Elevator busted at Section 8 housing unit in Malden for over a month – Boston Globe
An elevator at a Section 8 complex in Malden hasn’t worked in over a month, and elderly tenants are depending on an ambulance service to bring them up and down the stairs. The 94-unit complex, called the Robinson-Cuticura Mill Apartments, is located
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Seniors at complex lose patience with broken elevator – Boston Globe
Elderly tenants at a low-income housing complex in Malden have been forced to rely on an ambulance service to bring them up and downstairs because an elevator there has not worked in more than a month. The 94-unit complex, called the Robinson
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Friends dig deep for Dallys – Abington Mariner
If Bob Dally ever doubted his wealth of friends, the proof was right before his eyes last Friday night at Guido’s Bar & Grille in Cambridge. The 11-year veteran 911 dispatcher and former pharmacy technician for a local drug store found himself
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These lifts, commonly called stair chairs, can be operated with either hand and, depending on the model, support over 500 pounds. People who install a stair lift are able to greatly
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Orlando 7th-Grader With Brittle Bone Disease Denied New Wheelchair – Huffingtonpost.com
As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up compelling local stories about the victims of the recession. Twelve-year-old Simon Dharmakirthi, of Orlando, Fla., has Brittle Bone Disease, which makes his body highly
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Learn from my crash: Put down the cell phone – St. Petersburg Times
I considered them jerks, but was one all the same — a driver who regularly cruised around with a cell phone mashed against my cheek. Talking on a cell phone quadruples a driver’s risk of causing an accident, making it about as dangerous as driving
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Man Pays It Forward After Getting Lift – KPHO
his wife, Wendy, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, had difficulties putting his wheelchair in the back of the car. The couple put an ad on craigslist, looking for a van with a wheelchair lift. “We thought maybe we could get something
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Find out what $1.5 million expansion will mean to Schiele Museum – Shelby Star
An expansion at the Schiele Museum will mean more learning space, increased handicap accessibility and higher energy efficiency. The Schiele Museum of Natural History will soon turn 50 and Executive Director Dr. Ann Tippitt hopes the anniversary will
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Hometown Games briefs: Figure skating show – Ithaca Journal
The Winter Spectacular Figure Skating Show will be held from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at Lynah Rink on the Cornell University campus. Enjoy an evening of fun and dazzling figure skating performances by the Cornell Figure Skating Club. There will be
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Bode Miller more at ease than back in Turin days – Tacoma News Tribune
The question came from the front row in a crowded room of kids, during an appearance Bode Miller and other U.S. skiers made at an elementary school nestled in the Rocky Mountains, not far from this weekend’s World Cup events. The little boy wanted to
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Technology to play important role in home-centered health care – Review Messenger
The information for this report was taken from Health Commentary’s Web site. The full report may be read at http://healthcommentary.org/public/item/183199. I am a “baby boomer.” One of the 76 million American babies born between 1946 and 1960. We
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What You Should Know About Buying Star Lifts? – Best Syndication
There are two types of stair lifts available in the market today. These are the straight stair lift and curved stair lift. In choosing the best stair lift, you have to consider few factors. You need to determine the type of stairway that you have at
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Depot to sell Greyhound bus tickets – Daily Independent
Ashland — Tickets to ride the Greyhound bus will soon be available again for purchase at the Ashland Transportation Center. The City of Ashland will begin selling the tickets some time in January at the old C&O Railroad Depot located inside the
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Praise for St Albans Abbey’s disability access – Herts Advertiser
The Abbey is singled out in the English Heritage Creative and Care Study of New Works in English Cathedrals for the design of the wheelchair lift which has created disabled access to the Shrine of St Alban. Previously it could only be reached by a
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Watchdog: Parking, drain work adjusted, noisy generator gone – Baltimore Sun
The student argued that state regulations specify “van accessible” signs could only be posted on spaces large enough to accommodate a van with a wheelchair lift, and that drivers with handicapped hangtags could park there when no other spaces were
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Amtrak station now wheelchair accessible – Lafayette Journal and Courier
People in wheelchairs wanting to travel by Amtrak trains in Lafayette have for years had to travel to Indianapolis or Chicago to board them. That’s because Indianapolis and Chicago were equipped to handle putting people in wheelchairs on a train
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Man Pays It Forward After Getting Lift – KPHO
The couple put an ad on craigslist, looking for a van with a wheelchair lift. “We thought maybe we could get something reasonable that maybe we could make payments on,” Merkel said. Nancy Skoglund had just the thing. Her late husband used the lift
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Good Deeds: Dec. 5 – State Journal-Register
* On Nov. 7, I was in Springfield videotaping a wedding and accidentally left a tripod at Washington Park. I didn’t realize until I got all the way across town to the reception hall that I had left it behind. I drove back to the park and looked for
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Depot to sell Greyhound bus tickets – Daily Independent
Ashland — Tickets to ride the Greyhound bus will soon be available again for purchase at the Ashland Transportation Center. The City of Ashland will begin selling the tickets some time in January at the old C&O Railroad Depot located inside the
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Parking spaces, access aisles available here – Cumberland Times-News
I am so proud of Walmart. They are truly responsive to their customers. On my visit recently I noticed some orange cones in the hatch mark spaces indicating no parking! This is really helpful and there were only two cars parked in the hatch mark
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Praise for St Albans Abbey’s disability access – Herts Advertiser
The Abbey is singled out in the English Heritage Creative and Care Study of New Works in English Cathedrals for the design of the wheelchair lift which has created disabled access to the Shrine of St Alban. Previously it could only be reached by a
Source: www.hertsad.co.uk

Man Pays It Forward After Getting Lift – KPHO
The couple put an ad on craigslist, looking for a van with a wheelchair lift. “We thought maybe we could get something reasonable that maybe we could make payments on,” Merkel said. Nancy Skoglund had just the thing. Her late husband used the lift
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New Ambulance Added to Havelock City Fleet – EMS
EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers. Dec. 2–For the Havelock Fire
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