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🌱 What Lincolnville residents should know about McLaughlin’s Lobster Shack closing
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In today's newsletter:
- What Lincolnville residents should know about McLaughlin's Lobster Shack closing
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Decades-Old Maine Lobster Shack Permanently Closes (wjbq.com) — McLaughlin's Lobster Shack on Route 1 in Lincolnville has permanently closed after 70 years in the same family, with the property and business headed to auction on October 2. The owner cites health concerns, and if no suitable bid emerges, the site could be redeveloped for another use, marking a major change for this small coastal community. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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4:00 pm - Preschool Story Time
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10:00 am - Summer Splash Party!
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1:00 pm - Book Donations Open at the Blue Door Book Shed
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9:00 am - Yoga in the Amphitheatre with Denyse Robinson
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9:00 am - Book Club: "This is Happiness" by Niall Williams
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10:00 am - Walsh History Center Hour - On Zoom
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12:00 pm - On Exhibit: "Animal Alchemy" Fabric Art by Linda Shepard
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10:00 am - Book Time for Babies with Miss Amy
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10:00 am - New Writing Group! All Welcome
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3:30 pm - Art & Journaling
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Thimble Alterations posted a job opening for Bridal Boutique Seamstress – Custom Fittings & Alterations – Northport, ME in Lincolnville. Apply here.
- Samoset Resort posted a job opening for Room Service Attendant in Rockport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lincolnville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Camden
- Camden author's new thriller about retired spies in Maine is out (newscentermaine.com)
- Globeflex Capital L P Acquires Shares of 19,051 Camden National Corporation $CAC (marketbeat.com)
Rockport
- Yacht Building Beyond Tradition (soundingsonline.com)
Belfast
- Winthrop boys cross country team looks for final state championship step this season (wabi.tv)
- Ranked-choice voting will be used in U.S. Senate race in Maine (pressherald.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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