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Berwick, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Berwick! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How one volunteer transformed South Berwick’s access to its own history
- How an unauthorized flag over Berwick’s Noble High sparked online outrage
- Why South Berwick officers ran from the Berwick line to Eliot
Also on today's calendar: Hackmatack Contra Dance (Berwick).
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 50 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 87, low: 57. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Historical society annual meeting draws crowd to honor cherished volunteer (southberwickreporter.org) — South Berwick’s own Old Berwick Historical Society packed the Counting House Museum to celebrate longtime volunteer archivist Wendy Pirsig’s three decades of work. Her efforts turned boxes of uncataloged local history into an accessible online collection, and the society marked the occasion by dedicating its new research area in her honor. 
• North Berwick School Responds After Israeli Flag Found Flying Above American Flag on School Property, Blames Vandalism (themainewire.com) — Noble High School in Berwick quickly removed an unauthorized Israeli flag that someone had raised above the American flag near the athletic fields, calling it likely vandalism. School leaders stress the display and removal are not political statements and say they’re still reviewing how the incident happened after images spread widely on social media.
• South Berwick police officers run across town to support Special Olympics (wgme.com) — South Berwick police officers joined the annual Special Olympics Maine torch run, carrying the flame 4.8 miles from the Berwick town line to Eliot. School Resource Officer Bobby Govoni drew inspiration from local middle school students and plans to travel to Orono this weekend to cheer on the athletes in person.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Afternoon Tea at the Lady Mary Inn →
The Tea House at the Lady Mary Inn, 2 Elm St, North Berwick
11:30 am
Friday June 5
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Other local events
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Last Student Day (No Snow) Days
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Hackmatack Contra Dance (Berwick) →
Hackmatack Farm & Playhouse, 538 School St, Berwick
6:30 pm
Friday June 5
Sunday June 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Field Use - Marshwood Youth Baseball
Marshwood Great Works School South Berwick, ME 03908
4:45 pm -
Class of 2026 Graduation
Sanford High School 100 Alumni Blvd Sanford, ME 04073
6:00 pm -
Sanford High School Graduation
Sanford Public Schools 100 Alumni Blvd, Sanford, ME 04073, USA
6:00 pm -
Senior Ball
Noble High School North Berwick, ME 03906
7:00 pm -
JMG Closing Ceremony
Sanford Middle School 52 Spartan Dr, Sanford, ME 04073, USA
4:30 pm -
Convocation
Noble High School North Berwick, ME 03906
6:00 pm -
Peer Helpers
Sanford High School 100 Alumni Blvd, Sanford, ME 04073, USA
7:30 am -
Noble High School Graduation
Noble High School North Berwick, ME 03906
6:30 pm -
Spring Sport Recognition Night
Sanford High School 100 Alumni Blvd, Sanford, ME 04073, USA
6:00 pm
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Monday June 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Berwick Academy posted a job opening for Faculty: Middle School Physical Education Teacher in Berwick. Apply here.
- Raytheon Technologies Corporation - RTX posted a job opening for Welder I, Weekend Shift (Onsite) in North Berwick. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berwick here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Berwick
- For the first time, South Berwick, Maine, has a municipal rescue-EMS service (wmtw.com)
- New town planner, interim town manager each sworn in (southberwickreporter.org)
Lebanon
- OBITUARY: David Jones Thorp Jr. (hinghamanchor.com)
Sanford
- School bus involved in multi-vehicle crash in Sanford (wgme.com)
- Sanford is throwing a three-day golf cart festival this summer as Maitland bans them (orlandoshine.com)
- Robbins Lumber resumes operations after deadly explosion (newscentermaine.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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