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Lubec, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Lubec! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Wreaths Across America’s journey to Arlington starts in Lubec
  • Monica’s Chocolates employee crowned Miss Northern Maine
  • Washington County budget cuts put deputy staffing at center of debate

Also on today's calendar: Seacoast Artisans 27th Annual Holiday Fine Arts & Craft Show and 3 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 33 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cloudy, temps: high: 45, low: 38.
  • Friday: A little rain, with a high of 43 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wreaths Across America reveals schedule for 2026 Escort to Arlington, which includes nearly a dozen stops in Maine (wmtw.com) — A sunrise service at West Quoddy Head Light in Lubec will launch this year’s Wreaths Across America escort to Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 12. The convoy plans nearly a dozen Maine stops along its journey to honor veterans, though organizers say the schedule could change.
   

• Crossroads Youth Center crowns Miss Aroostook, Miss Northern Maine titleholders (wagmtv.com) — Victoria Garza, 19, of Trescott, who works at Monica’s Chocolates in Lubec, was crowned Miss Northern Maine at a Nov. 1 pageant in Caribou. The regional pageants drew 35 contestants and raised more than $4,188 for classroom snacks across Maine. Winners advance to the Maine Academic Scholarship Pageant next fall.
   

• Nearly all of $1 million in cuts from Washington County budget are in sheriff's office (newscentermaine.com) — Washington County’s budget advisory committee recommended more than $1 million in cuts to the proposed 2027 budget, almost entirely from the sheriff’s office. Members backed one new deputy rather than three amid debate over taxes and staff burnout. Lubec Selectperson Martha Howell questioned the staffing trade-offs before supporting the reduction; commissioners next review the recommendations.
   

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-- 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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lubec

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