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Darling Marine Center Welcomes Boothbay Sea and Science Center

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Students at the Boothbay Sea and Science Center capped off their summer program with a day-long visit to the University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center. Under the leadership of Lili Pugh, the marine center’s K-12 education coordinator, nearly 30 Boothbay campers ages 5-13 learned about shellfish aquaculture.

Lincoln County Property Transfers

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

Boothbay: Bradley A. Hendrickson and Meredith W. Hendrickson to Lydia H. Tate; Edith M. Grant to Daniel P. Stevens; Inhab. of Boothbay to Susan Merry Page; Patricia S. Medwar and Richard J. Medwar to Patricia S. Medwar Tr., Richard J. Medwar Tr., and Richard J. Medwar And Patricia S Medwar Trust; Marjorie H. Gallagher to Robert W. Horgan; Virgina G. Curtis Tr. and Dorman Family Revocable Living Trust to Seayre LLC; J. Thomas Lenhart and Lynn S. Lenhart to J. Thomas Lenhart and Lynn S. Lenhart;

Claw Down Tickets Still Available

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There are a limited number of tickets still available for the sixth annual Claw Down – Maine Lobster Bite Competition. The competition features 10 Maine chefs who will compete with their best lobster bite for the title of 2017 Maine Claw Down Chef of the Year.   

FIREFIGHTER INVASION

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A pair of incidents over the weekend demonstrated the value of our volunteer fire service in Lincoln County.

Wiscasset American Legion Auxiliary Yard Sale

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The Bradford-Sortwell-Wright American Legion Auxiliary Unit 54 will host a yard sale at the former Ames Supply building on Route 1 in Wiscasset from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 9.

Mid-Coast Energy Systems Participates in Hire-a-Vet Campaign

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On Aug. 29, Mid-Coast Energy Systems was among 140 other businesses to set up a booth for the Hire-a-Vet campaign in the Augusta Armory. The state-sponsored program is under the direction of the Maine Department of Labor. Its goal is to result in the hiring of 100 Maine veterans to be hired within one 100 days.

Locals Organize Hurricane Harvey Relief

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A local American Legion post and two local trucking companies are organizing a drive to collect a truckload of supplies for hurricane relief in Houston.

Edgecomb Fire Department Report

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We would like to thank Brian Giles, who stopped, with his chainsaw, on Aug. 17, to help us clear a large limb from Mason Road.

Truckin’ in America

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As I sit ponderin’ at this here computer, on only my second day of bein’ a married man again after a long hiatus, I’m wonderin’ what to scribble about this week. Been a lot happenin’ in the last week or so, both in the world around me and my own little world itself!

A Paradise within a Paradise

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My husband and I are stewards for the Damariscotta River Association’s Rutherford Island Preserve in South Bristol. It is one of the smallest and newest preserves.

Waste Watch

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I hope you all had an enjoyable Labor Day weekend. It is certainly feeling like fall this week, but I know there will still be some warm days to come.

Electronic Navigation Course

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An electronic navigation course will take place on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at Wiscasset Middle High School, aimed at those overwhelmed by all the functions on a GPS or chart plotter, those who want to use a tablet or smartphone to help navigate on a boat, and those interested in using a desktop computer program to plan a cruise and then copy that information to a GPS.


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