The Lincoln County News

Area firefighters participated in a LifeFlight training exercise at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle the evening of Tuesday, June 20.

Longtime Wiscasset educator Mona Schlein was reluctant to accept a teaching position at the Wiscasset Primary School about 30 years ago. It turned out to be one of the best life choices she ever made, Schlein said.

A picket fence at 4 Fort Hill Street will stand following a Wiscasset Board of Appeals decision Monday, June 19. The board voted 4-0 to overrule the Wiscasset Historic Preservation Commission’s April decision regarding the fence due to “the gray area (property owner Celeste Edwards) fell into,” board member John Blagdon said.

Wiscasset Town Planner Ben Averill is preparing to leave his position June 30, the last day of the fiscal year, as a result of voters’ June 13 decision to eliminate funding for the planning department, he said.

The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen will send a letter to the Maine Department of Transportation saying it no longer supports the downtown traffic project in the wake of a townwide vote June 13.

The Bristol Parks and Recreation Commission has hired the town’s first parks director just in time for the summer.

The Damariscotta Police Department has installed a new medication disposal unit in its entryway to allow residents to safely dispose of expired or unwanted medications.

After extensive discussion and back-and-forth presentations from the heads of Gardiner Fire and Rescue and the Wiscasset Ambulance Service, Dresden voters approved a new contract with Wiscasset at their annual town meeting on Saturday, June 17.

The Save the Stalls campaign underway at the First Baptist Church of Nobleboro aims to raise money for repairs to a barn adjoining the parsonage.

Following an executive session on Thursday, June 15, the Dresden Board of Selectmen recommended reappointing current Fire Chief Steve Lilly and Assistant Fire Chief Ron Theriault to their respective positions.