Tom Schwarz’s unique efforts to care for team members throughout the COVID-19 pandemic were recognized in October when he was chosen as the recipient of the Webster and Elise Van Winkle Excellence…
Life
You are invited to our annual yoga class fundraiser for our food pantry, taught by Romee May and hosted in collaboration with Crow Point Yoga and the Boothbay Region YMCA. The class will be…
Leaders at LincolnHealth are working closely with the staff of the Maine Centers for Disease Control to limit the spread of COVID-19 after three members of the Cove’s Edge nursing and skilled…
Time was face masks were just for medical professionals, and for Halloween and masquerade parties. In 2020, they became an accessory for protection against the highly contagious coronavirus, aka…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association will offer a webinar for aspiring or current hobby orchardists and commercial growers about…
Wiscasset Superintendent of Schools Terry Wood reported to the school committee Nov. 10, enrollment is down 70 students on the year. This decline is due to a number of factors including those…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer ideas for using local foods in a traditional Thanksgiving dinner from 2 to 3 p.m. Nov. 17.
Topics include cost-…
“It’s very important to do it, and I’m glad that we’re here and to be able to do it,” Sandra Winters said Veterans Day morning, Wednesday, Nov. 11 near Wiscasset’s town office. Moments later, the…
Boothbay Railway Village
Boothbay Railway Village welcomed new Director of Curation and Education Dr. Whitney Lytle Oct. 5. The Ohio native comes from San Antonio, Texas where she has been teaching at Northwest Vista…
“I Am An American” exhibition opens Thursday, Nov. 12 at Cove Street Arts in Portland. The show features the work of Daniel Minter, Leonard Meiselman (Wiscasset), Natasha Mayers (Whitefield),…
Do you want to feel better, increase your quality of life, or improve your experience with healthcare providers?
Spectrum Generations in partnership with Healthy Living for ME will be…
At an early age, Chris Armstead had a special affinity for men in uniform. Growing up in Holyoke, Massachusetts, his father served in the U.S. Air Force. Also many of his friends’ parents wore…
With the holiday season fast approaching, what better way to celebrate than with Lights! That’s right, Boothbay Lights is right around the corner and although there have been many changes to the…
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today the launch of two new COVID-19 testing sites in Maine through a partnership with Promerica Health. The additional sites…
Wiscasset Elementary School
Wiscasset Elementary School fourth graders have been examining slow and fast changes to the Earth. As they learn about the causes and effects of weathering and erosion, they have been taking a…
In response to the presence of community spread in Lincoln County and the rapid surge of cases across Maine, LincolnHealth has expanded its restriction to visitors on the Miles and Boothbay…
Wiscasset School Department, Student Council, Wiscasset Boosters, Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset Fire Department and Wiscasset EMS are sponsoring a Wiscasset Wonderland of Lights of Hope!…
Every Maine county experienced some level of drought in 2020, with September reported as the driest on record, according to the…
Two trucks, a trailer and many hands made quick work in Wiscasset Friday, as St. Philip’s Episcopal and First Congregational churches moved Feed Our Scholars’ supplies from St. Philip’s on Hodge…
Mid Coast Senior Health has been recognized as a Best Nursing Home for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report. Only 21% of U.S. skilled nursing facilities have achieved this designation.
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The Edgecomb Community Church is sponsoring a Turkey Giveaway for Thanksgiving. The turkeys are being purchased at Main Street Grocery in Damariscotta. Ten winners will be drawn on Thursday, Nov.…
The ninth annual People Plus Senior Health Expo in Brunswick will be held this year with an “At Home” version kicking off on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The Expo gives attendees the opportunity to learn…
Lincoln County Dental Inc. is pleased to announce that it has begun welcoming patients to our practice at 93 Churchill Street in Wiscasset. Beginning last week, Office Manager Sherri Jewitt…
For more than a decade the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor has been one of Maine’s sweetest gathering places during the holiday season. This year the historic building…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the winter Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class through Friday, Dec. 4. The class will begin Tuesday, Jan. 12 and is offered at no cost to the…
The Boothbay Region Health Center and Dr. Allan S. Teel, have committed to continuing their innovative “Reverse Alzheimer's & Dementia” research program in 2021.
