He appreciates the thoughts and kind words he’s received in the last week or so, but Richard “Dick” Spear would like everyone to know there little cause for immediate concern.
GSB Students Investigate
We are pleased to announce the return of “GSB Students Investigate,” a collaboration between The Lincoln County News and Great Salt Bay Community School teacher Kelly Girard.
Round Pond
I hate to start my column off with difficult news, however, this needs to get out there because it involves people near and dear to our hearts and to their neighbors and friends. The Helping Hands of Round Pond wrote so eloquently about this situation on the GoFundMe page that I am going to quote it word for word.
Damariscotta History A Flowerbed Rewards Time, Love, and Affection
Greetings to all. The month of January is almost gone. With all the events taking place here in our town and across the U.S. our minds often seem to be in a tailspin.
A MAINE MAN TAKES HIS LEAVE
On last week’s front page, Dick Spear’s retirement from the Nobleboro Select Board was announced. Especially as the run-up to annual town meeting season begins, we feel it is an appropriate time to devote some editorial space to outgoing Nobleboro Select Board member Dick Spear and to call for others to get more involved in their local governments.
Characters of the County: The Art of Teaching Art, With Erica Qualey
Erica Qualey didn’t know didn’t know how lucky she was when she and her husband, Jason Bigonia, first landed in South Bristol.
Tech Talk
Each month, LCI Fiber Optic Broadband and Tidewater Telecom will be submitting a “Tech Talk” article, where we will try to answer questions from homeowners and businesses about broadband, the internet, Wi-Fi, networks, equipment, and how to use technology safely. And we’ll do it all without using “geek speak” or tech jargon (in other words, in plain English).
Round Pond
Last week I mentioned B.J.’s upcoming surgery. All went well with a new defibrillator and pacemaker implanted along with new batteries good for 10 years. Maine Medical could not have been more professional and kind. We were in the new tower called The Malone Family Tower. Boy, that must be one wealthy family! It is an amazing facility and we are very fortunate to have such medical treatment available to us.
BEYOND LOCAL
There are lots of buzz words that float around, some take hold and become part of our normal vocabulary, others rise and fall quickly. The current industry buzz word for our type of newspaper is hyperlocal, in that we focus on a concentrated community and geography. But to us, it is just how we have been doing business for a long time.
Characters of the County: Paul Kelsey Sr. Meets the Challenge Head-On
Paul Kelsey Sr. said he first noticed the problem when he began having trouble getting into his truck sometime around 2015. A strong, active man who liked to hunt and fish and drilled wells for living, the South Bristol native was surprised when his feet started ignoring the signals from his brain.
Tails & Tales
I could smell the scent of pine as it was being chewed and enjoyed by the gathering of goofballs outside the barn. The goats were enjoying the discarded tree that had stood proudly decorated in their barnyard during the Christmas week.
SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
It’s around this time of year we usually write an editorial about the importance of supporting local sports teams. Winter is long and bleak and sometimes there’s no better cure for that than spending the evening in a school gym cheering on the children of your friends and neighbors.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: NOTICES
We have long considered The Lincoln County News to be the community’s newspaper. Our family acting in a stewardship role of the paper, working tirelessly with the staff to keep the news reported, lights on, and the presses rolling. In this day and age, this responsibility can be more difficult to realize.
Characters of the County: Aidan Fraser Proves Anyone Can Go Home Again
The windows in the living room of Aidan Fraser’s downtown Damariscotta apartment face south, looking down the Damariscotta River. The scenic view takes in the town’s municipal parking lot and the small harbor where the Pumpkinfest Regatta rages every October.
