The Lincoln County News

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy are touring the country in an effort to develop a durable solution to a decades-old problem that grows by 2,000 metric tons each year – where to store spent nuclear fuel.

The Maine Department of Transportation has postponed its plans to place a conservation easement on more than 130 acres around Sherman Marsh and expressed willingness to negotiate certain details with property owners.

Jefferson Village School Principal Peter Gallace told the Jefferson School Committee he has accepted another position during the committee’s meeting Monday, June 6.

Bremen residents and town officials voiced opposition to plans for a “depuration” dig on a closed mud flat during a meeting of the Bremen Board of Selectmen on Thursday, June 2.

The Jefferson School Committee voted 4-1 to approve an after-school program at JVS through the Central Lincoln County YMCA for fall 2016.

Hagar Enterprises Inc. is scheduled to finish its work on three of Damariscotta’s state-maintained roads later this month.

A Damariscotta restaurant was one of seven family-owned companies recognized during the annual Maine Family Business Awards gala Tuesday, June 7.

Nobleboro Selectman Walter Allen “Al” Lewis Jr. passed away unexpectedly at home in the early hours of Sunday, May 29. He was 62.

After more than four decades at Lincoln Academy, the Newcastle high school’s longest-serving faculty member has decided to retire.

The Waldoboro Public Library will celebrate its centennial Saturday, June 4.

A citizens petition for the town of Westport Island to pledge $50,000 toward the purchase of a 144-acre property on Squam Creek for conservation met with some opposition and a lot of support during a public hearing at the town hall Thursday, May 26.

The elimination of on-street parking, the impact on business during construction, what many said was inadequate opportunity for input, and future maintenance for expanded sidewalks were just a few of the reasons listed by Wiscasset business owners as they pledged to vote against the Maine Department of Transportation’s design proposals for Wiscasset village.