For generations, the Eliasberg family has spent their summers in Maine. Year after year, they return to their camp on Georges Pond in the Downeast community of Franklin, a place that holds family history and memories of reunions and offers the kind of time together that’s hard to come by the rest of the year. […]
For Shawn Rogers, October 14, 2012, started like any other Sunday. The 24-year-old was newly married to his wife, Maggie, and enjoying the start of their next chapter together. Shawn was doing work around their house in Rochester, New Hampshire, including carrying a recliner up a flight of steps. He slipped and fell about six feet, diving headfirst onto concrete. That’s all he remembers — until he woke up in a hospital in a different state. He was lying in […]
“Had it not been for a LifeFlight pilot hearing a desperate plea for help, I would be a dead man.” That was how Mark Siner greeted his LifeFlight crew about a year after he was crushed by a tree. The crew who cared for him wasn’t sure if he’d make it out of the hospital […]
Dominique and Nick Quintal drove from their home in Kingston, Massachusetts, to Bar Harbor, Maine, for what they planned to be a relaxing Labor Day Weekend before the arrival of their first baby. Dominique, who was 30 weeks along, said the couple spent the first day of their babymoon walking around the town and relaxing […]
“They’re family now. I replay that day often, and it wouldn’t have gone as well without their comfort and support,” – Lindsey Thebarge
“From the minute they walked in at Maine Med and the minute they left at Children’s, not only were they caring for Cal, but they were caring for me, too” – Linsday Harrington
“We don’t appreciate you guys until we really need you,” – John Beaupre
“I consider myself very lucky,” – Mitchell Stein
Six-year-old Kinsley Spencer loves going to the beach, camping, and spending time with her younger sister, Kallie. Kinsley has cerebral palsy (CP), which affects her movement, balance, and muscle control, but as a kindergartner she doesn’t let her condition hold her back from doing the activities she enjoys. Together, the family goes on adventures, exploring […]
This story appeared in the July 2025 issue of “Dispatches.“ Stacie Newman remembers the June 2017 birth of her son, Joseph, as a smooth process with no complications. While she admits the unknowns of childbirth can be scary, especially the first time, everything went as planned for Stacie and her husband, Zach, who drove to […]
