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Jefferson store to host author of ‘The Lobster Lady’ Nov. 12

Lynn Farrin, owner of the Jefferson Market & General Store, has announced that the store will be hosting author Barbara Walsh on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a book-signing. Walsh is the author of “The Lobster Lady: Maine’s 102-year-old Legend,” the true story about Rockland resident Virginia Oliver, who is the oldest lobster trapper in Maine, and maybe even the world. Walsh said Farrin reached out to her after she saw the recent “207” show that featured her book on Oliver. “The Lobster Lady has a special place in my heart,” Farrin explained. “It’s amazing she is still lobstering at the age of 102. >click to read< 07:47