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In 2019, a team of community members and local non-profit organizations came together to plan an event to educate our seniors and their family members about key issues they will need to address to…
Born in Damariscotta, Drucilla Day Beal felt like she was coming home when she accepted her new job as director of nursing at The Lincoln Home. Passionate about making a difference in people’s…
Wiscasset Middle High School Student Council Co-President Gabrielle Leavitt said Spirit Week Oct. 26-30 was “definitely very different this year,” partly because, in the pandemic, the student…
ElderCare Network Network of Lincoln County’s Boothbay Green notified residents and their families by letter Oct. 23, the facility will be closing and the property put on the market Dec. 22.…
“Oh, you are so, so scary. You are frightening. I don’t know how close I can get,” Terry Heller, under a witch hat and behind a face shield, told a trick or treater in a Halloween mask Saturday…
To help customers prepare for holiday meals, volunteers at the Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop have created a special display of cookbooks on the island in the shop’s middle…
Mid-Coast Audubon Board and Camden Public Library will host Nick Lund of Maine Audubon in a lively Zoom pictorial portrait of the State of the Birds: Decades of Change. The free online talk on…
United Way of Mid Coast Maine
United Way of Mid Coast Maine has provided the following listing of holiday resources for Lincoln County:
Boothbay Region Food Panty: Thanksgiving and Christmas Boxes for Boothbay, Boothbay…
AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today its strategy to distribute an allocation of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to ensure access for all Maine…
A Georgetown resident with ties to Boothbay Harbor took first place for entrees in Maine Maple Producers Association’s first ever pure Maine maple recipe contest. Her winning recipe was Maine…
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H is offering a new club for youth ages 5–19 who are new, or interested in becoming, 4-H members. Meetings will be held from 6–7 p.m. starting Nov. 18…
cases at rockland’s woodland memory care increase to 12
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah and Dept. of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew convened a special briefing Wednesday afternoon in Augusta, by…
Press release
UPDATE: Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud released the following statement via email Wednesday afternoon:
“Unfortunately, due to recent events, local restrictions and the…
Lincoln Home residents and staff celebrated each other’s creativity and stories this week during an Art Celebration in the living room. The gathering opened the door to stories ranging from past…
Wiscasset Middle High School has adjusted its Spirit Week for the pandemic. Technology coordinator and student council advisor Deb Pooler said assemblies, including one held Monday, are all…
LincolnHealth’s successful drive-up flu clinics will come to a close this weekend.
The final clinics will take place Saturday, Oct. 31, from noon to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m.…
Alna’s Anne Simpson, in overalls, smiled next to the community garden Saturday as she recalled a surprise in the morning full of shovels, doughnuts, cider, mulch and baseball caps. Hearing from…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday the launch of StrengthenME, an initiative to help Maine people cope with the stress and uncertainty of the COVID-19…
Maine’s real estate market has been on a wild ride since the early days of the COVID-19 response, according to four Lincoln County real estate brokers.
Dunham Realty broker and Maine…
“Nightmare on Federal Street” is on for Saturday, Oct. 31, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Parking will be available at Wiscasset Elementary School.
People will line up, socially…
If you were following the keto diet plan, breakfast this morning might have been eggs, bacon, Keto loaf bread (made with almond flour) and butter with coffee; or a frittata with meat, veggies and…
Gardeners often cheer themselves during the winter months by planning next year’s gardens. The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta can help. All books in its extensive…
Analysis
“Remember My Name” is a national registry of the lives ended by domestic violence. Ms. Magazine and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) began the registry in 1994. Earlier…
The Camden Public Library will host local historic reenactor Bill Payson for an online presentation entitled “Muskets of the American Revolution” on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. The program is part…
