The Lincoln County News

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen discussed a potential moratorium on retail marijuana sales during the board’s meeting Dec. 13, and decided to continue the discussion at future selectmen’s meetings.

Maine Transportation Commissioner David Bernhardt answered questions from Newcastle town officials and local property owners regarding the Maine Department of Transportation’s Sherman Marsh Wetland Bank project during a meeting in the community room of the Newcastle fire station Monday, Dec. 12.

The fifth member of his family to be diagnosed with ALS, a lifelong Bremen resident wants to raise awareness about the chronic condition and increase interest in ALS research and care.

Fire departments around Lincoln County are using the responder tracking system I Am Responding, a web-based system departments can use to monitor what personnel and equipment are responding to an emergency call.

A potential buyer of the Wiscasset Primary School that had been scheduled to close on the property Thursday, Dec. 15 has withdrawn its offer, but the town has two other potential buyers, Town Manager Marian Anderson said.

In 2011, Stephanie Russell was fresh out of a long-term relationship and hoping to meet other singles her age. Five years later, Russell, of Damariscotta, is the founder of a singles group that has almost 200 members and has spawned two spin-off groups.

Rita and Dana Simmons celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Dec. 3 at the same Bremen church where they were married in a candlelight service 50 years ago.

The Bristol Dam Advisory Committee, during a meeting Wednesday, Dec. 7, elected officers and discussed its assignment to establish the scope of a study regarding options for the future of the dam.

In less than three weeks, the Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Department must increase the wages for several part-time employees due to the passage of a referendum question to raise the minimum wage, Director Todd Souza said.

On Sunday, Dec. 11, a large crowd gathered at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro to wait for Wreaths Across America to arrive, shortly after the convoy embarked on its annual procession to Arlington National Cemetery.

The Damariscotta Police Department’s annual trunk-or-treat event received a $600 donation after the department returned a wallet containing more than $1,200 in cash to a man in Texas.

The crochet club at Two Bridges Regional Jail is a positive activity in a negative space, and one that provides a feeling of accomplishment, participants said. On Friday, Dec. 9, the club gathered to celebrate creating about 100 hats and 100 scarves to donate to the Special Olympics Scarf Program.