LincolnHealth reported 70 new COVID-19 cases from 432 tests for the week of April 18. The rising trends in testing and positive cases continues for the fourth consecutive week with the positivity…
Health and Wellness
The Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA) awarded Rep. Holly Stover, D-Boothbay, with their 2022 Legislative Award. Stover was presented with the award at the MECASA Award Ceremony…
AUGUSTA — The state’s senate enacted Monday a bill from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, to help prevent overdose deaths and save Maine lives.
An amended version of LD 1862, “An Act To…
LincolnHealth reported 39 new COVID-19 cases from 386 tests for the week of April 11. Tests and cases are up for the fourth consecutive week and the positivity rate has increased from 3.75% three…
Pastries With Parents is a new event for children and their parents/caregivers to enjoy breakfast together. This event will be held on Saturday, April 30 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the CLC YMCA in…
LincolnHealth reported 27 new COVID-19 cases from 328 tests for the week of April 4. Testing rose 12% from the previous week and cases more than doubled for an 8.23% positivity rate, the highest…
Finding Our Voices, the grassroots nonprofit organization marshaling survivor voices to break the silence of domestic abuse, has been awarded $10,000 by the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation.
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LincolnHealth has added dermatology to its long list of specialty services, welcoming Leopold S. Laufer, MD to the Watson Health Center on the Damariscotta campus.
Dr. Laufer has more than…
In need of a mind, body and soul reboot? In search of a cure for Decision Fatigue?
Join us on Pemaquid Pond and Hearty Roots will do the rest. Sauna? Check. Hot Stone Massage? Check. Yoga?…
Gov. Janet Mills: ‘reach an agreement that averts the need for such a drastic, damaging move’
PORTLAND – On April 6, MaineHealth announced to the state that its Portland hospital, Maine Medical Center, was pulling out of the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine health insurance…
LincolnHealth reported 11 new COVID-19 cases out of 293 tests for the week of March 28. The downward trend from over the past several weeks continues with the fewest amount of cases and lowest…
To get Wiscasset Community Center an automated external defibrillator (AED), Nancy and Alton Wyman tapped the account they have for awarding annual scholarships in their late son Daniel Leeman’s…
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This month and throughout the year, Healthy Kids encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Lincoln…
LincolnHealth reported 16 new COVID-19 cases from 287 tests for the week of March 21. 81% or 13 cases were breakthroughs, those who were vaccinated and contracted the virus, and 63% or 10 cases…
The past two years of COVID have made us all keenly aware of both our physical and mental health. We've all developed coping skills--some healthy, and some not so much. The importance of…
LincolnHealth reported 14 new COVID-19 cases from 245 tests for the week of March 14. With testing numbers steady and a decrease by over a half of the previous week’s cases, the positivity rate…
LincolnHealth reported 36 new COVID-19 cases from 269 tests for the week of March 7. With a slight uptick in tests from the prior week, positive cases doubled ending a downward trend which began…
New Hope Midcoast is pairing with local healthcare providers for a matching challenge campaign, “Providers Support Survivors.” Local practitioners have donated a total of $3,200. New Hope Midcoast…
New Hope Midcoast, Midcoast Maine’s only Domestic Violence Resource Center, invites the public to join them as they host their first Discussion Project with the Maine Humanities Council.
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LincolnHealth reported 14 new COVID-19 cases from 247 tests for the week of Feb. 28. The 5.7% positivity rate is at its lowest since the end of August 2021. Six positive cases, or about 43%, were…
Nominations are now being accepted for the fifth annual Coulombe Center Award for Innovation, but only until April 15.
