The Lincoln County News

A crowd of over 300 gathered at Alna’s firehouse to share a ham and bean supper for the first time since 2019 on Saturday, April 1, brought by local effort to revive the event.

Two experienced legislators, Republican Abden Simmons and Democrat Wendy Pieh, will face off for a seat in House District 45 in the June 13 special election to fill the seat previously held by Clinton Collamore, D-Waldoboro.

The checkout line extended from the cash registers near the front doors very nearly to the back wall, winding like an ancient river around sales displays, as the largest candy store in New England opened with a flourish in Wiscasset on Saturday, April 1.

Towns and school units serving Lincoln County will receive $1,546,181.66 in additional education funds from the state after a formula error distributed amounts that were too low earlier this year.

Waldoboro residents will vote on a warrant article this June that could determine the future of the Medomak River.

The term confluence is defined as a flowing together, a meeting or gathering at one point. On the evening of Thursday, March 23, Medomak Valley High School hosted not only a confluence of art and science, but also of school and community.

Wiscasset’s Back River Bistro now offers a midday meal to diners in search of chef-driven cuisine with a lighter touch and an attractive price point.

An affordable senior housing development, at least one new public playground, and several more recreation options will likely be underway for Waldoboro in the next year. The Waldoboro Select Board heard updates on the A.D Gray School redevelopment, public playground options, and other recreation grant opportunities at its Tuesday, March 28 meeting.

Alna residents approved every warrant article put before them during a two-hour annual town meeting Saturday, March 25.

During a brief nominating caucus at Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro on Sunday, March 26, Democrats from the towns that make up House District 45 elected Wendy Pieh, D-Bremen, as the party’s nominee for the upcoming June 13 special election.

Whether a hobby or a business, making maple syrup is a passion for any number of farms and individuals in Lincoln County, and celebrating Maine Maple Sunday is a beloved tradition that, 40 years after its inception, continues to build. 

On Tuesday, March 21, the Wiscasset School Committee appointed Wiscasset resident Kim Andersson as the new superintendent of the Wiscasset School Department. She will assume her new duties July 1.