BELFAST — A free Adult Mental Health First Aid class will be held Friday, Nov. 8, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Classroom, 118 Northport Ave, Belfast.
Adult…
Health and Wellness
MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo hospitals to participate in National Lung Cancer Screening Day, Nov. 9
ROCKPORT — As part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals will be open for CT lung cancer screens as part of National Lung Cancer Screening Day on Saturday,…
ROCKPORT — Mammograms are the first step and most effective screening tool in the battle against breast cancer.
In the fight against the disease, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital (MHPBH)…
Five-year, $21.7 million study
MaineHealth is a collaborating institution with Tufts University School of Medicine on what it says is to be one of the…
Friday, Nov. 22 last day to order lights
BELFAST —…
CAMDEN — Sacred Arts Tour returns with the creation of a Sacred Sand Mandala offered for peace, compassion and wisdom in our world.
Tibetan Buddhist Monks, from Drepung Gomang Monastery in…
UNION — The Peoples United Methodist Church of Union, along with Penbay Planning Law Center, will be offering a free Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts seminar.
Jesse Bifulco, Esq. will…
LIBERTY — The 15th annual Joy to be Bald, Saturday, Oct. 12, will benefit Todd Greeley and Terry Bradshaw, both of whom have been battling colon cancer since 2022.
Joy to be Bald is an…
Advance care planning is an organized process of reflecting upon and discussing goals for future health care decisions.
"It is an important part of creating an advance…
CAMDEN — Sound Bathing is back at the Camden Amphitheatre, Friday, Oct. 11, at 4:30 p.m.
"Enjoy the relaxing and transformative sound of gongs and chimes in the beautiful autumn Amphitheatre…
October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month
Patrisha McLean, founder and CEO of the Maine nonprofit Finding Our Voices, is a featured speaker on an October 21 webinar co-sponsored by the National Council of Jewish Women.
Building…
ROCKPORT — "After a busy summer full of adventures, vacations, and house guests we can feel more exhausted than ever," said Rockport Public Library, in a news release.
On Wednesday, Oct. 9,…
ORRINGTON -- A fire that broke out during Oct. 1 in the trash-to-energy incinerator in Orrington at the Eagle Point Energy Center prompted Maine's Dept. of Environmental Protection to issue…
WALDOBORO — Passion for Pets Rescue will be holding a Meet & Greet Fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at The Waldoboro Inn, 926 Main Street in Waldoboro. There will be pups,…
ROCKLAND — Knox Clinic, Coastal Recovery Community Center, and Barbara Davis,REAT, LCSW, announce an upcoming collaborative event aimed at fostering a sense of calm and clarity by tapping into our…
Bringing Survivor-Speaks Presentations to Bangor, Falmouth, Portland, South Portland, Biddeford
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,…
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…
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…
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.
…
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…
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…
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…
