Emotional, financial, sexual, and post-separation abuse will be among the topics of community conversation in the Finding Our Voices ”Let’s Talk About It Tour” coming to Bangor, South Portland,…
Health and Wellness
Bringing Survivor-Speaks Presentations to Bangor, Falmouth, Portland, South Portland, Biddeford
Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital’s Community Health Worker (CHW) program has now surpassed 200 referrals from the hospitals and communities.
CHWs travel out into the…
CAMDEN — Quarry Hill’s Awareness Series presents “Understanding Palliative Care,” an educational event to be led by Still Harbor Health PLLC’s Karin Woodworth, ANPBC, Thursday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m…
Waldo County General Hospital will offer flu clinics at several Waldo County locations this fall. The clinics, which are open to the public, will offer the flu shot in both the standard dose and…
breaking down stigmas, self-care, mentorship, community problem-solving
WALDOBORO — Girl Scout Ambassador Kayleigh Young has organized a Teen Mental Health Convention for local high schoolers looking to gain insight on mental wellness and strategies to navigate…
Kick Off the Season with a Live Musical Battle
ROCKPORT — RES Community Park, in partnership with various community organizations, announces a diverse lineup of events for the fall season.
RES organizers list the following activities…
“Though not here… their sacrifice is not forgotten”
Those words are what American Legion Post 30 members will share with the public when they hold their annual POW/MIA remembrance event,…
MONTVILLE — All are invited to join Midcoast Conservancy friends and staff for a hike in the Sheepscot River headwaters area in Montville on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
After a…
The Knox Clinic announced Sept. 10 that it purchased the Bok Building at 22 White Street, Rockland, and will transform it into, “a comprehensive community health center, broadening its range of…
TENANTS HARBOR — Bright sunny smiles accompanied the morning sun in Tenants Harbor as family and friends gathered to create a birthday greetings video to the most severely injured person involved…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Justice Department…
Maine Water employees, with help from customers, reviewed more than 37,000 water service lines to complete a service line inventory earlier this summer, before the October…
Transgressed
ROCKLAND and BOOTHBAY — Midcoast Maine’s Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center will host Xavier L. Guadalupe-Díaz, Ph.D, professor and Criminology Program coordinator in the Department of…
A COMMUNITY CIRCLE FOR PEACE and RESISTANCE
BELFAST — On Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at 6 p.m., the Peace & Justice Forum/Waldo County, will begin its Fall-Winter offerings with another Circle for Peace and Resistance at the Belfast Free…
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital welcomes a furry new team member with the addition of Mr. Pips, the hospital’s newest pet therapy dog.
“Studies have shown that pet therapy has many…
BELFAST — Musical duo Darshan Music are bringing their harmonious chants and drum beats to Belfast on Thursday, Sept.19, from 7 - 8 p.m., at Belfast Yoga Studio. Darshan Music’s take on the…
ROCKLAND — Trekkers will hold a 30th Anniversary Celebration, a milestone event, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 4 - 6 p.m., at Trekkers. Admission is free and open to the public…
A transportation broker company with a pending contract to handle all MaineCare rides throughout the state is facing complaints from vulnerable riders who say they’re being left at their…
SWANVILLE — All are welcome to join Coastal Mountains Land Trust, Wednesday, Sept. 11, on a guided hike along the trails of Meadow Brook Preserve in Swanville. Hikers can meet at the trailhead at…
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The Sunday, Sept. 15 matinee, at 2 p.m., for the new film It Ends With Us (PG13, 2h 10m) will include a special opportunity to delve into the story’s underlying issues…
AUGUSTA — Lainey Bell, the 2024 American Honey Princess, will visit Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital St., Augusta, on Sunday, September 8. She will participate in the first Annual Maine Bee Fest with…
identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms
BELFAST — A free adult mental health first aid class is being offered Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office, 6 Public Safety Way, Belfast.
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BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital’s Community Health team is offering a free eight-week A Matter of Balance Class in collaboration with the Belfast Triad group. This program emphasizes…
using the opportunity to help combat opioid-misuse, addiction, and overdose
BLUE HILL — Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital, in collaboration with Opiate Free Island Partnership (OFIP) and AMHC, will educate and train this year’s fair goers how to administer Narcan. For the…
Will it be six more weeks of summer or an early winter?
BELFAST — Passy Pete will make his annual weather prediction on Labor Day, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m., at Heritage Park, Lower Main Street, Belfast.
