The Lincoln County News

A Waldoboro couple with passion for unique berries is using their retirement to create extracts and teas at their home from start to finish. Scott and Sue Simpson, owners of Waldoberry Farm, cultivate, harvest, and process organic elderberries, Cornelian cherries, raspberries, and their signature Aronia berries on about an acre of land.

Jenna Guest, owner of Carpenter Quilts, is on a mission to share sewing and crafting skills with the next generation through the supplies, classes, and support offered at her Damariscotta shop.

The family and many friends of Katharine Martin-Savage held a celebration of her life Monday, May 1, at the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home in Damariscotta.

Thirty-two new units of affordable senior housing are coming to Damariscotta through plans to construct a new development joining the 24-unit Ledgewood Court complex on Piper Mill Road.

Quick thinking by nearby family members and a rapid response from local fire departments limited the damage from a structure fire in Whitefield Saturday, April 29.

Heavy rainfall and high winds marked the last day of April in Lincoln County and continued into Monday, May 1 with widespread road closures and power outages from up to 6 inches of rain.

Ten months after they thought they had reached terms to sell the iconic King Ro Market, business owners Lori Crook and B.J. Russell nixed the agreement after the potential buyer’s financing fell through last week.

Repaving work on Egypt Road in Damariscotta changed form in a quick turn this week, leading to a special select board meeting on Monday, April 24 to discuss the possibility of a change order for the work contracted to Hagar Enterprises Inc.

Discussion of code enforcement and the code complaint process continued between town officials and residents for the third consecutive meeting of the Bremen Select Board on Thursday, April 20.

Facing inflation and the need to retain staff across departments, the Waldoboro Budget Committee and Select Board recommend a $6.86 million municipal budget to come before voters in June.

A full-service barbershop opened its doors at 904 Main St. in Waldoboro this month, expanding a Rockland-based business operated by a group of former customers.

Lincoln Academy girls basketball coach Kevin Feltis has stepped down from his role after being a fixture in the LA sports community and an inspiration to many.
(Maggie Thompson is freshman at Lincoln Academy who plays on the varsity basketball team. This article appears as part of a content-sharing agreement with The Eagle’s Talon, LA’s student newspaper.)