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At the Lincoln

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This is such an exciting week at Lincoln Theater — from the chance to see the great Sir Ian McKellen as he performs live on the London stage to being provoked by the master filmmaker Spike Lee, and from pondering the complexity of bookshop relationships to enjoying live Dixieland jazz on the Lincoln Theater stage. And then there’s “The Lorax.” The theater’s fall programming is blasting off.

Victor W. Hart

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Victor W. Hart, 86, of Topsham, formerly of Round Pond, and River Vale, N.J., passed away Sept. 2.

Thomas Henry Darson May 19, 1927 - Sept. 20, 2018

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Thomas Henry Darson, 91, passed away peacefully at Schooner Cove, Damariscotta, on Sept. 20. He was born in New York City on May 19, 1927, to the late Artemis Tomasian Darson and Armen E. Darson.

Food, Life, and Manhattans Clahm Chowda

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I made clam chowder for the first time last week. I don’t know why I never made it before. I’ve made haddock chowder a million times. Corn too. Even haddock and corn. But never clam.

Introductory Italian Language Class

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A six-week introductory Italian language course for visitors to Italy will take place at Skidompha Library in Damariscotta on Mondays, Oct. 15 through Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. The course is free of charge but seating is limited.

Damariscotta History A brief report on Damariscotta Historical Society

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We both would like to take this opportunity to inform everyone that the Damariscotta Historical Society is hard at work on its cemetery projects. We had a silent auction at Skidompha Library and did very well. We now have printed a 2019 calendar showing Main Street, with many old photos of buildings along Main Street from the bridge to the Baptist church at the intersection of Main Street and Route 130.

Four Winds Training Session Held at GSB

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The first Four Winds nature program training for the school year took place at Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta on Tuesday, Sept. 18. The training was led by Lisa Purcell, executive director of Four Winds Nature Institute of Chittenden, Vt. The theme for this year’s nature lessons is “ecosystems.”

NOT HARMLESS

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Maine’s legalization of marijuana for recreational use already appears to have had a negative impact on marijuana use and attitudes about marijuana among local youth.

Lincoln County Property Transfers

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The following property transfers were recorded recently at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Wiscasset:

Alna: Pauline Quimby to Jeffry A. Spinney;


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