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PublishedMay 2, 2016
Use of a ‘Double’ helps homebound Vassalboro seventh-grader reconnect with classmates
The robot nicknamed ‘Double’ lets 13-year-old Abby Fisher go back to school from her kitchen table.
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PublishedApril 11, 2016
Susan Kimball: No rest for the weary during lambing season
Spring means all hands on deck at Maine’s largest sheep farm in Windham.
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PublishedApril 4, 2016
Susan Kimball: Young adults from foster care get a ‘hand up’ from Opportunity Passport
The program teaches participants to set financial goals, establish credit, balance a checkbook.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2016
Young boxing champs keep their eyes on the prize: A better life
Two half brothers from Portland have high hopes in and out of the ring.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2016
Buxton kindergartners excel in Chinese language class
Students in MSAD 6 take language and culture lessons from Feng Yu, a visiting teacher from China.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2016
Survivors of burn injuries build confidence and self-esteem at Fire and Ice Camp
The winter camp put on by the Portland Fire Department gives youths four days to do things they’ve never done, with no pressure to ‘explain your story over and over again.’
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PublishedNovember 9, 2015
Susan Kimball: Through grit and robotic technology, paralyzed Portland man walks
Brian Walker, injured in a four-wheeler accident a year ago, takes his first steps in a wearable exoskeleton and says he ‘felt like normal again.’
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PublishedOctober 26, 2015
Adults with developmental disabilities read to cats, and they all benefit
STRIVE members find joy and boost literacy by reading to cats at the Animal Refuge League.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2015
Seventeen-year-old campaign manager is an ‘old soul’ with a passion for politics
Michael Michaelson has been at the helm of two successful Portland City Council races in the past two years.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2015
Pit bull mix that killed puppy in Hollis had previous attack
It was classified as a dangerous dog for the assault on another puppy in 2012 and under Maine law it could be euthanized for a second offense.
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