The Lincoln County News

A structure fire at 412 East Pond Road in Nobleboro the evening of Sunday, April 7 has left a family displaced.

The sun did not quite go dark in the Midcoast on Monday, April 8, but residents across Lincoln County gathered to watch the moon pass over the sun as Maine experienced its first total solar eclipse since 1963.

A crowded hearing in the Somerville Elementary School gymnasium ended in the resignation of now-former planning board Chair John Bergen on the evening of Tuesday, April 9.

In a business partnership, in which communication, compatible personalities, and trust are of the utmost importance, it takes a special kind of bond to ensure success.

A Friday, April 5 house fire on South Clary Road in Jefferson resulted in the complete destruction of a home over the course of a day, said Jefferson Fire Chief Darin Walker. No residents were in the home at the time and there were no injuries, he said.

The Maine Department of Transportation is planning reconstruction and rehabilitation of Damariscotta’s Main Street (Route 1B) at an undetermined date. The work would begin 0.01 miles east of the road’s intersection with Church Street and continue for 2.25 miles northeast.

In a continuation of a discussion ongoing since October 2023, the Jefferson School Committee voted to ban “sexually explicit” material from the school library during its meeting on Monday, April 1.

Students participating in Whitefield Elementary School’s drama club are sporting their creative sides as they rehearse a play that they created about the circus during meetings Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

A new state law signed by Gov. Janet Mills will result in putting nearly $93 million of Maine Yankee property back on Wiscasset’s tax roll.

Students at Bristol Consolidated School enjoyed a whirlwind introduction to Chinese culture involving food, music, dance, and visual art during the last week in March, when the school held its 26th annual Diversity Week.

Central Maine Power Co. will use two Alna town roads to access construction on the New England Clean Energy Connect power corridor and repair damage caused by heavy equipment during the posted road season. The Alna Select Board gave authorization to the company at a special meeting Wednesday, March 27.

Great Salt Bay Community School art teacher and multidisciplinary artist Coreysha Stone, of Alna, will be honored this spring by the Maine Art Education Association as the Middle Level Art Educator of the Year.