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increase font size After administering 39,000 shots, York County vaccine center closes While the Sanford site is closed, York County Emergency Management Agency Director Art Cleaves said the county has a standby team ready if there is a demand for vaccines at businesses, schools or other venues. Share York County employees pack up chairs from the county mass vaccine clinic in Sanford on Wednesday, June 30. The clinic administered its last shots the previous evening. From the day it opened on March 2 to June 29, more than 39,000 shots had been administered, officials said. Tammy Wells Photo SANFORD After administering an estimated 39,000 COVID-19 vaccination shots since its official opening March 2, the York County mass vaccine clinic in Sanford has closed its doors but those at the helm of the operation say there is a vaccination team on standby should there be demand. ....
George Cressey II, 69, businessman and firefighter in Kennebunk Mr. Cressey operated W.C. Cressey & Son Inc., a school bus distributor that he and his father started in a spare bedroom-turned-office space in 1979. Obituary photo George Cressey II, a co-founder of W.C. Cressey & Son Inc. and longtime firefighter for Kennebunk Fire Rescue, died Thursday after a five-year battle with kidney disease. He was 69. Mr. Cressey was remembered this week as a beloved Kennebunk resident. “He lived his life the way he wanted with the people he loved,” said his wife, Susan Cressey, retired principal of Kennebunk High School. “He was a quiet man with a heart of gold. He had this gruff exterior, but he had a big heart. All he wanted was to help people.” ....
KENNEBUNK, Maine George Cressey was passionate about firefighting about protecting others, raising funds to keep Kennebunk Fire-Rescue strong and helping young colleagues learn about his noble profession. Cressey, a local firefighter for more than 50 years, died peacefully Thursday, May 20, following a battle with kidney disease. He was 69. “Everybody in town knew him,” his friend, Skip D’Ascanio, said this week. “He was just a really great guy. We’ll all miss him.” At the time of his death, Cressey was president of the Kennebunk Fire Department Combination A. Cressey joined Kennebunk Fire Rescue when he was 19 years old, according to a post on the Rescue’s page on Facebook. His 53-year career spanned many changes in the field of firefighting, “both in practice and landscape,” the post read. In particular, the post added, Cressey was a passionate fundraiser for the department and took on a significant role in its annual golf tournament. He ....
Forgoing retirement to help in Maine s vaccination effort At 72-years-old, William Doc Sakal is one of many to ditch retirement to help their communities get vaccinated. Credit: NCM Published: 11:29 AM EDT May 24, 2021 Updated: 1:12 PM EDT May 24, 2021 BIDDEFORD, Maine The vaccination effort in Maine has been a massive undertaking, involving various state departments, hospitals, pharmacies, emergency management, and EMS services. Hundreds of volunteers have stepped up to be part of the effort, some even coming out of retirement to help administer shots. You’re seeing EMS providers, nurses, healthcare providers, physicians all working together, documenting in the same electronic health record, with one purpose, says Dr. Michael Schmitz, with Maine Health. To bring the vaccine where it’s needed. ....