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Hello friends, What a beautiful few days we’ve been having! I’ve been opening all my windows at home and Pumpkin Kitty (Pie, Pie-guy, Punk-A-Munk, Punkalicious, etc…) has been enjoying the fresh air and fall birds…

Dear Friends, Apparently there is some sort of festival happening next week? Something about Pumpkins? All joking aside, it’s an exciting time of year for Damariscotta: Pumpkinfest 2023 is almost here! Starting at 10 am this Saturday at Louis…

Hello friends, A couple of FYIs this week. First, Skidompha will be closed on Thursday, September 14th for staff training. We will reopen on Friday, September 15th at 9am. Moving on… Did you know it…

Hello friends, Because I’m a glutton for punishment and the news isn’t scary enough, I’ve been reading White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan by Mick Ryan. White Sun War is a fictional portrayal of…

Hello, friends! I’m briefly taking over for Matthew this week. Of the many joys of summer as a kid, spreading out on my front lawn in the shade with a pile of books had to…

Hello friends, August 9th, and another bee swarm. Can you believe it? We had all noticed how crowded the hive was recently, but were hoping we wouldn’t see a swarm so late in the season. …

Hello friends, The end of our fiscal year offers a chance for us to look back at some of what we have accomplished over the prior twelve months, and puts into perspective just how busy…

Hello friends, I am so proud to share that Yankee Magazine has recognized our very own Skidompha Book Shop as The Best Used Bookstore in the Best of New England section of the magazine’s May/June 2023 issue. …

Hello friends,   I think I may have mentioned the Maine Reciprocal Borrowing Program before, but it was quite a while ago. So let’s do a refresher!   The Maine Reciprocal Borrowing Program allows anyone…

Hello friends, Just before writing this my phone lit up with texts from my brother and nephew describing just how hot this summer is for people. Per the Washington post,  El Paso has logged a…