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Characters of the County: The Joy of Sarah Begin

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Everyone says “I love you” a little differently. Some say it over the phone, some in person, and others don’t say a word. For ceramicist, fiddle player, guitarist, and Bred in the Bone sous-chef Sara Begin, her most heartfelt declaration is in her cooking.

After Deadline GOODNIGHT, SCHOONER

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Along the walls of the inside bar at Schooner Landing in Damariscotta hung an assortment of tongue-and-cheek memorabilia, like the tin sign advertising a boat motor so trustworthy buyers would let it take out their daughter.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

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Labor Day weekend certainly did not go uneventfully in Lincoln County. The weekend that marks the traditional end of summer and the return to school brought Lincoln County to the statewide spotlight two days in a row.

Skidompha Skoop

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I confess I took a moment before I started typing trying to come to terms with September only a couple of days away. How is this possible?! This morning I noticed a few trees with leaves just barely, barely starting to turn. I can’t speak for anyone else, but it feels like summers pass so quickly in Library Land.

10 WEEKS AND COUNTING

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With the profiles of three candidates seeking office unelected on the front page this week, we are officially kicking off our election coverage.

Characters of the County: In the Round with Emma McDowell

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Emma McDowell is in her element on weekend evenings at The Common House wine bar in Round Pond. According to McDowell, it takes two things to make a good bartender: “Having the gift of gab is important – and a strong pour, probably,” she said in July.

Round Pond

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Driving by Phyllis Loney’s house (the old Floyd and Bertha Leeman home) and noticing this tree stopped me in my tracks. It is bad enough that the burning bushes in the area are getting that faint tinge of red on their tops, but this is an undeniable hint that fall is on its way and there is not much we can do to hinder it. Autumn is a lovely time of year, one of everyone’s favorites, it is just too bad that it is not followed by spring!

AND WE’RE BACK

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While the leaves haven’t yet turned their orange hue, it’s hard not to envision fall as the students of Lincoln County return to school in the coming weeks.

Characters of the County: Among Boats and Buttons, Bobo Hachmeister is Free

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When Bobo Hachmeister first saw a photo of Waldoboro’s former Paragon button factory — all five stories and roughly 25,000 square feet of it — he was paging through a boating magazine at home in Beaufort, N.C., where he lived at the time. An aerial photograph showing the building and the Medomak River first caught his eye. The factory was listed as “for sale.”

Please Start Asking Questions

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If you are like the majority of folks I talk to, you probably have not been following the details of the proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration Emergency Response Rulemaking (https://www.osha.gov/emergency-response/rulemaking) that has a public hearing Nov. 12.

Newcastle History On Its Way To The Sheepscot

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Congratulations to Linda Bailey on her winning picture in The Lincoln County News photo contest for the year 2023. Her picture was taken in the snow at Kerr Brook. I was happy to see it. It brings back many pleasant memories to me. It was a part of my youth. I haven’t been there for 70 years.

Bringing Food Home WIC and the Farmers Market Nutrition Program

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In efforts to highlight all the state benefits that support nutrition while increasing spending with farmers (like SNAP and Maine Harvest Bucks, Farm Fresh Rewards, and the Maine Senior FarmShare Program), let’s look at the Maine Women, Infants, and Children Program, aka WIC, and the seasonal benefit called the Farmers Market Nutrition Program. 

COMMUNITY SURVEY, THE RESULTS ARE IN

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Thank you to all who recently completed the community survey. This survey was important for us at the paper to help form plans for the future, to identify areas that need attention, and to garner ideas for how to improve our service to the community.


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