Judy Milinowski’s Qi-Gong online classes continue! The new schedule: 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays; 4 5 p.m. Thursdays; 8-9 a.m. Saturdays. Qi Gong…
Health and Wellness
By March 8, 150,000 Mainers had received both shots of either the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, according to WMTW Channel 8 News. According to the CDC, you can expect full protection with…
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education jointly announced Friday the Mills Administration’s dedicated COVID-19 vaccination clinics for school staff…
Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission has announced a drive-through food box giveaway for all will be held Wednesday, March 17 at Wiscasset Community Center, 242 Gardiner Road.
A…
Hannaford Supermarkets will begin COVID-19 vaccination efforts at 35 pharmacies across Maine later this week.
“Our stores and pharmacies, located throughout Maine and staffed by…
new vaccine plan outlines when you are eligible for a vaccine
AUGUSTA — In an effort to save lives and ensure that health care providers can efficiently and quickly vaccinate as many people as possible, Governor Janet Mills announced Friday afternoon Maine…
LincolnHealth is accepting applications for the spring Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) class until March 26. The 10-week training begins April 20 and runs until June 24. The class is offered at…
LincolnHealth is already a donor breast milk site for Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, but it is now dispensing milk to infants born at LincolnHealth as well.
“We now are buying milk from the…
Good news for local commercial truck drivers! You no longer have to drive far to get your Maine Department of Transportation medical exam. They are now available in Boothbay Harbor.
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Feb. 18, 2021- The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released drug overdose data for January 2021, which draws attention to the continued…
Healthy Kids
As the pandemic continues, families continue to face immense stress. It is important, now more than ever, to speak up or act if you are concerned for a child. Healthy Kids is offering through Zoom…
Health and Well-being: Roe Chiacchio
Our world of ongoing environmental shifts, political unrest and personal tragedy has shaken us to our core. Our comfort rug has been pulled out from underneath our feet, leaving us tumbling and…
Starting today,Feb. 15, some health coverage options are available again under a new [//www.healthcare.gov/coverage-outside-open-enrollment/special-enrollment-period]Special Enrollment…
If you have received a COVID-19 vaccine shot, you can help the Center for Disease Control record information about side effects, or their absence, through V-safe, an after vaccination health…
COVID-19 now has something in common with scams offering extended car warranties and free vacations: LincolnHealth’s John Martins said there have been reports of people receiving calls asking for…
“Our Reiki Ryoho (healing) is something absolutely original and cannot be compared with any other path in the world. This is why I want to make this method available to the public for the well-…
Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? Do you struggle with food obsession, overeating, under eating, or bulimia? There is a solution.
Food Addicts in…
Better Business Bureau
Got your COVID-19 vaccine? Great job! But don’t share a photo of your vaccination card on social media. The self-identifying information on it makes you vulnerable to identity theft and can help…
Portland, Maine –MaineHealth, northern New England’s largest integrated health system, has selected a physician-executive from Virginia as its next chief executive officer.
Andrew T.…
UPDATE, JAN. 28: Maine CDC received word early Thursday afternoon the vaccines are viable, and there was no compromise of safety or efficacy.
The Maine CDC, according to…
MaineHealth is pleased to announce that Cindy Wade, RN, BSN, MHA has been chosen to lead LincolnHealth as its president. Wade was selected after a nationwide search and will succeed Jim Donovan,…
Press release
As overdoses reach record levels across Maine, The Maine Recovery Advocacy Project (ME-RAP), along with other advocates and legislators, today is urging action on four bills to reform how Maine…
Working tirelessly to help poverty-stricken children and families in Maine, non-profit Veggies to Table and SH Modern Art, have partnered together in hopes of decreasing the staggering number of…
Opioid overdose has been on the rise in Maine. In 2017, there were 417 opioid related deaths, higher than any other state. Two years later, in the first three quarters of 2019, when there were 277…
The MaineHealth COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic got off to a good start Monday, with 240 individuals receiving the first dose of the vaccine at the Boothbay Region YMCA Fieldhouse.
“The hard…
Starting Friday, Jan. 29, a new television series called “What’s Happening at the Y” will begin airing on Lincoln County TV (LCTV). This series will air once a month for both BR YMCA & CLC…
The American Red Cross typically has a tough time keeping the blood supply strong during the winter months when inclement weather and seasonal illnesses can impact donors. This year the pandemic…
Waldo County official ‘frustrated’ emergency management agencies haven’t played larger role
Vaccination efforts across rural Maine to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic are going as well…
Boothbay Region YMCA and LincolnHealth are gearing up for the first round of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for Lincoln County’s 70 and older population beginning Jan. 25. LincolnHealth Director of…
Interested in advocating for the best interests of a Maine child? The Maine Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program is holding its spring training for volunteer advocates on March 23-26.…
On Friday, Jan. 15, our team stopped work at noon and began a different kind of service. Our newly renovated sales office became a classroom.
Thanks to Wiscasset EMS and…
How do we slow down this aging process?
Have you asked yourself,
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Frances Leslie was looking to serve a cause in her hometown of Wiscasset for Martin Luther King Day, a national day of service, Monday, Jan. 18. She thought of food insecurity. Then she thought of…
COVID-19 vaccinations are on the way to the Boothbay region as part of Gov. Janet Mills’ updated Phase 1A and 1B of her vaccination plan. Residents identified as being “at-risk” to COVID-19 and…
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner have released figures demonstrating that drug overdose deaths slightly decreased in the third quarter of 2020,…
This January’s winter tale at Oak Point Farm is truly one to stir the imagination of every child, no matter how old.
In Kate Messner’s story, “Over and Under the Snow,” winter is explored…
You’ve just finished a great meal and are enjoying an after dinner coffee or brandy. You’re feeling quite satisfied and then … a sudden burning sensation in your chest begins to change that glow…
Spectrum Generations, in partnership with Healthy Living for ME, will be offering a free workshop for adults who are at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes or who have pre-diabetes. The National…
Shah: ‘matter of time’ before variant strain of COVID-19 is detected in Maine
More people in Maine now have been vaccinated for COVID-19 than have had the virus.
About 46,600 Mainers were vaccinated as of Friday,…
If 2020 taught us anything it’s that scammers follow the headlines. While we’re all relieved to turn the calendar to 2021, the uncertainty that marked the last 12 months isn’t…
Keith Arvanitis has been regional coordinator for Amistad in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties since July 2019. He is based in Boothbay Harbor at the Peer & Wellness Center at 35 School St.…
Mammy’s Bakery owner Jessica Deshiro and staff continue to put smiles on for customers through the COVID-19 pandemic even if the smiles are hidden behind masks. Deshiro said she feels lucky Mammy’…
As COVID-19 cases continue surging in Maine and the first vaccination doses offer some hope, Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke to health…
Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was the founder of Buddhism. One of his teachings was this: “Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts your life will start…
LincolnHealth received its initial shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine late Tuesday morning and administered its first doses to front-line caregivers in the afternoon.
Leah Elias, MD, an…
December has been a month of hope and concern, with COVID-19 vaccines deployed for the first time to hospitals across Maine but health officials warned that the state continues to battle “a surge…
AUGUSTA - The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced today that the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has placed a third order for COVID-…
Artists from Mobius’ Creative Opportunities program opened an exhibit at the CLC YMCA at 525 Main St., in Damariscotta, on Oct. 15. The “Art From The Heart II” has extended the run until Jan. 15…
