Events

Memory Café

Memory Café

 

Ken Capron is an intelligent man. I got that right away when we met recently. His gaze was strong and focused and he was quick and articulate when he answered my questions. I only knew he had dementia because he told me ahead of time. I had the same experience with Donna Beveridge. Since her diagnosis, she’s even become an accomplished artist and is chronicling her life with dementia in watercolor.

Freeport teen center invites community

The Port Teen Center is having an open house and invites all students, parents and local merchants to attend, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at the Teen Center in the Freeport Community Center, 53 Depot St.

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Theater of War

Theater of War

 

Does Sunscreen Prevent Malignant Melanoma?

Does Sunscreen Prevent Malignant Melanoma?

This past Monday was Melanoma Monday — an awareness campaign developed by the American Academy of Dermatology — so I decided to update a post I wrote last year about protecting your skin from the sun. I also checked in with Mike Cushman, who was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2010. At the end of the post, you’ll find a list of upcoming free skin cancer screenings in Southern Maine. Read more.