🌱 Meet Sheba, a keeper of Jonesport’s boatbuilding memories

Good day Beals! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Meet Sheba, a keeper of Jonesport’s boatbuilding memories

Also on today's calendar: Seacoast Artisans 27th Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Show.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 47 and low of 29 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 34.
• Friday: Rather cloudy, a little rain, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Sheldon ‘Sheba' Merritt of Jonesport (mainescoast.com) — Sheldon “Sheba” Merritt has spent a lifetime building around Jonesport and collecting memories of its boat shops, with connections stretching over to Beals. His father worked for boatbuilder Bert Frost for 38 years, and Merritt recalls the craftsmen, boats and rebuilding efforts that shaped the waterfront he loves.
   

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📸 Around Beals

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Beals

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• Seacoast Artisans 27th Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Show →
  Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Dr, Portsmouth
  9:00 am

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📣 Beals Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• Intro to Strength Training (for women 25+) →
  WHRL Thankful Room, 87 Main Street, Milbridge
  6:00 pm

Saturday November 14

• Saturday Craft and Chat →
  Women for Healthy Rural Living, 87 Main St, Milbridge
  9:00 am
• Wilderness First Aid →
  WHRL Thankful Room, 87 Main Street, Milbridge
  9:00 am
• Saturday Morning Craft & Chat →
  Women for Healthy Rural Living, 87 Main St, Milbridge
  9:00 am
• HANZ ARAKI at Tunk Joy Bakery →
  Tunk Joy Bakery, 61 Rogers Point Road, Steuben
  9:30 am
• Comedian Adam Hatch at Mason's Downeast →
  Mason's Brewing Company Downeast, 78 Main Street, Machias
  8:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• Down East Breast Cancer Support Group →
  Whitney Wreath, US Route 1, Whitneyville
  3:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• Erosion & Sediment Control Practices (Basic and Advanced) →
  Hillgrove Community Center, 42 S Main St, Whitneyville
  8:00 am
• Jonesboro Union Church Grief Support Group →
  Jonesbor Union Church, 24 Looks Point Road, Jonesboro
  4:00 pm
• Facing Cancer Together Support Group →
  Machias – Call for Location, Machias
  6:00 pm

Tuesday November 24

• Menopause Support Group →
  Women for Healthy Rural Living, 87 Main St, Milbridge
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 2

• Dec Work Group →
  Sunrise County Economic Council, 7 Ames Way, Machias
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in Machias. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Machias

• The Massachusetts Harbor Town That Calls Itself The Birthplace Of The American Navy (worldatlas.com)
• 2026-27 eNASCAR College iRacing Series Great Lakes Gauntlet at Michigan (iracing.com)

Bar Harbor

• Mt. Desert Island Ice Cream Expands Production to Ellsworth (barharborstory.com)
• She Drove Hours Into the Rain to Care for Acadia. (barharborstory.com)
• 5 American Towns So Charming Visitors Have Been Known to Cancel Their Return Flights (travelbinger.com)

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Ok Beals! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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