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The Lincoln County News

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Energy Matters: Microgrids and A Renewable Grid

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Decarbonization and concerns about energy security argue in favor of a decentralized electric power grid. The war in Ukraine with its power outages also clearly illustrates the importance of decentralizing the power grid and microgrids.

New Hope Midcoast: Building a Community of Hope Empowering Survivors is Key to Ending Domestic Abuse

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Central to New Hope Midcoast’s work with survivors of domestic abuse, dating violence, and stalking is a lens of empowerment. The Oxford English Dictionary defines empowerment as the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights. The empowerment model has strong roots in the movement to end domestic and sexual violence. This model is survivor led and committed to finding ways to support survivors that center their autonomy.

Cameron Cocco

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LincolnHealth Miles Maternity is excited to welcome handsome baby boy, Cameron Cocco, to its family!

Union Fair 2023 Poster Contest Announcement Submitted article

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The Trustees of the Union Fair – Maine Wild Blueberry Festival are launching their annual contest to choose a design suitable for use in publicizing the 2023 fair, scheduled for July 26-30. Please note that deadlines have been changed for 2023.

Bringing Food Home: Wiscasset Ford Gives Back

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This past Sunday, most of us were busy cleaning up the snow that Mother Nature gifted us over the weekend. While we were grumbling about the ice, the staff at Wiscasset Ford had already cleaned up their own driveways, and started in at the parking lot at their work, to prepare for their first annual food pantry.

Maverick Poland

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LincolnHealth Miles Maternity is excited to welcome handsome baby boy, Maverick Poland, to its family!

Francesca McAtee

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LincolnHealth Miles Maternity is excited to welcome beautiful baby girl, Francesca McAtee, to its family!

Wren Hilton

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LincolnHealth Miles Maternity is excited to welcome beautiful baby girl, Wren Hilton, to its family!

Garden Club of Wiscasset Takes Up Houseplants Submitted article

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The next meeting of the Garden Club of Wiscasset is on Thursday, Jan. 5 in Fellowship Hall of the First Congregational Church, 28 High St., in Wiscasset. There will be a short business meeting at 12:30 p.m. followed by a monthly program at 1 p.m.

Chris Sproul Dec. 23, 1936 - Dec. 9, 2022

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Chris Sproul passed away peacefully on Dec. 9, 2022 just two weeks before her 86th birthday. Born Dec. 23, 1936 to Alton and Lotta Hills Dickinson, she lived her entire life in Boothbay, graduating from Boothbay Harbor High School in 1955. She married Jim Sproul in 1956 and together they raised their children, Mike and Jackie.

Dottilynn Gauthier

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LincolnHealth Miles Maternity is excited to welcome beautiful baby girl, Dottilynn Gauthier, to its family!

Virginia Howes White

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Virginia Howes White “Mrs. Gardner W.,” a proper-yet-independent Bostonian woman, who had lived in the house of her birth for 100 years, began the journey towards her next adventure on Dec. 14, 2022. At the time of her passing, Mrs. White was enjoying the beauty of this year’s newly arrived Christmas tree, artfully decorated with a collection of ornaments gathered across the decades.


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