The Lincoln County News

Despite a decrease in testing, the number of positive cases of COVID-19 identified at LincolnHealth increased from 23 last week to 34 this week, for a positivity rate of 15.89%.

A small RV and wilderness campground may soon be coming to Dresden at 6 Wheeler Road. The Dresden Planning Board held a preliminary review of plan by Carol Wheeler, the property’s owner, on Monday, July 18.

The bells of St. Patrick’s Church in Newcastle rang out on Sunday, July 17 to celebrate the restoration of the historic building’s exterior. The day marked the conclusion of a nine-year-long project to help preserve the church for future generations.

Nestled in deep woods in Jefferson, Kim and Rusty Fenn live off the grid in a home they built themselves out of wood from their property. They have two solar-power systems on their roof, one to generate electricity and one to heat their water.

Damariscotta will have to pay an unknown amount for repairs to the town’s solar array because equipment that was destroyed by a rodent is not covered under warranty.

Looking ahead to the potential loss of its emergency medical services department, Whitefield residents convened at the town’s central fire station Monday, July 18, to brainstorm ideas to solve the problem.

More than 100 people of all ages gathered at the Trump Wall in Waldoboro for the Lincoln County Republicans’ Great American Picnic on a Sunday, July 10.

When Whitefield’s current emergency medical services chief leaves town later this year, the town’s ability to maintain an active department will likely go with him.

After four years of fundraising and renovations, the Old Bristol Historical Society opened its new headquarters at the Bristol History Center in Pemaquid on Sunday, July 3.