Created in 2018, this award highlights non-profit community partner…
Case Manager Jeff Slack is the featured speaker at this month’s Diabetes Support group held Tuesday, March 8 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. For those interested in attending in-person, the meeting will be…
LincolnHealth reported 57 new COVID-19 cases from 405 tests for the week of Feb. 14. Tests and positive cases continue on a downward trend from the peak of the pandemic in late December and early…
Healthy Lincoln County, in partnership with local business and nonprofit organizations, collected 533 pounds of food through their first annual Snacks for Students Drive. Popcorn, granola bars,…
ORONO — Over the past few years, browntail moths have been an itchy scourge to Maine’s residents and visitors. New research shows that with climate change, the problem is only going to get worse.…
LincolnHealth reported 67 new COVID-19 cases from 462 tests for the week of Feb. 7. The positivity rate fell to 14.5% from the previous week’s nearly 17% continuing a downward trend also seen in…
Finding Our Voices
High schools from York to Caribou are bringing the bold, survivor-powered outreach of Finding Our Voices to their students starting in February’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention…
LincolnHealth reported 88 new COVID-19 cases from 528 tests for the week of Jan. 31. With testing and positive numbers continuing to drop, the positivity rate remains stable at 16.66%.…
LincolnHealth reported 118 new COVID-19 cases from 696 tests for the week of Jan. 24. The data signifies a break in record-setting trends over the past several weeks. Positivity rates also dropped…
LincolnHealth is once again offering its Parkinson’s disease Support Group. Alex DeRosia, DPT from LincolnHealth’s Wellness Team will facilitate the group, which meets the first Thursday of the…
LincolnHealth reported 273 new COVID-19 cases from 1,037 cases for the week of Jan. 17. With fewer tests and positive results than the previous week, the positivity rate still rose to a record 26.…
This is a reminder that COVID-19 tests are now available from the U. S. government. Every U.S. home is eligible for four free tests. These are the rapid antigen tests, also called the “at home…
LincolnHealth reported a record 283 new COVID-19 cases from 1,144 tests for the week of Jan. 10. The positivity rate also rose to a record 24.7%, though compared to the previous week’s report –…
The Inn Along the Way is hosting a “Seasonal Conversation Circle” series. The second of three, in our season of sharing challenging…
Good Shepherd Food Bank
Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger relief organization, is launching NutritionForME.org, a one-stop online resource to find simple, nutritious, and easy-to-make recipes using everyday…
Starting in February, Healthy Lincoln County in collaboration with The Congregational Church of Bristol will be offering support for grandparents raising grandchildren. The group titled “Our…
Winter in the woods can be a really great time for getting to know trees. Many, of course, have lost their leaves - but that can make it even easier to focus on some of their…
Anyone who has been personally affected by the struggles, or even death of a loved one addicted to drugs, knows this is an enormous problem nationwide and in our own communities in Midcoast Maine…
LincolnHealth reported a record 277 new COVID-19 cases from 1,146 tests for the week of Jan. 3. The positivity rate also rose to its highest yet, 24.2%. Over half of the cases were breakthroughs,…
Press release
In its Dec. 21 deliberation on the fate of electromechanical or analog opt-out electric meters, three Maine Public Utilities Commissioners were unanimous in their rejection of a 2011 Commission…
Downward facing dog, happy baby, child’s pose, high dragon, cobra pose: These are but a few of the poses struck during yoga classes all over the world. Practiced for centuries, its health benefits…
A strong mid-January cold front is moving into the area, causing temperatures to drop into the single digits and below zero from now through Tuesday morning, according to the US National Weather…
The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and…
Healthy new year fitness options
Name a popular New Year resolution. Lose weight! Exercise! Eat healthier! Get more sleep! Survey says … all of these as well as improving fitness and saving money. Look up New Year resolutions on…
LincolnHealth has made changes to its booster clinic schedule and expanded vaccine eligibility in the hope more individuals age 12 and up will receive this extra layer of protection against COVID-…
MaineHealth
Community members can help mitigate the impact of a sharp increase in cases that is further straining the health care system’s resources. Find information on MaineHealth’s vaccination clinics at…
Community members who test positive for COVID-19 with at-home tests should follow CDC guidelines for isolation and should not come to the emergency department, urgent care or walk-in clinics for…
Diabetes Support Group
A member of the LincolnHealth Wellness team will discuss …
No Tobacco '22/American Lung Association
AUGUSTA — Along with hitting the gym more often and starting a diet, quitting smoking tops many New Year’s resolution lists. Quitting tobacco isn’t easy, but 50 million ex-smokers in the United…
LincolnHealth reported a record 221 COVID-19 cases from 1,174 tests for the week of Dec. 27. The positivity rate was 18.8%, over 11% more than 2021’s 7.3% average. There were also a record 126…
