For 150 years, The Lincoln County News and its pages have stood witness to countless celebrations, milestones, and challenges. And for the decades they’ve been involved and the thousands of editions they’ve helped produce, Paula and Chris Roberts can’t help but feel grateful to their community.

Wiscasset residents approved all three of the town’s local ballot questions during the Tuesday, Nov. 4 referendum election.

After closing two months ago for renovations, Lincoln Theater, at 2 Theater St. in Damariscotta, reopened its doors with a gala celebration and screening of the movie “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.”

After six months of trying and failing to validate an education budget for the 2026 fiscal year, Jefferson residents validated the third budget proposed by the school committee with a vote of 667-510 during the referendum election on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

Following a near-zero allocation recommendation and concerns about criminal justice in the county, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners must decide how much money the district attorney’s office will get in the next county budget.

If they had paid attention to tradition in 1964, James “Jim” and Nancy Bailey, of Damariscotta, might not have enjoyed the life they have shared for the last 61 years. The Baileys met while both were serving in the U.S. Air Force and married within months of Nancy mustering out in 1964.

District Attorney Natasha Irving’s office would get just $1 from Lincoln County in a new recommendation from officials protesting what they see as a lenient prosecuting style.

Residents of Jefferson will consider whether to validate the proposed education budget during the referendum election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the town’s third attempt at passing an education budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

A local wildlife rehabilitator and a small group of volunteers recently released over 100 baby snapping turtles into the Pemaquid River in Bristol, the result of a month’s long rescue effort that began when nearby construction threatened their nests.

The Newcastle Select Board voted to close four roads on Halloween night to keep trick-or-treaters safe during its Monday, Oct. 27 meeting.

The roundabout at Route 1 and Belvedere Road in Damariscotta is nearly completed.

Declaring the Westport Island Select Board’s neutrality on the issue of a potential data center development in neighboring Wiscasset, board members have agreed to hire a national nonprofit consultant in an effort to protect the town’s interest.

Two Lincoln County veterans – Paul Achorn, of Jefferson, and John Mitkus, of Bristol – recently enjoyed a tour of memorials in Washington, D.C. through Honor Flight Maine.

The Lincoln County News collected 22 first, second, and third place awards in the 2025 Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.