Ever since he was young, Eric Peters has enjoyed being out on the open water.
“I always loved water, loved boats, going to the ocean whenever I could,” Peters said during an interview on April 19.
Serving Maine and Lincoln County for over 140 years
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Evan Houk
Ever since he was young, Eric Peters has enjoyed being out on the open water.
“I always loved water, loved boats, going to the ocean whenever I could,” Peters said during an interview on April 19.
I am crying as I write these words to you. But they are tears of joy for what a joy it has been to write for you and share my life with you every week for 20 years.
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Mary Dunn
– Oscar Wilde
The first crocus to bloom is a signal that “real” spring is here. Lucky for us, crocuses are popping up in lawns and garden beds all around town. As residents of Whitefield rake their lawns, lift winter mulch off garden beds, and pull out fishing gear and boats, these spring rituals remind us that the much anticipated warmer days are in fact here.
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You may have guessed how deeply I love spring by how much I have been talking about it recently. On a recent weekend walk, I noticed daffodils blooming bright yellow and pussy willows and trees starting to bud. I immediately thought of the bees here at Skidompha and made a mental note to check in on them when back at the library.
If you’ve read any of the Bristol Bound columns I’ve written over the past few weeks, you’ve learned that I’m a Floridian who moved to Maine with my wife after 30-plus years in Florida, New York City, and Los Angeles. You may also think that I don’t like living in Maine or that Maine doesn’t have what I’m looking for. And I can understand why you might get that impression.
This week, Lincoln County Historical Association continues its focus on talented local women writers with the introduction of Mary Childs Jane of Newcastle, whose tales of mystery were popular with middle school and young adult readers in the 1950s and ‘60s.
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Paul Kando
There are fancy economic theories that explain inflation, but, in lay language, things simply cost more. Beginning with energy. The national average gasoline price of $4.23 per gallon is $1.38 per gallon higher than a year ago. The average price of diesel hit $5.12 per gallon.
Observe: In a field in Connecticut, once farmed for Christmas trees, Andrew “Andy” Brand used to watch the world go round. He focused not on the sky with its rolling clouds or the surrounding expanses. He focused on the small.
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For people and communities across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and redefined the concept of “normal.” Priorities were shifted and plans put on hold, but we still moved forward – maybe just a little off kilter. For the youth at Great Salt Bay Community School, educator Erin Michaud aims to bring the balance back.
Pete Hope pointed out the window at the clam flats behind his home, nearly glistening. His dog Harrington lounged in the sun. Spring birds hummed from outside.
Smoke alarms are a critical life safety device and your primary warning system for a fire that may occur in your home or where you are staying. Usually, there is a push twice a year (that coincide with daylight saving time changes) to bring attention to their importance, but there are also some recent calls that make it just as important.
The Lincoln County News is proud to collaborate with Lincoln County Historical Association on its exhibit and event-series featuring historical – and current – women writers of Lincoln County.
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Calvin Dodge
The old saying “time and tides wait for no one” is so true in many ways. I also find it very interesting to turn the pages back in time and see the many changes that have taken place here in Damariscotta since I was still a young boy in grammar school.
She sat nested among replica birds, rows of plastic eggs arranged on dowels. She wore a paint-splattered sweatshirt, its patterns like the unique markings of an egg. It was oddly quiet for a room full of birds, the walls busy with imagined life: Plastic bodies painted to look like common terns, albatross, other species, tucked in around the paint cans. A row of puffins painted rainbow “for inclusivity,” she said. Photographs and notes pinned to a large cork board, echoing in images the birds around them.