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Waldoboro Fire to Host Santa

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The Waldoboro Fire Department will be hosting Santa Claus at the fire station, 1600 Atlantic Highway, from 4-6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20.

A Waldoboro Seedling Fulfills Its Destiny

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Just before the start of the holiday season, in November, a truck pulled up to the Echo Hill Nursery in Waldoboro to transport a 9-foot-tall white pine to a place of honor at the Blaine House in Augusta.

Hugh Franklin Hall March 31, 1967 - Dec. 8, 2020

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Hugh F. Hall died at home in Stamford, Conn. on Dec. 8, 2020. Born March 31, 1967 in New Haven, Conn., the youngest of three sons of Diana L. and David D. Hall, within three months after his birth he was sleeping in a wicker basket under an apple tree at his parents’ summer home in Pemaquid Beach, the start of his lifelong love of Maine and its coastal waters.

Lincoln Theater Celebrates Year of Leadership Transition

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Damariscotta’s historic Lincoln Theater is preparing for a change in leadership. At its most recent meeting, the Lincoln Theater Board of Directors voted to approve an executive leadership transition plan in which Andrew Fenniman will step down at the end of next year, on Dec. 31, 2021, and his replacement, Christina Belknap, will assume the role of executive director effective Jan. 1, 2022. The board is looking forward to 2021 being a year of transition and celebration.

‘A Heartwood Christmas Letter’ Online

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Heartwood Regional Theater Company presents a free online event, celebrating the arts, winter, and Christmas, with 30 performers from both near and far. No tickets, no fees, no registration. Simply click “A Heartwood Christmas Letter” on heartwoodtheater.org anytime between Dec. 11 and Jan. 3.

Wildcat Weekly

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As much as we try to deny the reality, winter weather is upon us and with it comes some adjustments that must be made. The Whitefield Elementary School Transportation Captains (bus drivers) have asked me to remind families of the expectation to have students out to their bus pickup point at least 10 minutes before the usual pickup time and have students aware that winter driving conditions may, at times, force buses to be slower than typical. Everyone should simply be patient in waiting for the bus to arrive and, of course, stay a safe distance from the road itself.

COMEBACK IN PROGRESS

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Thank you to everyone who responded to last week’s editorial about neighborhood correspondents, either to volunteer as a correspondent or to assist with recruitment.


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