Jude Owen Dow was born at 12:44 a.m. on Jan. 1 at Lincoln Health in Damariscotta.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine seeks volunteer coordinators
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine is looking for adult volunteers to serve as coordinators at eight of its school-based mentoring programs. Coordinators are community members 18 or older who can dedicate 90 minutes, one day each week, from October through May, except school vacation weeks, to supervise Big/Little match meetings of high school mentors […]
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Foundation announces grants in Lincoln, Sagadahoc counties
More than $110,000 in Maine Community Foundation grants aim to help strengthen nonprofit organizations and projects in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties. The 15 grants through MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program include $109,530 recommended by the Southern Midcoast Committee and two additional grants totaling $10,000 from people with donor-advised funds, according to a news release from […]
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Democrats to host family fun day lobster bake Aug. 7 in Waldoboro
WALDOBORO — The Lincoln County Democratic Committee is set to host its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, under the big tent at Cider Hill Farm, 785 Main St. This will be the fifth year the event will be hosted at the pastoral site, which is provided […]
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Damariscotta gallery displays Waldoboro couple’s art
River Arts is set to showcase the paintings of Polly McGrory and Wolfgang Busse from Thursday, June 9, through Wednesday, June 29, in the River Room at 36 Elm St. Plaza in Damariscotta. This show features the landscapes, seascapes and portraits created by this couple from Waldoboro. According to a news release from the gallery, […]
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Home, outbuildings destroyed in hot, fast-moving fire in Pittston
The cause of the fire that destroyed a home and outbuildings at 11 East Pittston Road on Monday was an unpermitted outdoor burn that got out of control, officials said.
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Arts commission announces poetry competition winners
The Maine Poetry Out Loud competition hosted its second year of virtual recitations organized by the Maine Arts Commission. Ten students rose through the ranks of school-wide and regional contests to compete in the Maine State Final in early March, according to a news release from the commission. Sofya Lantratova, a senior from George Stevens […]
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UConn recognizes local dean’s list students
STORRS, Conn. — Two local students, Natalie Grandahl of North Monmouth and Benjamin Ruben of Waldoboro, have been named to the 2021 fall dean’s list at the University of Connecticut.
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Mentoring program seeks adult volunteers
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine seeks adult volunteers to support its one-to-one mentoring programs throughout eastern, central and mid-coast Maine. The agency is recruiting Big Brothers and Big Sisters to serve as community-based mentors to children ages 5 to 14 in Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot, Somerset and Waldo counties. Community-based “Bigs” build healthy, trusting […]
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Crossbow standoff in Waldoboro ends without injury
The Waldoboro Police Department responded Tuesday morning to a report that a family member involved in a domestic incident was armed with a crossbow.