Medomak Middle School opened its doors to students once more on Monday, Oct. 23, after issues with the well pump forced the school to close its doors for a week.

Litigation between the town of Alna and resident Jeff Spinney has ended after three years and three lawsuits, with a settlement agreement signed Thursday, Oct. 19 following an impassioned public hearing.

The Edgecomb Historical Society has sprung back from the brink of dissolving and taken up detailed plans for the future, beginning with a deep dive into its collections. A major donation allowed the society to hire a professional archivist, begin conversations about shaping its physical archive, and continue the search for a permanent home.

Lincoln County law enforcement agencies are making an extra effort to be visible as responders across the state remain on high alert following a mass casualty shooting event in Lewiston on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

A sea of pink flooded the CLC YMCA in Damariscotta on Sunday, Oct. 22 at the Midcoast’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk.

The town of Alna and resident Jeff Spinney have reached a potential settlement agreement in their years-long litigation against each other over a boat ramp to the Sheepscot River on Spinney’s Golden Ridge Road property.

The man charged with the murder of an Edgecomb 3-year-old was unsuccessful in his bid for a decreased bail during a brief hearing in Lincoln County Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 12.

A groundbreaking for a new wing of the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in East Boothbay saw a crowd of over 200 and bipartisan representation from state leadership on Thursday, Oct. 12.

After an executive session held during the South Bristol Select Board’s Thursday, Oct. 12 meeting, Chair Bruce Farrin Jr. announced the board had accepted the resignation of two municipal employees.

The Lincoln County News took home 17 awards in the 2022-2023 Maine Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, including first place awards for sports photography, ad and page design, and Lincoln County Magazine.

A decision has finally set the fate of unpermitted aggregate rocks on Alna’s Pinkham Pond boat launch, while others remain to be made about addressing runoff at the site and chartering the town’s road committee. The Alna Select Board discussed these items and approved a seasonal road maintenance budget at its Thursday, Oct. 5 meeting.

The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce and Information Bureau will see a change in leadership in the new year. Executive Director Lisa Hagen gave her three months notice last week, citing the long-awaited Sept. 28 completion of the chamber building’s renovation project and her plans for retirement.

The $81 million school capital improvement bond coming before the voters of RSU 40 in less than a month has financing terms, use plans, and projected tax impacts available for the first time.