Due to forecasted inclement weather, the St George Ambulance will be holding its clinic for Moderna Vaccination first vaccinations and booster shots Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 12 p…
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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…
UNION — The agenda for the next Regional School Unit 40 school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Thursday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. via livestream and in the district’s central…
The Waldo County General Hospital Public Health Nurse Association has provided some information pertaining to Covid-19 vaccinations, boosters, testing, and quarantine/isolation guidelines. A PDF…
test COVID-19 positive with at-home tests? isolate. do not go to medical facilities for confirmation
PORTLAND — MaineHealth is reminding community members who test positive for COVID-19 with at-home tests that they should isolate at home and notify their primary care provider. MaineHealth…
family favorites and new traditions; Ice Carving Teams Needed
CAMDEN — “With the holidays wrapped up and winter in full swing, it’s time to prepare for the frosty fun of Camden’s Winterfest Week, February 5 to 13!” said Winterfest organizers, in a news…
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…
Sophie, an eight-month-old old brindle pit mix, disappeared from her Brock Road home in Searsport Jan. 3.
She weighs approximately 30-35 pounds and is wearing a blue reflective collar. …
The University of Connecticut has named 10 students from Maine, including Benjamin Ruben, of Waldoboro, to its 2021 Fall Dean’s list.
The UConn Dean’s List includes students who were registered…
now offering boosters to those ages 12 and older
MaineHealth is responding to an increase in demand for both booster shots and first dose vaccinations in southern Maine by opening a temporary high-volume vaccine clinic at 110 Free Street in…
eleven courses, four brown bag lunches on Zoom
Join Coastal Senior College for Winter Courses and Brown Bag Lunch Programs. Connect with others who share your interests, from painting in watercolor or the legacy of Francis Perkins, to a study…
ROCKPORT — The agenda for the next Five Town CSD school board meeting has been set.
The meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. in the Bisbee Theater at Camden-Rockport Middle…
ROCKLAND — The Good Tern Co-op natural food store and bagel café at 750 Main Street in Rockland, will bring the flavors of sunny Morocco to the public this winter in…
ROCKLAND — The agenda for the Regional School Unit 13 school board meeting Thursday, Jan. 6 is set.
The meeting will be held virtually at 6:30 p.m.
Meetings can be viewed on …
LINCOLNVILLE — The school committee agenda has been set for the next Lincolnville Central School meeting Monday, Jan 3.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the school, and masks will be…
AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) and the Maine Department of Education has announced further revisions to the Maine CDC’s public health guidance for…
MMC makes this change as community transmission of COVID-19 continues to rise
PORTLAND — In support of a safe care environment for both patients and care team members during the current COVID-19 surge, Maine Medical Center (MMC) is limiting…
New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of New Years, Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) have announced the following adjustments to practice hours:
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The holiday expenses may be looming on the credit card bill, or perhaps the bank balance is a little lighter from the extra gifts exchanged with family and friends.
If this is the year to…
As we approach year’s end and get ready for 2022, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging individuals to make a New Year’s resolution to get a memory screening. AFA offers free…
A pair of COVID-19 vaccine booster shot clinics plus a flu shot clinic will be held in the Midcoast over the coming days, it was announced Tuesday.
The St. George Ambulance is holding a…
AUGUSTA – This month, Speaker Ryan Fecteau and Sen. Craig Hickman chaired the final meeting of the…
HAMILTON, New York — Sarah Contento, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2022, has earned the spring 2021 Dean's Award with Distinction.
Contento is a Environmental Studies major…
As the winter season continues, and in the face of ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services reminds all…
Manhattan Project, Belfast’s Hidden Prehistory, Searsport’s Seagoing Families, and more
Eleven courses are being offered by Belfast Senior College between January and March, and registration is now open for classes in the morning, afternoon and evening.
