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Friday, June 28, 2013
Volume 9 • Issue No. 26
local Communities to Celebrate Independence day By Larry Favinger Contributing Writer America celebrates its birthday every July 4 with fireworks and other activities at local and national celebrations. The vote to officially separate from England was, according to several history websites, actually cast July 2 when a proposal by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia was approved. The official Declaration of Independence was made public two days later on July 4. There are some celebrations and observances sched-
massachusetts General and Wentworth-douglass Health System expand Clinical affiliation dOVer, N.H. – Massachusetts General Hospital and Wentworth-Douglass Health System (WDHS) of Dover recently announce a new clinical affiliation agreement that will increase the availability and accessibility of comprehensive, tertiary health care services on
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the New Hampshire Seacoast. The agreement identifies Wentworth-Douglass Health System (WDHS) as the Primary Clinical Affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital on the New Hampshire Seacoast. The burgeoning relationship between the two institutions began in 2008 to develop multiple centers of excellence. The new clinical affiliation agreement, approved last month by the WDHS Board of Directors, combines the expertise of the two hospitals, offering patients greater access to a broader range of clinical services and specialty care, ranging from the routine to the very complex. “Mass General and Wentworth-Douglass have had a successful working relationship the past five years. It is that success and the changing needs of health care along the Seacoast that have inspired this expanded relationship,” said Dr. Peter L. Slavin, president of Mass General. “We welcome this opportunity to further our clinical efforts with the Wentworth-Douglass community.” The clinical affiliation agreement includes the creation of a joint executive committee
and a shared director to oversee daily operations. Several new clinically affiliated programs will be developed, including surgical services, cardiovascular services, digestive health, neuroscience/ neurosurgery, population health management and oncology services. WDHS President and CEO Gregory Walker, FACHE, describes the clinical affiliation with Mass General as an important component of the hospital’s efforts to give patients a wider range of expert care in their home community. “I believe our strong focus on quality coupled with Mass General’s ability to connect to scientific research and clinical breakthroughs help us deliver exceptional care for WentworthDouglass patients,” Walker said. “We’ve already seen the multiple benefits of this relationship in the areas of gynecologic oncology, trauma and stroke.”
can attend a Tuesday, July 2, session at the York Public Library to hear Robert Blecker, a constitutional law and history professor from New York Law School. He will look back at how the document came to be and discuss what it means to us in the 21st century. The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. at the library at 15 Long Sands Road. In Kennebunkport, there will be a fireworks display on July 4 at the beach, beginning at 9 p.m. (MetroCreative photo)
Strawberry Festival Scheduled Saturday in South Berwick SOuTH BerWICK – Traditionally scheduled on the last Saturday in June, the South Berwick Strawberry Festival will officially kick off summer for the southern Maine town of South Berwick. The day will be filled with food, entertainment, games, and crafts. For 38 consecutive years,
hundreds of volunteers from South Berwick have come together for a town tradition. As always, official festival activities will take place only on the grounds of Central School on Main Street. A stop at the Strawberry Festival InSee TESFTIVAL page 5...
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uled for this holiday in southern Maine. There will be an Independence Day fireworks display at 9:15 p.m. at the Ogunquit Main Beach. DJ Jazz will provide pre-fireworks music starting at 7:30 p.m. There will be more fireworks July 5 at a display at Short Sands Beach in York Beach, beginning at 9 p.m., with music at Ellis Park at 7 p.m. by Rich DeSota and the Explorers. Those interested in learning more about the Declaration of Independence itself
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The South Berwick Strawberry Festival includes activites for all ages, including the climbing wall pictured here from a past festival. (courtesy photo)
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