LincolnHealth reported 21 new cases out of 485 tests for the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. Totals remain steady while the amount of testing has varied over the past several weeks resulting in…
Health and Wellness
“J Edward Knight will now be advising our clients on their Medicare plan options,” said Robert Wheeler, president of J. Edward Knight, in a news release.
Wheeler went on to say: “After…
An hour and a half into a fundraiser for Dean Snell Cancer Foundation Saturday, Laila Dicus had walked 10 laps over the Wiscasset Speedway track. And the Wiscasset 14-year-old was still smiling,…
PRESS RELEASE
The Mills Administration announced Sept. 2 $146 million in state and federal funding for Maine nursing and residential care facilities, adult family care homes, and hospitals. The funds will…
LincolnHealth reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 for the week of Aug. 23; 381 tests were administered, down from 456 the previous week, bringing the percent-positive up to 5.25%.
Director of…
As Lulu the Lunch Wagon made her last run for the summer on Aug. 26, staff at Healthy Lincoln County and many area volunteers had provided more than 30,000 free meals to children in Knox and…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced Wednesday that 80 percent of all eligible people in Maine have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, achieving another milestone for the state…
THE POWER OF LIVE PERFORMANCE TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
ROCKLAND — Never Leaving This Boat—Fragments of a Blues Opera, a provocative and challenging new work by Maine-based playwright Michael Gorman will premiere during National Recovery Month…
LincolnHealth reported 21 COVID-19 cases out of 456 tests for the week of Aug. 16. The numbers are down from 39 cases and 514 tests during the previous week and the percent-positive is down from 7…
Alna selectmen
Alna selectmen have decided, if someone, vaccinated or not, and not legally exempt from face coverings, enters a building the town owns, for now they must wear one. If they don’t, the person in…
Cross cultural and religious perspectives on aging and death will be the focus of the Inn Along the Way’s third summer “Challenging Conversation Circles” series. The program is…
LincolnHealth reported a spike of 39 positive COVID-19 cases for the week of Aug. 9. The data represents the most cases in a single week for LincolnHealth since before Dec. 2020, the most tests…
Press release
With aging facilities, delinquent reimbursements, regulations and staffing shortages, LincolnHealth continues to evaluate all options to sustain nursing home care in Lincoln County.
The…
LincolnHealth reported Aug. 11 a jump of 20 positive COVID-19 cases for the week of Aug. 2. The 424 tests over the week brings testing rates nearly to mid-May levels; the percent-positive tests…
The emergency need for lifesaving blood continues this summer. Binnie Media is supporting the American Red Cross through this challenging time with their 4th annual Out For Blood event with…
LincolnHealth reported an uptick in COVID-19 testing and positive cases Aug. 3. After a three-week streak of no positive cases ended July 12 with a single case, six more were reported the…
MaineHealth
MaineHealth announced Aug. 3 it will require COVID-19 vaccination for all care team members as a condition of employment. The new rule, which will have few exceptions including consideration for…
As the fall sports season nears, Lincoln Medical Partners is offering physicals for…
Press release
Bakes for Breast Cancer is proud to announce that Treats of Maine, 80 Main St., in Wiscasset is participating in the inaugural Bakes for Breast Cancer Maine.
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Camden-based nonprofit Finding Our Voices (FOV) has received national recognition for its “Outstanding Awareness Campaign,” the Let’s Talk About It/Women in Windows posters and “Best Awareness…
SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE – As part of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s continued commitment to supporting the prevention and treatment of cancer and the work of the Maine Children’s Cancer Program…
Over the last 16 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused some children and teens fall behind on their vaccination schedules.
Lincoln Medical Partners in Damariscotta will be hosting ‘…
Healthy Lincoln County (HLC) will now be opening its office doors for community members to obtain naloxone. Beginning Aug.. 4, HLC will be offering free naloxone kits to anyone in the community…
LincolnHealth reported four straight weeks of no new COVID-19 cases July 13. The last positive test was recorded June 14 and the last stretch of no new positive cases was May-June in 2020.
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There are a lot of ticks this time of year in Midcoast Maine. Looking at the data from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension's Tick Lab for our region (Boothbay, Boothbay…
LincolnHealth reported three weeks straight of 0 positive COVID-19 tests July 6. The streak began after one positive case was recorded June 14 and after three consecutive weeks of record low…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the summer Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through Monday, July 19. The class will begin Tuesday, Aug. 10 and is offered at no cost to the…
Kaitlyn Fourre, a physician assistant at LincolnHealth, is the featured speaker at this month’s Diabetes Support group held Thursday, July 8 from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. The topic is things to consider…
As of Monday, June 28, LincolnHealth will implement revisions to the visitation policy that has been in place since March 15.
In all healthcare settings, patients and visitors will have to…
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association
Maine students have been able to eat and cook locally caught seafood because of Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association’s (MCFA) program, Fishermen Feedings Mainers. MCFA, a nonprofit whose…
Interested in advocating for the best interests of a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its August training for volunteer advocates on August 24-27…
AUGUSTA - 504 Mainers died from drug overdoses in 2020, according to the annual report released by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). The OAG…
LincolnHealth reported encouraging testing data June 22 with only one positive case among 255 tests for the week of June 14. The trend of less than a percent of positive cases continues for the…
Healthy Lincoln County has named Kelsey Robinson as its new executive director, effective July 1, 2021. Robinson succeeds Kate…
LincolnHealth reported a successful transition from the Boothbay Region YMCA clinic to the Watson Center on the LincolnHealth Miles Campus in Damariscotta June 15. As of the week of June 7,…
Did you know that when the Browntail moth first spread across the North East, at the turn of the 20th Century, there was a tremendous…
PORTLAND, Maine – Maine Medical Center (MMC) announced the largest single philanthropic gift in the hospital’s 150-year history Tuesday, a $25 million donation by John and Leslie Malone towards…
LincolnHealth is returning to the Waldoboro Thursday, June 17 to deliver final doses to those who attended the May 27 clinic and to offer first doses to anyone age 12 and up.
The clinic is…
Healthy Lincoln County
Beginning the week of June 21, multiple local organizations are coming together to provide local children and teens with free, healthy meals throughout the summer through the USDA-funded Summer…
Healthgrades, a leading marketplace that connects patients and providers, recently announced that LincolnHealth Miles Campus and Hospital received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award for the…
AUGUSTA — The Senate approved Thursday a bill sponsored by Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, authorizing a pilot project to provide nonmedical transportation services for people receiving certain…
Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Wednesday, June 23, from 8-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “…
Boothbay Region YMCA is now offering Rock Steady Boxing for People with Parkinson’s at the YMCA, which is a free, eight-week program. Registration is currently open for the session that begins on…
After a successful week vaccinating more than 600 children age 12 and up at a variety of school clinics and delivering an additional 600 adult doses at the Boothbay Region Y clinic, LincolnHealth…
USCG Auxiliary
Paddle sports can be so enjoyable especially in Maine which has some of the most beautiful spots and exceptional paddling experiences on the planet. But safety skills are essential for excursions…
Twin Villages Foodbank Farm
In addition to donating tens of thousands of pounds of organically grown, nutrient-dense food to Lincoln County food pantries and youth programs every year, Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF…
New Hope for Women, Midcoast Maine’s only comprehensive Domestic Violence Resource Center, announces its 40th Anniversary fundraiser. With a goal of $4,040, the campaign begins May22 and runs for…
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AUGSTA — Following a review by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Governor Janet Mills announced today the State of Maine…
The Boothbay Farmers’ Market starts their season on Boothbay Town Common on Thursday, May 20th. They will be on the Common every Thursday through Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Dan Sortwell of…
