The past two years of COVID have made us all keenly aware of both our physical and mental health. We've all developed coping skills--some healthy, and some not so much. The importance of…
Health and Wellness
LincolnHealth reported 14 new COVID-19 cases from 245 tests for the week of March 14. With testing numbers steady and a decrease by over a half of the previous week’s cases, the positivity rate…
LincolnHealth reported 36 new COVID-19 cases from 269 tests for the week of March 7. With a slight uptick in tests from the prior week, positive cases doubled ending a downward trend which began…
New Hope Midcoast is pairing with local healthcare providers for a matching challenge campaign, “Providers Support Survivors.” Local practitioners have donated a total of $3,200. New Hope Midcoast…
New Hope Midcoast, Midcoast Maine’s only Domestic Violence Resource Center, invites the public to join them as they host their first Discussion Project with the Maine Humanities Council.
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LincolnHealth reported 14 new COVID-19 cases from 247 tests for the week of Feb. 28. The 5.7% positivity rate is at its lowest since the end of August 2021. Six positive cases, or about 43%, were…
Nominations are now being accepted for the fifth annual Coulombe Center Award for Innovation, but only until April 15.
Created in 2018, this award highlights non-profit community partner…
Case Manager Jeff Slack is the featured speaker at this month’s Diabetes Support group held Tuesday, March 8 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. For those interested in attending in-person, the meeting will be…
LincolnHealth reported 57 new COVID-19 cases from 405 tests for the week of Feb. 14. Tests and positive cases continue on a downward trend from the peak of the pandemic in late December and early…
Healthy Lincoln County, in partnership with local business and nonprofit organizations, collected 533 pounds of food through their first annual Snacks for Students Drive. Popcorn, granola bars,…
ORONO — Over the past few years, browntail moths have been an itchy scourge to Maine’s residents and visitors. New research shows that with climate change, the problem is only going to get worse.…
LincolnHealth reported 67 new COVID-19 cases from 462 tests for the week of Feb. 7. The positivity rate fell to 14.5% from the previous week’s nearly 17% continuing a downward trend also seen in…
Finding Our Voices
High schools from York to Caribou are bringing the bold, survivor-powered outreach of Finding Our Voices to their students starting in February’s Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention…
LincolnHealth reported 88 new COVID-19 cases from 528 tests for the week of Jan. 31. With testing and positive numbers continuing to drop, the positivity rate remains stable at 16.66%.…
LincolnHealth reported 118 new COVID-19 cases from 696 tests for the week of Jan. 24. The data signifies a break in record-setting trends over the past several weeks. Positivity rates also dropped…
LincolnHealth is once again offering its Parkinson’s disease Support Group. Alex DeRosia, DPT from LincolnHealth’s Wellness Team will facilitate the group, which meets the first Thursday of the…
LincolnHealth reported 273 new COVID-19 cases from 1,037 cases for the week of Jan. 17. With fewer tests and positive results than the previous week, the positivity rate still rose to a record 26.…
This is a reminder that COVID-19 tests are now available from the U. S. government. Every U.S. home is eligible for four free tests. These are the rapid antigen tests, also called the “at home…
LincolnHealth reported a record 283 new COVID-19 cases from 1,144 tests for the week of Jan. 10. The positivity rate also rose to a record 24.7%, though compared to the previous week’s report –…
The Inn Along the Way is hosting a “Seasonal Conversation Circle” series. The second of three, in our season of sharing challenging…
Good Shepherd Food Bank
Good Shepherd Food Bank, Maine’s largest hunger relief organization, is launching NutritionForME.org, a one-stop online resource to find simple, nutritious, and easy-to-make recipes using everyday…
Starting in February, Healthy Lincoln County in collaboration with The Congregational Church of Bristol will be offering support for grandparents raising grandchildren. The group titled “Our…
Winter in the woods can be a really great time for getting to know trees. Many, of course, have lost their leaves - but that can make it even easier to focus on some of their…
Anyone who has been personally affected by the struggles, or even death of a loved one addicted to drugs, knows this is an enormous problem nationwide and in our own communities in Midcoast Maine…
