The Lincoln County News

The Damariscotta Region Chamber of Commerce and Information Bureau will see a change in leadership in the new year. Executive Director Lisa Hagen gave her three months notice last week, citing the long-awaited Sept. 28 completion of the chamber building’s renovation project and her plans for retirement.

The $81 million school capital improvement bond coming before the voters of RSU 40 in less than a month has financing terms, use plans, and projected tax impacts available for the first time.

Close to a month after the original removal date, the Lincoln Academy belfry and bell were removed from the school by a crane the morning of Friday, Oct. 6, bringing administrators an unexpected revelation about a piece of the school’s history.

Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta’s 18th year marked the end of a challenging, wet growing season that still yielded enough giant pumpkins to celebrate with large crowds and the return of several pre-pandemic events. Though one weekend day featured continuous rain, crowds were level with previous years during the rest of the festival, according to observers.

South Hunts Meadow Road in Whitefield is open to through traffic again now that roadwork related to a troublesome culvert has been completed.

Possible increases in building permit fees and sewer rates occupied the Edgecomb Select Board on Tuesday, Oct. 3, along with plans for the town’s anniversary and several grant opportunities.

Parents interested in providing their child with a community centric education experience have a new option in the Midcoast with the founding of the Brightfield School for Place-Based Education in Bath.

Ten months after the Christmas Day death of Edgecomb 3-year-old Makinzlee Handrahan, the Maine State Police have charged a 29-year-old Edgecomb man with homicide.

Giant pumpkin, squash, and gourd growers from around the state battled a cold, wet, and humid summer to reach the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-off, held in Newcastle on Sunday, Oct. 1.

Faced with an even number of members after a resignation earlier in the week, the Jefferson School Committee split three votes related to library material policy changes during its Monday, Oct. 2 meeting.

Westport Island residents honored former select board member George Richardson Jr. and the late Ruth and John Nelson during a brief ceremony at the Wright Landing on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 30.