Christine Simmonds
Managing Editor at Midcoast Villager
Journalist for Courier-Gazette and Village Soup. Writer for Maine Women Magazine and Maine Senior Magazine.
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1 week ago |
midcoastvillager.com | Christine Simmonds
APPLETON — What if you threw a party and nobody came? That's the situation facing the town of Appleton, with no candidates on the ballot for most positions, and no contested races at all. Up for election are one seat on the Select Board, two seats on the Planning Board and two positions as Associate Planning Board members. kAm%96C6 2C6 E9C66 42?5:52E6D @? E96 32==@E 7@C E9C66 D62ED @? E96 pAA=6E@? ':==286 $49@@= q@2C5]k^AmkAm|2EE96H z:?4256 2?5 t>:=J v2CC:82? 2C6 @?
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1 week ago |
midcoastvillager.com | Christine Simmonds
The Maine Lobster Festival announced Thursday, April 10, that applications are open and available online for the 2025 Delegate competition. The title, formerly Maine Sea Goddess and Miss Maine Seafood, continues to be open to all Maine residents between the ages of 16 and 22, regardless of gender. This change started in 2023, and includes a wider focus on education, experience and history. kAmr@?E6DE2?ED 2EE6?5 H@C<D9@AD @?
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2 weeks ago |
midcoastvillager.com | Christine Simmonds
On April 1, MacLeod’s Restaurant in Bucksport closed after 45 years in business. Owners George and Katherine MacLeod spent those years feeding a widespread community, and the owner is hoping to find fresh faces to take up the charge. While all restaurants are about the food, MacLeod’s Restaurant was also more than the food. It was a labor of love from a man and a family who cared. That much is obvious as soon as you talk with George MacLeod. kAmv6@C86 2?5 z2E96C:?6 @A6?65 E96 C6DE2FC2?E :?
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2 weeks ago |
midcoastvillager.com | Christine Simmonds
Locals know a sure sign of spring is opening day of Dorman's Dairy Dream in Thomaston. This year that day was Thursday, April 10, and lines formed outside the iconic ice cream shop more than a half hour before service started at noon. kAm|2?286C z2D9:2 $96A2C5 D2:5 :E H2D 6>@E:@?2= E@ D66 A6@A=6 D9@H FA D@ 62C=J 7@C 2? @A6?:?8\52J 4@?6]k^AmkAmQxEVD G6CJ 962CEH2C>:?8 36:?8 2 72>:=J\CF? 3FD:?6DD[Q D96 D2:5] Q(6 H2?E E@ <66A E96 =6824J 8@:?8]Qk^AmkAmz6?5C:4< s@C>2? @A6?65 E96 D9@A :?
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2 weeks ago |
midcoastvillager.com | Christine Simmonds
Thomaston released an alert via the town's civic plus system on Wednesday morning, April 9, that a downed tree at 127 Beechwood St. has likely left a portion of the street unpassable. Beechwood Street is off U.S. Route 1 and goes by Erin Street, past the Village Cemetery.
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