AIO Food & Energy Assistance has launched its Friday Student Summer Meal Program. Meal kits will be available for pick up every Friday throughout the summer at four…
Health and Wellness
Beginning June 27, meal kits will be available free of charge to students and families
Waldoboro Lions Club was presented the eighth annual Coulombe Center Award for Innovation in a brief ceremony at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
The Lions were nominated for…
A bill signed into law late last month aims to increase pharmacy access in rural communities across Maine. L.D. 239 directs the Maine Board of Pharmacy …
Lois Skillings, RN, Health Center
BRUNSWICK — MaineHealth showcased its newly renovated behavioral health center on the MaineHealth Parkview Health Center campus at an official ribbon…
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes Ashley Mychak, DPM, FACFAS, to its Podiatry team. Dr. Mychak specializes in the Lapiplast 3D Bunion Correction Procedure, a procedure that MHPBH…
ROCKPORT — To celebrate the opening of its new Cardiac Rehab gym, MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital will hold an open house for patients and…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo hospitals announce the launch of a secure and convenient medication take-back program on their campuses. Both hospitals have installed new take…
Wildfires in Canada send smoke into North East U.S.
Ground-level ozone concentrations are expected to reach the ‘Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups’ (USG) level according to Air Quality Meteorologists at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection…
On a rainy Tuesday morning in early May, Daphne Russell, a community paramedic with United Ambulance Service, knocks on the door of a home in Lewiston. She’s there, as she is each Tuesday, to…
people who age cheese and what it's like for humans to grow old
The Rockland Public Library and Bartlett Woods Retirement Community present a screening of Shelf Life from Executive Producer Robyn…
Four local support groups now meet monthly at Quarry Hill, having added a Caregivers Support Group in the spring of 2025.
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bring stuffed animals to the Stuffy Clinic for a check-up
Due to forecasted inclement weather this Saturday, June 7, the spring Farmers’ Market at MaineHealth Waldo Hospital has been postponed. The Farmers’ Market originally scheduled at…
Lawmakers have scrapped proposed increased staffing ratios for assisted living and residential care facilities, replacing the measure instead with reporting requirements and a stakeholder…
pizza, music, and dancing
The 2025 Belfast Pride Parade will be immediately followed by a celebration in Heritage Park, rain or shine, Saturday, June 7. Belfast Area High School’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance Group (GSA)…
nourish the body and nervous system through rhythm and routine
Join Valerie Robinson for “Rooted in Rhythm: A Circadian Wellness Workshop,” Sunday, June 8, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., at Good Tern’s Hole In The Wall Bagels, 754 Main Street, Rockland. This is a…
WARREN — They stood there. Elbows and arms resting casually against the rail. A full minute past before it was realized that the ceremony was over, having tossed flowers off the Main Street bridge…
From Augusta
AUGUSTA — On Wednesday, May 21, Sen. Chip Curry, D-Waldo, joined legislators, first responders, and members of the public to commemorate EMS Week at the Maine EMS Memorial and Education Site…
Friends of Sears Island (FOSI) and Coastal Mountains Land Trust (CMLT) invite the public to another Wednesday Waldo Walk. Each month, CMLT…
ROCKLAND — MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals will hold a community town hall, Monday, June 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library, located at 80 Union Street in Rockland.…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of Memorial Day, MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals announce the following adjusted holiday hours:
The retail pharmacy at MaineHealth Pen Bay…
Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike, …
BELFAST — MaineHealth Waldo and Pen Bay Hospitals will hold a “Meet the Midwives” event on Wednesday, June 4, from 5 to 6 p.m. The event will be held on the second floor of the Biscone Health…
take the 'Phones Down, Eyes Up' pledge
BELFAST — May is National Water Safety Month, and the Waldo County YMCA (WCY) is focusing on keeping kids safe around water. For more than 10 years, the YMCA has…
CAMDEN — US Army Staff Sergeant Ben Hazen is the 2025 Memorial Day Parade Marshal.
Hazen will also be the Memorial Day speaker at various stops along the War Memorial Post 30 American…
Donut Dollies
The General Henry Knox Museum invites the community to its 12th Annual Boots on the Ground event. This Memorial Weekend celebration honors veterans, military personnel, and their families. The…
Amanda Karomba’s family fled the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and immigrated to Maine when she was an infant. Three decades later, Karomba operates nearly 30 group homes in the Lewiston-Auburn area…
The annual Memorial Day ceremony in Warren will be held Monday, May 26, at 10 a.m.
