The Lincoln County News

After decades of baking and being in the local community, Dot’s Bakery in Round Pond closed its doors on Friday, July 14. Owners Dorothy “Dot” and her husband Edgar Ouellette cited health issues and a lack of help as the reasons for the sudden closure.

On Sunday, July 9, Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta hosted Maine Gov. Janet Mills, professor and author Heather Cox Richardson, and author Shannon A. Mullen for a discussion of Mullen’s recent book, “In Other Words, Leadership.”

“I actually know everybody in here right now,” Sherre Faulkingham said of the packed house at her new restaurant, Sherre’s Kitchen, in Wiscasset. “They’re all customers I’ve waited on for years.”

Round Pond Coffee is building on its morning success with evening fare. From 4-8:30 p.m., Friday through Monday, Round Pond Coffee becomes The Common House, a beer and wine bar serving a variety of locally inspired charcuterie boards.

A Nobleboro 20-year-old died from his injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Jefferson early in the morning of Friday, July 7.

The Twin Villages have a new planner with the full-time appointment of Michael Martone, who has filled the interim role in both towns since March.

After deciding contested races for the district board of directors in June, residents of the five towns that make up RSU 40 will face another big decision this November – whether to authorize an $81 million renovation and addition bond covering all district schools.

After years of working in agriculture, Wiscasset resident Hilary Crowell has taken her farming skills and her love for the craft of weaving and created The Cultivated Thread, a small-batch weaving studio that sells items such as towels and napkins.

Lincoln County’s first-ever housing study, released in May, found population and construction trends have created a housing crunch that may require large affordable housing developments to pause. It concludes that at least 1,048 new year-round units must be provided in the next decade to keep housing from becoming any more unaffordable.

In a departure from the rain of June, Fourth of July festivities in Round Pond village saw intermittent sunshine and warmth while attendees from near and far lined the streets in anticipation of the noon parade. Attendance for the parade was larger than expected, but the number of participants in the parade itself is still regaining its stride after COVID-19.

After spending the last year establishing her popular breakfast and lunch spot on Route 1, Jodie Roquemore, owner of Jodie’s Cafe and Bakery in Wiscasset, is leveling up. On June 27 she purchased Sarah’s Cafe, one of the town’s most well-loved and longtime businesses, and will shift her focus from breakfast to dinner.