The Lincoln County News

Mile-a-minute weed, an invasive vine that particularly threatens tree growth, has been found in Maine for the first time at a home in Boothbay Harbor where a landowner found it among new landscaping plants.

It took Charles Harris, of Damariscotta, several days to recover from the mental and physical challenges posed by a recent nine-day road race called the Hemmings Motor News Great Race. The race is always grueling, but this year the daily temperatures of over 100 degrees took a toll on Harris, navigator Phillip Reinhardt, and Harris’ 1931 Reo Royale.

Edgecomb taxpayers will see a slight increase in their tax bill this year under the new mil rate the select board announced Tuesday, Aug. 8.

Shrugging off unseasonably cold and rainy weather, a supportive crowd turned out in force for the second annual Linaca Alumni Music Festival, held on Friday, August 4 at Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina in Damariscotta.

Edith Berger, a sixth grade writing and social studies teacher at Waldoboro’s Miller School and Lincoln County’s Teacher of the Year, has advanced to the state semifinals for the Maine Department of Education award. She is bringing her dedication to civics education to the state program, an experience that she said has been life-changing.

After nearly a year’s development by the town’s planning board, a new solar ordinance for the town of Dresden passed with no discussion from the 34 residents gathered at the special town meeting in Pownalborough Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 1.

Janice O’Brien Sprague, a co-founder of the Central Lincoln County Recreation Center, and longtime Lincoln Academy Alumni Council member, died on July 5 at The Lincoln Home in Newcastle after a long battle with breast cancer.

The Maine State Police is investigating the shooting death of a 13-year-old Waldoboro boy last week.

The business license application for a Harbor Peer and Wellness Center at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Wiscasset has been pulled by the nonprofit Amistad Inc. to search for a location elsewhere in the county after a two-month tabling by the Wiscasset Select Board.

Meredith Spratt and Logan Livingston, of Damariscotta, are providing the perfect opportunity for those who want to learn about the Damariscotta River’s history and aquaculture while relaxing and enjoying the scenic views.

A group of swimmers spanning more than 20 years in age gathered at the Wiscasset Community Center on Wednesday, July 26 to surprise Lori LaPointe, the woman who helped them develop their skills.

A stretch of Route 129 in South Bristol was closed for about three hours Tuesday, Aug. 1, after a vehicle went off the southbound side of the road and struck a utility pole around 8:32 a.m.

The Bristol Parks and Recreation Commission temporarily prohibited visitors to Pemaquid Beach Park from entering the water after a shark sighting Monday, July 31. The beach reopened to swimming the following morning, Tuesday, Aug. 1.