The Lincoln County News

A Waldoboro family hopes to start a small organic farm on Bremen Road.

King Ro Market in Round Pond will be under renovation for the next few months as co-owners B.J. Russell and Lori Crook prepare to add a new seating area to the store.

In his second presentation to a joint meeting of the Wiscasset Board of Selectmen and Wiscasset Budget Committee on Tuesday, April 12, new Wiscasset Ambulance Service Director Toby Martin submitted a revised 2016-2017 budget proposal that phases out reliance on volunteer members.

In response to residents’ concerns about the impact of pollutants on the Medomak River, state officials were invited to speak to the public on Tuesday, April 12.

Town officials and members of the Twin Villages Alliance are working together to explore the possibility of creating a business improvement district in downtown Damariscotta.

“What does it mean to be a Trail Blazer?”

A Westport Island resident who is also the president of the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust is circulating a petition asking the town’s taxpayers to contribute $50,000 toward the land trust’s campaign to purchase a 144-acre preserve.

The Bremen Board of Selectmen recently addressed concerns surrounding the Heath Road bridge project, reiterating the safety benefits of replacing the current one-lane bridge with a two-lane structure.

The Waldoboro Board of Selectmen has voted to hold an open special town meeting on proposed changes to the town’s dog ordinance.

A new church recently started holding mid-week services in Damariscotta

Medomak Valley High School senior Jackson Vail was crowned Mr. Medomak in a heated competition the night of Thursday, April 7. The satirical pageant starred eight Medomak Valley senior boys vying for the coveted title.

Dresden will vote at its annual June town meeting on whether to form an exploratory committee to examine withdrawal from RSU 2. The Dresden Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to add the article to the warrant Monday, April 4.

Lincoln County’s second community-owned solar farm, located at The Morris Farm in Wiscasset, went online Thursday, March 31. The installation, owned by the Morris Farm Community Solar Association, is generating renewable energy for the grid as the Maine Legislature enters the final stages of debate on a bill that could have a significant impact on Maine’s solar energy industry.

Special Olympics Maine has inducted a Waldoboro police officer into the organization’s hall of fame and honored him with its most prestigious award for his work on behalf of athletes.