Louis Sell was standing behind George H.W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin in the Kremlin in 1993, watching as the two signed the START II nuclear arms reduction treaty. In that moment, Sell, now of Whitefield, knew he would one day write a book about the collapse of the Soviet Union, he said.
Review: Damariscotta-Newcastle ArtWalk: Three Down, Two to Go
The third of five 2016 Damariscotta-Newcastle ArtWalks took place on Friday, Aug. 19. The ArtWalk – in its fourth year – offers attendees 17 stops at which they can peruse some of the abundance of high-caliber art that the Twin Villages area has to offer. Sixteen of those stops are in Damariscotta and one, The Lincoln Home, is in Newcastle. Some of the venues, which are listed on the ArtWalk maps available in stores throughout Newcastle and Damariscotta, offer music and/or light snacks and beverages. Artists are on hand at a number of the venues as well. ArtWalk attendees can visit as many or as few venues as desired, and venues can, of course, be visited in any order, even though they are numbered.
Restored Weather Vane Mounted on Washington School
The mounting of the Washington School’s original weather vane on Thursday, Aug. 18 brought the historic Round Pond schoolhouse one step closer to the completion of a major renovation.
Area Residents Hold Vigils to Protest Racism
For the past few weeks, members of two local churches have been holding weekly, hour-long vigils to protest racism at Veterans Memorial Park in Newcastle.
Whitefield Residents Question Plan for Cellphone Tower
Whitefield residents overwhelmingly voted to change the town’s wireless communication ordinance in June to accommodate a cellphone company’s plan to build a tower in Whitefield. With the location of the tower site recently announced, about 30 residents turned out to a public hearing held by the Whitefield Planning Board on Wednesday, Aug. 17 to express their opposition to it.
Summons Issued for Illegal Dump in Dresden
The man allegedly responsible for dumping carpeting, tires, mattresses, a stove, a washing machine, and an assortment of other items on a 300-acre parcel of land on Gilmore Brook Road in Dresden has been identified and summonsed, Third Selectman Allan Moeller said at the Dresden Board of Selectmen’s Monday, Aug. 22 meeting.
Kennebec, Oxford Counties Contract with Two Bridges
Two Bridges Regional Jail now has contracts with three counties to house their inmates. The contracts are providing the jail with a critical source of revenue. The Lincoln and Sagadahoc Multicounty Jail Authority unanimously approved contracts with Kennebec and Oxford counties at a special meeting Thursday, Aug. 18.
Live Edge Music Festival Jams in Jefferson
Jefferson’s Hidden Valley Nature Center offered a venue in the woods for its annual Live Edge Music Festival, featuring four Maine-based bands, on Sunday, Aug. 21.
CLC Towns Train for Hurricane Response
Representatives of six towns and several organizations in central Lincoln County met at the Damariscotta Fire Department on Thursday, Aug. 18 to participate in a tabletop exercise focusing on how they would respond to a Category 1 hurricane.
Damariscotta Mills to Get Speed Bumps
A representative from the Maine Department of Transportation recently met with the Newcastle and Nobleboro boards of selectmen to discuss the seasonal placement of speed bumps in the village of Damariscotta Mills.
Waldoboro Man Hurt in Friendship Crash
A LifeFlight helicopter flew a 39-year-old Waldoboro man to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after a single-vehicle crash in Friendship early Thursday, Aug. 18.
Massachusetts Woman Sustains ‘Serious Injuries’ in Edgecomb Crash
A collision between a Honda Accord and a Boothbay Region Refuse Disposal District trailer on Route 27, near the intersection of Route 1, in Edgecomb sent three individuals to area hospitals the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 17.
New Chevy Dealership Coming to Waldoboro
A new Chevrolet dealership, Tucker Chevrolet, will move into the property formerly home to Harold C. Ralph Chevrolet at 1340 Atlantic Highway (Route 1) in Waldoboro.
Boothbay Roundabout Proposal Heads to Town Vote
The fate of the proposed roundabout for the intersection of Route 27, Corey Lane, and Common Drive in Boothbay will be decided by the town’s voters in the Nov. 8 general election.
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