The Lincoln County News

Local musicians playing by the waterfront, reenactors camping on the Wiscasset Common, large schooners with fluttering sails traveling around the river: all were sights to be found at Wiscasset’s second annual Schoonerfest, held over the weekend, Aug. 19-21.

Lincoln County will have a few relatively easy decisions in the upcoming election, with a few candidates seeking office unopposed.

It’s not the first thing that happens, but keep Ed Thelander talking long enough and, at some point, a piece of military jargon slips into conversation. This is unsurprising in that Thelander is a career military man, but still notable because he doesn’t dispense military phrases like a man who needs to convince his listener of his bona fides.  

Midcoast Conservancy hosted the first-ever State of Damariscotta Lake conference at Wavus Camp in Jefferson on Tuesday, Aug. 23. The event was held to inform the public about the health of the lake and the steps Midcoast Conservancy is taking to protect it.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases identified at LincolnHealth dropped slightly this week, according to hospital spokesperson John Martins.

The smells of barbecue chicken and the sounds of live country music filled the air outside the Nobleboro Community Hall for the 50th Annual North Nobleboro Day Saturday, Aug. 13.

Returning after a two-year absence due to COVID-19, the 68th Olde Bristol Days proved to be a smaller, leaner, but no less celebratory version of Bristol’s signature community event.

After about 35 years, a Merry Barn dance hall sign, handmade by former owner Howie Davison, was returned to the 1905 barn by Gup Gascoigne, a resident of Edgecomb and Denville, N.J.

The Cotton Stream culvert on Bayview Road is rapidly deteriorating, according to Nobleboro Road Commissioner Dale Wright. Wright brought the concern before the town’s board of selectmen at its meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 10. 

Lincoln County Communications Director Tara Doe presented the Maine Emergency Medical Services for Children’s Program Stork Awards to dispatcher Anita Sprague during the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 16 for successfully delivery a baby girl via telephone on June 13, 2022, prior to EMS arrival at the scene.

Christopher and Paula Roberts, longtime fixtures of The Lincoln County News, will be inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame Saturday, Oct. 22.

The positivity rate for COVID-19 cases at LincolnHealth increased to 16.53% from last week for the week of Aug. 8-14, according to Michelle Lunt, communications and public affairs manager for the hospital.