The entire month of August generally always feels like the last weekend of vacation. Things are still suitably vacation-like but you can see the end coming.

We are sad to report that Dominik Lobkowicz will work his last day at The Lincoln County News Friday, Aug. 7.

In last week’s Lincoln County News it was announced that Wiscasset had received a $20,000 grant from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry to conduct an engineering study to create a plan for the protection of the wastewater treatment plant from flooding and sea-level rise.

I was born to a father who is an identical twin. He and his brother ran a lumberyard together in rural Minnesota for many decades. Sure there were arguments concerning priorities, ways to do things, credit policy, standards, equipment etc. over the years, but in the end things were better for both “Sliver” and “Splinter,” as they called themselves.

Newton’s first law of motion states that a body at rest will remain at rest, and conversely, a body in motion will continue its motion, unless the subject is acted upon by an external force.

In last week’s LCN there were two commentaries and one letter in the Letters to the Editor section which referred to the opinions of executive directors of three of the five local land trusts considering the proposed merger.

I am writing to urge drivers to lower their high beam lights when approaching another car. True, it’s a courtesy, but more important, it’s a safety step.

The lupines needed their field and the village saved it for them.

Maine voters will be asked to decide whether to use ranked choice voting to fill State and federal elected positions. It’s time for us to adopt ranked choice voting, or RCV.

The U.S. egg industry is reeling from a colossal outbreak of avian flu, mostly among egg-laying chickens.

It seems everybody has an opinion related to the trials and travails of the interlocal public works agreement between Damariscotta and Newcastle.

South Bristol will observe its 100th birthday this weekend with plenty to celebrate.

I was the organizer for Touch-a-Truck at the Wiscasset Speedway a few Sundays ago. You remember that beautiful summer day, don’t you? Torrential downpour, wicked wind chill, low 50s… not exactly your “end-of-June” weather, but we all braved it for the kids.

As a child I was taught early on what being part of a community was all about. Going to the CLC Rec was part of our everyday life. Whether it was being summoned by my Uncle Neil to help build the new playground, roller skating on Friday nights or going to senior group with my grandmother.