Memory Café

Memory Café

 

Ken Capron is an intelligent man. I got that right away when we met recently. His gaze was strong and focused and he was quick and articulate when he answered my questions. I only knew he had dementia because he told me ahead of time. I had the same experience with Donna Beveridge. Since her diagnosis, she’s even become an accomplished artist and is chronicling her life with dementia in watercolor.

Reservists struggle with sexual assaults

AUGUSTA, Maine -- (NEWS CENTER) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has ordered retraining, recredentialing and rescreening of all sexual assault prevention coordinators for the military, as well as for military recruiters after two recent cases where men in charge of prevention programs were charged with sexual assault. But Hagel's orders will do little to help the nation's 1-million Reservists.

Newscenter talked with one former Army Reservist who asked that her identity be concealed since two of her alleged rapists live within and hour of her home. "Ann" told us how she was serving in Iraq from February 2004 to February 2005 and loved her job as a convoy truck driver and combat first aid specialist in large part because of the conraderie she felt with her fellow soldiers.

Investigators using technology to search for digital clues to find missing teen

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The family of Nichole Cable, a 15 year old Glenburn girl missing since Sunday, believes someone created a fake Facebook account to contact their daughter before she disappeared. 

The account, created using the name Bryan Butterfield, has since been deactivated, but that does not mean investigators searching for the teen cannot use technology to help find clues to her whereabouts.

"Just because the account is no longer accessible publicly, whether it has been truly deleted or simply disabled by the user, that's not to say law enforcement can't access that information, just not as quickly," explained Mike Webber, a former police officer who served on Maine's Computer Crimes Task Force. 

Movies: "Star Trek Into Darkness"

Movies: "Star Trek Into Darkness"

The new “Star Trek” reunites the young crew that producer/director J.J. Abrams put together for his 2009 sequel to the long-running TV and movie series, and he’s thrown in some heavyweight supporting actors and a ton of special effects as well.

The only thing he left out was the moral questioning of the original series, its real heart and soul.

 

Nate's Kitchen - Broiled Fish

Nate's Kitchen - Broiled Fish

It's time for another fish recipe!  What can I say!  I live in Maine!  Enjoy this simple recipe for broiled fish!

Becky Sawtelle is the Queen of Weight Loss!

Becky Sawtelle is the Queen of Weight Loss!

 

I think today should be all about Becky Sawtelle. No wait, let’s give her the entire rest of the week. She deserves it! For most of Becky’s life she struggled with her weight and finally decided to have gastric by-pass surgery. Dr. Jamie Loggins, from the Central Maine Bariatric Surgery Center did the procedure the end of January. 

When I wrote an update in March she was not happy with how things were going. Here’s what she had to say: “I had a really strong relationship with food. Now I can’t eat whatever, whenever, and how much I want. I miss that.”