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Something for Everyone

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I am writing to express my gratitude to Peter and his family members and the staff of the Salt Bay Cafe. They will be missed in this community.

Antique Auto Days, Midcoast Craft Beer Festival in Boothbay

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The 53rd annual Antique Auto Days event on Saturday and Sunday, July 15 and 16 will feature dozens of classic, vintage, antique, hot rod, and muscle cars, and much more, all parked on the village green at Boothbay Railway Village in Boothbay. This is an all-makes and all-models show in partnership with the Maine Obsolete Auto League.

Jim Messina to Play Boothbay Harbor Opera House

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Jim Messina’s consummate legacy of musical prowess spans five decades, three acclaimed rock supergroups, a vibrant solo career, and a dizzying array of game-­changing producing and engineering credits, including The Doors, Lee Michaels, and Herb Alpert. He is an indisputable expert in the fine art of making hit music. On Saturday, July 22, Messina and his band will come to Boothbay Harbor to perform at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor.

Community Read Local connections to ‘The Boys in the Boat’

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When “The Boys in the Boat” was chosen for the 2017 Community Read, a strong local connection to the 1936 Berlin Olympics was unknown. That soon changed when Walpole resident Kathleen Flory began telling folks about her father, Dan Barrow, and his quest for rowing gold in those very games.

Lincoln Home Gets Deficiency-Free Survey from DHHS

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The Lincoln Home was surveyed by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services in mid-June and was pronounced deficiency-free. Every licensed senior living community in Maine is surveyed every two years by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and cannot operate if the required regulations are not met.

Lincoln County Courts

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Hunter M. Andrews, 18, Boothbay Harbor, minor consuming liquor, May 23, $200, community service 12 hours.

Bristol Lions Raffle Ticket Sales

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The Bristol Area Lions Club will sell raffle tickets in front of Reilly’s Market in New Harbor every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until the end of August. A drawing will take place on Labor Day at the Willing Workers Hall for a $250 gift card to L. L. Bean. Second prize will be a dozen lobsters from Shaw’s Fish & Lobster Wharf, and third prize will be a $50 gift certificate to The Anchor in Round Pond.

CLC YMCA Kicks Off 2017 Fund Drive

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Central Lincoln County YMCA announces the launch of its 2017 annual fund drive with the theme “Our Y is more than a gym. It’s a cause.” Funds raised through the annual drive will provide an extraordinary opportunity to ensure a brighter future for the children, families and seniors in our region.

Lyme Time Visitors’ guide to a tick-free summer

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The 4th of July holiday brings back many of our seasonal residents and many more visitors to our wonderful state and Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education wants to make sure that people enjoy their stay and partake of all the outdoor activities that Maine offers.

At the Lincoln

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This week is special. Not only do we have an encore broadcast of a play from London, we have an afternoon live concert — with the shades up and hopefully the sun streaming in. Follow this up with a romantic comedy, this time in Hebrew. Why not?

Sharon Lee Rackliff

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Sharon Lee Rackliff, 72, of Dresden, passed away peacefully at her home on June 17.


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