The Dresden Planning Board will hold a public hearing for a medical marijuana greenhouse on Dodge Road on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

The campaign starts today, Maine Attorney General Janet Mills said to county Democratic candidates and supporters who gathered at the annual Lincoln County Democratic Committee lobster bake in South Bristol on Saturday, Aug. 13. The nation is experiencing one of the most unpredictable election cycles it has seen in decades, U.S. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said, and the stakes for the Nov. 8 general election are higher than ever before.

The battle in the primary between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton came to an end in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 28. Members of the Lincoln County Democratic Committee and the Maine Democratic Party experienced the Clinton nomination from opposing sides of the fence.

Someone dumped a substance described as driveway sealant or roofing tar on the shore of Peter’s Pond in Waldoboro recently, prompting a cleanup effort by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

The Jazz Babies will celebrate their 40th anniversary with a benefit concert for Lincoln Academy at the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta on Thursday, Aug. 18.

U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, visited Lincoln County on Friday, Aug. 5 to learn about aquaculture. During a tour of the Damariscotta River on a 24-foot Carolina skiff, King stopped at several operations to learn the ins and outs of oyster, mussel, scallop, and seaweed harvesting.

In a Tuesday, Aug. 9 meeting that wavered between contention and reconciliation, the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen and the Wiscasset Fire Department took steps toward resolving a rift that has pitted the department against the selectmen and the town administration.

Jenny and David Jones, volunteers with the Alna Fire Department, experienced a terrifying moment for any parent – their 12-year-old son, while trying to recreate an experiment he had seen online, sustained second-degree burns to his hands.

A trio of fiddlers from Damariscotta and Winthrop took top prizes at the 44th annual East Benton Fiddlers Convention and Contest on Sunday, July 30.

The Damariscotta Police Department learned basic words and phrases of American Sign Language to use while interacting with deaf or partially deaf individuals during a training session Tuesday, Aug. 2.

Last July, a New Jersey man lost a watch – a gift with great sentimental value – while visiting his in-laws in Bremen. After a fruitless search, he and his family didn’t expect to see it again, but this spring, a Bremen man found it and tracked down the owner.

The Bristol nonprofit Caring for Kids, which runs programs for children in Bristol and South Bristol, is delivering boxes of food to local families every week this summer.

As political campaigns move into high gear for the November general election, Lincoln County Republicans have a new county committee chairman to support their bids for office.