The Lincoln County News

The Edgecomb Select Board made plans for requesting repairs to Route 27, heard updates on broadband, and discussed a potential $40,000 expense from a recent fire on town-owned property at its Tuesday, May 30 meeting.

A three-day celebration of Waldoboro’s 250th anniversary will kick off in two weeks, marking a year of planning efforts to celebrate the previous centuries and those to come. From Friday through Sunday, June 16-18, special events, live music, movie screenings, and activities for all ages will spread throughout the town.

Great Salt Bay Community School’s annual bike rodeo took place on Thursday, May 25, with bike giveaways, obstacle courses and safety education.

A fishing trip gone horribly wrong will play out on the big screen, as filmmaker Lucas McNelly premieres “Up Country” at The Waldo Theatre on Tuesday, June 6.

According to Wiscasset Town Clerk Linda Perry, 20 registered voters attended the Wiscasset 2023-2024 school budget validation meeting Wednesday, May 17, with only one question submitted from the public.

The public hearing on the ethics complaint filed against Alna Select Board member Ed Pentaleri has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 8.

Convinced by a crowded meeting room expressing unanimous opposition to the potential opening of a residential substance abuse treatment center in Coopers Mills, the Whitefield Select Board agreed to consult with the town’s attorney on the best way to proceed developing a moratorium that could potentially delay or derail the project entirely.

Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is set aside each year to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to their country, Veterans Day, on Nov. 11 is celebrated each year to honor all living veterans; those who faced death and lived, and those who continue to serve today. Their stories, when given the opportunity, should be told.

The Adam Ezra Group has played a number of shows and house concerts in the Midcoast, but to founder and lead singer Adam Ezra, the most memorable performances were those at Lincoln Theater benefitting the restoration of the Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder.

Edgecomb voters approved a $5.4 million municipal budget and elected Michael Maxim to the select board in the town’s only contested race on Saturday, May 20.

An early morning structure fire in Edgecomb on Friday, May 19 resulted in a total loss of the home. Two occupants escaped without major injury.

Following a heated public hearing Thursday, May 18, two members of the Alna Select Board voted to schedule an ethics hearing in two weeks to consider of the merits of complaint filed against board Chair Ed Pentaleri.