Newcastle Board of Selectmen confirmed the appointment of Hallowell resident Sarah Macy as new town manager and swore her into office at its regular meeting on the evening of Monday, Aug. 9.
Larson’s Closes, Owners Plan to Sell
Larson’s Lunch Box, a local favorite since it opened in Damariscotta in 1962, has closed for the season and will be put up for sale by owners Billy and Barb Ganem.
Wiscasset Elementary Welcomes New Principal
Wiscasset Elementary School was officially joined by its new principal, Kathleen Pastore, on July 1.
Gov. Mills Joins Lincoln County Dems at Annual Lobster Bake
Governor Janet Mills made a guest appearance at Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake on Sunday, Aug. 8. The event at Cider Hill Farm in Waldoboro was the organization’s first in-person major gathering since 2019.
Audubon Dedicates Garden to Project Puffin Founder
In 1973, Stephen Kress started Project Puffin to restore a puffin colony to Eastern Egg Rock, about five miles east of New Harbor.
Algae Bloom at Damariscotta Mills Potentially Harmful
Water at the popular Damariscotta Mills swimming area turned blue-green with algae late last week, and signs warning of a cyanobacteria outbreak advised swimmers to swim at their own risk at both the bridge area and swimming beach.
Characters of the County: County Clerk and Card Shark
Ernestine Peaslee knows a lot of people in Somerville. She was the town clerk for 30 years and got to know her community over the counter as she registered vehicles and issued licenses for marriages, dogs, fishing, hunting, and snowmobiling.
Missing Jefferson Puppies Return Home
Two puppies disappeared in Jefferson on Tuesday, July 27. On Wednesday, July 28 they were safe at home.
New Tasting Room to Put the Hooch in Kombucha
Maine Booch is looking to put the hooch back in kombucha by opening a hard kombucha tasting room in the municipal parking lot in downtown Damariscotta.
Redemption Center Hopes to Fill Need in Bristol
Bristol native D.J. Foster, owner of Bow Jangles Beverage and Redemption, hopes to fill a need for an extensive beverage selection and redemption center on the peninsula with his new store at 2025 Bristol Road in Pemaquid.
Maine Tasting Center Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce members, along with owners Andrew and Elizabeth Gross, and their daughter Sara Gross, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 3, for the Maine Tasting Center, at the former Heritage Village property on Route 1 in Wiscasset.
SBS Hires New Principal
The South Bristol School Committee unanimously approved the appointment of Charles “Chuck” Hamm as the new principal for South Bristol School on Tuesday, Aug. 3.
Six-Month Investigation Leads to Drug Arrests in Jefferson
Gary Beverage, 46, and David Beal, 49, both of Jefferson, were arrested without incident on drug trafficking charges Wednesday morning, Aug. 4. They are each charged with two counts of a Class A crime for aggravated trafficking in fentanyl and cocaine.
‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ to Open at Edgecomb’s Labyrinth in the Woods
River Company will stage an outdoor production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” opening Aug. 5, at Edgecomb Community Church, United Church of Christ’s Labyrinth in the Field.
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