The Lincoln County News

Jefferson Fire and Rescue celebrated its 75th anniversary the night of Saturday, Nov. 12, welcoming members of the public to an open house and turkey supper at the fire station.

The Waldoboro Police Department has identified a 79-year-old Waldoboro man as the victim of a fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer on Route 1 in Waldoboro near Bullwinkle’s Steakhouse the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Wiscasset resident Nathan Panarese, a 2014 graduate of Wiscasset High School, was studying electrical engineering at the University of Maine at Orono when he was diagnosed with leukemia about a year ago.

A South Bristol man is in serious condition at Maine Medical Center in Portland and faces a charge of operating under the influence after a single-vehicle accident on Route 129 in South Bristol the evening of Monday, Nov. 14.

After many months of discussion between representatives of Stepping Stone Housing Inc., neighbors, and town officials, the Damariscotta Planning Board has scheduled a public hearing to discuss the organization’s scaled-back plan for a transitional housing development.

The Damariscotta Planning Board will hold a public hearing on LincolnHealth’s proposed $13 million outpatient health center for the Miles Campus on Monday, Dec. 5.

The American Legion building in Waldoboro received some major upgrades the week of Veterans Day thanks to a $12,000 grant from The Home Depot Foundation and about 25 volunteers from Home Depot stores in Maine.

A few dozen campaign signs were removed from their original locations, painted over with hearts, and placed in the area around a busy Newcastle intersection.

For unknown reasons, a Kennebec County inmate suffered a severe medical emergency while at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset and became unresponsive the morning of Sunday, Oct. 16, said Capt. James Bailey, acting jail administrator.