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Martha Winchenbach Boggs

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Martha Winchenbach Boggs, 100, of Waldoboro, passed away peacefully on May 20.

Seat Belt Enforcement Effort Begins

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Maine law enforcement started a two-week campaign Monday, May 22 to beef up enforcement of Maine’s seat belt laws. The two week campaign is called Click It or Ticket.

Lincoln County Property Transfers

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

Boothbay: Thomas L. Strickler and Linda J. Strickler to Thomas L. Strickler Tr., Linda J. Strickler Tr., and Strickler Sawyers Island Trust; Martha B. Barrett and Stephen L. Malcom to Martha B. Barrett Tr., Stephen L. Malcolm Tr., and Martha B. Barrett Living Trust; Stephen L. Malcom and Martha B. Barrett to Martha B. Barrett Tr., Martha B. Barrett Living Trust, and Stephen L. Malcom Tr.; Peter D. Horne to Jennifer K. Cusick and John H. Cusick; Jonathan P. Ludwick and Bethany M. Ludwick to Maria J. Hoecker; Carole A. Gopsill Tr. and Thomas M. Gopsill Living Trust to Carole A. Gopsill; Zubkus Realty Inc. to Zubkus Realty LLC;

Smitten Hosts Towel Day Supply Drive for Animal Shelter

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From Wednesday-Saturday, May 24-27, Smitten Collectibles & Nerdy Treasures in Damariscotta will accept donations of old towels and other needed items for the Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb in celebration of Towel Day, Thursday, May 25.

Ask the Vet Cat wellness

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June is Adopt-A-Cat Month and Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month. Cats can make wonderful companions. Many studies have proven that companion animals have therapeutic benefits. In particular, a cat’s purr helps lower stress and blood pressure. Since taking care of a cat is an important responsibility, read on to help a cat live a long and happy life.

Ill-Served By the Radical Left and the Radical Right

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Unaccustomed as I am to reading the headline of a column as an actual part of the column itself, especially since the entire Twain quote was not there, and not in quotation marks, it took me a moment to figure out how Mark Twain related to the agitated screed that Ken Frederic treated us to in his “Another View” column, LCN of May 11. So, I guess the point of his emotionally charged article is denial. But denial by whom, and of what?

Just a Thought

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Enough

At one time we had enough nuclear weapons to destroy the human population of the world three times. Decreasing our amount of nuclear weapons was thought to be something, so we were told, that would place us in enormous danger.

Water-Quality Sample Training with PWA

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Members of the public are invited to be part of a citizen-scientist project that helps beachgoers feel comfortable about the quality of water at three swimming areas on the Pemaquid Peninsula: Biscay Beach, the swimming hole above the dam in Bristol Mills, and Pemaquid Beach.

Food Mobile Returns to Whitefield May 24

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Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Food Mobile will be distributing food, including fresh produce, meat, and nonperishable items, to people in need in the greater Whitefield area.

Wasses Hot Dogs Leaves Damariscotta

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Two years after opening at 519 Main St. in Damariscotta, Wasses Hot Dogs has left town after losing its lease on the property.

Ricky Edward Nguyen

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Ricky Edward Nguyen, 43, of Woolwich, went home to be with our Lord on May 15 at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Truckin’ in America

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I’m back from five days of beautiful weather and watching my “little girl” walk across the stage to accept her degree. Juris Doctorate of Law has a nice ring to it. She is the first person in my family to ever go this far in education, and I’m sure great things await her.


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