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Jazz and Coffee at Elijah’s

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So, the winter weather has arrived, and Hodgdon Green, at 6 Hodgdon St. in Damariscotta, would like to remind people that it continues to open its doors and welcome people to come in and enjoy a nice, fresh hot cup of coffee and fresh baked signature coffeecake prepared by Hodgdon Green’s chef, Elijah.

Benefit Buffet for Whitefield Elementary

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Aunt Gin’s Restaurant in Whitefield will host a benefit pizza and pasta buffet for Whitefield Elementary School students on Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 4:30-7 p.m. Included in the buffet price is pizza, pasta, and soft drinks. Alcoholic beverages must be purchased separately.

Local Theater Students Win National Award in Atlanta

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Students from the Boothbay Region YMCA Y-Arts program won a Freddie G. Outstanding Production award and students Rick Hilscher and Jackie McLoon won a Freddie G. award for Outstanding Student Direction and Choreography at the 2018 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta, which took place Jan. 12-14 at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. The Junior Theater Festival Atlanta united 6,000-plus students and educators from 130 educational musical theater groups representing 30 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

Heartwood Presents ‘Wiley and the Hairy Man’

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More than 30 third- through eighth-grade students from 10 Midcoast schools and home-schools, are spending their January afternoons rehearsing in the Parker B. Poe Theater at Lincoln Academy, in Heartwood Regional Theater Company’s fifth annual winter middle school production, “Wiley and the Hairy Man.”

School Choice in Alna

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To accompany our many snow flurries this year, Alna has also seen a flurry of recent controversy over K-8 school choice. In my view, much of it has been fueled by incomplete information. Alna’s student numbers have certainly risen in recent years, but this rise has been driven almost entirely by a natural phenomenon: our town’s birth rate. Restricting K-8 school choice will have little impact on our education costs. Restricting our residents from having babies? Now there’s an idea that could make a difference!

Hike with PWA, DRA on Great Maine Outdoor Weekend

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On Saturday, Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. to noon, one can celebrate the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend with a hike at Crooked Farm Preserve in Bristol, led jointly by Pemaquid Watershed Association and Damariscotta River Association. Join the fun and hike or snowshoe, weather depending, on the beautiful trails along the Pemaquid River with Jim Hatch, PWA preserve steward, and DRA Education Director Sarah Gladu. 

Georgia Kurrus Sledge June 14, 1935 - Jan. 26, 2018

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Georgia Kurrus Sledge, 82, of Westport Island, passed away peacefully in her home on Jan. 26, surrounded by her children and her husband of over 60 years, Clement Blount Sledge, M.D. 

Rebecca A. Crittenden Sept. 10, 1957 - Jan. 20, 2018

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Rebecca A. Crittenden, of New Gloucester, formerly of Newcastle, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Jan. 20. She was born Sept. 10, 1957 in Norfolk, Va. She graduated in 1975 from Morse High School in Bath.

Ralph W. Egers Jr. Sept. 10, 1934 - Jan. 26, 2018

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Ralph W. Egers Jr. passed away peacefully on the morning of Jan. 26 after a long illness. He was born Sept. 10, 1934 in Portland, the first son of Ralph Sr. and Mary Cotton Egers.

Lucas Prock

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Nicole Hutchinson and Cameron Prock, of Jefferson, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby boy, Lucas Prock.

Josie Oliver

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Brittini Gracie and Joshua Oliver, of Wiscasset, are pleased to announce the arrival of a baby girl, Josie Oliver.

Sugar Shack Supper at Tops’l Farm

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Tops’l Farm, a Waldoboro farm retreat and glamping venue, announced its first public event of the 2018 season, its first annual Sugar Shack Supper, celebrating the heritage and flavors of Maine maple. The event will take place on Saturday, March 24 from 4-9 p.m. Dinner service will begin at 6 p.m.

GSB PTO to Meet Feb. 1

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The Great Salt Bay Community School PTO will meet on Thursday, Feb. 1 at 6 p.m. in John Cannon’s room. The PTO will provide a number of updates on PTO and school activities and will plan Winter Fest, an afternoon of skating (hopefully) and winter fun at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta on Sunday, Feb. 18 from noon-3 p.m. As always, child care will be provided.


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