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Friday, January 19, 2018
Volume 14 • Issue No. 3
Sharing the Warmth
Pierre Puffer, “paying it forward�, donates a check for fuel to the York Police Department, who will then distribute to those most in need. (Courtesy photo)
By Jenna Mead, Staff Reporter YORK COUNTYThe comfort of a warm home is something to look forward to on the coldest of winter days. Unfortunately for some families in York County this is a luxury beyond their means. Pierre Puffer is trying to make a difference for families facing situations like these, one at a time. Since early December, Puffer has been raising money to give back to families without the ability to purchase heating fuel. What started with as an idea and a Facebook post has, befittingly, “snowballed� into a movement
raising over $3,200 according to Puffer. Anyone who donates to Puffer’s project can do so directly (or by mail) at Puffer Automotive, 421 US Route 1, Kittery, ME 03904. These donations are combined for fuel vouchers through a matching program with Este’s Oil. Puffer delivers the vouchers to both Kittery and York police departments making sure they go to those designated as most in need. The project for Puffer is his chance to 'pay it forward' for the kindness and generosity he has received from others
over the years, most importantly Tom Chase of Chase’s Tree Service. “This is my chance to give back, and it makes me feel really good,� said Puffer. “I grew up with my mother having to chose between fuel or food, and I know there are others, especially the elderly, with that choice today.� During the summer Puffer plans to continue with his collection and distribution of air conditioning units for the elderly, another worthy cause. The entire operation has grown bigger than Puffer ever See WARMTH page 4...
Historical Society Presents New Plymouth Discoveries SOUTH BERWICK New revelations about trade and relations between the Pilgrims and Native Americans have come to light since archaeologists recently uncovered the first intact sections of the early 17th century settlement in downtown Plymouth, Massachusetts. On Thursday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m., the Old Berwick
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Historical presents Dr. David B. Landon, who will discuss recent the archaeological excavations made at his Plymouth field school. The lecture will be held at the Berwick Academy Arts Center in South Berwick. Admission is free and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted. For several summers, Landon has led a group of undergraduate and graduate students in a Plymouth excavation offered through UMass Boston's College of Advancing and Professional Studies. In 2016, they unearthed the site of the original Pilgrim settlement, discovering
17th century pottery, tins, trade beads, musket balls and other findings. “Dr. Landon will be telling us about an interesting aspect of the early items that have been excavated,� said Nicole St. Pierre, Program Chair for the society. “They include large numbers of Wampanoag artifacts alongside the colonial materials. These items illustrate patterns of cultural exchange and interaction in the early Plymouth Colony.� Landon is the Associate Director of the Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for ArchaeoSee HISTORY page 4...
Senate Aging Committee Warns of Flu Activity WASHINGTON D.C. U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-PA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Aging Committee, are warning older Americans about this very active flu season. During a telephone briefing today, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said in the first week of January 2018, every state in the continental United States was listed as having “widespread� influenza activity - that’s the
first time this has occurred in 13 years. In addition, the CDC reports that currently the highest
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UMass Boston students have affectionately named this calf Constance. Because native people didn’t have domestic cattle, Constance would have lived and died in the confines of the original Plymouth settlement. (David Landon photo)
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rates of influenza hospitalizations are for those aged 65 and above.
“Older adults have the greatest risk for hospitalization due to influenza,� said Senator Collins. “In this abnormally active flu season I urge older Americans to practice good health habits and to seek medical attention if displaying any flu-like symptoms.� “This flu season, so far, there have been more than 11,500 cases of the flu reported in Pennsylvania and thousands See FLU page 6...
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