Alicia Hunter of Damariscotta wanted more children. She had a son and daughter from her first marriage, and when she remarried, she and husband Joseph Clark tried to have another child. But there were difficulties – and after experiencing pregnancy loss, they started to talk about adoption. 

Lisa Pixley and her husband Christopher Campbell first noticed the St. Denis Parish Hall in Whitefield in early summer. Imagine the greens, the blossoms. It was 2021. They were driving north from their home in Portland, bypassing the congestion of visitors in Wiscasset, leading them up through Whitefield. Out front of the old building, with its distinctive architecture, plantings around the perimeter: A “For Sale” sign.

After weeks of increases, the percentage of positive COVID-19 cases at LincolnHealth has dipped by 3.52%, but is still relatively high at 12.68%, hospital spokesperson John Martins said by email.

Jefferson’s new Fire Chief Alan Johnston has been with the department for 46 years.

Democratic primary candidates for Maine Senate District 13 answered questions from community members in an open forum hosted by the Lincoln County Democratic Committee on April 26, at Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta.

Six teams with human remains detection dogs from the Maine Warden Service found no sign of missing Waldoboro resident Douglas Barter on April 20.

Jefferson Fire Chief Walter “Wally” Morris is retiring after 18 years with the department, serving 12 of those years as fire chief. Morris will remain with the department until October, serving as assistant fire chief.

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.