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Friday, June 23, 2023
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Strawberry Festival Returns for 2023 SOUTH BERWICK The South Berwick Strawberry Festival is back! The festival will take place Saturday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will feature dozens of local artisans, artists, and vendors who will be set up on the grounds of Central School, at 197 Main Street. The festival has been a community staple since 1976. As told by the festival’s website, it “is all about volunteerism and giving
back to the community. The organizing committee is comprised of hardworking local residents who volunteer their time and skills year-round. Together, with hundreds of local volunteers and other local nonprofit organizations who supply hands-on support, an event is created that showcases the talents of craftsmen from all around the region, the musical aspirations of area talent, and the enjoyment of watching children
frolic among the wonderment of it all. The food is all supplied by local non-profit groups who raise money to support their organizations. When all is said and done, the proceeds raised by the festival committee are returned back to the local nonprofit groups in the form of grants to support local community projects.” Free entertainment all day long will be provided by local groups MixTape Acapella, Marshwood Middle School Rock See BERRIES on page 16 . . .
19th Century Base Ball Game and Bazaar in Kennebunk KENNEBUNK The Brick Store Museum will once again host its annual Vintage Base Ball Game at Parsons Field in Kennebunk, on Saturday, July 1 at 12 p.m. The game will be played by “living history” teams, who embody the game of baseball as it was played in the 1860s, complete with wool uniforms and different rules (no gloves and the ball can bounce before a catch). Maine’s Dirigo Vintage Baseball Club will face off against Massachusetts’ Mudville team at 12 p.m. on the field. Tickets are $10, $5 for Brick Store members. Sales go to support the museum’s educational mission in the community. Chil-
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dren under 12 can attend free. “Making histor y come alive is our job,” Executive Director Cynthia Walker said. “Now, mix history with baseball, and we have quite the event. It’s something that’s touched all of our lives. We hope visitors will take a trip back in time with us to the 1860s, when baseball was just starting.” Participants will feel as though they traveled back in time for the afternoon. In addi-
STATEWIDE LifeFlight of Maine has announced that it will acquire three specialized ground ambulances and launch a critical care ground transport program, ensuring that seriously ill and injured patients in Maine continue to get the emergency care they need. The specialized ground ambulances will be stationed at each of LifeFlight’s existing bases, in Bangor, Lewiston, and Sanford. Just like the aircraft, the vehicles will carry specialized medical equipment, creating a mobile ICU with a portable laboratory, ventilators, an ultrasound, invasive cardiac, neuro- and pulmonary monitors, infusion pumps, specialized neonatal and pediatric transport equipment, and hos-
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is located at 117 Main St., Kennebunk. For more information,
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tion to the game will be a Vintage Bazaar, selling hot dogs and “game food,” a bake sale supported by area restaurants and community members, and kite and pinwheel making workshops. The Vintage Base Ball Game has been generously sponsored by Shipyard Brewing Company, Kennebunk Savings Bank, and Mari Mattuchio Bookkeeping. The Brick Store Museum
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pital pharmacy and blood. LifeFlight crews will continue the care already started in hospitals for patients who need ICU-level care during transport. With the demand for Life-
Flight services increasing each year, and with EMS services struggling to meet local needs, the decision for LifeFlight to invest in its own critical care ground transport vehicles is
Students from the Sanford Regional Technical Center recently took a field trip to the Sanford airport to learn about LifeFlight and the skill sets and equipment needed in critical care transport medicine. They met with paramedic and base manager Sean Brackett, registered nurse Melissa Dufault, paramedic Jeff Hammersmith, and pilot Tom McDevitt. Photo from LifeFlight Manie on Facebook.
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vital to ensuring its ongoing emergency care reliability. The investment is funded through the work of The LifeFlight Foundation. More than $500,000 has already been raised, with an end goal of raising the total $1,920,000 needed for the new vehicles. Annually, LifeFlight of Maine transports more than 2,500 patients, an average of one transport every three and a half hours. LifeFlight teams reach patients by ground transport when the helicopters and airplane are unavailable due to weather, maintenance, or because they are already in the air transporting other patients. LifeFlight also travels by ground when critical care is required, See FLIGHT on page 12 . . .
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