Healthy Acadia has been selected as a beneficiary of the Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program for the month of December. The Hannaford Helps Reusable Bag Program, which launched in April 2014, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the communities where...
Christmas and New Year’s are the top days for home candle fires in the U.S. The American Red Cross of Maine wants everyone to stay safe as they deck the halls this holiday season. Decorations like trees, lights and candles increase the risk of home fires during this festive time. In...
Healthy Acadia and public libraries across Hancock and Washington counties are teaming up to increase awareness and use of the National Network of the Libraries of Medicine’s (NNLM) free public health resources and explore the health benefits of practicing tai chi, yoga, and other mindfulness techniques. The All of Us Research Program Community Engagement Project...
Ellsworth - Learn to make festive paper mache stars with Jeanne Seronde Perkins on Saturday, December 14 from 10:00am - 1:00pm at Woodlawn in Ellsworth. In this workshop students will learn how to build paper mache stars using cornstarch glue, then decorate them w/ colored tissue and other festive papers. There...
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust Commercial Bankers gather to celebrate receiving the “Lender at Work for Maine Award” from FAME. Pictured from left to right: Greg Dalton, Jeff Charland, Tom Dorrity, Adam Robertson, Tim Tunney, Daryl Wentworth, Sam McGee, Krystal Jordan, Josh Yarbrough, Keri Dennis, and Barbora Higgins. Portland – Bar Harbor...
Bar Harbor – The Park Loop Road will close to motor vehicles for the season, with the exception of the two-mile section from the Sand Beach entrance station to Otter Cliff Road (accessible via Schooner Head Road in Bar Harbor) and the Jordan Pond area (accessible via Jordan Pond Road...
MDI Hospital Community Health Educator Mary Parham (right), accepts the Platinum Level Gold Star Standard of Excellence Award from MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence Program Manager Barbara Ginley (left). BAR HARBOR—Mount Desert Island Hospital has been recognized for achieving Platinum Level in the 2019 Gold Star Standards of Excellence Program from...
Ellsworth - The trees will be lit and the holiday tea brewing as Woodlawn presents Christmas at Woodlawn - The Trees of Woodlawn, December 1 through 23. This annual custom is being offered in conjunction with Christmas in Ellsworth, A Maine Holiday - a collaboration of organizations working together to...
The acclaimed documentary will be followed by a community forum to discuss the opioid crisis STONINGTON— Opera House Arts (OHA), in partnership with Points North Institute, Island Health & Wellness, and the State of Maine, will host a free screening of the acclaimed documentary film Recovery Boys on December 4 at...