The Lincoln County News

Characters of the County: The Right Place at the Right Time

August 2, 2021 at 8:30 am
Evan Houk

Michael “Mike” Herz, of Damariscotta, has performed brain research in physiological psychology, sailed all over the world, and worked to protect the waterways and bays that he loves throughout his life. He attributes most of these events to happenstance.

Dresden Take Out Opens Ice Cream, Collectables Shop Next Door

August 1, 2021 at 4:03 pm
Nate Poole

After running the Dresden Take Out for over 5 years, Mason and Kathy Dubord decided to bring their industrious energy next door, selling ice cream and collectables out of a former church building.

Young Westport Island Entrepreneur Donates Lemonade Stand Proceeds to Local Groups

July 31, 2021 at 11:09 am
Charlotte Boynton

The Westport Volunteer Fire Department and the Friends of Westport History were the recipients of donations from 6-year-old Linnea Helland.

Waldoboro Woman Wins #LCNme365 Photo Contest

July 30, 2021 at 4:05 pm

Readers selected Jannine Oates’ photo of a bee visiting a flower as the winner of the July #LCNme365 photo contest.

LCN Names Next Editor

July 29, 2021 at 2:05 pm

For just the 10th time since the Erskine-Roberts family assumed ownership in 1920, a new editor will guide The Lincoln County News in its weekly effort to inform, educate, interest and entertain its readership.

Newcastle Native Wins Maine Women’s Amateur Golf Tournament

July 29, 2021 at 9:02 am
Paula Roberts

Bailey Plourde, of Newcastle, won the Maine Women’s Amateur Golf Tournament by six strokes on Wednesday, July 21.

American Unagi Breaks Ground in Waldoboro

July 28, 2021 at 4:54 pm
Bisi Cameron Yee

On July 19, Sara Rademaker, founder and president of American Unagi, a company that grows and sells locally sourced, responsibly raised eels for the U.S. market, met with her construction team on the site of the long-planned state-of-the-art eel aquaculture facility that has finally broken ground in Waldoboro.

Waldoboro Native Launches Campaign to Film Next Movie in Hometown

July 28, 2021 at 1:08 pm
Maia Zewert

When he’s not making lip balm, organizing road races, or taking stats for a local high school basketball team, Waldoboro native Lucas McNelly makes films. This September, he plans to shoot his next one, “Maine Noir,” in his hometown.

Atomic Shakes Set to Explode in Edgecomb

July 27, 2021 at 10:34 am
Nate Poole

A small green trailer in the parking lot of Twisted Iron Customs on Route 1 will open its door on Friday, July 30 to Atomic Shakes, a new business by Maine-ly Elderberry owner Daisy Cunningham.

Healthy Lincoln County Making the Rounds with ‘Lulu the Lunch Wagon’

July 26, 2021 at 1:28 pm
Evan Houk

Healthy Lincoln County is making the rounds this summer a van called “Lulu the Lunch Wagon,” delivering free and healthy meals to kids and teens.

Characters of the County: From Allium to Zinnia and All the Blooms Between

July 26, 2021 at 8:30 am
Bisi Cameron Yee

Bayard Littlefield has a job people dream about, surrounded by riots of color and a million shades of green, immersed in the wind-borne brine of Maine’s coast and the luxurious scent of roses. Littlefield plans, plants, and tends to summer gardens and landscapes throughout Lincoln County.