“We are very excited…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced today that, due to a generous grant from Northeast Delta Dental, the Maine Veterans’ Dental Network (MVDN) will resume its dental services in the New Year…
From Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) recently released the December edition of “…
The Maine Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Maine) releases two supportive resource guides for families and individuals impacted by mental illness. During a time…
Walking trails, bicycle paths and other improvements are under consideration
Sue Ellen Bordwell rarely saw another bicyclist during her commute on Route 1 from Yarmouth to the University of Southern Maine in the 1990s.
“Then one day there had been this little…
ROCKPORT— Healthy Living for ME is offering a free, six week long interactive workshop entitled Building Better Caregivers. During this workshop, caregivers are able to come together to learn and…
Demand remains strong for existing single-family homes in Maine, while for-sale inventory is lower than a typical, balanced real estate market. According to…
StrengthenME and crisis support available to help cope with stress and uncertainty
As the winter holiday season continues, and in the face of ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reminds all Maine people, and…
december 29
LINCOLNVILLE — The Town of Lincolnville in conjunction with North East Mobile Health Services will be offering a pop up vaccination booster clinic Wednesday, December 29 between the hours of 9 a.m…
Gardens Aglow has once again been voted one of the top ten holiday light displays in the country in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ choice contest. Selected as number four, Gardens Aglow competed…
Starting this holiday season, the Lincoln County Sherriff’s Office along with the Waldoboro, Damariscotta, and Wiscasset Police Departments will be taking part in a Designated Driver Initiative in…
‘greater participation and excitement than the previous year’
ROCKLAND — Mid-Coast School of Technology held a successful SkillsUSA In-House Competition on December 9 and 10. SkillsUSA is a national student organization that connects students with teachers,…
CAMDEN — In the second week of December, 2021, students of Seaside Village Preschool, in Camden, delivered the toys that they’d collected for Toys for Tots.
On a sunny day, they walked…
“Great day and great turnout!” said Charles Lagerbom, in a news release.
Students from the Belfast Area High School Peer Leadership Program recently joined forces with the Belfast Lions…
HOPE — The school committee agenda for the next Hope Elementary School committee meeting is set.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m.
Participants can join in-…
anyone five years old or older attending an indoor event with more than 250 people
The University of Maine System (UMS) has updated its COVID-19 guidance for children who attend an indoor gathering of more than 250 people on any of its premises.
Starting Jan. 4, 2022,…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — Pen Bay Medical Center (PBMC) and Waldo County General Hospital (WCGH) will adjust their outpatient lab services schedules effective Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.
The PBMC…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In order to continue providing the safest care environment, while addressing the supportive needs of patients, Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital will…
In October, the third graders at Camden-Rockport Elementary School spent time at Rockport Harbor, getting acquainted first hand with the Rockport’s illustrious place in local and national history…
ISLESBORO — The Islesboro Health Center will be holding a vaccination and vaccine booster clinic Friday, Dec. 17 at the Kinnicutt Center.
The clinic will be held from 1 p.m. 3 p.m. and…
ELLSWORTH — Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital welcomes Brittany Nurmukhamedov, CNM and Summer Oakes, CNM to its Women’s Health practice in Ellsworth.
“Both with exceptional training,…
feeling more comfortable in their bodies
Burlington Code Academy students recently assisted OUT Maine staff to develop a better system to track and fulfill youth binder requests.
“OUT Maine is very grateful to Burlington Code…
The Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians announced recently that Frederick Goggans, of Camden, was appointed by Governor Janet T. Mills to serve on the Board of Licensure in Medicine. …
ORONO— Mercury exposure is related to a 10% decrease in nest survival in two tidal marsh songbird species surveyed in four states, from Maine to New Jersey,…
With the holiday season here, the risk of house fires will drastically increase in the coming weeks, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
Holiday lights are a common source of danger…
Janet T. Mills, Governor of Maine, stepped up to join 39 other Maine women survivors of domestic abuse in the bold Finding Our Voices campaign to spread awareness. The first Finding Our Voice…
