LincolnHealth has seen nearly a doubling of its rate of positive COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks, LincolnHealth spokesperson John Martins said by email on April 26.

“Art is the highest form of hope,” said renowned German artist Gerhard Richter, and the sentiment was recently echoed by Maine artist Lyn Asselta as she explained her involvement in the upcoming Art for Ukraine sale.

Nobleboro Central School lost a member of its extended family over the weekend. Former principal Martin Mackey died April 20 while surfing near the Cape Cod National Seashore.

“I did not expect this at all,” said Somerville native Brian Milakovsky over a WhatsApp phone call. He was referring to the tens of thousands of dollars supporters have donated to a fundraising campaign to help Ukrainians.

Newcastle Board of Selectmen and Newcastle’s Taniscot Engine Co. have agreed on a proposed fire and emergency protections ordinance that will define the scope of the fire department and its relationship to the town.

Wiscasset residents were deeply saddened this past week with the news that Lawrence “Larry” Gordon passed away, a man who was well known and respected by the citizens of the town for his dedication to Wiscasset for nearly a half of a century. He served on the board of selectmen for over 26 years, and chair for 21 of those years.

LincolnHealth has seen two weeks of increases in positive COVID-19 tests and four weeks of increases in the number of tests administered, according to LincolnHealth spokesperson John Martins.

Broad Bay Church in Waldoboro was awarded a Maine Preservation Honor Award by Maine Preservation, at an online ceremony March 31. 

Elver season is winding down as almost 8,000 pounds of the tiny glassine eels have been pulled from Maine waters, including the Pemaquid and Medomak rivers in Lincoln County.

This week, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust closed on a 476-acre piece of land next to the wild Half Moon Pond in Bristol, making it “the biggest single-day purchase in the history of Coastal Rivers and our parent organizations (Damariscotta River Association and Pemaquid Watershed Association),” according to Coastal Rivers Executive Director Steven Hufnagel.

All is quiet in the Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay Harbor, where tanks usually bubble with oxygen and marine creature’s movements. It is almost ghostly, the still bodies of construction equipment in place of the animals.

The Waldoboro clamming community gathered at the town’s Pine Street Landing on the morning of Saturday, April 9, to search for one of their own. 

A silver 2001 Buick LeSabre rolled over in downtown Damariscotta shortly after midnight on Wednesday, April 13.