classroom’
The state Senate and Education and Cultural Affairs Committee are due this month to confirm Mills’ nomination of Makin as Education Department commissioner.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Mainer who kept secret about her wartime code-breaking escapades dies at 94
Norma Merrill broke complex enemy codes during World War II and provided critical intelligence to the U.S. military.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Feature obituary: Leon Gerrish, 77, former physician assistant, substance abuse counselor
He was also was a fixture at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, helping to build and fix cars and sponsoring young drivers.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Scarborough police turn to poetry to deter holiday burglaries
Inspired by ‘The Night Before Christmas,’ they post ‘A Scarborough Burglar’s Christmas’ on Facebook.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Planning Board approves phase 2 for Scarborough Downs
The 150-acre parcel is designated for a mix of light industrial, manufacturing and research and technology uses, as well as general commercial and retail development.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Director of UNE geriatrics program receives hospice leadership award
Marilyn Gugliucci started a 48-hour hospice immersion program for University of New England med students.
Posted inHomegrown, Life & Culture, Source
Homegrown: Eggnog comes locally in many forms
There’s the farm-fresh version, and the knock-your-socks-off version, with … additives.
Posted inLocal & State, News
For veterans who remember Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7 calls to mind response to ‘infamy’
Seventy-seven years after the attack that pulled America into World War II, Maine’s surviving veterans share memories of joining the fight.
Posted inLocal & State
Scarborough hospice project receives major donation
Construction is set to start next spring on a hospice center that will address growing demand for end-of-life care in southern Maine.