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Local Tai Chi Class Observes World Tai Chi Day

Instructor and members of The Trafton Center’s Tai Chi classes By Lisa Blanchette The last Saturday of April is World Tai Chi Day and is recognized globally. World Tai Chi events have been held at the United Nations Building and the Nobel Peace Center as well as at consulates and embassies from Italy to India. Worldwide Tai Chi events began on April 27, 2024, at 10 am local time. e events unfold from the earliest time zones of New Zealand…
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UMaine Extension Offering a Free Nutrition and Cooking Class

Photo: Patrick Mueller via Creative Commons From a press release The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free, six-session nutrition education program at Cousens School, 12 Day Street, Kennebunk. It will be held Thursdays, April 11, 18, 25 and May 2, 9 and 16, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. The program will cover a range of topics including meal planning, smart shopping, food safety and cooking techniques that maximize nutrition while minimizing costs. Participants will have the opportunity…
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Council Compromises on Flavored Tobacco Resolution

 Eighth grader Kyla Robinson (on Zoom) addresses the City Council.  Photo: WSSR-TV By Zendelle Bouchard  At the City Council’s regular meeting on Feb. 20, 2024, members of the Council debated a proposed resolution regarding flavored tobacco products, ultimately reaching a compromise that satisfied most Councilors.   To start the discussion, Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy read the full text of the proposed resolution, which outlined the dangers of nicotine to adolescents, before getting to the controversial section, which stated that the City Council…
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State’s Second Low-Barrier Clinic in Sanford 

Sweetser President and CEO Jayne Van Bramer is flanked by Justin Chenette, director of public relations and advancement,and Senior Director of Community Services Wendy Anders,   Photo: Lee Burnett  Sweetser Opens the State’s Second Low-Barrier Clinic in Sanford  Lee Burnett, submissions editor  A new “low barrier” approach to providing mental health and substance abuse services opened in Sanford earlier this week. According to Sweetser, the statewide agency that opened the clinic at 863 Main St., the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic…
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Fight Like Emily: Lung Transplant Journey Continues

Emily King in Boston Children’s Hospital Photo Credit Justin King By Kristi King The family of Emily King, a 7-year-old Sanford resident whose life was saved by a double lung transplant at age 2, is asking for more help for their daughter. Stephanie King said her daughter was being put back on the list for a lung transplant because of chronic rejection of the lungs she received in 2019. Right now, Emily has to go to Boston Children’s Hospital twice…
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