Providers of education, nutrition, and family support programs for Lincoln County’s youngest residents are pressing on in spite of wavering funding.

Jefferson voters approved a $9,763,805.37 budget for K-12 education during a special town meeting Wednesday, May 21.

About 80 voters from RSU 40 towns approved a budget of $40,815,369 for the 2025-2026 fiscal year during a districtwide budget meeting at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro on Tuesday, May 13.

In early May of this year, for the first time in decades, Waldoboro children flooded into the one-room Boggs Schoolhouse, sat down beside their friends, and absorbed a lesson they won’t soon forget.

Standing beside large, glossy photos of Damariscotta’s back parking lot, Gov. Janet Mills told Lincoln County and state leaders Wednesday, May 7 that Maine must continue to prepare for the winter storms of the future.

According to Damariscotta’s oldest resident, Lila Blechman, there are a couple important things that help one achieve a long, healthy life.

Wiscasset residents debated and ultimately passed a $10,896,270.38 education budget over the course of three hours on Tuesday, April 29.

Jefferson residents lost their home and pet cat in a Friday, April 25 fire that was ultimately ruled to be accidental by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

An altercation at the Somerville town office led to violence during a March 25 budget committee meeting. The incident was preceded by a discussion about broadband internet funding and followed by verbal threats, according to security footage reviewed by The Lincoln County News.

Jefferson voters approved a $1.5 million municipal budget, elected a new school committee member, and adopted a food sovereignty ordinance during their annual town meeting by referendum on Tuesday, April 22.

Four Waldoboro first responders were honored on Tuesday, April 22, for actions that EMS Chief Derek Booker said encapsulated the “expertise, passion, and empathy” the service strives for.