Passy Pete is the nautical New England lobster…
BOOTHBAY — “Healing and understanding will blossom Wednesday, September 11, at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay with a Finding Our Voices presentation on domestic abuse by the real …
ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic and Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) announce a schedule change for their Wellness Wednesday program. Starting this month, Wellness Wednesday will now take place…
Maine people and visitors urged to protect themselves given elevated mosquito activity
WALDO COUNTY — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) announced Aug. 20, 2024, that a wild turkey from…
Before this partnership, Pen Bay did not have a dedicated hospice volunteer program
ROCKPORT — Pen Bay Medical Center has partnered with a local organization to bring hospice volunteers to its Volunteer Services department.
Pen Bay and Coastal Family Hospice in Rockland…
in observance of National Assisted Living Week
CAMDEN — Older adults and family members interested in learning more about assisted living are invited to attend an Assisted Living Open House at Quarry Hill on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 5:30…
Even before it opened in Presque Isle in March, the Aroostook Memory Center had 68 referrals.
Primary care physicians across the rural county had patients they suspected were experiencing…
a judgment-free space where young people can speak openly
ROCKLAND — On Monday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 6 p.m., The Landing Place, in Rockland, will host a collaborative roundtable dinner designed to provide local youth with a safe and open environment to…
"The most important thing now,” said Farraj, "is not giving services to the 10 percent who tell you they are abused, but providing services to the 90 percent who don’t tell you that, before they become [death] statistics.”
Palestinians from the West Bank working to curb gender-based violence in their communities met with Finding Our Voices on August 6 for guidance on ways to do that.
The delegation’s Camden…
Ground-level particle pollution concentrations are expected to reach the ‘Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups’ (USG) level in the Northern Region for today and tomorrow according to Air Quality…
A working group looking into ways to bring healthcare to Maine’s island communities is considering “ambulance vessels” as a possible solution.
Rob McGraw, executive director of Atlantic…
A nearly $5 million federal grant recently awarded to the University of New England will be put toward efforts to improve Maine’s workforce supporting geriatric care over the next five years.…
including three puppies in various stages of training
CUSHING — Guiding Eyes for the Blind will present “Training a Guiding Eyes Puppy” in a live event Sunday, Aug. 18, at 10:30 a.m., at the Cushing Public Library. The Thomaston Public Library is co-…
Delegate Coronation
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival crowned this year’s representatives of the Lobster Industry on the first day of the 77th Maine Lobster Festival Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Harbor Park, in…
simulated event Sept. 19; basic training Oct. 17
SWANVILLE — What happens when there is an emergency or disaster that requires providing shelter and food to displaced citizens? Perhaps your answer included a reference to the Waldo County…
BELFAST — As part of its efforts to help those experiencing food insecurity, Waldo County General Hospital has added a new self-service pantry shelf on its campus in Belfast.
The new “Help…
make changes to reduce fall risks
BELFAST — Waldo County General Hospital’s Community Health team in collaboration with the Belfast Triad group is offering an 8-week A Matter of Balance Class. This program emphasizes practical…
There’s a reason so many independent pharmacies have had to close in recent years: pharmacy benefit managers.
That’s according to the Federal Trade Commission, which in a harsh report…
ROCKLAND — “As long as we live, they too shall live,” said Dave Franclemont, in an opening prayer to the 2024 tile dedication ceremony at the Midcoast Maine Area Veterans Memorial.
…
individuals with Brain Injuries: survey deadline Aug. 2
Public Consulting Group (PCG) is working with the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) to review, develop, and implement a…
ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic is now accepting new patients aged 18 and older for free counseling services. This opportunity is available to those who are uninsured, underinsured, or members of the…
ROCKLAND — The Midcoast Maine Area Veterans Memorial’s 2024 new tile dedication ceremony will be held Sunday, July 28, at 1 p.m., in the upper parking lot of American Legion Post 1, at 335…
‘Be There for ME’ website aims to reduce the stigma of asking for help
The Maine Child Welfare Action Network (MCWAN) and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced on July 23 the launch of Be There for ME, a new campaign designed to support…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — Coastal Mountains Land Trust presents: Wednesday Waldo Walks. On the second Wednesday of each month, Waldo County Conservation Initiative committee member Bindy Pendleton will…
Kristy Basso sets a timer for 25 minutes any time she does a chore outside her West Paris home. As the primary caregiver for her 77-year-old mother, who has dementia, Basso is worried about…
ride ends at Challenger Center of Maine, in Bangor; riders to see where donated funds are going
BELFAST — The 3rd Annual Bryan’s Ride will take place on Saturday, July 27. Bryan’s Ride is in honor and remembrance of Bryan Lee William Totman, who passed away in a tragic accident in July, 2021…
