The Lincoln County News

A 61-pound Labrador-retriever mix who was the longest-tenured resident in the history of the Lincoln County Animal Shelter has found a happy home.

A rear-end collision on Route 130 in Bristol the late morning of Saturday, July 15 sent the operators of both vehicles to the hospital with minor injuries.

The Damariscotta River Association recently closed on a 178-acre parcel in Edgecomb, permanently protecting critical wetlands habitat and a half-mile tract of the River-Link Trail between the Damariscotta and Sheepscot rivers.

Town Manager Matt Lutkus announced in an email to the Damariscotta Board Of Selectmen he has appointed Jason Warlick as Damariscotta’s police chief on Friday, July 14. The selectmen will vote on whether to confirm the appointment during their meeting the evening of Wednesday, July 19.

A century-old farmhouse on Boothbay Road in Edgecomb has been given new life as an art gallery with future plans to add a vineyard and a creative, community-oriented space. The 1906 farmhouse and adjacent 1904 barn at 146 Boothbay Road is now home to Brad and Danielle Betts’ Down East Gallery, which celebrated its grand opening July 1.

Myles Wotton, 12, of Bristol, has been watching his father, Donald, older brothers, Mitchell and Merritt, and other area fishermen bring in tuna since he was a toddler in his mother Rebecca’s arms. The Wotton dock in New Harbor buzzes with excitement when they receive word the boat is returning with a prized catch. Family members anxiously wait to catch a glimpse of newly landed tuna. Myles has listened to their tales of hauling in the big fish, of their adventures and misadventures, all his young life.

Waldoboro Planning and Development Director Emily Reinholt will depart effective Thursday, July 13. For the next year, the Midcoast Economic Development District will provide planning services to the town at a cost of $61,000, a savings of about $4,000.

A Knox man has died from injuries sustained in a collision with a pickup truck at the intersection of Old Augusta Road and Washington Road in Waldoboro on July 2.

Work to remove debris from the Reed Mansion site on Glidden Street in Waldoboro began Monday, July 10. A fire destroyed the historic building April 2.

Two months after receiving approval from the Damariscotta Planning Board, the developer behind the proposal to build a Dollar General store and a Sherwin-Williams store at the intersection of Main Street and Biscay Road said he hopes to begin construction this month.