The event starts at the monument at the top of Main Street, by the post office, and will…
As soon as a symptom presents itself, act fast. Call 911
When it comes to strokes, every minute counts.
Patients who arrive at the hospital immediately after the first signs of a stroke have the best chance of recovering with little if any long-…
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would prevent private equity companies or real estate investment trusts from acquiring or increasing ownership of Maine hospitals until June 2029.
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helping participants connect with their core to feel calm and content, even in the midst of a chaotic world
The Knox Clinic, Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC), and Barbara Davis, REAT, LCSW, are once again collaborating to bring a free mindful art class to the community. This expressive arts…
stroll 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; street closed 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The 2025 Sunday Strolls season on Main Street in Rockland begins Sunday, May 18, and will continue the third Sunday of each month May-October.
Sunday Stroll is…
KNOX — Coastal Mountains Land Trust (CMLT) invites the public to another Wednesday Waldo Walk. Each month, CMLT volunteer and Waldo County resident…
CEREMONIES IN CAMDEN, ROCKPORT, LINCOLNVILLE
On Memorial Day, American Legion Post 30 and its community neighbors will honor the men and women who have lost their lives defending America since the Revolutionary War.
The American…
The counties and municipalities that receive a direct share of the settlement funds from opioid manufacturers, distributors and retailers have spent less than half of…
'Rebuild, Recharge, Reconnect, Reimagine, and Resist Together'
BELFAST — A Resistance Faire will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 1 - 5 p.m., at UUCB Belfast, 37 Miller…
On average, one child dies from heatstroke every 10 days in the United States
Vehicular heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related death for children 14 and younger in the United States. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic…
'Cancer and cardiac diseases are killing more firefighters than any other cause of death'
ROCKLAND — On Monday and Tuesday, May 5 and 6, the Rockland Fire & EMS Department underwent early diagnostic cardiac and cancer screening procedures with…
ROCKLAND — AIO is opening its doors to the public, Tuesday, May 6, from 4 - 6 p.m., to celebrate AIO's 35 Years of Community Service at AIO’s building, located at 1A…
Memorial Day is May 26, 2025
CAMDEN — Memorial Day is a day that for years has been set aside for Americans to remember all the brave men and women who ultimately gave their lives in support of our country in all the wars and…
connecting fishermen, farmers, and food businesses
The Maine Food Convergence Project is announcing the launch of the …
bringing advanced medical care and surgical facilities under one roof
SCARBOROUGH — A strategic plan has been announced for the building of a state-of-the-art medical office building (MOB) and ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the Town Center at The Downs in…
Maine kids and adults with disabilities
ROME — Pine Tree Camp’s summer sessions return this June for the 80th year; bringing Maine kids and adults with disabilities together to experience barrier-free access…
ROCKLAND — Program staff for Trekkers completed a Youth Mental Health First Aid course in March. Delivered by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the website says, “just as CPR helps you…
a welcoming space where parents can learn, share, and find support
BELFAST — The Waldo County YMCA is partnering with The Ridge, a residential teen mental health treatment program in Morrill, to offer a free and supportive event for…
ROCKPORT — Dr. Johnstone, of Johnstone Chiropractic Center, will be leading the community in World Tai Chi and Qigong Day, Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 10…
Three-Day Event "Raises the Roof" on Alarming Level of Femicide in Maine
BATH and BRUNSWICK — Bath and Brunswick are coming together regarding domestic abuse with a multi-faceted Finding Our Voices program May 9 to 11, 2025. The educational march, survivor-led panel…
Friends of Thai Daughters
Boothbay-based anti-trafficking organization Friends of Thai Daughters (FTD) is 20 this year and is holding an extra-special Sunflower Celebration in East Boothbay Thursday, June 26 from 4 to 6 p.…
A bill that would boost transparency of how Maine’s opioid settlement funds are being spent advanced out of committee last month.
Lawmakers on the health and human services committee…
free walking tour held as part of the global Jane’s Walk festival
WISCASSET — On Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 10 a.m., Wiscasset's Museum in the Streets Committee will offer Boom to Bust and Back Again, a free walking tour held as part…
SOUTH THOMASTON — Join a South Thomaston clean-up crew (or start one in your neighborhood), Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. - noon.
The South Thomaston…
