Elizabeth “Liz” Matta said she has been lucky enough to always know what she wanted to do and where she wanted go. As a grade school student she watched a teacher inspire a struggling student and was inspired for life.
HANG UP TO HANG OUT
Summer is coming to a close as Lincoln County’s schools get ready to welcome back local students.
Characters of the County: For Joan Jackson, Every Road in Jefferson Tells a Story
Joan Jackson knows Jefferson inside out, upside down, and along nearly every single road.
Tails & Tales
Everyone was crying. Even old Poetry, the most stoic member of the goat herd, had misty eyes.
Nobleboro History Revisited The Ice Business At Damariscotta Mills
The ice business was developed by Alice and George Harry Melville in 1927 to supplement their coal sales. They purchased the old David Gorham lot in February 1926 (Deed 375-229), and erected ice house walls for the first year’s harvest, using sawdust only for a covering.
A LOT TO MISS
If you have never been to the Lincoln County Publishing Co. offices in Newcastle, let me try to tell you, in too few words, what you’re missing.
Characters of the County: Shaping Meaning Across Media with Daphne Pulsifer
Twelve miles out at sea on the island of Monhegan, sculptor Daphne Pulsifer often works in near-solitude.
The Pumpkin Vine It’s Almost Gourd Time
If you’ve been down the aisles at Hannaford lately and felt that familiar flutter of fall excitement, you’re not alone. Pumpkinfest season is upon us, and the merch has officially arrived. That means it is time to mark your calendars for the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta, returning Friday through Monday, Oct. 10-13.
Round Pond
Round Pond is sporting new asphalt on Back Shore Road and Moxie Cove Road. As you can see from the picture, the new parking at the shore landing is completed and already in use.
JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS
You often hear idioms like the ink wasn’t even dry on the contract, hot off the presses, the wood is still green, or jumping the gun. They are used to indicate that something occurred very quickly, often times too quickly.
Characters of the County: Kristina Verney is Giving Back to Lincoln County
For Kristina Verney, giving back to the community in which she grew up is part of her everyday work at the Miles and Boothbay campuses of MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital.
In Nature Helping Orphaned Wildlife
This is the time that young animals (birds are animals, too) are coming out of nest and burrow in all their baby charm and innocence. Two people I know were studied by curious fox kits. When they were bored with the big, two-legged human animals, they scampered back into the woods. Aside from a brief fear of rabies, the humans were amazed and charmed.
COMMUNITY ISN’T A CLICHE
In the past few years, I’ve heard the word “community” in reference to Lincoln County so many times it almost sounds like a cliche. The idea of community is one that people often throw out as an all-encapsulating term for a place where neighbors care for each other, people say “good morning” when they pass on a sidewalk, and town events still draw out a crowd.
Characters of the County: Tom Raymond Turns Time and Talent into Gold
Tom Raymond is 92 years old and producing some of the best work of his wood turning career. Almost every day, the retired engineer descends into his basement workshop in Damariscotta where he spends hours turning blocks of wood into bowls, wine stoppers, and anything else that strikes his fancy.
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