Health and Wellness

Press release
Yoga therapist and owner of Boothbay Yoga Therapy Tonia Blake. Courtesy photo

Yoga therapist and owner of Boothbay Yoga Therapy Tonia Blake is now offering yoga therapy and classes in the region, with a focus on healthy aging and older adults. She is accepting individual…

Finding Our Voices
Patrisha McLean, CEO+Founder of Finding Our Voices (FOV) and Livi Kessel, director of trhe documentary "Out at Six." Courtesy of FOV

Movie theaters in Rockland, Portland, and Waterville are partnering with the statewide nonprofit Finding Our Voices to roll out October's Domestic Violence Awareness Month with the screening…

From left to right Linda Marshall, Christine Buckley of Camden Curated and Christine's Framing Gallery, and Dr. Stephen Huyler, with some of the exotic treasures being readied for the epic estate sale hosted by Stephen and Helene on their property, Sept. 19 to benefit Finding Our Voices. Patrisha McLean photo

Stephen and Helene Huyler are mounting an epic estate sale featuring exotic treasures from their travels around the world as a benefit for Finding Our Voices, at 10 Sea St. in…

Margaret Groban

Please join us Wednesday, Sept. 30, 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay for a presentation on recently passed Maine Red Flag Laws with Margaret Groban. Groban will…

Healthy Kids

Healthy Kids, a community-based family support network and the designated member of Maine’s Prevention Council serving Lincoln, Knox, and Waldo counties, has launched its 2026 Baby Safety Month…

Ribbon-cutting

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta celebrated the opening of its new Infusion Center and Oncology & Blood Disorder Practice on Aug. 31 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by…

Poster

Water is easy to take for granted…

Creative hats are encouraged, but not required. Need Inspiration? Take a look at some hats from the past! Courtesy of Bob Crink

The Boothbay Region Health Center…

 

Thursday, Aug. 27
 
Southport filmmaker and veteran advocate Kip Azzoni will discuss and advance advocacy and…
Brain Health Seminar

 

Dr. Allan Teel presented 25 years of research on preventing and managing cognitive decline to a crowd of about 120 on Aug. 17 at Bigelow Laboratory, East Boothbay.…

MaineBiz has just named Patrisha McLean an Outstanding Woman in Business for her work empowering Maine's women survivors of domestic abuse as CEO+Founder of Finding Our Voices. Photo by Wyatt McLean

Patrisha McLean, founder and CEO of Finding Our Voices, has been named one of six Outstanding Women in Business by Mainebiz.

The magazine's Aug. 10 feature on the six "remarkable leader"…

Dr. Allan S. "Chip" Teel

You're invited to a free seminar on…

Mobius Cornhole Tourney scene from 2025 event. This year's date is Aug. 29. Eleanor Cade Busby photo

Grab a partner, practice that perfect toss and get ready to send some bags flying for a great cause.

Mobius, Inc. will sponsor “A Hole Lotta Good,” a community cornhole tournament, on…

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As the fall sports season nears, MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will offer physicals for student-athletes at its school-based health centers according to the following schedule:

Members of Miles Delivers Action Coalition marched to MaineHealth in Portland to protest the potential closure on Saturday, August 1. Photo by Megan Blonigen

A pregnant resident of Lincoln County, with the backing of a grassroots organizing group, 

Jun and Pin playing in the Pickleball Stars Tournament. Courtesy of FTD

Pickleball players looking for more than another round of open play…

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The Central Lincoln County (CLC) Ambulance Service Board of Directors met with members of the Miles Delivers Action Coalition at a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 3 to discuss how…

 

The Edgecomb Community Church is…

During the month of August, Lincoln County Recovery Community Center will be collecting hygiene supplies throughout Lincoln County. All donated items will be distributed to those who may not have…

Community of Hope
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There is no question that domestic…

The next monthly meeting of Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 1:15 p.m. in the Boothbay Region Community Center, located in the Meadow Mall on Townsend Avenue,…

