Health

It might by all technicality be Fall, but the temperatures outside are feeling a whole lot more like Winter, and as we approach December, it's just going to get colder. If you or someone you know doesn't have a place to stay warm during the cold Winter days, send them over to the Community Warming Center...

On December 10th, the Food and Drug Administration is set to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss Pfizer's request for emergency use authorization so that they may get the vaccine distributed sooner rather than later.

According to the RSU 73 Spruce Mountain Adult and Community Education Facebook page, there is a FREE FOOD BOX giveaway happening today! This is a drive-up food pantry and will be handing out FREE boxes of Maine produce to anyone in need. If you or someone you know needs extra food, head over to Walmart in Farmington, located at 615 Wilton Rd, Farmington, ME today, Monday, November 23rd... Read Mor

According to the Kennebec Journal, the Maine CDC has changed course and will no longer be following up with investigations into probable cased of COVID-19

Hey Augusta Parents…there will be free school meal delivery in Augusta the week after Thanksgiving when Augusta Schools are FULL REMOTE, and the kids are at home. Fill out the form to get on the delivery list.

Yes, we are still in a pandemic but blood and blood products are still needed. Are you healthy and able to give blood? Please do so!

Maine's food insecurities are at an all-time high, and many families are unsure of where their next meal will come from. It's a sad thing to even think about, but there is a way you can help! According to The Cony Middle and High School Facebook page, The Cony High School Key Club hosts a food drive, and they need your help...

Sleep. everyone is touting that you need so many hours and it is ideal to have most of that be R.E.M. sleep. But what about those of us that struggle to get enough sleep...or enough being calm enough to actually fall asleep. I know personally juggling many things often puts me at a bedtime still wound up and not able to decompress before going to bed and beginning the process all over again... Rea

Where do I even start? I'll start with YOU are amazing! I decided to start with you because there is no way Camp Out Hunger 2020 could have been as successful as it was with you! Together we as a community came together and blew our initial goal out of the water...

First off, I'm sorry you're child/children are struggling. I know all too well that hopeless feeling your having. I know how you're feeling because I'm living it. I'm living in the midst of the meltdowns, the sneakiness, the attitude, the anger, the passive-aggressive type behaviors, the extreme excitement, and then the burnout...

As we all wait for COVID-19 to go away, or a credible vaccine to come our way, seems we are always on the look out for something that may help to lessen our exposure. A new study from Penn State finds there may be a way to slow the spread sitting right in your own bathroom...

According to a Press Release from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, this year, October 24th marks the 19th annual National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day was put into place as a safe way for patients to dispose of their unused prescriptions safely and responsibly...

The Maine CDC was contacted by the US CDC and told that a Mainer had been hospitalized for what is likely to be the West Nile Virus.

We like to think we have total control over our actions, right? And we all are guilty of jumping to conclusions. For example, If someone is always late, I'm not naming any names here.... we often in our mind chalk it up to being lazy or maybe just poor time management ...

Many people know that a child carrying a teal pumpkin on Halloween often means that they have a food allergy. And, in turn, some houses will leave teal-colored pumpkins on their porch to let those with food allergies know that they have non-edible treats to hand out...

According to the Hall-Dale Sports Boosters Est. 2016, Facebook page homecoming needs to look a little different this year, but they still want to make it as special as possible for students.   For all of you last minute people - there's still time to register for this weekend's Bulldog HoCo Virtual 5K Run/Walk &... Po...