APD Warns Of Vaccine Mishandling
Lebanon — More than 800 children received improperly refrigerated, and potentially ineffective, vaccinations for polio, hepatitis, measles and other diseases at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital during a 14-month period that ended Oct. 23, the hospital said Wednesday. The affected vaccines were not harmful, but may have offered diminished immunity to recipients, the hospital said. “To date, we have had no reports of any patients...
Second Probe of Ford Headlight Failures
Washington — Some models of Ford sedans are being scrutinized by U.S. regulators for the second time since 2008 after continuing reports that headlights suddenly turn off, leading motorists to veer off roadways and sometimes crash. The defect investigation focuses on more than 500,000 model year 2003-2005 Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a notice posted...
People in Business: July 2015
JAY L. CLAUSEN , of New London, a scientist with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, recently received his doctorate in natural resources and earth systems sciences from the University of New Hampshire in Durham. Clausen has 20 years of research experience, spent eight years working at industrial complexes for the Department of Energy and 12 years working at...
Rotary Club of Lebanon Awards Go to APD Chief, West Lebanon Businessman
Lebanon — A Lebanon hospital president and West Lebanon businessman recently received ethics awards from the Rotary Club of Lebanon. Sue Mooney, president and CEO of Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, received the Individual Ethics Award. Curt Jacques, owner of West Lebanon Feed and Supply, received the Business Ethics Award. “This is a special acknowledgment for me, but also for APD,” Mooney said in a news release from the hospital....
At the Hospitals: May 24, 2015
Healthy Living Programs Receive Mini-Grants New London — Three local organizations have received community wellness grants from the The Wellness Connection: For a Healthy Lake Sunapee Region. Created this year, the mini-grant program provides funding for area nonprofits, municipal organizations and school groups to advance healthy eating or active living. Newport Food Pantry received $1,500 to expand its weekend school backpacks...
