Benefit to support Orr’s Island lobsterman

February 20, 2023 National, New England

Orr’s Island lobsterman Mark Wilson suffered a stroke recently while at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He received immediate care but remains hospitalized at Mass General. Wilson is well known in the Harpswell fishing community and a regular supplier of lobster to a variety of businesses, including Cook’s Lobster and Ale House on Bailey Island. To support Wilson and his family in their time of need, Cook’s, in partnership with the Orr’s and Bailey Islands Fire Department, will hold a benefit dinner on Tuesday, March 7. >click to read< for details with access to the gofundme page. 07:37

Bailey Islands Fire Department, Cook’s Lobster and Ale House, GoFundMe, lobsterman Mark Wilson, maine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Orr’s Island, remains hospitalized, suffered a stroke, will hold a benefit dinner

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