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Nancy C. Overton

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Nancy C. Overton, 88, passed away on Feb. 1, 2020 at MaineGeneral Hospital in Augusta. A full obituary will be posted as soon as available. Services will be held in the spring.

John “Craig” O’Brien Jr. Oct. 27, 1949 - Jan. 30, 2020

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John “Craig” O’Brien Jr., 70, of Bristol, passed away peacefully on Jan. 30, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Craig was born on Oct. 27, 1949 in Portland, the son of John and Evangeline (Noyes) O’Brien.

Lincoln Academy Honor Roll

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The Lincoln Academy honor roll for the first trimester of the 2019-2020 school year is as follows:

John “Tim” Tyler

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John “Tim” Tyler died Feb. 1, 2020, age 97. John was born shortly before Christmas, and his father nicknamed him “Tim” after the character in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Lincoln County Courts

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Ernest Patrick Bean, 51, Weymouth, Mass., operating while license suspended or revoked, Sept. 1, 2019, dismissed (other).

Sonic Uplift is Feb. 2

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The next Sonic Uplift healing event will happen on Sunday, Feb 2 from 1-2 p.m. at 13 Pleasant St. in Newcastle, led by empathic healer Emily Sabino. Sonic Uplift healing events are free and open to the public.

Newcastle History The wading place

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After the bridge over the Sheepscot River was put in, in 1794, everyone wanted a road. The Rev. David Quimby Cushman writes in his “History of Ancient Sheepscot and Newcastle” that roads began to be cut in different directions.

Winter Fest at Coastal Rivers’ Salt Bay Farm Feb. 9

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Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust is once again partnering with Great Salt Bay Community School’s PTO to host the sixth annual Winter Fest, a free, family-friendly outdoor celebration of winter. This year, the event will take place at Coastal Rivers’ Salt Bay Farm, on Belvedere Road in Damariscotta, on Sunday, Feb. 9 from noon-3 p.m.

UNSUSTAINABLE

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Special education costs are out of control.

Phyllis (Doble) Cooley

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Phyllis (Doble) Cooley died peacefully with her granddaughter by her side in the early hours of Jan. 25, 2020.

Winter Safety Checklist for Senior Citizens

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Spring is less than eight weeks away, according to the calendar. However, there is no guarantee that in those eight weeks there will not be more storms and cold winter weather.


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