For LincolnHealth Pharmacists Kari London and Meridith Hackett, helping patients get the most out of their medications often begins with a “brown…
Health and Wellness
Special sweet treats of all kinds will be sold at the “Sweets for the Sweet” Valentine Bake Sale Friday, Feb. 13, at Mid Coast Hospital, 123 Medical Center Drive. This popular fundraiser is from 8…
One of the many services New Hope for Women (NHFW) provides to victims of domestic violence is emergency shelter, known as a “safe home.”
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Volunteer Opportunity
Getting to and from medical treatments is one of the greatest concerns cancer patients face during treatment. To ensure patients get to those much-needed treatments, the American Cancer Society…
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King have introduced legislation (the Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015) that would require the…
Good Shepherd Food Bank has been awarded a $1,000,000 grant from the Next Generation Foundation of Maine for upgrades to the organization’s Auburn distribution center. The Food Bank plans to…
Six hours into a 12-hour shift, LincolnHealth Emergency Department Nurse Eric Duffy, RN, has seen seven patients; the oldest 88 years old and the…
There is no time like the present to incorporate fitness into your schedule and Central Lincoln County Adult Education in Damariscotta makes it easy.
Starting soon are classes, Get Fit —…
In 2013, about 2.5 million older adults received treatment in emergency departments for falls and about 30 percent of those patients were…
The Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes will be hosting an informational session for those interested in walking in the statewide March for Babies on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. at Skidompha…
On Thursday, Jan. 22, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., our special guest speaker will be Peter Baker, LMSW Alzheimer’s Association-Maine Chapter.
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Mental Health Services
Sweetser, a nonprofit mental health organization with locations throughout Maine, has recently moved into a new location at 15 Belvedere Road in Damariscotta…
Wiscasset’s Scott Long was a finish carpenter, supporting his family for more than two decades, when he had some of his first symptoms of multiple sclerosis. He couldn’t remember how to do a task…
The January exhibit at Rising Tide Community Market is the photography of Ida Chapman, the official photographer for the Damariscotta Farmer's Market.
This colorful exhibit features her…
January is National Stalking Awareness Month
We're living in what is sometimes referred to as the “information age.”
What kind of information? News from around the world in a nanosecond, immediate…
Damariscotta
Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta will host its weekly Lunch and Learn program on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 11:15 a.m.
Following the luncheon Jane Margesson,…
If you’re making a New Year’s resolution to get healthier in 2015, you may want to clear your calendar for Jan. 10.
Wiscasset Parks & Recreation, Wiscasset Ambulance Service and other…
Daily exposure to toxins, including pollutants and diets high in processed foods, can ultimately disrupt the body’s endocrine, immune, nervous and reproductive systems.
To help patients…
Artist Barbara Ernst Prey has produced a striking new series of digital prints of her most iconic and important works, to be issued in limited edition this holiday season.
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This year, as you hang the twinkling lights and decorate your mantel with sprigs of holly, remember that not everyone has gotten the message that it’s a season of peace.
The holidays can be…
New Hope for Women (NHFW) is pleased to be the recipient of a $500 HopeLine Grant from Verizon Wireless. NHFW announced receipt of the grant on Dec. 17.
HopeLine collects no-longer-used…
Healthy Lincoln County, Let’s Go! Lincoln County and Lincoln Health, with the support of many local businesses, nonprofits and schools, will be sponsoring the annual Physical Challenge for the…
Miles Memorial Hospital is showing Kay Miller’s artwork now through Jan. 2. All the work is for sale with a portion going to the hospital.
Miller began her formal art exploration, primarily…
The holiday season is wonderful but it is also stressful. After Thanksgiving, and before Christmas, is the perfect time to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holidays and recharge.…
A new volunteer program at the Gregory Wing at St. Andrews Village is designed to ensure that nobody dies alone.
The Compassionate Companion Program serves people who are “actively dying,”…
St. Andrews Village Assisted Living resident Alan Tindal likes living in the middle of the woods, yet being only five minutes from downtown Boothbay Harbor.
Tindal also likes being able to…
This year, how about giving a gift that changes the life of a Lincoln County resident: the gift of a healthy mouth, and a smile.
Some of our neighbors have…
At a few minutes before 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, Bunny Blanchard was busy pointing out the different steps to a new dance as half a dozen women behind her mimicked…
New Hope for Women (NHFW) is pleased to be partnering with individuals, community groups and area businesses in an effort to make the holiday season extra special for a child or adult affected by…
Thanks to a $1,100,000 gift from philanthropist Paul Coulombe, Lincoln County Healthcare has announced plans to develop a regional center for health and wellness on the St. Andrews campus.
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The Boothbay Region Health and Wellness Foundation (BRHWF) is seeking to identify and promote any and all: holistic/complimentary/natural practitioners, naturopaths…
New Hope for Women (NHFW) will present a workshop on Nov. 22 for healthcare professionals designed to provide practice in identifying and responding to indications of intimate partner violence in…
Santa Claus is coming to town — and he’s in a hurry to help a good cause!
Santa Hustle New England 5K & Half Marathon is partnering with Easter Seals Maine, the official 2014 beneficiary…
Maine Made 2014, a unique consumer show featuring Maine-Made products, will take place at the Samoset Resort in Rockport on Saturday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $5, children under…
In 2000, when Jennifer McIntire was considering a career in healthcare, she decided to become a Certified Nursing Assistant.
As a CNA, McIntire discovered she…
High quality therapy can make the difference for some children between being able to walk and being wheelchair bound, said Lincoln Medical Partners Pediatrician Steve Feder.
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Torli Krua, a Liberian pastor from Boston and human rights activist, will speak at Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. Torli will share…
Join Lincoln Medical Partners counselor Stephanie D. Field, LCSW, at the next LincolnHealth Diabetes Support Group for a discussion on managing diabetes during the holidays.
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“We always hope we never have to respond to a homicide, it's our worst nightmare, but unfortunately it happens,” said Stevie Colburn, services director at New Hope For Women.
New Hope For…
The LincolnHealth Wound Care Center, a member of the Healogics network, is participating in the Healogics National Diabetes Campaign from Oct. 27 to…
When a wound in Henry Bonner’s left leg wouldn’t heal, LincolnHealth Wound Care Center providers gave him back his quality of life.
For more than a year, a…
Over the past three years, LincolnHealth Occupational Therapist Megan McCartney has seen a growing number of patients come to the hospital with a physical illness and leave with a…
Let your voice be heard about community health issues in Lincoln County.
The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission (LCRPC) and its partners (CEI, Midcoast Hunger Prevention and Healthy…
Open enrollment begins Nov. 15, 2014 and ends Feb. 15, 2015. Get ready to renew or enroll in health insurance before the deadline for the Health…
The Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education group will hold a free showing of "Under Our Skin 2: Emergence (From…
Edna Sukeforth calls being a Certified Nursing Assistant “the hardest job you will ever love.”
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One of Maine Track Medical School student Will LaPlant’s first patients in the LincolnHealth Emergency Department was an elderly woman who had a cut on her face.
…Lincoln County Community Resource Coalition is sponsoring a Community Resource Expo on Friday, Oct. 17 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Newcastle…
Two upcoming fundraisers for Christian Bryant and family
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — When Christian Bryant of Lincolnville was 16 months old, he was diagnosed with a stage three, rare form of kidney cancer called nephroblastoma, or Wilms' tumor.
A Wilms'…
