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GSB Suspends Two Eighth Graders for Threats

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Great Salt Bay Community School has placed two eighth graders on out-of-school suspensions for recent threats, one involving a student bringing knives to the school on Thursday, Sept. 26.

Susanne Elisabeth Kemp Misner

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After a full life of joy, beauty, and struggle, Susanne Elisabeth Kemp Misner passed away on Sept. 1, 2019, at her home and surrounded by family.

Trees Needed for Villages of Light Event

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Although the weather may not act like it sometimes, the holiday season is right around the corner, and preparations are already underway for the 2019 Villages of Light celebration in Damariscotta and Newcastle.

Boat Shop Welcomes New Apprentices

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Currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, The Carpenter’s Boat Shop in Pemaquid (Bristol) welcomed its 2019-2020 class of 10 apprentices on Sept. 8 as they began their 9-month stay.

Commemorating Statehood in Lincoln County Lincoln County and the struggle for statehood

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The movement to separate Maine from Massachusetts began in 1785 and the District of Maine held popular separation votes five times: in 1792, 1797, 1807, and twice in 1816 before finally approving separation from Massachusetts in 1819. Significant opposition to separation existed along the coast, where the Federalist Party was dominant. In the state’s interior, where the Republicans held more power, there tended to be stronger support for separation.

Mary Ann Tootell May 10, 1929 - Sept. 21, 2019

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Mary Ann Tootell, 90, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of Sept. 21, 2019 at Cove’s Edge in Damariscotta with her daughters by her side. Mary (aka Marion) was the daughter of Arthur and Alice (Letourneau) Charbonneau, and was born on May 10, 1929.

Davidson to Speak at Jefferson Historical Society

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Author May Davidson, of Whitefield and Round Pond, will be the guest speaker at the 1 p.m. meeting of the Jefferson Historical Society on Saturday, Oct. 19. She will share some of the many challenges, tribulations, and joys she and her late husband, Jim, faced over the seven decades of trying to establish a home on the Maine coast.

Waldoborough Historical Society ‘Meals for a Month’ Raffle

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The Waldoborough Historical Society’s “Meals for a Month” raffle is on! Tickets for a month of meals, the value of which is over $400, are $5, or five for $20, and can be purchased at the Waldoboro Community Pharmacy, the Waldoborough Historical Society Museum on weekends, Bremen Road School indoor yard sales, society trustees, and the farmers market, or call Bill Maxwell at 790-1307 or Jean Lawrence at 832-4421.

Lincoln County Courts

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Cheryl Bailey, 59, Damariscotta, negotiate a worthless instrument, June 13, 2018, dismissed (other).

Farm Harvest Festival in Somerville Oct. 6

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People are invited to join in the harvest fun and go leaf-peeping with baby goats at Pumpkin Vine Family Farm in Somerville on Sunday, Oct. 6 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Farm Harvest Festival.

Where Have All the Squirrels Gone?

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As the acorns started crashing down on the deck and the roof and everywhere else, I became aware that there were no squirrels around collecting them. In fact, I realized I haven’t seen a squirrel climbing a tree, running on the ground, or even doing acrobatics on the suet cake holder in several months. I’m surrounded by woods and oak and other trees and there are no squirrels!


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