100-year-old still logging volunteer hours at Porter Hospital

MIDDLEBURY — This Saturday, Jan. 13, Mary Baker will celebrate her 100th birthday, a magnificent and rare milestone that most can only dream of achieving. And while most other members of that exclusive club lead understandably sedentary lifestyles, Mrs. Baker hates to sit still. On a recent morning, with her 100th just around the corner, Mrs. Baker was serving her usual four-hour shift as a volunteer greeter and admissions assistant at Porter Hospital. It’s a community service she has faithfully executed si … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — It was in March that Dr. Fred Kniffin agreed to assume what was then the unenviable hot seat as Porter Medical Center’s interim CEO. Porter employees and the greater community were up in arms about recent layoffs, financial problems, physicia … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — It was in March that Dr. Fred Kniffin agreed to assume what was then the unenviable hot seat as Porter Medical Center’s interim CEO. Porter employees and the greater community were up in arms about recent layoffs, financial problems, physicia … (read more)