Centenarian has a sweet formula for longevity: A daily dose of chocolate.
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100-year-old Ferna Girardin of Wilton gets her COVID-19 vaccine from her primary care provider Deborah Burchfield, APRN-FNP, who was giving shots in arms at the Franklin Memorial Hospital COVID vaccine clinic on Friday.
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FARMINGTON Three members of the Girardin family, matriarch Ferna and daughters Dawn and Lea, received the Moderna COVID vaccine Friday afternoon at Franklin Memorial Hospital, doing their part in the fight against the virus.
Born not long after the flu pandemic of 1918 was ending and living most of her years in Wilton, Ferna Girardin has seen a lot in her lifetime. At 100-years-old she’s lived through World War II, seen the first man in space, witnessed the 9/11 attacks, and has worked as an insurance agent and buyer for International Paper, among others. “I enjoyed every place I worked,” she said.
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July
Western Maine trails received $87,000 in grants with $30,000 granted to The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust to improve wayfaring in the trust’s 36 miles of trails. Trailhead signs and trail markers will be improved and an in-town trail between Rangeley’s Lakeside Park and the Rangeley Public Library will be constructed.
“Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust has conserved more than 14,000 acres in the region for public access and the wayfinding system will be critical to keeping access safe and educational,” David Miller, executive director of The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, said.
The Maine State Fire Marshal’s office released a report the first week of July that included several first-hand accounts of the Sept. 16, 2019, LEAP Inc. building explosion in Farmington. Accounts from firefighters confirmed that there was no smell of propane outside or inside of the building. While no propane was detected around the tank, the measurement readings in the basement w