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King Appointed to Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee William Fogg Library Receives Grant for New Wing

U.S. Senator Angus King has been appointed to the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC). In his announcement, King highlighted America’s commitment to those who served, and pledged to continue focusing on priority issues like preventing veteran suicide and ensuring smoother transitions for service members entering civilian life. The Senator has been a longtime advocate for Maine veterans, and last year, interviewed nine service members as part of the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project.

“America’s veterans have served, sacrificed, and fought for our freedoms and values – because freedom isn’t free. We owe our way of life to these brave men and women and share a collective responsibility as a nation to serve our veterans. That means delivering stronger benefits, addressing the tragic veterans’ suicide crisis, improving transition assistance programs, and ensuring every veteran can access essential services like affordable housing and behavioral healthcare,” said Senator King. “It’s a true honor to join the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and I look forward to helping address the challenges facing veterans in Maine and across the country. We’ve made a lot of progress over the last few years – including by passing the PACT Act to support veterans exposed to burn pits – but there is more work to be done. Maine’s veterans answered the call for our country, and now it’s time for us to be there for them.”

“It’s an honor to welcome my good friend Senator King to the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee,” said Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.). “Veterans in Maine and across the country greatly benefit from having Senator King in their corner. I look forward to working together on a number of veterans’ priorities, from implementing historic efforts like the PACT Act, to passing new reforms that will expand veterans’ access to their earned care and benefits, no matter where they live.”

Last year, Senator King conducted nine interviews with Maine veterans as part of the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project, an effort by the Library to collect, preserve and distribute the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war.

The interviews and primary documents from the project are used by researchers, historians, students, and filmmakers across the country.

Representing one of the states with the highest rates of veterans per capita, Senator King has been a staunch advocate for America’s service members and veterans. He has been among the Senate’s most prominent voices on the need to address veterans suicide, and has repeatedly pressed for action from top Department of Defense officials on this issue. Additionally, he recently spearheaded the passage of legislation to better track and study service member suicides by job assignment. Senator King has also worked to properly honor and recognize the sacrifices of Purple Heart medal recipients, protect veterans from fraud, and expand veteran assisted living services. For more information, visit www.king.senate.gov.

ELIOTThe William Fogg Library in Eliot has received a $40,000 grant towards their Capital Campaign. The library is raising money for a new wing, which will allow them to expand library programs and patron services, and also provide greater resources to the community.

The grant was secured by Trustee Ann Shisler, who was invited to apply through a private family foundation. The donors wish to remain anonymous. Shisler, who also received Eliot’s Fabian Drake Award in December of 2022, which recognized her outstanding civic contributions, wrote about the library’s importance to the community, the schools and patrons of all ages. Ann has a history of commitment to community service. She was also named the Veterans

York Hospital Advances Patient Screening Technology

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With the recent arrival of the 128-Slice Philips Incisive CT Scanner, York Hospital is now providing the latest in imaging technology to patients in Southern Maine and the Seacoast.

The scanner accommodates a wide range of exams and delivers faster, more reliable CT imaging, leading to valuable clinical insights. It uses an advanced X-ray technique known as computed tomography, which enables providers and radiologists to view bones, organs, blood vessels and even the heart in extraordinary detail.

In turn, this helps to diagnose a wide variety of conditions earlier and faster than ever before.

“The Philips Incisive CT Scanner will greatly benefit our medical staff and the patients we care for across our services lines.

In addition, our provider team at Pulmonary Associates of York Hospital is particularly excited for our patients who will benefit from its use for lung cancer screening,” said Mallory Evans, MSN, RN, FNP-C, director of York Hospital’s Lung Nodule Clinic. “With early diagnosis, a lung cancer patient’s chance of survival over 10 years jumps to 92%.”

Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recommends annual lowdose CT scan screening following a patient-provider discussion for high-risk individuals (ages 50-77 years with a smoking history of more than 20 years), current smokers, or those who have quit within the past 15 years. 87% of eligible Medicare and Medicaid patients are not screened for lung cancer, despite having insurance coverage.

Another advantage of this technology is lower dose CT ca- of Foreign Wars (VFW) Teacher of the Year for York County, and was a finalist at the state level. VFW annually recognizes the nation’s top classroom elementary, junior high and high school teachers who teach citizenship education topics regularly, and promote America’s history and traditions effectively. Teachers who promote civic responsibility, flag etiquette and patriotism are prime candidates for this award. Shisler has twice brought Wreaths Across America to Eliot, and partnered Eliot’s Elementary School with programming for the event. pability, which means pat ients will be exposed to less radiation during their exams. (CT scanners use X-rays, a form of radiation, to capture images.) This is significant since everyone is exposed to small amounts of environmental radiation, such as cosmic radiation from the sun, naturally occurring radioactive materials in the ground and our bodies, and the radon found in many households. Philips low-dose CT scanning keeps patients’ overall health at the forefront, provides precise images for diagnosis and treatment and improves clinical outcomes. For details, visit www.yorkhospital.com or call 207-351-2385.

The library will be seeking citizen and patron input as it finalizes plans for the new wing so that it may provide the greatest value to the town. For more information, visit www.williamfogglibrary.org.

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