The Lincoln County News

The Newcastle Select Board reviewed election results and discussed scheduling a public hearing for a possible ordinance change during a two-hour meeting on Monday, June 22.

Immediately following their four-hour annual town meeting, Somerville residents convened for a special town meeting to consider a moratorium on mining activity on Saturday, June 20. Voters passed the measure 65-17 in under an hour.

Over the course of a four-hour annual town meeting at Somerville Elementary School on Saturday, June 20, voters rejected a proposed solar and food sovereignty ordinances, as well as a paving reserve account.

In 1985, Madonna and Whitney Houston dominated the airwaves, “Back to the Future” and “The Goonies” hit the box office, and the latest fashion trends were parachute pants, legwarmers, and shoulder pads.

Dresden residents approved every article on their annual town meeting warrant with little discussion on Tuesday, June 16.

Newcastle residents approved all 23 articles and validated the RSU 48 budget at the polls on Tuesday, June 9 for the annual town meeting by referendum.

Damariscotta residents discussed wants and needs of a municipal budget during the annual town meeting on Wednesday, June 10.

Bremen residents were cooled off by a breeze at the two-hour annual town meeting held in Bremen’s fire station on Saturday, June 13.

Family, friends, and Medomak Valley High School staff came together on Wednesday, June 10 to celebrate the graduation of 131 students.

After a year of sawing and sanding and planing and painting, nine South Bristol School students found their seats in the two flat-bottomed skiffs they spent the last year building. Then the Heated Rowah and the S.S. Bobber slipped gently into the waters of the South Bristol Gut to the cheers of the assembled crowd.

One meeting led to many after the Central Lincoln County Ambulance Service Board of Directors proposed a potential buyback program for employees funded by participating towns.