The Midcoast Area Veterans Memorial 2025 tile dedication ceremony scheduled for Sunday, July 13 has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 27, due to serious accident…
Health and Wellness
special flyover scheduled to kick off the event
Danny L. Swindler, of Warren, recently traveled to Washington, DC along with his son, Danny L. Swindler, II (also of Warren), to visit the …
The 2nd annual Hope Day will be raising money for Homeworthy during Hope Day, Saturday, July 26, at Hope Corner, 441 Camden Road.
Join Georges River Land Trust on Sunday, July 27 for a group paddle along the St. George River from Warren town center. Stop by St. George Pizza before the paddle for a partial proceeds brunch and…
providing a wide range of community-centered support
The …
Vikki Webster, from Maine Health, will present a Fall Prevention Workshop on Tuesday, July 15, at 1 p.m., at the Rockland Public Library, as part of the Aging Well…
Support A Safety Net that Impacts 1 in 3 Residents
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) will hold its signature summer event, the 2025 Rising Tide Party & Silent Auction, Thursday, August 21, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Sail, Power & Steam Museum…
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust naturalist Sarah Gladu will lead a hike at Plummer Point Preserve in South Bristol, Tuesday, July 15, from 8:30 to 10:30…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of Independence Day, MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals announce the following adjusted holiday hours on Friday, July 4.
The retail pharmacy at…
ROCKPORT — Surgeons at MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital started utilizing a new surgical robot system this month, representing a major advancement in surgical care in Midcoast Maine.
The…
ROME — "As Pine Tree Camp reaches its significant 80th anniversary milestone, camp programs are expanding and its barrier-free campus is more accessible…
Throughout the month, lawn signs featuring the faces and voices of 25 Maine domestic abuse survivors will be displayed throughout the town
CAPE ELIZABETH — Survivors with Finding Our Voices will publicly share their stories on lawn signs, in a panel discussion, and at a public rally during July in what has…
'Ecologically, this coastal region maintains diverse habitats, abundant wildlife host species and increasingly mild winters'
University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab recently published a research report in the Journal of Maine Medical Center highlighting trends in…
helping the children most affected by expected Federal Budget cuts
On Friday, July 25, 2025, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., AIO Food and Energy Assistance will host its inaugural Fill The Strand with Snacks, Diapers &…
visiting weekly
ROCKPORT — MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital welcomes its newest volunteers: Mango, a pet therapy dog, and his handler, Cristina Lindsay.
Mango, a four-and-a-half-year-old American black…
Lincoln and Knox Counties
Healthy Lincoln County and several local organizations are coming together to provide youth with free, healthy meals throughout the summer through the USDA funded Summer Food Service Program.…
Healthy Kids’ 20th annual Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k/Walk will run again this year. The event will be held July 5 at the Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta.
An out and back course…
As the legislative session is expected to wind down, Gov. Janet Mills has already signed a number of bills into law, including ones that will establish new standards…
Summer vacation is officially underway, and — while it’s been rainy and cool these past few weeks — the months ahead are gearing up to be hotter than usual, per the…
LIBERTY — Coastal Mountains Land Trust will host a Wednesday Waldo Walk on Wednesday, July 9, at 9:30 a.m., at Haystack Mountain.…
Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Maine Health’s Community Health program for a Happy Wanderers Hike, …
MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital’s Addiction Resource Center (ARC) has announced a new name and broader alignment: it is now known as Comprehensive Addiction…
ROCKPORT and BELFAST — In observance of Juneteenth, MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo Hospitals announce the following adjusted holiday hours on Thursday, June 19.
The retail pharmacy at…
Jeff Newsom, MD, will be joining Brian Pierce, MD and Pediatrician Adda Winkes, MD at Megunticook Medicine, a Direct Primary Care (DPC) practice, "a modern,…
On Sunday, June 29, there will be four unique events taking place in downtown Waldoboro to celebrate Pride.
The day starts with Drag Storytime at…
Rockland Rotary teamed up during the first week of June to build a covered shelter at the All Aboard Playground at McDougall Park. The shelter provides the park with a…
ROCKLAND – Towards the end of a No Kings rally, in Rockland, a moment of silence was held for the two Minnesota legislators and their spouses, who were shot in the middle of the night, June 14.…
Maine has the fifth-highest rate of emergency department visits in the country, which hospital officials say could get worse with cuts to Medicaid and further…
Maine Cancer Foundation recently awarded five Cancer Screening grants, totaling $380,000. These two-year grants will increase access to necessary cancer screenings across the state.
Cancer…
Beginning June 27, meal kits will be available free of charge to students and families
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…
Waldoboro Lions Club was presented the eighth annual Coulombe Center Award for Innovation in a brief ceremony at St. Andrews Village in Boothbay Harbor.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Lawmakers have scrapped proposed increased staffing ratios for assisted living and residential care facilities, replacing the measure instead with reporting…
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, …
