During a special meeting Friday, Sept. 1, the Westport Island Select Board set the town’s mil rate of $6.55, a $1.75 reduction from last year’s rate of $8.30.
After Seven Months, Well Drilled At Wiscasset Mobile Home Park
A new well has been drilled for Whippoorwill Hill Mobile Home Park in Wiscasset seven months after it began running dry and a week after its latest deadline by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The 31-unit park remained under a boil water order as of Tuesday, Sept. 5.
Alna to Revisit Public Participation In Meetings
The Alna Select Board will speak with legal counsel in executive session at its next regular meeting to review the town’s rights to restrict its public participation policy as a result of continued conflict between the board and residents.
Waldoboro Select Board Majority Opposes $81 Million RSU 40 Bond Proposal
Four of five Waldoboro Select Board members expressed opposition to the $81 million capital improvement bond proposal RSU 40 representatives presented last month.
Alna Extends Pinkham Pond Discussion to Third Week
Public comment on the town of Alna’s options for remediating unpermitted gravel added to the Pinkham Pond boat launch will continue for a third meeting, following disagreement at the second continuation on Wednesday, Aug. 30.
N.C. Hunt Founder Remembered as Active Community Member
Norman C. Hunt was a passionate and vocal community member who helped found integral institutions in Lincoln County and wasn’t afraid to speak what was on his mind.
Characters of the County: The Trusted Voice of Don Carrigan
When Don Carrigan isn’t landscaping or working in the garden of his home in Walpole where he lives with his wife, Donna, he’s maintaining the trust he’s built with Maine communities over a 50-year career on the airwaves as one of the state’s most beloved media figures.
Whale Spotted In Sheepscot River Near Wiscasset
Some Wiscasset residents and visitors may be relieved to learn they can, in fact, believe their eyes. That was indeed a humpback whale seen swimming in the Sheepscot River near Wiscasset Thursday, Aug. 24.
Y-Knot on the Water Ties into Downtown Damariscotta
Mother-daughter duo Carol Heaberlin and Mindy Jones, of Alna, have talked occasionally about finding a permanent home for their restaurant Y-Knot since first opening the business in an orange food trailer alongside Route 1 in Newcastle in 2017.
Overdose Awareness Event Series Addresses Loss, Recovery, and Prevention
The 716 Candles Project, a series of community events observing International Overdose Awareness Day, has spanned Lincoln County this week with art displays, speeches, community conversations, and remembrances.
Tension Over CEO’s Resignation Disrupts Alna Select Board Meeting
The simmering tension that lurks beneath the surface of every meeting of the Alna Select Board in recent years boiled over into loud recriminations, a suspension of business, and a call to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Aug. 24.
Over Two Centuries of Lincoln County Deed Registry Now Online
After eight years of work, the Lincoln County Registry of Deeds’ complete files dating back to 1761 have been scanned and made publicly searchable on the county website.
Waldoboro Man Dies in Motor-Vehicle Crash On Route 1
A 78-year-old man died the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 28 in a collision on Route 1 just north of Moody’s Diner in Waldoboro.
Characters of the County: Allison Brooks Pays it Forward
Allison Brooks has seen the world and found the value of home in Jefferson, where she now invests in the future with some motivation from an act of kindness by another in her past.
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