Zoom- Have you ever been Touched by Nature? Are you craving that connection again? Nature heals all: body, mind, and spirit. Join Susan Fortin on Zoom, for a reflection of Nature’s way of nurturing which will be hosted by the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center on Thursday, January 28,...
Blue Hill, Maine (January 6, 2021) Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital is pleased to announce that 3D mammography is now available to the community. Early detection and accurate diagnosis are the keys to beating breast cancer. Women on the Blue Hill peninsula, Deer Isle, and beyond now have an advantage...
BAR HARBOR, MAINE – The National Park Service has cancelled the solicitation for proposals for a concession contract operating carriage tours and equestrian services in Acadia National Park. The business opportunity for the operation of the Wildwood Stables was open for proposals from September 17, 2019 to January 7, 2020. Under...
Zoom -Take a break this winter and lift your spirits with a free art class! Explore your creativity and your emotions through self-expression with Art Therapist, Alahna Roach, as she guides participants through the series, Expression in Art: Using Art and Landscape. The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center will be hosting...
Ellsworth and Blue Hill, Maine (January 4, 2021) Northern Light Blue Hill and Maine Coast Hospitals are proud to announce the Hancock County Business Partners Program, a new program to celebrate businesses that invest in the health of the community by supporting the hospitals’ nonprofit healthcare mission. Business partners will...
The holiday season will be stressful for many more families than usual this year. Families who are unemployed or underemployed are more vulnerable when a crisis such as COVID-19 occurs. The pandemic has displaced many adults from their jobs and unemployment support is not always enough to cover basic living...
Bangor, Maine – James Lacasse, Vice President and Community Banking Relationship Manager at Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, has been named as the recipient of the US Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 2020 STAR Award for the Maine District Office. The award is given by the Maine District Office to an...
PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH – Grants of up to $10,000 from Maine Community Foundation’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Fund are available to nonprofit programs or organizations that are led by, and serve, people of Native American, Latino, African, Arab, and Asian descent. Grants focus on three areas: addressing health...
PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH—The Maine Community Foundation’s Downeast Innovation Fund has awarded $95,000 in grants to 11 nonprofits in Hancock and Washington counties. Launched in 2018, the Downeast Innovation Fund Grant program supports nonprofit organizations that provide programs to improve or increase entrepreneurship and innovation in business and the local economies in...
Blue Hill, Maine (December 8, 2020) Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital was named a Top Rural Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. Announced today, this award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. “I...