 Samantha Conzelman, right, recipient of the St. Andrews Auxiliary scholarship, and her mother, Stephanie Conzelman. Courtesy photo

Sunshine and sea breezes lightened…

Finding Our Voices
Chris and Karli of Peter Ott's on the water in Camden. Patrisha McLean photo

 

Sushi grade yellowfin tuna, saffron seafood paella, yellow rose gelato, banana caramel bonbons, golden milk lattes, pineapple spritz mocktails; plus yellow books, jewelry, clothing,…

MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital
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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital is relaunching its Diabetes Support Group, offering free meetings for people living with diabetes, family members, caregivers and anyone interested in healthy living…

The Miles Delivers Action Coalition has released a comprehensive visioning document proposing a five-year plan to transform MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s Miles Campus Family Birth Center into a…

Friends of Thai Daughters
A group of the newest arrivals at the Friends of Thai Daughters residential program in Mae Chan, displaying a poster for FTD’s Sunflower Dream Trip Sweepstakes. Courtesy of Ellen James

 

Enter to win a dream trip anywhere in the world — 100% of proceeds wupport At-Risk Girls in Thailand.

Trevett-based anti-trafficking nonprofit Friends of Thai Daughters (FTD…

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MaineHealth is offering a certified nursing assistant (CNA) apprenticeship training program, providing a paid pathway for individuals interested in beginning a health care career. 

The…

Boothbay Region Elementary School students in a Hearty Roots adventure. Courtesy of Hearty Roots.

Hearty Roots, a nature-based youth…

Dorie Weir, FNP, has joined the staff of Boothbay Region Health Center. Courtesy of Paul Taylor

 

The Boothbay Region Health Center is proud to welcome Dorie Weir FNP (Family Nurse Practitioner) to the health center team. Dorie has been providing primary care in Midcoast Maine…

A line of community members of all ages wait to share personal stories and opinions during a forum to discuss MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital’s labor and birth unit at Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta on Tuesday, June 2. Hospital officials expect to make a decision about the future of the unit in by August. (Emily Bracher photo)

Parents, healthcare professionals, and community members of all ages shared testimony in support of the labor and delivery unit at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital during a public forum at Great Salt…

Residents from across the county speak out against the possible shuttering of Lincoln Hospital's labor and delivery services June 1. ISABELLE CURTIS/Boothbay Register

 

June 1, Lincoln County residents and local politicians filled the Boothbay Region Elementary School gym to protest the possible closure of labor and delivery (obstetrics)…
Press release

A new vision for supporting memory loss and cognitive wellness is taking root in Wiscasset, and the community is invited to see it firsthand during open houses Friday, June 5 and Friday, June 12,…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will host a series of community forums to share information and gather feedback regarding the ongoing assessment of labor and delivery services at the hospital.

donations matched by store co-owner and dispersed via Maine Strong Memorial Foundation
front view of Damariscotta Hardware store

Damariscotta Hardware and Randolph Hardware are inviting customers to support those affected by the recent fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont through a Register Round-Up fundraiser…

Finding Our Voices Book Club
Courtesy of Patrisha McLean, Finding Our Voices

 

Beth Macy, New York Times-bestselling author, of a seminal book on how corporate greed created the opioid epidemic, is joining Finding Our Voices online, Tuesday, May 12 at 6 p.m. to…

Maine Bureau of Highway Safety
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Vehicular heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash vehicle-related deaths for children 14 and younger in the United States. Being left in a hot car is dangerous for any unattended passenger.…

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MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital will host a free community presentation, “The Power of Dignity: How Nurses Shape…

Boothbay Region Ambulance Service headquarters

 

Since stepping into the role of EMS Chief, my focus has been on listening, learning, and understanding the needs of this community while ensuring the…

 

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DAMARISCOTTA - Happy Destiny Group - Noon - Assembly of God, 672 Main,…