5 years ago
Cary front line staff discuss COVID vaccine
The front line staff at Cary Medical Center — many now inoculated against the COVID-19 virus — say they decided to receive the vaccine in an effort to protect their families and community.
Health
5 years ago
Agency offers vaccine help
Officials at the Aroostook Agency on Aging are offering to help older persons and their caregivers learn more about the COVID-19 vaccination.
5 years ago
Family finds benefits and comfort in home support for loved one
When Rosa Michaud’s husband of 58 years, Harold Michaud, was diagnosed with dementia seven years ago, she was determined to take care of him in their own home for as long as possible.
5 years ago
Houlton Regional Hospital begins holding vaccine clinics
With the race to vaccinate as many Americans as possible to counter the COVID-19 pandemic underway, Houlton Regional Hospital has joined the fight in holding clinics to vaccinate around 100 people each week.
5 years ago
AMHC’s Center for Integrated Neuro Rehab receives three-year accreditation
Center for Integrated Neuro Rehab, a program of Aroostook Mental Health Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been reissued a three-year accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
5 years ago
For COVID vaccine recipients, clinics mark first steps toward return to normalcy
Like the hundreds of people who turned out for Presque Isle’s first series of COVID-19 vaccination clinics this week at Northern Maine Community College, Brenda Devoe of Washburn, 71, has dealt with her fair share of loneliness and isolation throughout the pandemic.
5 years ago
SAD 1 students, staff isolating after COVID-19 exposure
More than 30 students and staff members from Zippel Elementary School and Presque Isle High School are in isolation after people from both schools tested positive for COVID-19.
5 years ago
Houlton civic center temporarily closes after positive COVID-19 case
The John A. Millar Civic Center in Houlton will be temporarily closed for at least 10 days after it was announced that a member of the Houlton Parks and Recreation Department has tested positive for COVID-19.
5 years ago
Hospital begins community vaccination program
Cary Medical Center and Pines Health Services have begun a COVID-19 community vaccination program. After completing vaccines for front-line hospital workers and other health care providers the hospital and Pines have started to schedule individuals 70 and over to get the first dose of the Moderna vaccine.
5 years ago
3 Aroostook County nursing homes recovering from COVID-19 outbreaks
Three Aroostook County nursing homes are recovering from COVID-19 outbreaks that took the lives of 14 residents.
