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County receives new recycling truck
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‘The King and I’ Stage to Screen offering at Lincoln Theater
‘The King and I’ Stage to Screen offering at Lincoln Theater
REACH Day workshop in Damariscotta
Bettinson works to be exhibited at Holocaust & Human Rights Center
Maine Preservation honors Damariscotta landmark
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Hospice volunteer training in Newcastle Nov. 28-30
WMHS students raising funds for winter Quebec trip
New food storage hub allows Twin Villages Foodbank Farm to grow and deliver more fresh food to food pantries
Where It’s At ... Boothbay for the holidaze
Wake up! The Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party is Saturday!
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5K trail run and 1-mile walk/fun run to benefit Foodbank Farm
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Final stop for the ‘Wild and Scenic’ Film Fest this weekend
Family bike-riding open house at Hidden Valley Nature Center Nov. 10
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Full moon hike at Hidden Valley Nature Center
Midcoast Conservancy will offer a full moon hike (or snowshoe, if there is snow on the ground) at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Tuesday, Nov. 20 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Hikers can enjoy a crisp evening illuminated by the glow of the moon and discover a new way of being in the woods. At...
Friends of Wiscasset Village
Wiscasset: Timeless charm, new spirit
A new volunteer group called the Friends of Wiscasset Village wants to get the word out that Wiscasset is more than just a pretty village, and they want to welcome you. According to FOWV spokesperson Mary Ellen Barnes, the group’s mission is to “communicate Wiscasset Village’s positive energy to...
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Nightmare on Federal Street
Looking back at the...
‘The King and I’ Stage to Screen offering at Lincoln Theater
Don’t miss Rodgers and Hammerstein’s multi-award winning and critically acclaimed The King And I, coming to the big screen at the Lincoln Theater, Nov. 29 and Dec. 8. This Lincoln Center Theater’s production comes to the big screen captured live from the stage of London’ s iconic Palladium. Set in...
5K trail run and 1-mile walk/fun run to benefit Foodbank Farm
Getting out for a little exercise can be a fine way to kick off the Thanksgiving holiday, especially when it benefits a good cause. For a few years now on Thanksgiving Day, a group of area families and friends have been holding an informal trail run at Damariscotta River Association’s (DRA’s) Great...
Hospice volunteer training in Newcastle Nov. 28-30
On Nov. 28, 29 and 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, MaineHealth Care at Home will be offering a hospice volunteer training course at its office in Newcastle. The free training will provide those interested in becoming a certified hospice volunteer with information about the history of hospice...
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Kirsten Ingram Joins the...
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WMHS students raising funds for winter Quebec trip
Wiscasset Middle High School students are raising money to help fund a visit to Quebec City in February. French teacher Irene Marchenay will lead the trip the school committee unanimously approved Tuesday evening, Nov. 13. Marchenay said 11 of her 12 French III students have expressed an interest...
New food storage hub allows Twin Villages Foodbank Farm to grow and deliver more fresh food to food pantries
This is the time of year when fresh food donations become scarcer at food pantries, while the line at the pantry door often gets longer. Twin Villages Foodbank Farm (TVFF) in Damariscotta has been hearing from Lincoln County partners and food pantries that more fresh food is needed into the winter...
Where It’s At ... Boothbay for the holidaze
In the Boothbay region the holiday season begins with the Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party and Gardens Aglow in mid-November. The holiday lists unfurl as we make our way to our favorite shops and those shops that have just what the Cindy-Lou Who in your life wants! And, no doubt, she and children...
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Wake up! The Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party is Saturday!
If it’s November, it’s Early Bird sales season. Early bird shoppers have flown to Bath, Wiscasset and Damariscotta this month and on Saturday, Nov. 17 they will be flocking to the Boothbay region for its 30th annual Early Bird Sale & Pajama Party! Yes, 30th! Can you believe it? Shoppers will...
‘The King and I’ Stage to Screen offering at Lincoln Theater
Don’t miss Rodgers and Hammerstein’s multi-award winning and critically acclaimed The King And I, coming to the big screen at the Lincoln Theater, Nov. 29 and Dec. 8. This Lincoln Center Theater’s production comes to the big screen captured live from the stage of London’ s iconic Palladium. Set in...
REACH Day workshop in Damariscotta
Maine-Wabanaki REACH is sponsoring an educational day workshop - open to the public - Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Snow date will be Saturday, Dec. 15. Maine-Wabanaki REACH workshops have been well received across the state with over 800 Mainers participating. Maine and Wabanaki people...
