The Lincoln County News

Newcastle voters approved a $2 million line of credit for a full rebuild of Academy Hill Road during annual town meeting in the Lincoln Academy Alumni Dining Commons on Monday, June 17.

Damariscotta voters approved all 44 articles on the warrant for annual town meeting by a wide margin, including a 4.2% increase in municipal spending and a new subdivision ordinance. 

A vibrant and colorful new mural on the Newcastle-facing side of S. Fernald’s Country Store now greets all who enter downtown Damariscotta.

Two male juveniles broke into Alna’s old town office, smashed glass items, and spray-painted obscenities on the walls in early June.

A new map and guide showcases the activities and businesses of Whitefield and its villages, the work of a small group of volunteers.

The sun was shining on the Lincoln Academy Class of 2019 for its outdoor commencement ceremony on the track field Thursday, June 6. A cool breeze, a handful of pleasant music performances by graduates, and hard-won wisdom carried the day at the school’s 141st commencement.

Waldoboro voters approved all 46 articles, including a 6.64% hike in municipal spending and new restrictions on fireworks, in the annual town meeting by referendum Tuesday, June 11.

Wiscasset voters opted for experience Tuesday, June 11, reelecting Selectman Katharine Martin-Savage and returning former Selectman Jefferson Slack to the board over newcomer Kim Dolce. Voters also approved a part-time planner and all other warrant articles in the annual town meeting by referendum.

Students at Wiscasset Middle High School celebrated the completion of a chapter in their lives with family and friends during a graduation ceremony the evening of Thursday, June 6.

Robert Butler, chair of the Waldoboro Board of Selectmen, fended off a challenge from Sandra O’Farrell, a member of the RSU 40 Board of Directors, to win reelection Tuesday, June 11.

In two contested Somerville elections, incumbent Second Selectman Don Chase staved off a challenge from Richard Stimson while Jarad Greeley outpaced Charlotte Coopersmith to represent the town as its next third selectman.

An Edgecomb woman became an ordained interfaith minister Sunday, June 2 after completing a two-year program, including 150 hours each of community service and an internship.