LINCOLNVILLE (AP) — The drummer for the jam band Phish has been elected to his Maine town’s Board of Selectmen. Jon Fishman will take a place on Lincolnville’s five-seat board after winning Tuesday’s nonpartisan election. He and his wife, Briar, have five children and have lived in the seaside town for the past decade. Two […]
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Phish drummer Jon Fishman running for Lincolnville board
LINCOLNVILLE — The drummer for the jam band Phish is running for office in his hometown in Maine. Jon Fishman obtained the necessary paperwork and returned his nominating petitions this week in hopes of getting on the June ballot to run for the Board of Selectmen in Lincolnville. He’s one of several candidates vying for […]
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Wardens find man’s body in Megunticook Lake
LINCOLNVILLE — Maine Game Wardens say they have recovered the body of a man who fell through ice on Megunticook Lake in Lincolnville. WCSH-TV reports wardens got a call around 7:45 p.m. Monday that someone had fallen through the ice. A dive team found the man on Tuesday morning. Police are not yet releasing the […]
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Cathedral of wine: Cellardoor Winery ages in refurbished 1790s barn
LINCOLNVILLE — It was sagging, leaning and crying out for repair. Like many neglected barns in Maine, the centuries-old structure needed lots of TLC — tender loving cash. If Bettina Doulton could thrive in the highly competitive big money mutual fund world, she could right an aged barn and re-launch a winery. “I walked into […]
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Driver killed in Lincolnville crash
LINCOLNVILLE — Authorities say a man has died after his car crossed over into oncoming traffic and collided with a car in Lincolnville. The Waldo County Sheriff’s Office said the force of the crash on Route 52 Tuesday night caused the man’s car to break into two pieces. The driver, identified as 31-year-old Adam Knight […]
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Rangeley literacy project goes around the world
RANGELEY — Regional School Unit 78 directors this week were told that Rangeley Lakes Regional School students have sent their journals to friends and strangers around the world, who will add entries and return them. It’s a project that middle school literacy teacher Robin George works on with sixth-graders. She compares the project to sending […]
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UMaine researchers helping coastal communities weather the storms
LINCOLNVILLE — Often discussions about climate change are framed either in heated political arguments or in the future tense, as scientists share predictions about how much the sea level will rise and other problems that loom scarily on the horizon. But Maine coastal communities are already struggling to cope with problems that experts tie to […]