It may not really be the weather for it today but we are again able to visit a pub to have a drink outdoors after the latest easing of lockdown restrictions. The prospect of being able to go out and enjoy a drink and a socially distanced conversation may be another step towards getting back to a semblance of normality, but it also serves as another reminder of the pubs that are no longer with us. We asked members of our nostalgia Facebook group ‘We grew up in Watford’ which former pub in the area they would have visited first this week and why.
Employment barriers for highly skilled immigrants lead to ‘brain waste’ in Maine
Hundreds of immigrants have moved to Maine in recent years, including those with expertise employers in the state desperately need. But many can t get a job in their field.
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Celia Mantovani stands outside her home in Portland on Feb. 12. Mantovani is a Brazilian psychiatrist who hasn t been able to work in her field since moving to Maine. She is one of thousands of foreign professionals struggling to use their skills in the U.S. because of education and licensing barriers. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographe
When Celia Mantovani moved to Maine from Brazil six years ago, she came with more than two decades of experience as a psychiatrist working in hospitals and universities.
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Feb 13, 2021
Sandra L. Chaffin passed away Feb. 5, 2021 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida at the age of 83.
Sandra was born Sept. 7, 1937 in Flint, Michigan to Lawrence and Pauline (Appleman) Burt. In 1948 the family moved to Alpena, Michigan and to Pontiac, Illinois in 1954 where she graduated from high school. She was a graduate of Michigan State University.
She married Richard Harlan in 1965 they had two children, Michael and Kathryn. She married William Chaffin in 1996 and subsequently resided in Fenton, Michigan. They retired to Lake Suzy, Florida in 2015.
Sandra earned the reputation as ” the sweetest woman I know; everyone loves Aunt Sandra.” Throughout her life , as both an active vital member of PEO and Sweet Adeline’s fulfilling her role as a humanitarian and vocalist.