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Waste Watch

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Unfortunately, I must inform you that as of Tuesday, April 17, we are no longer accepting any #1 or #3-7 plastics. These plastics must now go in the trash. In order for the changes to have been successful, the plastics we sent had to be free of contamination by other plastics. This did not happen. From this point on, we will only be recycling rigid and #2 plastics. Thanks to all of you that tried to make the new process work.

SugarSpell Sweets Back For a Third Season

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April Morrison is excited to be coming back with her SugarSpell Sweets business out on the lawn at 202 Main St. in Damariscotta this summer. Opening day is Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, and after that, she will be there Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lyme Time Free Your Mind and the Rest Will Follow

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Fear can consume us and directs our thoughts, words, and actions. Knowledge reduces our fear; the more we know about something, the less we fear because we have some control over how it may or may not directly affect us — like ticks, the diseases that they carry, and the many ways we are exposed to them.

CLC YMCA Kudos

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Parts of the new CLC YMCA are opening for us day by day. I want to express my gratitude to management and staff for the planning they did for life during construction. They enabled many of us to keep at our routines – whether tennis, weights, treadmills, bikes, or Nautilus – surrounded by construction tarps and almost invisible working crews. This was an extraordinary feat and we, children and adults, have benefited from that planning.

Commentary: This Is Newcastle: Comp Plan Or Code?

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Two years ago this month, the town of Newcastle launched the public planning process to create a new comprehensive plan (call it the comp plan) and character-based code (the code) for the town. Hundreds of you took part in one or more planning workshops over a five-day period in April 2016 and/or attended a follow-up listening session at the Harriet Bird clubhouse in July 2016. Those conversations and workshops formed the basis for the new comp plan and the character-based code.

Lincoln County Courts

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Joshua R. Berry, 32, Waldoboro, violating condition of release, Jan. 28, operating while license suspended or revoked, Jan. 28, both dismissed (other).

Cemetery Trustees Need Help

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Many gravestones in Hillside Cemetery are missing important information, including birth and death dates, full names, and veteran information. The Damariscotta Cemetery Trustees are asking the public for help to fill in the blanks, especially in the Norris Yard portion of Hillside. This is the area bordering Church Street and up the hill along the west side of Hillside Lane.

LA Music Program Needs Space

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This past weekend I had the privilege to chaperone the Lincoln Academy band trip to New York City. Our community should be so very proud of these kids. Not only did they perform beautifully at the Heritage Festival, where they competed against schools from across the country. They were respectful to each other and everyone, from the bus driver, hotel staff, fellow symphony and Broadway show goers and more.

Lincoln Home Birds Event Postponed

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The April 23 Maine birds event at The Lincoln Home in Newcastle has been postponed. For more information, contact Rhonda Hanna at 563-3350 or rhonda@lincoln-home.org. Keep informed on weekly events at lincoln-home.org or follow us on Facebook.

RSU 12 Alna Committee Meeting

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The RSU 12 Board of Directors has formed an ad hoc committee to research the Alna school choice question. The first meeting of this committee will be held on Monday, April 16 at 9 a.m. at the RSU 12 Central Office, 665 Patricktown Road, Somerville. This meeting is open to the public.

From the Legislature: Health Care Jobs for Veterans

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Now that we’re at the end of session, I would like to bring attention to some of the great things happening this session at the State House. Specifically, I would like to bring your attention to a new law sponsored by my colleague Rep. Brad Farrin, R-Norridgewock, which will help fill some of the critical medical vacancies around the state while also helping our veterans more successfully transition to civilian life.

Kindergarten Registration at Nobleboro Central

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Plans for the 2018-2019 kindergarten class have begun at Nobleboro Central School. In Maine, a child is eligible to be enrolled in public school in the town where the individual lives provided the child will have turned 5 years old by Oct. 15 of the coming school year.

Marguerite S. Hills Notice

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A memorial service will be held for Marguerite S. Hills, who passed on April 11, at the Broad Bay Congregational United Church of Christ, 941 Main St., Waldoboro at 10 a.m., Sat., April 14, the Reverend Nancy Duncan officiating.  Burial will be at the Newcomb Cemetery in the spring.  Halls of Waldoboro has care of the arrangements.


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