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Performance sparking a discussion about death

on Oct. 19, 2011, at 9:01 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — The nationally-acclaimed Readers Theater troupe will perform “End of Life” at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at Husson University’s Gracie Theater. Readers Theater uses Greek drama to spark community dialogue about contemporary public health issues. The production will provide an ancient perspective on ethically complex situations in ...

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Military tries to ease stress of deployments

By Richard Mauer, Anchorage Daily News on Sept. 08, 2011, at 4:11 a.m.
When the big troop surge in Iraq in 2007 forced longer deployments and shorter breaks back home for U.S. soldiers, military leaders began to search for ways to build “resilience” in troops and their families. With recent studies in hand and examples of helpful programs, some of the Defense Department’s ...

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Togus VA hospital to oversee veterans’ treatment in Caribou

The Associated Press on July 07, 2011, at 10:08 a.m.
CARIBOU, Maine — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is going to provide care to Maine veterans in Caribou. Under a program known as Project ARCH, the VA hospital in Togus will oversee treatment for veterans at Cary Medical Center in Caribou. Rep. Mike Michaud, ranking Democrat on the Veterans’ ...

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bridget Brozyna, director of the Bangor VA Clinic, is surrounded by her children, Lyndsey, Joey, and Shannon after she arrived at the Bangor International Airport on Jan. 11. Brozyna was returning from a six month tour of duty at the Bahgram Air Base in Afghanistan.

Bangor VA administrator grateful for deployment

By Meg Haskell on Jan. 17, 2011, at 4:52 p.m.
When Lt. Col. Bridget Brozyna of the U.S. Air Force deplaned last Tuesday evening in Bangor, she walked into the warm embrace of family and friends. On hand to welcome her home from her six-month assignment in Afghanistan were her husband, Kerry, and their three children; a group of co-workers ...

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Veterans

New Bangor VA clinic to open soon

Bangor Daily News on Jan. 04, 2011, at 11:29 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — Construction has been completed at the new 30,000-square-foot veterans health clinic on the campus of the Maine Veterans’ Home and adjacent to the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor. On Tuesday, officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs toured the sparkling new facility and took formal ...

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VA benefits message aimed at new veterans

By U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Nov. 08, 2010, at 3:35 p.m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new television advertisement encouraging veterans to take full advantage of the VA benefits and services they have earned. The ad is one step in an outreach effort aimed at welcoming returning service members and easing their transition from military ...

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Contract awarded for VA clinic in Lewiston

The Associated Press on Oct. 06, 2010, at 3:02 p.m.
Rep. Mike Michaud, D-Maine, said CD Smith Construction Services will begin construction next spring

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VA health care services expanding in The County

By Jen Lynds on Sept. 30, 2010, at 10:57 p.m.
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program in northern Maine will allow veterans in that region to receive greater access to health care closer to home.

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Mobile clinic for vets coming

Bangor Daily News on Aug. 27, 2008, at 7:28 p.m.
Maine is among a half-dozen states selected to take part in a federal program that will use mobile clinics to provide health care to military veterans living in rural areas, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday.

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