Knox County inmates may soon be transferred to Wiscasset as Two Bridges Regional Jail works on a one-year agreement with the neighboring county.

Lincoln Academy seniors presented their capstone projects on Monday, Nov. 10, marking the culmination of two trimesters of planning, research, and outreach.

On Saturday, Nov. 8, community members gathered in the Dresden fire station for the town’s first veterans appreciation ceremony, marking the day with speeches, songs and video interviews with service members.

The Damariscotta Planning Board approved the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s plans for expanded day care services at their Monday, Oct. 10 meeting.

Members of the South Bristol and Bristol school committees unanimously voted to withdraw from AOS 93 to form a two-town education service center and approve an interlocal agreement at their meetings on Tuesday, Nov. 4 and Thursday, Nov. 6, respectively.

The family behind the newly opened Dresden Coffee Shop and Gallery, at 769 Gardiner Road, hope to offer a welcoming place for people to enjoy good products and good coffee.

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.