The Lincoln County News

Newcastle social worker Lydia Crafts, the Democratic candidate for Maine House District 90, wants to improve mental health services in the state and protect its natural resources.

Newcastle farmer and forestry consultant Merle Parise, the Republican candidate for Maine House District 90, says he will focus on cutting taxes if he wins election.

The candidates for Maine House District 53 discuss training young people in the trades and balancing the state’s budget in a forum set to air at 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 5.

The Damariscotta School Committee, not the Damariscotta Board of Selectmen, will appoint a new committee member to fill a vacancy.

After one person at Windsor Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19 and a separate probable case was identified, all four RSU 12 schools switched to remote learning from Friday, Oct. 2 through Tuesday, Oct. 6.

The candidates for Maine House District 88 discuss how to help small businesses and address climate change in a forum that will air at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 on Lincoln County Television.

Kerri Kelley won the September #LCNme365 photo contest with her picture of a sunset at Fishermen’s Memorial Park in Boothbay Harbor.

The Lincoln County News and Lincoln County Television are hosting a series of candidates forums for local legislative districts, as well as for Lincoln County judge of probate.

State Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos, I-Friendship, was the sole participant in the Maine House District 91 forum set to air on Lincoln County Television at 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 1.

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported six new cases of COVID-19 in Lincoln County residents and two new hospitalizations — only the fourth and fifth hospitalizations of county residents — in the past week. The agency also reported two more recoveries, leaving 10 active cases among county residents.

The candidates for Maine House District 89 discuss Maine’s need for affordable housing and the state’s reopening plan in a forum set to air on Lincoln County Television at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 30.

The candidates for Maine House District 87 discuss Maine’s income tax and police reform in a forum set to air on Lincoln County Television at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29.

The first in a series of nine candidates forums to air on Lincoln County Television will feature the candidates for Maine Senate District 13 — Dresden and Sagadahoc County.

Former one-term state Rep. Tim Marks, of Pittston, a self-described moderate Democrat, is challenging three-term state Rep. Jeff Hanley, R-Pittston, in Maine House District 87.