In the fall of 2019, the Coulombe Center for Health Improvement helped convene organizations and individuals who are experts in issues affecting our seniors for the first Changing Aging event,…
Life
The Boothbay Region YMCA’s new class, Enhance®Fitness, is an evidence-based program geared toward older adults who would enjoy the low-impact activities that help them stay fit. Individuals living…
Anyone who’s ever been to Cabbage Island for one of those world famous lobster bakes these past 30 years has met the Moore family, including matriarch Bennie Alice. This is a very special year for…
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club
Shop now for the best Christmas deals and pay it forward by helping your community through Rotary.
Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club is ready to help you in buy now for Christmas at its sale of…
Lincoln County Dental, Inc. is pleased to announce that we have hired an office manager and clinical team and that we will begin dental center related administrative operations in Wiscasset early…
On Monday, Oct. 5 from 10 to 11:15a.m., join Stephen S. Fuller, Ph.D., for his lecture on the outlook for the U.S. and Maine economies in 2021. This Zoom lecture is sponsored by Coastal Senior…
LincolnHealth has partnered with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Good Shepherd Food Bank to offer two Drive-Thru Farm Stands in Lincoln County next week, where anyone can pick…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills and Commissioner of Health and Human Services Jeanne Lambrew announced Tuesday anyone in Maine can now get tested for COVID-19 without the need for a separate order…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills dedicated Wednesday an additional $164 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to support school systems as they continue to implement health and safety…
Lincoln Medical Partners will be holding drive-through flu clinics every weekend in October. The clinic is open to anyone over age 7 – you do not have to be a Lincoln Medical Partners’ patient to…
In honor of National Assisted Living Week, Lincoln Home celebrated residents and staff with a number of fun, outdoor activities last week.
With a lovely view of the Damariscotta River in…
Heather Demeny has always wanted to see Las Vegas. She hopes to go this year and, if she does, the trip will be all expenses paid. And she could come home to Wiscasset with a crown, like she did…
National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
If you were walking down the street and saw a person clutch their chest and fall down in agony, would you stop to see if they needed help?
Of course you would. But what would you do if you…
When it comes to scams and fraud, we are often looking out for the unknown con artists. But most financial crimes against older adults are perpetrated by someone they know.…
7 – Early Bird Sale! - Damariscotta and Bath businesses offer holiday discounts beginning in the early morning…
During October and November, Mid Coast–Parkview Health will host a series of drive-thru flu shot clinics in Bath, Brunswick, and Topsham. Clinics will be offered every weekend in October at Mid…
8 – Behind Closed Doors Tour of Castle Tucker - This special tour includes rooms not seen on the general tour. Filled with original furnishings of the Tucker family. Admission is…
1-31 – Hike the Holiday Story Trail - Follow the illustrated signs that tell a tale along the trail at Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Road,…
Central Lincoln County (CLC) and Boothbay Region (BR) YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program, which helps adults lose weight through healthier eating and increased physical activity to reduce their…
In Bath and the surrounding Midcoast community, a network of nonprofits, schools, housing entities, city officials, state legislators, and volunteers are working together to ensure local people…
Should you get the seasonal flu shot this year?
Absolutely, everyone six months and over, with rare exception, should, according to the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. The…
We’re ready to start reupholstering the Waldo Theatre's seats and we need your help:
Waldo Board Member and sailmaker, Heidi Sawyer, and two of her professional upholstering friends are…
Just like many of you who waited for the kickoff of the NFL season this past week, we are anxiously awaiting the opening day of our new dental practice!! We want to help make Lincoln County one of…
In June of 2019, when Bailey Romaine and Ed Vlcek first arrived as seasonal caretakers on Boothbay Region Land Trust’s Damariscove Island, they were immediately struck by the stark contrast…
Town of Edgecomb
Edgecomb voters will have another chance to vote on the 2020-21 school budget. On Aug. 29, residents rejected four of 19 school budget articles on the referendum town meeting warrant. Defeated…
Want to help sustain the reputation of our Boothbay region, “where life is as it should be?”
One hundred percent of your purchase funds, however small or large, made at the Rotary barn will…
Registration is now open for the 2020 People Plus Senior Health Expo “At Home,” a premier event connecting businesses and services with older adults. Last year’s sold out event had over 600…
The American Red Cross needs people of all races and ethnicities to give blood to help ensure a blood supply as diverse as the patients who depend on it. All blood types are needed to ensure that…
Wiscasset School Committee
Wiscasset will tweak its busing, lunch and recess times as it sees how long the safety steps are taking for each, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Terry Wood told the school committee Tuesday night,…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine (BBBSMM) invites local businesses, organizations and individuals to sign up to Golf Fore Kids’ Sake on Friday, Sept. 25 at Samoset Resort Golf Club in…
With a back-to-school shuffle like none before, students and their families should be extra vigilant on their health, said Lincoln Medical Partners pediatrician Dr. Melissa Keeport. Attention to…
LincolnHealth
Lincoln Medical Partners Primary Care has announced upcoming flu vaccination clinics at all four of its primary care practices.
The schedule through September is:
Boothbay…
Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on a Behind Closed Doors Tour, Thursday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. with Historic New England. Located at 2 Lee St., Wiscasset, this unique mansion is…
A recently published study in Science reports that there are nearly three billion fewer birds in North America than there were in the 1970s. This news follows reports of declining insect…
As schools and colleges around the country resume this fall with new health and safety precautions, one of the adaptations institutions are wrestling with is how to serve meals. Most schools…
Pulling the rope to ring the bell at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset is an effort, Brad Adler said. But the Wiscasset man, who has been a member with wife Emily over a decade and whose…
Westport Island’s and Alna’s school district, Sheepscot Valley Regional School Unit, had a “very successful” start to school, Superintendent of Schools Howie Tuttle said.
“Students attended…
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Greater Portland area, gathered online (due to pandemic restrictions), to sustain a new area Stake President (spiritual local…
Town of Edgecomb
During a special Sept. 3 workshop, Edgecomb’s school committee and selectmen moved closer together on education spending, but remained far apart on what each believes is best for local taxpayers.…
This region of Midcoast Maine features a wealth of wild edible plants. From 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, Sarah Gladu of Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust will lead a workshop on edible…
“Identifying New England’s Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms” is the subject of a two-part course: an evening virtual class will be followed by an afternoon at Midcoast Conservancy’s Hidden Valley on…
Midcoast Maine Community Action Head Start in Bath has received $203,000 through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. These funds will support Head Start services to low…
When Midcoast Conservancy holds timber frame courses at Hidden Valley Nature Center, more than post-and-beam frames are built: partnerships, friendships and new skill sets are regular features of…
The aftermath of Aug. 29’s town meeting referendum vote has Edgecomb school officials unsure of the next move. Edgecomb voters rejected three key school funding articles including the overall $3,…
LincolnHealth is prepared to support our larger community as most schools in the area return to some version of in-person learning. Each school has created a thorough return-to-school plan based…
Although summer may be ending, the Y is excited to announce the return of its fall youth programs beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The Y’s goal is to keep youth and members of your family active and…
There are many theories and opinions floating around about influenza vaccination, however, the bottom line is that it works. The CDC estimates that vaccination is anywhere from 40-60% effective at…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten Maine organizations have received a total of $7,455,970 to help combat the opioid crisis.
The investments will enable Maine community health centers, rural…
Congratulations to members of the Boothbay community for being proactive in preventing the spread of the coronavirus on our peninsula. As of Aug. 31, the Boothbay Region Health…
The Edgecomb School Committee is faced with either funding local education at the past year’s level or seeking a special town meeting after voters rejected four articles in the referendum town…
