A house fire at 239 Hilton Road resulted in extensive damage beneath the building, but limited damage to the interior on the night of Friday, Aug. 13.  

A nautical festival will set sail in the heart of Wiscasset with five days of street performances, music, scavenger hunts, food, races, and much more, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 18.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted 5-0 to postpone holding a special town meeting and will put the questions before the voters on a referendum vote in the November election.

A new surge of COVID-19, which LincolnHealth spokesperson Michelle Lunt says is likely driven by the more contagious Delta variant, continues in Lincoln County, with 32 new cases identified in the past week, up from 24 last week and 21 the week prior.

The Public Safety and Accessibility Collaborative conducted a survey this spring that illuminates some of the challenges faced by cyclists in Damariscotta.

On Friday, Aug. 6, campers at the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s First Responders Camp had the opportunity to meet Maine Forest Rangers and explore one of their helicopters. 

A new surge of COVID-19, which LincolnHealth spokesperson John Martins says is likely driven by the more contagious Delta variant, continues in Lincoln County, with 24 new cases identified in the past week, up from 21 the week prior.

Newcastle Board of Selectmen confirmed the appointment of Hallowell resident Sarah Macy as new town manager and swore her into office at its regular meeting on the evening of Monday, Aug. 9.

Governor Janet Mills made a guest appearance at Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake on Sunday, Aug. 8. The event at Cider Hill Farm in Waldoboro was the organization’s first in-person major gathering since 2019.

In 1973, Stephen Kress started Project Puffin to restore a puffin colony to Eastern Egg Rock, about five miles east of New Harbor.

Water at the popular Damariscotta Mills swimming area turned blue-green with algae late last week, and signs warning of a cyanobacteria outbreak advised swimmers to swim at their own risk at both the bridge area and swimming beach.

Two puppies disappeared in Jefferson on Tuesday, July 27. On Wednesday, July 28 they were safe at home.