This picture shows our amazing eighth grade class and our equally amazing art teacher Amanda Trainor in front of the mural they collectively completed and has been placed on our garden shed. The mural is the culmination of a long process by the group to acknowledge and celebrate this school’s gardening program.
Skidompha Skoop
I’ll be heading out of town on Wednesday, March 26, and I want to thank the Skidompha board and the wonderful staff here for their generous patience while I am away. There are no finer people to be in charge, and I know Skidompha is in the best hands. Our newsletters will continue apace, with yet-to-be-determined staff taking over authorial duties. I look forward to their notes. And spring will hopefully be in full swing when I get back?
Round Pond
Round Pond Marine has put the floats back on the No. 1 dock (new one) to allow the fisherman to tie up their skiffs and bring their boats back to the harbor. There are a few that are in and many more to come. The season has begun.
Characters of the County: For Somerville’s Mike Dostie, Every Neighbor is a Friend
Somerville Fire Chief Mike Dostie has been such an integral part of his community for so long it might be hard to believe he ever lived anywhere else.
Sole and Tread Crossing the Bridge
The volunteer Public Safety and Accessibility Collaborative has been operating for over five years with a focus on walking and cycling in Damariscotta. And now it has begun to bring its attention to the needs and opportunities of Newcastle. We’re crossing the bridge.
Skidompha Skoop
I want to start this note by saying thank you to the people of Nobleboro for voting for restoring our full funding from the town. It was tremendously heartening to see your support and votes in support of Skidompha. Thank you all for your help!
Characters of the County: Living the Local Life with B.J. Russell
There’s local and then there is B.J. Russell local.
In the crush of summer time, whenever Russell wants to get away, he and his wife Lori Crook can always decamp for their summer home, a seaside cottage in Pemaquid about six miles from their home in Round Pond.
Characters of the County: Playing the Hits with Garry Blackman
Almost every evening he’s at home in Boothbay, usually beginning sometime around 7 p.m., Garry Blackman Sr. starts livestreaming on his personal Facebook page. For a half-hour or more Blackman plays a virtual DJ, spinning a selection of songs chosen from the 20,000 or so 45 rpm records in his collection.
Bringing Food Home SNAP 101
With so many potential funding changes in the news and on our minds, it seems like a good time to revisit one of America’s most crucial programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.
In Nature Wild Goose Story
Wild geese are supposed to fly south in the fall. Their yodeling calls bring us to pause our leaf raking, to look up at the “Vee” of birds heading toward the southern horizon. We may shiver a little and wonder: do we really want to be here through weeks of cold and snow?
Couples of the County: Staying Grounded with Sara Cawthon and Megan Taft
Many people walk through life with a passion, dream, or goal they hope to accomplish, and it’s not often they find a partner dedicated to the same thing.
Couples of the County: 35 Years of Love and Laughter with Bob and Lynne Plourde
Together for 35 years now, Bob and Lynne Plourde talk on the telephone maybe 10 times a day. Each conversation could be a few seconds or many minutes, but no matter how many times they talk or for how long, they still make it a point to say “I love you” before the end of almost every call.
Tails & Tales
I was in the back corner of the barn doing chores when I heard them talking about me.
Westport Island
I like snow. As a kid growing up in Virginia, snow was a big deal. Listening to the radio at 6 a.m. for the school closings was one of the most exciting events of the year. Especially when they announced Denbigh Elementary. The dreamy ecstasy of turning off the radio, snuggling deeper into the covers, and sleeping in was just the best ever. Now you might think snow in Virginia was rare. Certainly by current venue comparisons. But back then we got at least a couple school closing snows a year.
Damariscotta History Mr. Winfield Cooper and His Barn Auctions
This article starts in the spring of 1943 when the United States was involved World War II, waging a global war against Germany and Japan.
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