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The Lincoln County News

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Willa C. Vinal Service Announcement

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A graveside service for Willa C. Vinal, who passed away on March 29, 2020, will be held at the Dunbar Cemetery in Nobleboro on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m.

Marilyn B. Davis Service Announcement

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Marilyn B. Davis, 84, of Pemaquid, passed away on the morning of July 31, 2020 at Round Pond Green in Round Pond. Born on Dec. 26, 1935, she was the daughter of William and Berle Ducharme.

Featured Oil Painters at Saltwater Gallery

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The Saltwater Artists Gallery in New Harbor features six artists who use oil paints, including Beth Badger, of Brunswick; Mary Buergin, of Poland; Caroline Howe, of Bristol; Sue Kibbe, of Southport; Scott White, of Chamberlain; and Carol Wiley, of Newcastle.

Whitefield Library & Community Center

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We hope you are finding plenty of material to read this summer while we work on breathing new life into this old building. When ripping and tearing down 135-year-old plaster and lathes from our first floor ceiling and walls, the volunteers have been in full body coverings, regardless of the heat, masks included.

Opera House Performances

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All performances to date at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House have sold out, and upcoming performances are likely to dazzle and delight just as much. Audiences are being capped at 50 persons due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Celebrity Historian to Talk on State’s First 60 Years

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Celebrity historian Heather Cox Richardson, a summer visitor whose roots in Bristol date back to colonial days, will deliver an online lecture on “The State of Maine in the Nation: The First 60 Years” on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. to the Old Bristol Historical Society in observance of Maine’s bicentennial.

Calliope Frances Phillips

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LincolnHealth Miles Maternity is pleased to announce the arrival of beautiful baby girl, Calliope Frances Phillips.

BRIEFLY

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A.D. Gray: It is encouraging to see forward movement on the latest proposal to redevelop Waldoboro’s empty and woebegone school.

Lower Round Pond Runaway show sheep and green swamp memories

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For many years Lewiston had a fine trotting horse race track, and it was here that the annual livestock fair was held. During our first years of showing sheep at this fair, there was a beautiful old grandstand that was still being used. It was a very old, massive structure, narrow and towering in height.


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