🌱 Will a lawsuit keep Damariscotta’s birthing center from closing this winter?

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• Will a lawsuit keep Damariscotta's birthing center from closing this winter?

Also on today's calendar: Pumpkinfest Swag — Damariscotta Pumpkinfest ... and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Warmer with variable clouds, with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
• Saturday: Sunny, nice and less humid, with a high of 69 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Newcastle woman presses forward with lawsuit against MaineHealth for closing Lincoln Hospital birthing center (sunjournal.com) — Residents around Damariscotta face losing local maternity care as a Newcastle woman presses a federal lawsuit to stop MaineHealth from closing Lincoln Hospital's birthing center in December. She argues the shutdown violates the Affordable Care Act and would force expectant parents to drive 35–45 minutes or more for deliveries, while MaineHealth cites low birth volumes and staffing challenges.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Damariscotta

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Pumpkinboat Building — Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta →
  Louis Doe Home Center, 92 Mills Rd, Newcastle
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Volunteer Growers Weigh-off →
  Damariscotta ME
  7:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Great Pumpkin Commonwealth Weigh-offs →
  Damariscotta ME
  7:00 am
Thursday October 8
• Pumpkin Deployment →
  Damariscotta ME
  3:45 pm
Friday October 9
• Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta →
  Downtown Damariscotta and Newcastle, Damariscotta
• Pumpkinfest Swag – Official Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta Merchandise →
  Damariscotta ME
  9:00 am
• Artists at Work →
  Damariscotta ME
  10:00 am
• Pumpkin Derby Pit Crew – Axle Installation →
  Damariscotta ME
  2:00 pm
• Damariscotta Community Dance Series: Kaity Newell and Oyster Creek Fiddlers!! →
  Damariscotta Baptist Church, 4 Bristol Road ( top of Main Street), Damariscotta
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Pumpkin Pancake Breakfast →
  Damariscotta ME
  7:30 am
• Pumpkin Derby Pit Crew – Axle Installation →
  Damariscotta ME
  9:00 am
• Pumpkinfest Swag — Damariscotta Pumpkinfest ... →
  The Peace Gallery, 112 Main St, Damariscotta
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If you find yourself driving in the area of the "new" roundabout at US 1/Belvedere Rd tonight and you see what appears to be people "creeping" around the Maine Health Arrowsmith Building, have no fear...
  that would be our Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in action. We are grateful to our volunteer teams' dedication to training their skills of… (Nextdoor )

• Jacent Strategic Merchandising posted a job opening for Merchandiser Bonus Included in Bristol. Apply here.
• Advance Auto Parts, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Driver in Waldoboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Damariscotta here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waldoboro

• Waldoboro Fire Department Extinguishes Car Fire (lcnme.com)

Wiscasset

• Third school budget try passes first step with Wiscasset voters (wiscassetnewspaper.com)
• 2 ties have Wiscasset boys' soccer in sixth place (wiscassetnewspaper.com)
• Police Say a Couple Swapped $100 Bills for $1 Bills While Buying an $8,000 Gold Artwork. They Were Already Wanted in Other States (wealthofgeeks.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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