Obituary
John S. Peters
John S. Peters, 90 of Edgecomb, Maine, passed away in his home on Nov. 6, 2018, after spending a busy, joyful weekend with much of his large family. Born on October 2, 1928 in Queens, New York, he was the proud son of Irish and English immigrants, the late Margaret and George Peters. He served as a...
A Bird’s Tale
A Birder Holiday
For birders in the eastern U.S. in particular, it is as eagerly anticipated as Christmas morning is to so many youngsters. But it happens at best only every two years. We are talking about the so-called “irruptions” or “invasions” of winter finches originating largely from the Boreal Forest region...
Joe’s Journal
It’s a USMC thing
On Saturday, a dozen old Marines, and a few younger ones, celebrated the 243d birthday of the United States Marines. They sat together in Robinson’s Wharf, ate lunch, told a few fibs, had a few laughs and told a few more fibs. All Marine functions have rules of conduct, and Jim Singer, a former...
From the editor
Thankful for many things
"I guess we don't have it too bad," is what I hear a lot while sitting down to watch the morning or evening TV news with my wife. "No, I guess we don't," is my usual reply. Mass shootings, the wildfires in California and Greece and the Washington, D.C. merry-go-round/circus have seemed to dominate...
’Round Town
Martin
From my first visit to Monhegan in the mid ’70s, learning of the island’s “Trap Day” interested me. Such a special event. An entire island population working together to prepare for the opening day of lobstering season. It was a great idea. The waters surrounding Monhegan were rich with lobster at...
Bettinson works to be exhibited at Holocaust & Human Rights Center
Mathias Fine Art is pleased to announce that David Greenham, associate director of the Holocaust & Human Rights Center in Augusta, has selected 19 images of Brenda Bettinson’s new series of paintings “Lest We Forget” to be exhibited and featured at the Michael Klar Center, University of Maine...
Lincoln County Commissioners
County receives new recycling truck
Lincoln County commissioners on Nov. 9 approved the purchase order for a 2019 Kenworth truck for the recycling center, for $83,039, and approved two vehicle buys for the Sheriff’s Department, including a new pickup from Newcastle Chrysler for $14,667 after a trade-in, and a new Police Interceptor...
Wiscasset selectmen
Wiscasset police get $30k reimbursement
At the Nov. 13 Wiscasset selectmen's meeting, Police Chief Larry Hesseltine received approval for a reimbursement check for $30,000 from Brunswick when its police department hired Officer James Fisher from the Wiscasset Police Department. The funds were meant to help Wiscasset recoup money spent to...
'A great thing': Church gets heart equipment, training
If someone has a heart emergency at First Congregational Church of Wiscasset, a new tool and some free training Wiscasset Ambulance Service is giving several members this week could help until WAS arrives. The training Jenn Spaur and Beth Maxwell got Sunday and eight other members were set to get...
Live, laugh and love!
Homemade pea soup
Hello folks, I’m so incredibly blessed with all the positive feedback from my food column. It’s been awesome with phone calls and the private messages from all of you. What makes me really happy is when people ask me how to tweak one of my recipes, I’m happy to oblige (like a veggie stock instead...
WCC Harvest Dinner benefits school trip
Woolwich Central School at 137 Nequasset Road will hold its annual Harvest Dinner for parents and guests Saturday, Nov. 17 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Proceeds from this year’s dinner will go towards the eight grade’s June class trip to Washington, D.C. Dinner will consist of a...
KELT will facilitate study for returning Woolwich meadow to salt marsh
A $249,999 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) grant will be used to study returning a vast meadowland in Woolwich to a tidal saltwater wetland. The area is near the busy junction of Route 1 and George Wright Road. Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) at 92 Front St. in Bath will facilitate...
From the assistant editor
Elections reflections
With an alternative uncertain heading into last week's vote, Wiscasset Ambulance Service's survival of its latest test at the polls doesn't answer all the questions on WAS's future. But it at least showed residents' continued confidence in the service and at most said, let's keep it and get on with...
Wiscasset MEA scores fail to meet state average
Results of the Maine Educational Assessment show Wiscasset schools were below state average in English, math and science, except at Wiscasset Middle High School where English scores slightly exceeded the state average. District curriculum coordinator Patricia Watts shared results of the 2017-18...
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11/5: Around New England in 32 Years and 3200 Miles at The Lincoln Home
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Boothbay Region YMCA Annual Turkey Trot
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Annual Turkey Trot 8am - Zumba/Aerobics and Fun Run Warm-up 9am - Turkey Trot 5k (Run or Walk) Run...
Kirsten Ingram Joins the Newcastle Realty Team
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