Health and Wellness

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Abusers often seek to control the health choices of their partners, even when they are pregnant. Reproductive coercion, when an abuser tries to control reproductive health choices, is particularly…

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Wiscasset Community Center, the town-owned recreation, fitness and event hub, is getting nine ambassadors. Selectmen March 3 agreed to create a "support committee" to promote WCC.

"This…

MaineHealth Primary Care Waldoboro facility at 126 Depot Street. Courtesy of MaineHealth

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will host an open house on Tuesday, March 10, from 4 to 6 p.m. to introduce the new MaineHealth Primary Care Waldoboro facility at 126 Depot Street. The practice opens…

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Healthy Lincoln County's Community Routes mobile outreach program will host a free Community Pop-Up Event on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Wiscasset Transfer Station (78 Fowle Hill Road) from 9 a.m.…

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Author Betsy Cornwell flanked by Finding Our Voices CEO+Founder Patrisha McLean, left and Lauren Stockless of the Maine Irish Heritage Center. Lauren Stockless photo

Authors of the Novel of the Year and Non-Fiction Book of the Year in 2025's Irish Book Awards are among the March guests of Finding Our Voices, talking online about the domestic abuse in their…

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MaineHealth is now recruiting for its next certified nursing assistant training program in the Coastal Region. The program…

Join sound worker Jim Doble, cellist April Reed-Cox, and multi-instrumentalist and third generation trumpeter Lady Kiah for an unforgettable deep musical dive into what lies beneath the waves...…

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Celebrating how their Midcoast-based nonprofits are collaborating to bring more love to the area's most vulnerable residents are from left: Molly Feeney, executive director of Homeworthy; Mary Kamradt, operations manager of Finding Our Voices; Patrisha McLean, CEO and Founder of Finding Our Voices, and Shannon Shimer, assistant director of Social Services at Homeworthy. Courtesy of Finding Our Voices

Some of those experiencing homelessness in Midcoast Maine are survivors of domestic violence. Homeworthy and Finding Our Voices are partnering to bring more help, and…

As communities across Maine continue to feel the impacts of the opioid crisis, local nonprofits are taking action to equip residents with the tools and knowledge needed to respond effectively…

Katie Harris, MaineHealth’s vice president of government affairs, talks upcoming healthcare challenges expected to hit Mainers. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

Challenging times are ahead for the MaineHealth hospital system, said Katie Harris, MaineHealth’s vice president of government affairs, at a Jan. 30 lecture at St.…

A coalition of Midcoast Christian churches are banding together to raise funds for heating assistance for local families. They are holding a public event, “Helping Hands, Heating Homes,” on…

Parkinson’s Support Group
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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Parkinson’s Support Group will feature a presentation on improving balance and preventing falls at its next session on Thursday, Feb. 5…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a community blood drive on Saturday, Jan.…

Midcoast Literacy tutor Ellen and her 5th grade learner work on math together. Katie Clark photo

Midcoast Literacy, a non-profit that provides free literacy tutoring to people of all ages, is

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital (MHLH…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is expanding access to preventive care with the opening of a Foot Care Clinic…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital invites individuals living with diabetes and their families to attend its free Diabetes…

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Meghan Keizer, BSN, RN, who works on the Medical-Surgical Unit at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital

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Coastal Senior College, serving Lincoln and Knox counties, is offering 11 winter courses this season. Classes begin the week of Jan. 13. Find more information…

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MaineHealth is offering a new virtual support group for people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), providing an opportunity for connection, encouragement…

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Last year, the Lincoln County Commissioners took a community-centered approach to allocating opioid settlement funds, inviting local organizations to apply based on needs they were seeing…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital Imaging Manager Pam Hepburn, left, and Technologist Cindy Noonan are excited about the addition of state-of-the-art imaging technology in Boothbay Harbor on the St. Andrews campus. Courtesy photo

The recent installation of state-of-the-art imaging equipment on the St. Andrews campus marks a significant advancement in the quality of images available at MaineHealth Diagnostic Imaging,…

Finding Our Smiles Dental Advisors Dr. Rob Berube and Dr. David Pier, flanked by other Team Smiles members from left: Patrisha McLean, CEO+Founder of Finding Our Voices, Nicole Larrabee, board member and treasurer, and Mary Kamradt, operations director. Photo by Karen Pier

Maine dentists have donated $325,000 in pro bono dental care to women survivors of domestic abuse in a groundbreaking program that fixes damage from…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is now accepting applications for its next Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program, which runs Jan. 5 through Feb. 12, 2026.…

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MaineHealth Primary Care Damariscotta will no longer offer care in the office on Saturdays, but patients can get same-day care for minor illnesses or injuries at…

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Don't miss the next Community Meeting on Friday, Dec. 5 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Watson Center Community Room, in Damariscotta.

Join host Cindy Wade for an informative hour during which…

Help Yourself Shelf (HYS) at St. Philip’s Church, 12 Hodge St. in Wiscasset is pleased to be selected once again as the Hannaford Fight Hunger Bag Program recipient for…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is now accepting applications for its next Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training program…

Patient

Dennis Levesque vividly recalls the day he saw his first ray of hope in his fight against cancer. 

“In my eighth day in the Coulombe Cancer Center (Portland…

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NEWCASTLE — Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust announces a partnership with Mexicali Blues to develop a trail connecting Mexicali Blues' Route 1 headquarters to…

Documentary focuses on youth and the amount of time spent on phones and other devices. Courtesy of Screenagers

Why are so many teens feeling anxious, depressed, and overwhelmed—and what can parents, schools, and communities do to help? Those questions are at the heart of “…

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The grassroots, statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices invites everyone to join a free, online talk on Tuesday, Nov.18 at 2 p.m. with Booker Prize-winning novelist Roddy Doyle who will be “Zooming…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital (MHLH) celebrated its recent Pathway to Excellence Designation with a flag-raising ceremony Oct. 20 on the Miles Campus. The achievement…

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In the midst of the artificial intelligence boom, questions are being raised about AI's ethics, and AI's impact on young people.  

The most popular AI…

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MaineHealthLincoln Hospital (MHLH) has been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Medical…

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Rachel Dodge, RN, CMSRN, a charge nurse on the Medical Surgical unit at MaineHealth

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Augusta, ME — The Maine Arts Commission, in collaboration with the Cultural Alliance of Maine, United Way of Southern Maine, Side x Side, MaineHealth, and community…

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The Miles Memorial Hospital League Art Committee is seeking area artists to submit work for a…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will hold seasonal flu vaccine clinics at its primary care practices beginning Saturday, Sept. 27. The clinics will run through October on…

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History and Function of Essential Oils is the focus of the monthly meeting of Pemaquid Chapter, NSDAR on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 11 a.m. at the American Legion, 25 Industrial Park Road, Boothbay. All…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is proud to announce that Jessica Gordon of Newcastle

What happens when two beloved organizations join forces for a day? The “Good Roots” art party! All are invited to The Good Supply in…

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As summer bows out and a new season emerges, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is inviting guests to slow down, spend time in nature, and focus on wellbeing. This fall’s slate of education classes…

Registration is open for Hearty Roots’ “Interlude” gathering on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. on the Hearty Roots campus in Bremen.  

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Naloxone (Narcan nasal spray) is an important first aid medicine that can quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

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BRUNSWICK — Beginning September 15, several MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH) programs currently situated at 66 Baribeau Drive in Brunswick will relocate to the…

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There’s a new opportunity to give back to community with the recently launched “100+ Women Who…

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Changes in vision are a common concern for people living with diabetes. At MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s…