The Lincoln County News

The 17th annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta brought the festival’s highest post-COVID attendance yet and produced a state record for Maine’s largest pumpkin.

As a child, Neal Shuman remembers his father pointing out a dirt drive cut into the weeds alongside Route 220 in North Waldoboro. The road, he said, led to the cemetery where one of Shuman’s great uncles was buried. But it wasn’t until decades later – when Shuman and his sons traveled up that overgrown path to begin a mammoth restoration of the cemetery at its terminus – that he would discover the depth of knowledge and history the site contained.

In a special town meeting that lasted roughly 15 minutes, Newcastle residents voted 43-5 in favor of amending the town’s core zoning code to include retail firearm sales facilities.

In his reelection bid for House District 47, Rep. Edward J. “Ed” Polewarczyk, R-Wiscasset, is focused on budgeting, whether it’s through lowering energy costs or cutting taxes.

As a real estate agent, Wayne K. Farrin, D-Jefferson, has helped people find homes for more than 35 years. Now, Farrin wants to help people find homes as legislator for House District 47.

Four candidates vying for seats in the Maine House of Representatives discussed hot-topic issues from health care and education to illegal marijuana grow sites on Monday, Oct. 7, at the fourth of five candidate forums co-hosted by The Lincoln County News and Boothbay Register.

With daily attack ads and aggressive language from all sides, the national campaign stage is a contentious arena. In contrast, not a single insult or personal criticism was lobbed between four local candidates during their debate in Boothbay Oct. 3.
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Charlie Lopresti, chief meteorologist for WGME CBS 13, smashed the state record for largest pumpkin with a 2,365.5-pound effort, 244 pounds more than the previous record of 2,125.5 pounds set by Edwin Pierpont, of Jefferson, in 2021.

Mary Sheldon, who has volunteered nearly two decades of her time to the Nobleboro Historical Society, is planning to take a step back from the role in December.

In a ceremony that highlighted her dedication and passion to nurturing the next generation, Wiscasset Elementary School teacher Becky Hallowell was named the 2025 Maine Teacher of the Year.

Following a full-day mediation session on Monday, Oct. 7, the Wiscasset Select Board and the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co. reached a tentative agreement in a two-year property tax assessment dispute.

State Rep. Abden S. Simmons, R-Waldoboro, said he is running for reelection to House District 45 to continue advocating for commercial fishermen statewide and to empower working Mainers.