After reports of decreasing COVID-19 numbers from LincolnHealth in the prior six weeks, the hospital saw increases in tests and positive cases last week, according to an email from LincolnHealth spokesperson John Martins.

It takes a particular kind of person to dedicate themselves to a task like town management. Change comes slowly and it takes patience and perseverance. 

Town Manager Matt Lutkus presented his recommended budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, which includes a 15.852% increase in expenditures, to the board of selectmen at its first budget review meeting on March 2.

Increased costs of ambulance service topped Jefferson residents concerns at a public hearing March 7 during which they reviewed articles on the annual town meeting warrant.

Developers have submitted a proposal to the Town of Waldoboro to renovate the Friendship Street School property into an apartment building with the potential for a retail storefront and other property improvements.  

Newcastle Board of Selectmen voted not to appropriate $60,640 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to pursue a grant for broadband expansion in Newcastle, at a meeting on March 7.

LincolnHealth and Lincoln County continued to see a precipitous drop in COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to an email from LincolnHealth spokesperson John Martins.