LincolnHealth reported a record 277 new COVID-19 cases from 1,146 tests for the week of Jan. 3. The positivity rate also rose to its highest yet, 24.2%. Over half of the cases were breakthroughs,…
Press release
In its Dec. 21 deliberation on the fate of electromechanical or analog opt-out electric meters, three Maine Public Utilities Commissioners were unanimous in their rejection of a 2011 Commission…
Downward facing dog, happy baby, child’s pose, high dragon, cobra pose: These are but a few of the poses struck during yoga classes all over the world. Practiced for centuries, its health benefits…
A strong mid-January cold front is moving into the area, causing temperatures to drop into the single digits and below zero from now through Tuesday morning, according to the US National Weather…
The American Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis – its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Dangerously low blood supply levels are posing a concerning risk to patient care and…
Healthy new year fitness options
Name a popular New Year resolution. Lose weight! Exercise! Eat healthier! Get more sleep! Survey says … all of these as well as improving fitness and saving money. Look up New Year resolutions on…
LincolnHealth has made changes to its booster clinic schedule and expanded vaccine eligibility in the hope more individuals age 12 and up will receive this extra layer of protection against COVID-…
MaineHealth
Community members can help mitigate the impact of a sharp increase in cases that is further straining the health care system’s resources. Find information on MaineHealth’s vaccination clinics at…
Community members who test positive for COVID-19 with at-home tests should follow CDC guidelines for isolation and should not come to the emergency department, urgent care or walk-in clinics for…
Diabetes Support Group
A member of the LincolnHealth Wellness team will discuss …
No Tobacco '22/American Lung Association
AUGUSTA — Along with hitting the gym more often and starting a diet, quitting smoking tops many New Year’s resolution lists. Quitting tobacco isn’t easy, but 50 million ex-smokers in the United…
LincolnHealth reported a record 221 COVID-19 cases from 1,174 tests for the week of Dec. 27. The positivity rate was 18.8%, over 11% more than 2021’s 7.3% average. There were also a record 126…
now offering boosters to those ages 12 and older
MaineHealth is responding to an increase in demand for both booster shots and first dose vaccinations in southern Maine by opening a temporary high-volume vaccine clinic at 110…
As we approach year’s end and get ready for 2022, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging individuals to make a New Year’s resolution to get a memory screening. AFA offers free…
LincolnHealth reported 122 positive COVID-19 cases out of 855 tests for the week of Dec. 20. The positivity rate was 15.78%, down from 19.64% the previous week, and tests were at their highest…
AUGUSTA — Governor Janet Mills announced today that, due to a generous grant from Northeast Delta Dental, the Maine Veterans’ Dental Network (MVDN) will resume its dental services in the New Year…
The Maine Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Maine) releases two supportive resource guides for families and individuals impacted by mental illness. During a time…
Maine Medical Center (MMC) said a grateful goodbye Dec. 23 to 15 medical professionals from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The State of Maine and FEMA requested the HHS…
LincolnHealth reported a record 151 COVID-19 cases from 769 tests for the week of Dec. 13. The positivity rate also rose to a record high of 19.64%. Breakthrough cases, those who have been…
In order to allow team members to spend time with family and loved ones during the holiday season, the Urgent Care Center on the St. Andrews campus in Boothbay Harbor will be closed and Saturday,…
Starting this holiday season, the Lincoln County Sherriff’s Office along with the Waldoboro, Damariscotta, and Wiscasset Police Departments will be taking part in a Designated Driver Initiative in…
LincolnHealth reported 114 new COVID-19 cases from 840 tests for the week of Dec. 6. Cases were at their highest in a single week and the positivity rate, 13.6%, was second highest behind the…
On Dec. 17, students from Lincoln Academy, along with Damariscotta Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the CLC YMCA, and substance use prevention coordinators from Healthy…
LincolnHealth’s Respiratory Care Clinic, the current site for by-…
You did it! In early August 2021, our board thought we were going to have to close the Boothbay Region Health Center due to a cash flow crunch and a shortfall in donations of $110,000. As we hoped…
Orono, Maine — University of Maine Cooperative Extension and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will offer a webinar for home gardeners about growing…
