A public hearing Wednesday, July 19 was Damariscotta’s “first bite of the apple” in determining how, if at all, the town will regulate retail marijuana shops, social clubs, commercial cultivation, and other operations, according to Damariscotta Board of Selectmen Chair Robin Mayer.

A second-generation family doctor is preparing to hang up his stethoscope and white coat after nearly four decades of practicing medicine in Waldoboro.

The public library inspired by a letter from a Whitefield Elementary School student opened its doors Wednesday, July 12. The Whitefield Public Library will be open at the Arlington Grange Hall from 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the summer.

The Wiscasset Fire Department was taken by surprise by a recent proposal to merge the fire department with the Wiscasset Ambulance Service, Fire Chief T.J. Merry said.

Area residents expressed concern about the loss of local control over LincolnHealth that would result from the unification of the MaineHealth system during a public meeting at The 1812 Farm in Bristol Mills on Wednesday, July 12.

Former Great Salt Bay Community School Assistant Principal Ira Michaud will lead the Edgecomb Eddy School in 2017-2018. He began his new position as principal Monday, July 17.

The Lincoln County Fire Chiefs Association is in the process of creating a strike team of firefighters from departments across the county to respond to major incidents and provide additional manpower around the county.

A little over a year after residents approved a sign ordinance, a member of the Damariscotta Planning Board has proposed prohibiting the use of certain electronic signs in the town, as well as the use of graffiti on commercial signage.

The Twin Villages Alliance has launched a new, interactive website it hopes will help visitors, employers, and residents find parking to fit their needs in both Damariscotta and Newcastle.

Calls of “Mayhew 2018” and “Let’s elect Mayhew” came from the crowd that gathered Wednesday, June 28 to hear gubernatorial candidate Mary Mayhew speak to the Lincoln County Republican Committee in Newcastle.

Wiscasset Town Planner Ben Averill worked his last day Friday, June 30, leaving the grants, projects, and economic development activity he was working on to other town officials and volunteer committees.

Wiscasset Town Planner Ben Averill’s last day will be Friday, June 30, because voters rejected the planning department’s budget June 13. Now, however, business leaders are circulating a petition to hold a special town meeting where voters could reconsider the matter.