The Central Lincoln County YMCA announced a new outdoor child care program planned for its Damariscotta location during the organization’s annual meeting on Wednesday, May 14.

Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Route 1 and Belvedere Road is expected to start around Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, according to Maine Department of Transportation Public Information Officer Damian Veilleux.

In a ceremony on Wednesday, May 14 that highlighted the hard work and dedication of educators throughout the state, Lincoln Academy English teacher Bridget Wright was named Lincoln County Teacher of the Year.

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.

Alna residents have been in a mail desert for the last week or so, but town officials are working to make sure the lack of service won’t last much longer.

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.

The Maine Warden Service, the Damariscotta Police Department, and local residents are searching for a 34-year-old Damariscotta man who has been missing since Monday, May 5.

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.

Residents from Bremen, Damariscotta, and Newcastle approved RSU 48’s inaugural $13.1 million budget in 30 minutes the evening of Tuesday, May 6.

New life is being poured into a building left vacant for nearly four decades on Elm Street in Damariscotta, as a familiar face is opening a commercial kitchen that will be a community hub for those who are curious about expanding their skills.

In a brief meeting prior to RSU 48’s inaugural budget vote on Tuesday, May 6, the Great Salt Bay School Committee unanimously approved a two-year probationary contract for a new principal.