Twenty people gathered in Newcastle’s Veterans Memorial Park the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 18 to remember homeless people from Maine who passed away this year, including two from Lincoln County.

Maine Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt answered questions from Newcastle town officials and local property owners regarding the Maine Department of Transportation’s Sherman Marsh Wetland Bank project during a meeting in the community room of the Newcastle fire station Monday, Dec. 12.

Fire departments around Lincoln County are using the responder tracking system I Am Responding, a web-based system departments can use to monitor what personnel and equipment are responding to an emergency call.

In 2011, Stephanie Russell was fresh out of a long-term relationship and hoping to meet other singles her age. Five years later, Russell, of Damariscotta, is the founder of a singles group that has almost 200 members and has spawned two spin-off groups.

The Bristol Dam Advisory Committee, during a meeting Wednesday, Dec. 7, elected officers and discussed its assignment to establish the scope of a study regarding options for the future of the dam.

The Damariscotta Police Department’s annual trunk-or-treat event received a $600 donation after the department returned a wallet containing more than $1,200 in cash to a man in Texas.

Area fire departments responded to 252 East Pond Road in Jefferson on Sunday, Dec. 11 after a chimney fire spread to the space between the brick and the flue liner of a house.

The Damariscotta Planning Board has found Stepping Stone Housing Inc.’s application to be complete, however, the nonprofit will need to provide additional documentation to the town before the board decides whether to approve the project on the former Blue Haven property.